The NBA All-Star Game always has the world’s best talent on display, but with so many stars on the floor, there haven’t been the individual scoring explosions you might expect from a pickup game.
There have only been four players in NBA history to crack the 50-point mark in an All-Star Game and they have all happened in the last six years. In fact, there are only eight players to ever score 40-plus points in a single All-Star Game.
While multi-time All-Stars have accrued impressive point totals over the years, the way players share the wealth at the All-Star Game has hindered any sort of 60 or 70-point eruptions that we have seen in regular-season NBA games lately.
Take a look at the highest individual scoring records and the all-time leading scorers in NBA All-Star Game history below.
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Who has the most points in a single All-Star Game?
Since the first All-Star Game was first played in 1962, only eight players have scored 40 points in a single game.
Anthony Davis held the record with 52 points in the 2017 All-Star Game, but Stephen Curry challenged that record with a 50-point performance in the 2022 All-Star Game.
One year later, Jayson Tatum set a new All-Star Game record by dropping 55 points en route to winning the Kobe Bryant MVP award.
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 50 points off the bench for the Western Conference in the 2024 contest.
| Rank | Player | Points | Year |
| 1. | Jayson Tatum | 55 | 2023 |
| 2. | Anthony Davis | 52 | 2017 |
| 3. | Stephen Curry | 50 | 2022 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 50 | 2024 | |
| 5. | Wilt Chamberlain | 42 | 1962 |
| 6. | Paul George | 41 | 2016 |
| Russell Westbrook | 41 | 2015 | |
| Russell Westbrook | 41 | 2017 | |
| 9. | Michael Jordan | 40 | 1988 |
| 10. | Giannis Antetokounmpo | 38 | 2019 |
| Rick Barry | 38 | 1967 | |
| Kevin Durant | 38 | 2014 | |
| Blake Griffin | 38 | 2014 |
Who has the most points in NBA All-Star Game history?
LeBron James holds the record for most points scored in NBA All-Star Game history. His 434 points are over 100 more than second place — the late, great Kobe Bryant.
As James continues to rack up All-Star appearances late in his career, he’ll only build on his record in the same way he will his regular season all-time scoring record.
James is one of two active players in the top 10 of the NBA All-Star Game all-time scoring record. Kevin Durant ranks third with 268 points.
| Player | Total Points | PPG | |
| 1. | LeBron James* | 434 | 21.1 |
| 2. | Kobe Bryant | 290 | 19.3 |
| 3. | Kevin Durant* | 268 | 24.4 |
| 4. | Michael Jordan | 262 | 20.2 |
| 5. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 251 | 13.9 |
| 6. | Oscar Robertson | 246 | 20.5 |
| 7. | Bob Pettit | 224 | 20.4 |
| 8. | Julius Erving | 221 | 20.1 |
| 9. | Elgin Baylor | 218 | 19.8 |
| 10 | Shaquille O’Neal | 202 | 16.8 |
*Indicates active player
The highest-ranked active players outside the top 10 are Russell Westbrook, Stephen Curry, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Kyrie Irving.
