Highest scoring NBA games in 2022-23 season

The NBA is in the midst of an incredible scoring explosion.

As of Feb. 21, there have been 17 games in which a player has scored 50 points or more in the exciting 2022-23 season.

Cleveland Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell is at the top of this season’s scoring list after he poured in 71 points in his team’s first game of the new year.

He became the seventh player in the NBA history to join the 70-point club and led Cleveland to a 145-134 overtime victory against the Chicago Bulls.

The Cavaliers ace’s 71-point outburst pushed him ahead of Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic, who posted a 60-point triple-double on Dec. 27. The Slovenian has already scored 50 or more points in four games this season.

Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid and Phoenix Suns’ Devin Booker are the only other players to hit the 50-point threshold multiple times during the 2022-23 campaign.

Here’s a look at the NBA players who have scored 50-plus points in a single game this season, in descending order from the highest total:

1. Donovan Mitchell (71) – Jan. 2, 2023

2. Luka Doncic (60) – Dec. 27, 2022

2. Damian Lillard (60) – Jan. 25, 2023

4. Joel Embiid (59) – Nov. 13, 2022

5. Devin Booker (58) – Dec. 17, 2022

6. Giannis Antetokounmpo (55) – Jan. 3, 2023

6. Anthony Davis (55) – Dec. 4, 2022

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8. Klay Thompson (54) – Jan. 2, 2023

8. Giannis Antetokounmpo (54) – Feb. 2, 2023

10. Joel Embiid (53) – Dec. 11, 2022

10. Luka Doncic (53) – Jan. 30, 2023

12. Pascal Siakam (52) – Dec. 21, 2022

13. Jayson Tatum (51) – Jan. 16, 2023

13. Luka Doncic (51) – Dec. 31, 2022

13. Devin Booker (51) – Nov. 30, 2022

13. Darius Garland (51) – Nov. 13, 2022

14. Damian Lillard (50) – Jan. 12, 2023

14. Luka Doncic (50) – Dec. 23, 2022

14. Stephen Curry (50) – Nov. 16, 2022

14. Giannis Antetokounmpo (50) – Jan. 29, 2023