highest points in a half by a player player in 2023

Donovan Mitchell put up the most points in a half in 2022-23, with 42 points versus the Bulls in the second half on January 2, 2023.

	NAME	PTS	HALF	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	42	2H	1/2/2023	CLE	vs	CHI	24	6	8	0	1	13	20	65.0	1	5	20.0	15	18	83.3	75.2	3	3	1	1	+18
2	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	41	1H	2/26/2023	POR	vs	HOU	19	4	2	0	0	13	19	68.4	8	11	72.7	7	7	100.0	92.8	1	3	0	1	+11
3	Devin Booker D. Booker	36	2H	12/17/2022	PHX	vs	NOP	24	3	1	0	0	13	22	59.1	3	7	42.9	7	11	63.6	67.1	1	2	0	1	+21
4	Kenneth Lofton Jr. K. Lofton Jr.	35	2H	4/9/2023	MEM	@	OKC	24	8	0	0	0	15	18	83.3	0	0		5	8	62.5	81.3	3	5	1	1	-17
5	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	35	2H	11/13/2022	PHI	vs	UTA	19	7	4	1	5	11	14	78.6	0	3	0.0	13	16	81.3	83.2	1	6	0	1	+20
6	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	34	2H	2/2/2023	MIL	vs	LAC	20	11	1	0	0	12	21	57.1	2	5	40.0	8	11	72.7	65.8	2	9	2	2	+6
7	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	34	2H	1/25/2023	POR	vs	UTA	21	4	2	1	0	12	16	75.0	3	7	42.9	7	8	87.5	87.1	0	4	3	0	+7
8	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	34	2H	10/26/2022	MIL	vs	BKN	19	7	1	0	0	13	15	86.7	1	2	50.0	7	10	70.0	87.6	1	6	7	4	+20
9	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	33	1H	3/31/2023	NYK	@	CLE	19	1	5	0	0	13	20	65.0	4	7	57.1	3	4	75.0	75.8	1	0	0	0	+3
10	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	33	1H	3/13/2023	GSW	vs	PHX	18	2	0	0	1	12	18	66.7	8	12	66.7	1	2	50.0	87.4	0	2	1	0	+14
11	Ja Morant J. Morant	33	2H	2/28/2023	MEM	vs	LAL	18	6	5	1	0	12	15	80.0	0	1	0.0	9	11	81.8	83.2	1	5	1	0	+14
12	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	33	2H	12/28/2022	NOP	vs	MIN	18	0	3	1	0	10	14	71.4	1	1	100.0	12	15	80.0	80.1	0	0	1	3	+9
13	Anfernee Simons A. Simons	33	1H	12/3/2022	POR	@	UTA	21	1	3	0	0	12	18	66.7	7	12	58.3	2	2	100.0	87.4	0	1	1	1	+10
14	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	32	2H	3/28/2023	CLE	@	ATL	22	5	3	0	0	11	22	50.0	3	8	37.5	7	7	100.0	63.8	1	4	2	4	+8
15	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	32	2H	2/13/2023	DAL	vs	MIN	22	4	5	1	1	13	15	86.7	4	6	66.7	2	2	100.0	100.8	2	2	1	2	+4
16	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	32	2H	12/23/2022	DAL	@	HOU	24	6	4	1	0	10	16	62.5	4	7	57.1	8	9	88.9	80.2	0	6	2	1	-5
17	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	32	2H	12/8/2022	POR	vs	DEN	19	1	3	0	0	10	16	62.5	7	12	58.3	5	5	100.0	87.9	0	1	1	2	+7
18	Darius Garland D. Garland	32	2H	11/13/2022	CLE	vs	MIN	21	0	4	2	0	10	20	50.0	6	10	60.0	6	9	66.7	66.8	0	0	2	3	+14
19	Desmond Bane D. Bane	32	2H	10/24/2022	MEM	vs	BKN	20	1	3	0	1	12	17	70.6	7	10	70.0	1	2	50.0	89.5	0	1	1	2	+18
20	Julius Randle J. Randle	31	2H	3/20/2023	NYK	vs	MIN	19	3	1	0	0	11	15	73.3	5	8	62.5	4	5	80.0	90.1	0	3	2	4	-1
21	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	31	2H	3/17/2023	POR	vs	BOS	19	1	2	0	1	8	12	66.7	5	9	55.6	10	13	76.9	87.5	0	1	3	1	+4
22	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	31	2H	1/16/2023	BOS	@	CHA	22	3	2	0	0	9	13	69.2	6	8	75.0	7	7	100.0	96.4	1	2	1	1	+4
23	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	31	2H	1/10/2023	DAL	@	LAC	23	9	5	1	0	9	13	69.2	2	5	40.0	11	12	91.7	84.8	0	9	3	2	+10
24	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	31	2H	1/3/2023	MIL	vs	WAS	20	4	4	1	0	11	18	61.1	0	2	0.0	9	10	90.0	69.2	0	4	2	2	+4
25	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	31	2H	12/27/2022	DAL	vs	NYK	24	12	6	1	1	13	19	68.4	1	3	33.3	4	7	57.1	70.2	4	8	2	2	+8