Who scored 70 points in an NBA game?

When Elgin Baylor was a member of the Lakers in November 1960, he became the first NBA player to score 70 points with 71 points and 25 rebounds. Chamberlain broke Baylor’s record with 78 points the following year. This was actually a loss to Baylor and the Lakers who scored 63 points in the duel.

On November 15, 1960, Los Angeles Lakers forward Elgin Baylor became the first player to do something that has only been done 11 times in NBA history.

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In a 123-108 victory over the New York Knicks, Baylor made 28 of 48 shots and Charity Stripe made 15 of 19 shots. He scored a career-high 71 points and added 25 rebounds. At that time, Baylor set an NBA scoring record, becoming the first player in league history to score more than 70 points in a single game.

In the past 60 years, only 10 times have players scored more than 70 points, 6 of which came from legendary center Wilt Chamberlain. He still holds the record for the most points in an NBA game, with a score of 100. The most recent example of a player scoring more than 70 points occurred on March 24, 2017, when the 20 year old Devin Booker scored 70 points in a loss to the Boston Celtics.

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