highest career high in points in a game among active players drafted before 2017

Before 2016-17, LeBron James posted the most points by an active player in a game, with 61 points against the Charlotte Bobcats on March 3, 2014.

Interpreted as:
highest career high in points in a regular-season game among active players drafted before 2017
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
61
3/3/2014
vs
41
7
4
0
0
22
33
66.7
8
10
80.0
9
12
75.0
79.7
3
4
2
2
+16
2Anthony Davis
A. Davis
59
2/21/2016
@
43
20
4
0
1
24
34
70.6
2
2
100.0
9
10
90.0
76.8
6
14
2
1
+17
3Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
57
3/12/2015
@
47
3
5
4
0
20
32
62.5
7
7
100.0
10
10
100.0
78.3
1
2
2
3
+6
4LeBron James
L. James
56
3/20/2005
@
48
10
5
2
0
18
36
50.0
6
12
50.0
14
15
93.3
65.7
2
8
4
0
-7
5Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
55
1/28/2015
vs
39
4
5
2
0
17
36
47.2
11
19
57.9
10
10
100.0
68.1
2
2
3
0
+12
6LeBron James
L. James
55
2/20/2009
@
40
5
9
0
0
16
29
55.2
8
11
72.7
15
22
68.2
71.1
1
4
6
3
+13
7Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
54
4/12/2015
@
40
9
8
1
0
21
43
48.8
5
15
33.3
7
11
63.6
56.4
1
8
2
5
-4
8Kevin Durant
K. Durant
54
1/17/2014
vs
44
4
6
2
1
19
28
67.9
5
9
55.6
11
13
84.6
80.1
1
3
5
1
+7
9Stephen Curry
S. Curry
54
2/27/2013
@
48
6
7
3
0
18
28
64.3
11
13
84.6
7
7
100.0
86.9
0
6
4
3
-4
10Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
53
1/14/2016
@
49
10
6
3
0
15
30
50.0
2
4
50.0
21
25
84.0
64.6
4
6
4
4
+11
11Stephen Curry
S. Curry
53
10/31/2015
@
36
4
9
4
0
17
27
63.0
8
14
57.1
11
11
100.0
83.2
0
4
2
3
+16
12Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
52
1/23/2015
vs
33
2
5
4
2
16
25
64.0
11
15
73.3
9
10
90.0
88.4
0
2
4
3
+38
13Kevin Durant
K. Durant
52
1/18/2013
@
50
9
1
2
0
13
31
41.9
5
9
55.6
21
21
100.0
64.6
0
9
4
2
-1
14LeBron James
L. James
52
2/4/2009
@
44
9
11
0
2
17
33
51.5
2
7
28.6
16
19
84.2
62.9
0
9
3
1
+7
15LeBron James
L. James
52
12/10/2005
@
43
7
7
2
0
19
29
65.5
5
9
55.6
9
10
90.0
77.8
0
7
3
5
-3
16Stephen Curry
S. Curry
51
2/25/2016
@
34
7
8
0
1
20
27
74.1
10
15
66.7
1
1
100.0
92.9
0
7
5
1
+11
17Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
51
2/19/2016
vs
31
0
7
6
0
18
28
64.3
9
12
75.0
6
7
85.7
82.0
0
0
0
3
+26
18Stephen Curry
S. Curry
51
2/3/2016
@
36
7
2
3
0
19
28
67.9
11
15
73.3
2
3
66.7
87.0
1
6
7
3
+20
19James Harden
J. Harden
51
4/1/2015
vs
38
8
6
3
0
16
25
64.0
8
9
88.9
11
13
84.6
83.0
2
6
7
1
+10
20Stephen Curry
S. Curry
51
2/4/2015
vs
37
4
4
1
0
16
26
61.5
10
16
62.5
9
11
81.8
82.7
0
4
3
3
0
21Kevin Durant
K. Durant
51
3/21/2014
@
52
12
7
1
1
15
32
46.9
7
12
58.3
14
19
73.7
63.2
1
11
5
3
+4
22Kevin Love
K. Love
51
3/23/2012
@
49
14
0
1
1
16
27
59.3
7
11
63.6
12
16
75.0
74.9
6
8
4
3
+4
23Kevin Durant
K. Durant
51
2/19/2012
vs
45
8
3
4
0
19
28
67.9
5
6
83.3
8
10
80.0
78.7
2
6
5
1
+19
24LeBron James
L. James
51
2/3/2011
@
43
11
8
1
1
17
25
68.0
3
5
60.0
14
17
82.4
78.5
2
9
3
2
+2
25LeBron James
L. James
51
3/13/2009
@
47
4
9
2
3
16
30
53.3
4
11
36.4
15
17
88.2
68.0
0
4
3
2
+6

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