Wilt Chamberlain and Kobe Bryant hold the top 2 spots on the list for highest points scored in a single game.
Choosing between these performances is like asking which child you prefer.
Each has its own merits and its place in history. While Wilt Chamberlain did it in a great performance against the Knicks (who hasn’t hit the Knicks?), Kobe did it in a comeback win against the Raptors.
Also, Wilt took a whopping 17 more shots than Kobe. Also, he only played 6 more minutes than Kobe. He was fouled so frequently that he made the same amount of FTs that Kobe had shots. That makes Black Mamba’s performance incredibly underrated, given how much more efficient he was.
Also, Bryant scored in a tougher era, with a slower pace and a 3-second rule in the paint. He didn’t camp under the bucket and had to total him up with a variety of shots.
But Wilt got all those points in one debate, so even-stevens?
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Kobe Bryant and Wilt Chamberlain will forever be etched in gaming history – top 2 in a single game score
There is no player who can reach 81 points in this current generation of scorers, that record can stand forever. And if no one touches 81, 100 is also safe.
Kobe Bryant and Wilt Chamberlain will always be in the top 2, and no one will move them.
Maybe, just maybe, Devin Booker could repeat his miraculous 70-point performance. But that’s just the hairs on his bony chin if luck allows. The pacing of the game has changed quite a bit, and unless he’s hit an extraordinary patch, he can’t hit those numbers.
One of the splash brothers can break the record, as long as their 3-point hot streak continues throughout the game. If that happens, they more than deserve it, because shooting some 25 3-pointers a game deserves its place in history.
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