fastest to 50 points in a game

32 players are tied for the fewest points in a game with 50+ points, with 50 points. The first three are James Harden and Damian Lillard 5 times and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on February 5.

Interpreted as:
fastest to 50 or more points by a player in a regular-season game
NAME PTS DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 James Harden
J. Harden
50
3/5/2025
LAC LAC
vs
DET DET
38
4
5
1
1
14
24
58.3
6
13
46.2
16
20
80.0
76.2
0
4
5
2
+13
2 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
50
2/5/2025
OKC OKC
vs
PHX PHX
34
8
5
2
1
18
29
62.1
3
7
42.9
11
12
91.7
72.9
2
6
1
3
+42
3 CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
50
1/3/2025
NOP NOP
vs
WAS WAS
31
3
2
0
0
18
27
66.7
10
16
62.5
4
4
100.0
86.9
1
2
1
2
+21
4 LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
50
11/23/2024
CHA CHA
@
MIL MIL
40
5
10
1
0
17
38
44.7
6
17
35.3
10
13
76.9
57.2
0
5
4
3
+7
5 Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
50
11/13/2024
SAS SAS
vs
WAS WAS
32
6
2
1
3
18
29
62.1
8
16
50.0
6
9
66.7
75.8
1
5
1
3
+13
6 Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
50
10/28/2024
ORL ORL
vs
IND IND
40
13
9
1
2
16
26
61.5
3
9
33.3
15
22
68.2
70.1
4
9
4
4
+3
7 Malachi Flynn
M. Flynn
50
4/3/2024
DET DET
@
ATL ATL
34
6
5
3
0
18
25
72.0
5
9
55.6
9
12
75.0
82.6
0
6
4
2
+14
8 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
50
12/25/2023
DAL DAL
@
PHX PHX
44
6
15
4
3
15
25
60.0
8
16
50.0
12
12
100.0
82.6
1
5
4
2
+16
9 Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
50
12/15/2023
NYK NYK
@
PHX PHX
35
6
9
5
0
17
23
73.9
9
9
100.0
7
9
77.8
92.7
1
5
2
0
+7
10 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
50
12/6/2023
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
38
13
7
1
1
19
29
65.5
1
2
50.0
11
13
84.6
72.0
6
7
6
2
+8
11 Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
50
11/12/2023
PHI PHI
vs
IND IND
39
7
5
0
3
20
32
62.5
7
11
63.6
3
3
100.0
75.0
3
4
2
2
+17
12 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
50
3/15/2023
GSW GSW
@
LAC LAC
39
2
6
2
0
20
28
71.4
8
14
57.1
2
4
50.0
84.0
0
2
2
1
-11
13 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
50
1/29/2023
MIL MIL
vs
NOP NOP
30
13
4
0
0
20
26
76.9
3
4
75.0
7
12
58.3
79.9
3
10
3
5
+16
14 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
50
1/12/2023
POR POR
vs
CLE CLE
40
2
3
1
0
16
28
57.1
5
13
38.5
13
15
86.7
72.3
0
2
1
1
-2
15 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
50
12/23/2022
DAL DAL
@
HOU HOU
42
8
10
3
0
17
30
56.7
6
12
50.0
10
12
83.3
70.9
0
8
7
3
0
16 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
50
11/16/2022
GSW GSW
@
PHX PHX
36
9
6
0
1
17
28
60.7
7
11
63.6
9
9
100.0
78.2
0
9
3
2
-14
17 DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
50
3/31/2022
CHI CHI
vs
LAC LAC
43
5
6
1
0
17
26
65.4
2
2
100.0
14
15
93.3
76.7
0
5
2
4
+19
18 LeBron James
L. James
50
3/11/2022
LAL LAL
vs
WAS WAS
36
7
6
0
1
18
25
72.0
6
9
66.7
8
8
100.0
87.7
0
7
3
3
+22
19 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
50
3/8/2022
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
37
3
6
1
1
15
19
78.9
9
12
75.0
11
13
84.6
101.1
0
3
3
4
+14
20 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
50
2/15/2022
MIL MIL
vs
IND IND
36
14
4
0
0
17
21
81.0
2
3
66.7
14
18
77.8
86.4
4
10
3
3
+7
21 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
50
1/19/2022
PHI PHI
vs
ORL ORL
27
12
2
1
3
17
23
73.9
1
4
25.0
15
17
88.2
82.0
1
11
2
3
+24
22 Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
50
1/2/2022
BOS BOS
vs
ORL ORL
46
11
4
1
2
19
29
65.5
5
10
50.0
7
8
87.5
76.9
0
11
7
4
+10
23 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
50
11/8/2021
GSW GSW
vs
ATL ATL
35
7
10
4
1
14
28
50.0
9
19
47.4
13
13
100.0
74.1
2
5
2
0
+31
24 Bradley Beal
B. Beal
50
5/8/2021
WAS WAS
@
IND IND
39
5
1
1
2
19
31
61.3
3
7
42.9
9
11
81.8
69.8
4
1
1
1
+8
25 Kevin Porter Jr.
K. Porter Jr.
50
4/29/2021
HOU HOU
vs
MIL MIL
41
5
11
0
1
16
26
61.5
9
15
60.0
9
11
81.8
81.1
0
5
5
5
+19

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Team Rankings

ORTG

115.1

14th

DRTG

110.3

3rd

NETRTG

4.7

5th

3P%

37.3

7th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
7
Warriors Warriors
48
34
.585
20.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/1
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
10:00 PM
Sat
5/3
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
1:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

3 - 2

131

Final

115

LAC Clippers

2 - 3

Tue 29 Apr 2025

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/23
MIL MIL
@
PHX PHX
106-108
Mon
3/24
SAS SAS
@
DET DET
96-122
Mon
3/24
ORL ORL
@
CHA CHA
111-104
Mon
3/24
DAL DAL
@
NYK NYK
113-128
Mon
3/24
GSW GSW
@
MIA MIA
86-112

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
4/30
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
7:30 PM
Wed
4/30
MIN MIN
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Thu
5/1
NYK NYK
@
DET DET
7:30 PM
Thu
5/1
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
10:00 PM
Fri
5/2
LAL LAL
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM