As the fantasy basketball season winds down, let's spotlight the top 10 single-game performances in Yahoo's High Score format. Since only your best stat line each week counts, these games likely swung entire matchups. Here are the players who delivered the biggest stat lines through March 30 of the 2025-26 season.
My colleague Ben Zweiman has done an amazing job of keeping track of all the best performances of the week, so I owe him a drink for making my life easier here.
1. Bam Adebayo— 110 High Score points
Adebayo scored 83!! points against the Wizards on Mar 10 — the second-highest single-game total in NBA history, behind only Wilt Chamberlain's 100. He went 36-of-43 from the free-throw line (an NBA record), threw in a career-best 7 3s and the Heat ran a 57.5% usage rate through him all night. The 83 points alone drag this line to all-time territory. The 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks just pile on.
It will likely go down as one of the most random, unexpected outlier performances in NBA history.
2. Nikola Jokić— 108 High Score points
The Joker held the crown of the highest fantasy outing of the year until Mar 10 rolled around. His Christmas Day masterpiece against Minnesota was built on a gaudy 56-16-15 with 2 blocks. Of the players in the top 10 in fantasy scoring this season, this game featured the fewest stocks at 2. But that's the thing about Jokić — the stocks aren't as vital when you post modern-day Wilt Chamberlain numbers on a humble Christmas night. I've never rostered Jokić in all my years playing fantasy, but I would love to look at a box score, just one time and see numbers on the board likethis.
3. Cade Cunningham— 101 High Score points
The only player not named Adebayo or Jokić to crack 100 High Score points this season was Cunningham. Cunningham's 46-12-11 triple-double looked like a great fantasy night on its own, but it was his 7 stocks (5 steals and 2 blocks) that boosted his score another 21 points, helping him clear that 100-fantasy-point threshold. If he didn't suffer a lung injury, he'd surely be in NBA MVP conversations and he was naturally one of the best fantasy contributors of the 2025-26 campaign.
4. Luka Dončič— 99 High Score points
One point away from the 100-point club. Luka destroyed the Jazz on Dec 18, posting a balanced 45 points, 11 rebounds, 14 assists and 5 steals. In the month of March, Dončič is making a strong case to earn his first MVP award,averaging 37-8-7 with 2 steals per game and leading the Lakers to a 14-2 record through Monday.
5. Jalen Johnson— 98 High Score points
Johnson came into the season too good to be a Most Improved Player; however, he still made a seismic leap into stardom. His ascension allowed the Hawks to pivot away from their franchise PG, Trae Young, because he was so impactful as a point-forward. Johnson is tied with Josh Giddey for the most triple-doubles this season (13), and his dominance on Nov 13 factored into one of those 13. Johnson had 31-18-14 with an impressive 7 steals. It's the two-way versatility and playmaking that morphed him into a first-round value this year.
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6. Tyrese Maxey— 95 High Score points
Another player who's elevated to the fantasy elite is Maxey. He hung 54 points on the Bucks, along with 9 assists, 5 rebounds and 6 stocks. Maxey's defense has been a game-changer for his fantasy value, and seeing his peak at nearly 100 points was great, as he provided one of the highest yet consistent floors in High Score. He's been a top-five asset across formats, but in High Score, he was a top-five guy, averaging 54.8 fantasy points per night.
7. Nikola Jokić— 94 High Score points
Again, more Wilt numbers that have pretty much become normalized as just another day at the office for Nikola Jokic. The Warriors frontcourt posed no threat to Jokić on Feb. 22, where he amassed 35-20-12 with 5 stocks. Not quite his Christmas line, but still another dominant night from the best fantasy basketball player around.
8. Kawhi Leonard— 94 High Score points
The only top-10 entry with fewer than 5 assists, but Kawhi put on a scoring and defensive clinic, dropping an ethical and efficient 55 points with 11 boards, 2 assists and 8 stocks versus the Pistons. Putting up those numbers against the best team in the Eastern Conference says a lot about the type of season Leonard's had. I thought he'd be great for High Score because you only had to rely on him for one game out of the week. However, he was barely load-managed and sits at 13th in fantasy points per game in High Score.
9. Luka Dončič— 91 High Score points
It's the second time we've seen Luka on this list, with this one coming in the midst of one of the best months of his career. Dončič fell one assist shy of the triple-double but delivered a masterpiece against the Bulls on March 12, scoring 51 points along with 10 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.
Two 90-point fantasy performances in the same season? Feels like there are only a few players capable of that each year and Luka's one of 'em.
10. Nikola Jokić— 90 High Score points
When you're doing lists in fantasy basketball, the guy averaging a triple-double will be on it more than a couple of times. Jokić's third and final entry in the top 10 is nearly a mirror of his Feb. 22 line: 31 points, 20 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks in a comeback win at San Antonio. Given the tight Western Conference standings and the Spurs' post-All-Star break run, this was a significant statement game in both reality and fantasy.
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