Damian Lillard and Donovan Mitchell were tied for the most points by a guard in a game in 2022-23, with 71 points.

Interpreted as:

highest scoring regular-season game by a guard in 2023

	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	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	71	2/26/2023	POR	vs	HOU	39	6	6	0	0	22	38	57.9	13	22	59.1	14	14	100.0	80.4	1	5	2	0	+21
2	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	71	1/2/2023	CLE	vs	CHI	50	8	11	0	1	22	34	64.7	7	15	46.7	20	25	80.0	78.9	3	5	4	3	+19
3	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	60	1/25/2023	POR	vs	UTA	40	7	8	3	0	21	29	72.4	9	15	60.0	9	10	90.0	89.8	0	7	4	1	+11
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	60	12/27/2022	DAL	vs	NYK	47	21	10	2	1	21	31	67.7	2	6	33.3	16	22	72.7	73.7	5	16	4	5	+7
5	Devin Booker D. Booker	58	12/17/2022	PHX	vs	NOP	42	6	5	0	0	21	35	60.0	6	12	50.0	10	15	66.7	69.7	1	5	2	3	+11
6	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	54	1/2/2023	GSW	vs	ATL	46	8	3	0	1	21	39	53.8	10	21	47.6	2	2	100.0	67.7	2	6	3	4	+13
7	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	53	1/30/2023	DAL	vs	DET	36	8	5	2	0	17	24	70.8	5	11	45.5	14	18	77.8	83.0	0	8	4	2	+8
8	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	51	3/29/2023	MIL	@	IND	32	8	8	1	1	20	30	66.7	3	6	50.0	8	10	80.0	74.1	5	3	6	3	+26
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	51	12/31/2022	DAL	@	SAS	37	6	9	4	1	18	29	62.1	6	10	60.0	9	15	60.0	71.6	1	5	0	3	+7
10	Devin Booker D. Booker	51	11/30/2022	PHX	vs	CHI	31	4	6	1	0	20	25	80.0	6	7	85.7	5	6	83.3	92.3	0	4	2	3	+23
11	Darius Garland D. Garland	51	11/13/2022	CLE	vs	MIN	40	2	6	2	0	16	31	51.6	10	15	66.7	9	13	69.2	69.4	1	1	2	3	+6
12	Stephen Curry S. Curry	50	3/15/2023	GSW	@	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	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	50	1/12/2023	POR	vs	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
14	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	50	12/23/2022	DAL	@	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
15	Stephen Curry S. Curry	50	11/16/2022	GSW	@	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
16	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	49	3/17/2023	CHI	vs	MIN	52	14	4	3	0	15	25	60.0	2	4	50.0	17	18	94.4	74.4	2	12	1	3	+11
17	Devin Booker D. Booker	49	11/18/2022	PHX	@	UTA	41	8	10	1	0	16	31	51.6	2	9	22.2	15	15	100.0	65.2	1	7	1	3	-4
18	Ja Morant J. Morant	49	10/21/2022	MEM	@	HOU	31	4	8	1	2	17	26	65.4	5	6	83.3	10	13	76.9	77.2	3	1	3	2	+23
19	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	48	3/31/2023	NYK	@	CLE	38	4	9	0	0	18	32	56.3	7	12	58.3	5	8	62.5	67.6	2	2	2	1	+3
20	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	48	1/20/2023	BKN	@	UTA	39	11	6	4	0	18	29	62.1	8	15	53.3	4	6	66.7	75.9	3	8	1	3	+23
21	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	47	2/6/2023	BKN	vs	LAC	39	4	3	0	0	15	29	51.7	7	11	63.6	10	11	90.9	69.4	1	3	4	3	+3
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	47	11/7/2022	GSW	vs	SAC	38	8	8	0	0	17	24	70.8	7	12	58.3	6	7	85.7	86.8	0	8	0	2	+20
23	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	46	4/9/2023	BKN	vs	PHI	43	2	1	1	1	16	29	55.2	6	8	75.0	8	8	100.0	70.7	0	2	4	1	-20
24	Devin Booker D. Booker	46	3/19/2023	PHX	@	OKC	36	3	1	1	0	18	28	64.3	3	7	42.9	7	8	87.5	73.0	0	3	3	5	-5
25	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	46	1/10/2023	CLE	@	UTA	36	5	6	3	0	14	27	51.9	7	18	38.9	11	11	100.0	72.2	1	4	0	0	-4