LeBron James has a realistic chance to end his career as the highest-scoring player in NBA history, but for such a dominant scorer, James only has 13 career 50-point games across the regular season and playoffs – including one in the NBA Finals.
Wilt Chamberlain leads all players with an absurd 118 50-point games, ahead of modern-era leaders Michael Jordan (31 in the regular season), Kobe Bryant (25) and James Harden (23).
James’ total seems surprisingly small by comparison, but there’s something even stranger about LeBron’s most epic scoring nights – they’ve almost all taken place on the road. On March 3rd, 2014, James erupted for a career-high 62 points at home in Miami, but all of his other 50-point games have occurred on the road.
Here’s a look back at LeBron James’ greatest scoring nights in the NBA:
