James Harden put up his most points in a regular-season or postseason game against the Celtics in Game 1 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Celtics on May 1, 2023 and on December 27, 2018, with 45 points.
| 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 |  | J. Harden | 45 | 5/1/2023 | @ | 39 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 70.8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +8 | ||
| 2 |  | J. Harden | 45 | 12/27/2018 | vs | 39 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 42.3 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 67.2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | +3 | ||
| 3 | | J. Harden | 42 | 5/7/2023 | vs | 47 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 84.8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | -6 | ||
| 4 | | J. Harden | 42 | 2/11/2020 | vs | 39 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 78.0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | +24 | ||
| 5 | | J. Harden | 42 | 3/3/2019 | @ | 39 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 31 | 45.2 | 6 | 18 | 33.3 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 60.1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | +13 | ||
| 6 |  | J. Harden | 41 | 5/28/2021 | @ | 39 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 86.4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | +13 | ||
| 7 |  | J. Harden | 37 | 11/16/2025 | @ | 38 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 40.9 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 64.7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | -8 | ||
| 8 | | J. Harden | 37 | 12/5/2016 | vs | 35 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 18 | 18 | 100.0 | 84.4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | +3 | ||
| 9 | | J. Harden | 35 | 10/18/2022 | @ | 37 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 90.8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | +1 | ||
| 10 | | J. Harden | 34 | 6/1/2021 | vs | 39 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 77.8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | +22 | ||
| 11 | | J. Harden | 34 | 12/28/2017 | @ | 39 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 25.9 | 5 | 15 | 33.3 | 15 | 15 | 100.0 | 50.6 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | J. Harden | 32 | 3/11/2016 | @ | 36 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 62.5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | +1 | ||
| 13 | | J. Harden | 30 | 1/25/2017 | @ | 37 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 33.3 | 2 | 11 | 18.2 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 56.9 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | -14 | ||
| 14 | | J. Harden | 26 | 2/8/2023 | @ | 37 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 74.2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +1 | ||
| 15 | | J. Harden | 26 | 3/3/2018 | vs | 38 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 33.3 | 3 | 12 | 25.0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 54.8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | +21 | ||
| 16 | | J. Harden | 26 | 11/1/2014 | vs | 31 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 64.5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | +18 | ||
| 17 | | J. Harden | 24 | 1/11/2013 | @ | 40 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 54.3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | -7 | ||
| 18 | | J. Harden | 23 | 5/30/2021 | @ | 40 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 78.6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | +8 | ||
| 19 | | J. Harden | 22 | 3/11/2021 | vs | 38 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 55.1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | +3 | ||
| 20 | | J. Harden | 21 | 2/25/2023 | vs | 41 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 52.6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | +9 | ||
| 21 | | J. Harden | 21 | 5/22/2021 | vs | 36 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 60.3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | +2 | ||
| 22 | | J. Harden | 21 | 2/29/2020 | @ | 41 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 29.2 | 4 | 17 | 23.5 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 41.5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | +9 | ||
| 23 | | J. Harden | 21 | 12/14/2012 | vs | 38 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 35.3 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 51.2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +16 | ||
| 24 | | J. Harden | 20 | 4/4/2023 | vs | 40 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 55.9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -4 | ||
| 25 | | J. Harden | 20 | 11/24/2021 | @ | 36 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 59.0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | +29 | ||
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