highest single game points in nba since 2005 below 52 points

Since 2004-05, 30 players are tied for the most points in a game with fewer than 52 points, with 51 points. The first three are Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on March 3, Anthony Edwards on April 9, 2024 and Tyrese Maxey on February 1, 2024.

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highest single regular-season game points by a player in NBA since 2005 below 52 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	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	51	3/3/2025	OKC	vs	HOU	36	5	7	1	1	18	30	60.0	5	9	55.6	10	10	100.0	74.1	2	3	2	1	+6
2	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	51	4/9/2024	MIN	vs	WAS	38	6	7	0	0	17	29	58.6	6	13	46.2	11	11	100.0	75.4	1	5	2	0	+6
3	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	51	2/1/2024	PHI	@	UTA	41	2	1	0	1	17	27	63.0	7	9	77.8	10	11	90.9	80.1	0	2	0	4	-2
4	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	51	12/20/2023	PHI	vs	MIN	36	12	3	2	1	17	25	68.0	0	1	0.0	17	18	94.4	77.5	2	10	2	5	+4
5	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	51	10/28/2023	CHI	@	DET	37	5	0	1	0	19	33	57.6	7	13	53.8	6	8	75.0	69.8	2	3	4	2	-8
6	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
7	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	51	1/16/2023	BOS	@	CHA	40	9	5	0	0	15	23	65.2	7	12	58.3	14	14	100.0	87.4	1	8	4	3	+15
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	Saddiq Bey S. Bey	51	3/17/2022	DET	@	ORL	39	9	4	3	0	17	27	63.0	10	14	71.4	7	10	70.0	81.2	0	9	1	1	+11
12	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	51	2/10/2022	DAL	vs	LAC	40	9	6	1	1	17	26	65.4	7	14	50.0	10	14	71.4	79.3	0	9	7	4	+9
13	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	51	1/23/2022	BOS	@	WAS	33	10	7	0	0	18	28	64.3	9	14	64.3	6	6	100.0	83.2	2	8	1	1	+31
14	Kevin Durant K. Durant	51	12/12/2021	BKN	@	DET	41	7	9	1	2	16	31	51.6	5	10	50.0	14	15	93.3	67.8	0	7	5	5	+25
15	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	51	8/9/2020	POR	vs	PHI	40	3	7	2	0	16	28	57.1	4	12	33.3	15	16	93.8	72.8	0	3	6	1	+6
16	Caris LeVert C. LeVert	51	3/3/2020	BKN	@	BOS	36	4	5	1	0	17	26	65.4	5	10	50.0	12	18	66.7	75.2	3	1	3	1	+15
17	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	51	2/1/2020	POR	vs	UTA	36	2	12	1	0	17	29	58.6	9	15	60.0	8	8	100.0	78.4	0	2	2	2	+17
18	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	51	1/28/2020	MIL	vs	WAS	36	10	6	0	0	16	26	61.5	7	10	70.0	12	12	100.0	81.5	1	9	2	2	+24
19	Jamal Crawford J. Crawford	51	4/9/2019	PHX	@	DAL	38	5	5	1	1	18	30	60.0	7	13	53.8	8	9	88.9	75.1	0	5	4	4	-5
20	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	51	3/7/2019	POR	vs	OKC	47	5	9	1	2	15	28	53.6	3	10	30.0	18	20	90.0	69.3	1	4	3	3	-5
21	Kevin Durant K. Durant	51	11/29/2018	GSW	@	TOR	43	11	6	0	0	18	31	58.1	4	7	57.1	11	12	91.7	70.3	3	8	1	4	-5
22	LeBron James L. James	51	11/18/2018	LAL	@	MIA	38	8	3	2	1	19	31	61.3	6	8	75.0	7	10	70.0	72.0	1	7	2	3	+20
23	Stephen Curry S. Curry	51	10/24/2018	GSW	vs	WAS	32	4	3	0	1	15	24	62.5	11	16	68.8	10	10	100.0	89.8	0	4	2	1	+19
24	James Harden J. Harden	51	12/22/2017	HOU	vs	LAC	41	4	8	3	0	15	28	53.6	6	14	42.9	15	16	93.8	72.8	0	4	8	6	-9
25	James Harden J. Harden	51	12/20/2017	HOU	vs	LAL	43	3	9	1	1	15	27	55.6	4	6	66.7	17	21	81.0	70.4	0	3	6	5	+4