youngest player to score 45 points in a single game

Cliff Robinson is the youngest in a game with 45+ points. He was 19 years and 362 days old against the Pistons on March 9, 1980.

Interpreted as:
youngest player to score 45 or more points in a single regular-season game
NAME AGE PTS DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Cliff Robinson
C. Robinson
19-362
45
3/9/1980
NJN NJN
vs
DET DET
36
10
4
19
28
67.9
1
6
7
85.7
72.4
3
2 Brandon Jennings
B. Jennings
20-052
55
11/14/2009
MIL MIL
vs
GSW GSW
41
5
5
0
0
21
34
61.8
7
8
87.5
6
8
75.0
73.3
1
4
4
1
+11
3 Carl Braun
C. Braun
20-072
47
12/6/1947
NYK NYK
@
PRO PRO
18
35
51.4
11
4 LeBron James
L. James
20-080
56
3/20/2005
CLE CLE
@
TOR TOR
48
10
5
2
0
18
36
50.0
6
12
50.0
14
15
93.3
65.7
2
8
4
0
-7
5 Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
20-097
48
11/10/2021
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
42
6
5
2
0
16
27
59.3
7
13
53.8
9
12
75.0
74.3
2
4
6
1
-3
6 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
20-116
46
1/23/2009
OKC OKC
@
LAC LAC
46
15
4
2
1
10
23
43.5
2
6
33.3
24
26
92.3
66.8
2
13
2
3
-7
7 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
20-141
47
2/17/2009
OKC OKC
vs
NOH NOH
43
3
2
0
0
16
27
59.3
4
6
66.7
11
13
84.6
71.8
0
3
2
3
+1
8 Devin Booker
D. Booker
20-145
70
3/24/2017
PHX PHX
@
BOS BOS
45
8
6
3
1
21
40
52.5
4
11
36.4
24
26
92.3
68.0
2
6
5
3
-6
9 Trae Young
T. Young
20-163
49
3/1/2019
ATL ATL
vs
CHI CHI
56
8
16
1
1
17
33
51.5
6
13
46.2
9
11
81.8
64.7
1
7
9
2
-9
10 Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
20-245
49
4/7/2022
MIN MIN
vs
SAS SAS
39
6
8
1
0
16
28
57.1
6
14
42.9
11
14
78.6
71.7
2
4
2
2
+18
11 Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
20-314
50
11/13/2024
SAS SAS
vs
WAS WAS
32
6
2
1
3
18
29
62.1
8
16
50.0
6
9
66.7
75.8
1
5
1
3
+13
12 LeBron James
L. James
20-345
52
12/10/2005
CLE CLE
@
MIL MIL
43
7
7
2
0
19
29
65.5
5
9
55.6
9
10
90.0
77.8
0
7
3
5
-3
13 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
20-347
46
2/16/1993
ORL ORL
@
DET DET
49
21
3
0
5
19
25
76.0
0
0
8
16
50.0
71.8
3
18
6
5
14 Kevin Porter Jr.
K. Porter Jr.
20-360
50
4/29/2021
HOU HOU
vs
MIL MIL
41
5
11
0
1
16
26
61.5
9
15
60.0
9
11
81.8
81.1
0
5
5
5
+19
15 Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
21-015
47
11/30/2016
MIN MIN
vs
NYK NYK
42
18
2
1
3
15
22
68.2
0
3
0.0
17
20
85.0
76.3
3
15
4
2
+7
16 LeBron James
L. James
21-015
46
1/14/2006
CLE CLE
@
PHX PHX
44
7
8
1
0
18
28
64.3
5
8
62.5
5
5
100.0
76.2
0
7
1
1
-5
17 LeBron James
L. James
21-022
51
1/21/2006
CLE CLE
@
UTA UTA
43
5
8
2
0
19
35
54.3
4
8
50.0
9
11
81.8
64.0
0
5
3
4
+19
18 Devin Booker
D. Booker
21-035
46
12/4/2017
PHX PHX
@
PHI PHI
39
8
1
2
1
17
32
53.1
5
8
62.5
7
8
87.5
64.8
3
5
3
1
+10
19 Trae Young
T. Young
21-071
49
11/29/2019
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
43
1
6
2
0
16
28
57.1
8
15
53.3
9
9
100.0
76.7
0
1
9
1
+1
20 LeBron James
L. James
21-072
47
3/12/2006
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
45
7
4
0
1
11
27
40.7
1
6
16.7
24
28
85.7
59.8
2
5
5
2
-7
21 LeBron James
L. James
21-089
46
3/29/2006
CLE CLE
vs
DAL DAL
43
5
4
3
0
16
23
69.6
4
7
57.1
10
13
76.9
80.1
0
5
2
3
+16
22 LeBron James
L. James
21-092
47
4/1/2006
CLE CLE
vs
MIA MIA
45
12
9
2
0
16
25
64.0
2
6
33.3
13
14
92.9
75.4
4
8
4
3
+13
23 Trae Young
T. Young
21-093
47
12/21/2019
ATL ATL
@
BKN BKN
40
8
6
1
0
14
30
46.7
3
12
25.0
16
19
84.2
61.3
1
7
5
1
+5
24 Cam Thomas
C. Thomas
21-116
47
2/6/2023
BKN BKN
vs
LAC LAC
39
4
3
0
0
15
29
51.7
7
11
63.6
10
11
90.9
69.4
1
3
4
3
+3
25 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
21-124
45
1/31/2010
OKC OKC
vs
GSW GSW
40
11
2
2
0
16
21
76.2
2
3
66.7
11
11
100.0
87.1
3
8
4
2
+13

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Team Rankings

ORTG

108.7

28th

DRTG

115.6

18th

NETRTG

-7.0

26th

3P%

34.3

26th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
10
Heat Heat
35
43
.449
27.5
11
Raptors Raptors
28
50
.359
34.5
12
Nets Nets
25
52
.325
37.0
13
76ers 76ers
23
55
.295
39.5
14
Hornets Hornets
19
58
.247
43.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
4/6
TOR TOR
@
BKN BKN
3:30 PM
Tue
4/8
NOP NOP
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Thu
4/10
ATL ATL
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Fri
4/11
BKN BKN
@
MIN MIN
9:00 PM
Sun
4/13
NYK NYK
@
BKN BKN
1:00 PM
Last Game
BKN Nets

25 - 52

90

Final

105

MIN Timberwolves

45 - 32

Thu 3 Apr 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
64
13
.831
2
Rockets Rockets
51
27
.654
13.5
3
Lakers Lakers
47
30
.610
17.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
47
31
.603
17.5
5
Warriors Warriors
46
31
.597
18.0
6
Grizzlies Grizzlies
46
32
.590
18.5
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
62
15
.805
2
Celtics Celtics
57
20
.740
5.0
3
Knicks Knicks
49
28
.636
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
46
31
.597
16.0
5
Bucks Bucks
43
34
.558
19.0
6
Pistons Pistons
43
35
.551
19.5

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/9
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
140-127
Sun
3/9
IND IND
@
CHI CHI
103-121
Sun
3/9
ORL ORL
@
HOU HOU
84-97
Sun
3/9
PHX PHX
@
MEM MEM
118-120
Sun
3/9
DAL DAL
@
SAS SAS
133-129

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
4/6
CHI CHI
@
CHA CHA
1:00 PM
Sun
4/6
LAL LAL
@
OKC OKC
3:30 PM
Sun
4/6
TOR TOR
@
BKN BKN
3:30 PM
Sun
4/6
SAS SAS
@
POR POR
6:00 PM
Sun
4/6
UTA UTA
@
ATL ATL
6:00 PM