100 is the most points scored by a player in an nba game.
100 is the most points scored by a player in an nba game.
most points scored by a player in an nba game?
100
on october 17, 2018, walker scored 41 points in a 113–112 loss to the milwaukee bucks, setting a franchise record for points scored in a season opener. it was his 10th 40-point game of his career, tying glen rice for the franchise record for 40-point games. three days later, he scored 39 points, including the game-winning free throw with a half-second left, to lift the hornets to a 113–112 win over the miami heat. during the game, he eclipsed the career 10,000-point mark. walker set the nba record for most three-point field goals through the first three games of a season with 19 (previously held by danilo gallinari with 18 in 2009–10) and became the first player in nba history to make five or more three-point field goals in each of the first three games of a season. he was subsequently named eastern conference player of the week for the first week of the season. on november 17, he scored a career-high and franchise-best 60 points in a 122–119 overtime loss to the philadelphia 76ers. two days later, he scored 43 points in a 117–112 win over the boston celtics. on december 5 against the minnesota timberwolves, walker made his 502nd career start for charlotte, the most of any player in team history, passing muggsy bogues (501). on december 29, he scored 47 points in a 130–126 loss to the washington wizards. on january 24, he was named a starter for the eastern conference in the 2019 nba all-star game, joining glen rice as the only players to represent charlotte in three all-star games and becomes the third hornets player to start an all-star game, along with larry johnson (1993) and eddie jones (2000). on february 6, he had 30 points and a season-high 11 rebounds in a 99–93 loss to the dallas mavericks. on february 9, he hit a season-high nine 3-pointers and scored 37 points in a 129–120 win over the atlanta hawks. on march 11, he had 40 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in a 118–106 loss to the houston rockets. on march 26, he recorded 38 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds in a 125–116 overtime win over the san antonio spurs. on april 1, he scored 38 of his 47 points in the second half of the hornets' 111–102 loss to the utah jazz. with 32 points, seven assists and three rebounds against the new orleans pelicans on april 3, walker recorded his 26th 30-point game of the season, passing glen rice for the franchise record for 30-point games in a season. he also set the franchise record for 3-pointers made in a season when he made his 244th 3-pointer against new orleans. on april 5, he scored 29 points in a 113–111 win over the toronto raptors, thus joining glen rice as the only players in franchise history to score 2,000 points in a season—rice scored 2,115 points in the 1996–97 season. with his 250th made 3-pointer on april 7 against the detroit pistons, walker became only the ninth different player in nba history to connect on 250+ 3-pointers in a season. he was subsequently named eastern conference player of the week for games played april 1–7, marking his seventh career player of the week award. on april 10, in the hornets' season finale, walker scored 43 points in a 122–114 loss to the orlando magic. following the season, he was named to the all-nba third team, his first all-league selection.
kemba walker
on november 1, 2016, carter played in his 1,278th nba game, tying him with a. c. green for 25th on the nba's career list. he also became the 24th player in nba history to surpass 24,000 career points. on november 8, he scored 20 points against the denver nuggets and became the oldest player in the nba to post a 20-point game since michael jordan scored 25 for the washington wizards in april 2003, at age 40. it was also carter's first 20-point game since april 30, 2014. on november 12, carter made seven field goals against the milwaukee bucks to pass gary payton (8,708) for 21st in nba history. carter also passed charles oakley for 24th on the nba's career games played list with 1,283. on november 14, in a win over the utah jazz, carter had his second 20-point game of the season, joining michael jordan and patrick ewing as the only players in nba history to put up 20 points and 5+ rebounds off the bench at the age of 39, with carter being the oldest at 39 years and 287 days. carter missed seven games in early december with a right hip flexor strain. on january 11, carter hit his 1,989th career three-pointer to move ahead of jason kidd and into fifth on the all-time list. on february 1, in a game against the denver nuggets, carter hit his 2,000th career three-pointer, making him only the fifth player to ever reach that mark. on february 6 against san antonio, carter joined karl malone, dikembe mutombo, kareem abdul-jabbar and robert parish as the only 40-year old players to record at least four blocks in a game. on february 15, in a game against the new orleans pelicans, carter passed allen iverson for 23rd on the nba all-time scoring list. on march 13, carter made his first start of the season and made all eight of his shots, including six from beyond the arc, to score a season-high 24 points and lead the grizzlies past the milwaukee bucks 113–93. he became the first 40-year-old in nba history to hit six triples in one game. at 40 years, 46 days old, carter also became the oldest player to start an nba game since juwan howard in april 2013. on march 29 against the indiana pacers, carter passed ray allen for 22nd on the nba all-time scoring list. in the grizzlies' regular-season finale on april 12 against the dallas mavericks, carter played in his 1,347th game and passed kobe bryant for 13th in regular-season games played. on april 22, carter became the first 40-year-old to make three or more 3-pointers in a playoff game during game 4 of the grizzlies' first-round series against the san antonio spurs.
vince carter