fastest to 50 points in a game

33 players are tied for the fewest points in a game with 50+ points, with 50 points. The first three are Aaron Gordon on October 23, James Harden 4 times and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on February 5.

Interpreted as:
fastest to 50 or more points by a player in a regular-season game
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Aaron Gordon
A. Gordon
50
10/23/2025
@
39
8
2
0
1
17
21
81.0
10
11
90.9
6
6
100.0
105.8
0
8
2
1
-1
2James Harden
J. Harden
50
3/5/2025
vs
38
4
5
1
1
14
24
58.3
6
13
46.2
16
20
80.0
76.2
0
4
5
2
+13
3Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
50
2/5/2025
vs
34
8
5
2
1
18
29
62.1
3
7
42.9
11
12
91.7
72.9
2
6
1
3
+42
4CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
50
1/3/2025
vs
31
3
2
0
0
18
27
66.7
10
16
62.5
4
4
100.0
86.9
1
2
1
2
+21
5LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
50
11/23/2024
@
40
5
10
1
0
17
38
44.7
6
17
35.3
10
13
76.9
57.2
0
5
4
3
+7
6Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
50
11/13/2024
vs
32
6
2
1
3
18
29
62.1
8
16
50.0
6
9
66.7
75.8
1
5
1
3
+13
7Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
50
10/28/2024
vs
40
13
9
1
2
16
26
61.5
3
9
33.3
15
22
68.2
70.1
4
9
4
4
+3
8Malachi Flynn
M. Flynn
50
4/3/2024
@
34
6
5
3
0
18
25
72.0
5
9
55.6
9
12
75.0
82.6
0
6
4
2
+14
9Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
50
12/25/2023
@
44
6
15
4
3
15
25
60.0
8
16
50.0
12
12
100.0
82.6
1
5
4
2
+16
10Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
50
12/15/2023
@
35
6
9
5
0
17
23
73.9
9
9
100.0
7
9
77.8
92.7
1
5
2
0
+7
11Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
50
12/6/2023
@
38
13
7
1
1
19
29
65.5
1
2
50.0
11
13
84.6
72.0
6
7
6
2
+8
12Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
50
11/12/2023
vs
39
7
5
0
3
20
32
62.5
7
11
63.6
3
3
100.0
75.0
3
4
2
2
+17
13Stephen Curry
S. Curry
50
3/15/2023
@
39
2
6
2
0
20
28
71.4
8
14
57.1
2
4
50.0
84.0
0
2
2
1
-11
14Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
50
1/29/2023
vs
30
13
4
0
0
20
26
76.9
3
4
75.0
7
12
58.3
79.9
3
10
3
5
+16
15Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
50
1/12/2023
vs
40
2
3
1
0
16
28
57.1
5
13
38.5
13
15
86.7
72.3
0
2
1
1
-2
16Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
50
12/23/2022
@
42
8
10
3
0
17
30
56.7
6
12
50.0
10
12
83.3
70.9
0
8
7
3
0
17Stephen Curry
S. Curry
50
11/16/2022
@
36
9
6
0
1
17
28
60.7
7
11
63.6
9
9
100.0
78.2
0
9
3
2
-14
18DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
50
3/31/2022
vs
43
5
6
1
0
17
26
65.4
2
2
100.0
14
15
93.3
76.7
0
5
2
4
+19
19LeBron James
L. James
50
3/11/2022
vs
36
7
6
0
1
18
25
72.0
6
9
66.7
8
8
100.0
87.7
0
7
3
3
+22
20Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
50
3/8/2022
@
37
3
6
1
1
15
19
78.9
9
12
75.0
11
13
84.6
101.1
0
3
3
4
+14
21Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
50
2/15/2022
vs
36
14
4
0
0
17
21
81.0
2
3
66.7
14
18
77.8
86.4
4
10
3
3
+7
22Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
50
1/19/2022
vs
27
12
2
1
3
17
23
73.9
1
4
25.0
15
17
88.2
82.0
1
11
2
3
+24
23Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
50
1/2/2022
vs
46
11
4
1
2
19
29
65.5
5
10
50.0
7
8
87.5
76.9
0
11
7
4
+10
24Stephen Curry
S. Curry
50
11/8/2021
vs
35
7
10
4
1
14
28
50.0
9
19
47.4
13
13
100.0
74.1
2
5
2
0
+31
25Bradley Beal
B. Beal
50
5/8/2021
@
39
5
1
1
2
19
31
61.3
3
7
42.9
9
11
81.8
69.8
4
1
1
1
+8

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.3

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

126.1

1st

DRTG

116.6

18th

NETRTG

9.5

2nd

3P%

40.1

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
25
2
.926
2
Nuggets Nuggets
20
6
.769
4.5
3
20
7
.741
5.0
4
19
7
.731
5.5
5
16
8
.667
7.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/20
@
5:00 PM
Mon
12/22
@
9:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
8:00 PM
Thu
12/25
@
10:30 PM
Sat
12/27
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
ORL Magic

15 - 12

115

Final

126

DEN Nuggets

20 - 6

Thu 18 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
21
6
.778
2
19
8
.704
2.0
3
17
11
.607
4.5
4
16
11
.593
5.0
5
15
11
.577
5.5
6
15
12
.556
6.0
7
15
13
.536
6.5
8
15
14
.517
7.0
9
15
14
.517
7.0
10
12
15
.444
9.0
11
11
17
.393
10.5
12
9
18
.333
12.0
13
7
19
.269
13.5
14
6
21
.222
15.0
15
4
21
.160
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
25
2
.926
2
20
6
.769
4.5
3
20
7
.741
5.0
4
19
7
.731
5.5
5
16
8
.667
7.5
6
17
10
.630
8.0
7
15
12
.556
10.0
8
13
14
.481
12.0
9
13
15
.464
12.5
10
11
16
.407
14.0
11
11
17
.393
14.5
12
10
16
.385
14.5
13
6
21
.222
19.0
14
6
21
.222
19.0
15
6
22
.214
19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/17
@
113-121
Mon
11/17
@
113-99
Mon
11/17
@
120-112
Mon
11/17
@
101-111
Mon
11/17
@
126-140

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/20
@
5:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:30 PM