active nba player most points scored against lakers in a game

James Harden has scored the most points by an active player in a game against the Lakers, with 51 points on December 20, 2017.

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active NBA player most points scored against lakers in a regular-season game
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
51
12/20/2017
HOU HOU
vs
LAL LAL
43
3
9
1
1
15
27
55.6
4
6
66.7
17
21
81.0
70.4
0
3
6
5
+4
2James Harden
J. Harden
50
12/13/2018
HOU HOU
vs
LAL LAL
35
10
11
2
0
14
26
53.8
4
12
33.3
18
19
94.7
72.8
2
8
6
4
+14
3Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
48
1/31/2020
POR POR
@
LAL LAL
40
9
10
2
0
17
30
56.7
7
12
58.3
7
8
87.5
71.6
1
8
1
1
+12
4James Harden
J. Harden
48
1/19/2019
HOU HOU
vs
LAL LAL
42
8
6
4
1
14
30
46.7
8
19
42.1
12
15
80.0
65.6
3
5
6
3
+11
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
47
11/17/2021
MIL MIL
vs
LAL LAL
36
9
3
1
1
18
23
78.3
3
4
75.0
8
11
72.7
84.4
2
7
4
1
+1
6Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
47
11/13/2016
MIN MIN
vs
LAL LAL
41
4
3
0
1
14
21
66.7
2
5
40.0
17
22
77.3
76.6
1
3
2
2
+34
7Stephen Curry
S. Curry
47
4/12/2013
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
44
6
9
3
0
17
31
54.8
9
15
60.0
4
4
100.0
71.7
3
3
1
3
+3
8Stephen Curry
S. Curry
46
1/27/2024
GSW GSW
vs
LAL LAL
43
3
7
1
0
17
35
48.6
9
21
42.9
3
3
100.0
63.3
0
3
4
4
-2
9Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
46
11/15/2017
PHI PHI
@
LAL LAL
34
15
7
0
7
14
20
70.0
2
3
66.7
16
19
84.2
81.1
2
13
2
4
+19
10Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
46
3/19/2017
CLE CLE
@
LAL LAL
38
2
3
0
0
15
21
71.4
6
10
60.0
10
10
100.0
90.6
0
2
3
2
+9
11De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
44
3/6/2024
SAC SAC
@
LAL LAL
39
4
4
2
0
19
32
59.4
2
6
33.3
4
5
80.0
64.3
0
4
3
3
+5
12Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
44
12/13/2022
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
44
9
6
0
1
15
29
51.7
5
10
50.0
9
10
90.0
65.9
1
8
4
1
+12
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
44
2/8/2022
MIL MIL
@
LAL LAL
35
14
8
1
2
17
20
85.0
2
2
100.0
8
13
61.5
85.5
4
10
0
5
+23
14Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
44
1/21/2019
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
27
3
2
0
1
17
20
85.0
10
11
90.9
0
0
110.0
0
3
2
2
+29
15Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
43
1/28/2025
PHI PHI
vs
LAL LAL
36
3
2
2
0
15
26
57.7
4
11
36.4
9
9
100.0
71.8
0
3
1
4
+20
16Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
43
12/6/2022
CLE CLE
vs
LAL LAL
40
6
5
4
0
17
27
63.0
4
8
50.0
5
5
100.0
73.6
2
4
2
1
+21
17Kevin Durant
K. Durant
43
2/13/2014
OKC OKC
@
LAL LAL
42
12
7
3
0
14
33
42.4
3
13
23.1
12
12
100.0
56.2
0
12
6
2
+3
18Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
42
4/8/2025
OKC OKC
vs
LAL LAL
37
6
6
0
1
14
26
53.8
5
9
55.6
9
11
81.8
68.1
1
5
1
5
+7
19Anthony Davis
A. Davis
42
2/14/2018
NOP NOP
vs
LAL LAL
33
15
3
3
2
15
18
83.3
2
2
100.0
10
11
90.9
91.9
3
12
1
2
+22
20Kevin Durant
K. Durant
42
1/11/2013
OKC OKC
@
LAL LAL
39
8
5
0
1
16
25
64.0
4
11
36.4
6
8
75.0
73.6
0
8
3
4
+35
21Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
41
2/5/2024
CHA CHA
vs
LAL LAL
40
0
4
0
0
16
26
61.5
5
10
50.0
4
4
100.0
73.8
0
0
1
1
-4
22Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
41
10/23/2022
POR POR
@
LAL LAL
34
5
2
0
1
15
25
60.0
6
13
46.2
5
7
71.4
73.0
1
4
6
3
+2
23Ja Morant
J. Morant
41
12/29/2021
MEM MEM
vs
LAL LAL
36
10
2
2
2
13
27
48.1
6
7
85.7
9
12
75.0
63.5
3
7
6
4
+3
24Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
41
2/23/2020
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
37
5
2
1
2
12
20
60.0
4
7
57.1
13
15
86.7
77.1
1
4
2
3
+6
25Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
41
2/6/2020
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
37
8
5
1
0
17
28
60.7
1
2
50.0
6
8
75.0
65.0
1
7
8
5
+12

More Rockets Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.6

2nd

DRTG

112.0

4th

NETRTG

11.6

2nd

3P%

39.7

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
15
5
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
.714
5.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
PHX PHX
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Sat
12/6
HOU HOU
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Thu
12/11
LAC LAC
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Thu
12/18
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Last Game
SAC Kings

5 - 17

95

Final

121

HOU Rockets

14 - 5

Wed 3 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
15
5
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
.714
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
13
8
.619
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
17
5
.773
2
Raptors Raptors
15
7
.682
2.0
3
Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
4
Heat Heat
14
8
.636
3.0
5
Magic Magic
13
9
.591
4.0
6
Celtics Celtics
12
9
.571
4.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/6
DET DET
@
BKN BKN
125-107
Thu
11/6
HOU HOU
@
SAS SAS
110-121
Thu
11/6
CHI CHI
@
MIL MIL
110-126
Thu
11/6
DAL DAL
@
MEM MEM
104-118
Thu
11/6
CHA CHA
@
MIA MIA
108-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
UTA UTA
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
DEN DEN
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM