james harden 3 best scoring game against lakers

James Harden posted his most points in a game against the Lakers on December 20, 2017, with 51 points.

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James Harden 3 or more best scoring regular-season game against lakers

	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	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
2	James Harden J. Harden	50	12/13/2018	HOU	vs	LAL	35	10	11	2	0	14	26	53.8	4	12	33.3	18	19	94.7	72.8	2	8	6	4	+14
3	James Harden J. Harden	48	1/19/2019	HOU	vs	LAL	42	8	6	4	1	14	30	46.7	8	19	42.1	12	15	80.0	65.6	3	5	6	3	+11
4	James Harden J. Harden	40	12/31/2017	HOU	vs	LAL	41	2	11	2	2	10	20	50.0	3	8	37.5	17	21	81.0	68.4	0	2	1	2	+4
5	James Harden J. Harden	40	4/10/2016	HOU	vs	LAL	41	4	13	4	0	14	31	45.2	6	14	42.9	6	8	75.0	57.9	1	3	4	2	+23
6	James Harden J. Harden	39	8/6/2020	HOU	vs	LAL	36	8	12	3	1	11	19	57.9	5	10	50.0	12	12	100.0	80.3	1	7	10	2	+16
7	James Harden J. Harden	38	1/8/2014	HOU	vs	LAL	38	4	4	5	0	14	23	60.9	2	7	28.6	8	11	72.7	68.2	1	3	1	2	+18
8	James Harden J. Harden	37	1/25/2015	HOU	@	LAL	35	8	5	2	0	12	20	60.0	4	11	36.4	9	10	90.0	75.8	1	7	6	0	+16
9	James Harden J. Harden	36	12/25/2021	BKN	@	LAL	39	10	10	1	3	10	25	40.0	3	8	37.5	13	17	76.5	55.4	2	8	4	5	+5
10	James Harden J. Harden	36	10/20/2018	HOU	@	LAL	38	7	5	2	1	10	19	52.6	5	10	50.0	11	15	73.3	70.3	1	6	6	2	-3
11	James Harden J. Harden	36	12/3/2017	HOU	@	LAL	35	4	9	2	0	13	22	59.1	4	9	44.4	6	7	85.7	71.8	1	3	4	3	+11
12	James Harden J. Harden	35	11/7/2013	HOU	vs	LAL	44	9	5	4	2	9	24	37.5	3	9	33.3	14	16	87.5	56.4	3	6	3	0	+2
13	James Harden J. Harden	34	1/18/2020	HOU	vs	LAL	39	6	7	0	1	8	20	40.0	2	9	22.2	16	18	88.9	60.9	0	6	6	3	-12
14	James Harden J. Harden	34	10/26/2016	HOU	@	LAL	37	7	17	1	0	9	19	47.4	1	7	14.3	15	16	93.8	65.3	3	4	7	5	+10
15	James Harden J. Harden	33	1/25/2022	BKN	vs	LAL	38	12	11	2	1	11	24	45.8	2	7	28.6	9	9	100.0	59.0	3	9	6	1	-12
16	James Harden J. Harden	33	4/8/2014	HOU	@	LAL	32	3	12	0	1	10	15	66.7	3	6	50.0	10	11	90.9	83.2	1	2	1	3	+26
17	James Harden J. Harden	32	10/28/2014	HOU	@	LAL	31	1	6	1	0	7	17	41.2	3	6	50.0	15	16	93.8	66.6	0	1	0	1	+12
18	James Harden J. Harden	31	1/17/2016	HOU	@	LAL	27	3	5	0	0	10	17	58.8	4	7	57.1	7	10	70.0	72.4	0	3	2	1	+10
19	James Harden J. Harden	31	1/8/2013	HOU	vs	LAL	40	6	9	0	0	11	19	57.9	1	4	25.0	8	8	100.0	68.8	0	6	4	2	+11
20	James Harden J. Harden	30	2/21/2019	HOU	@	LAL	37	6	6	1	1	11	24	45.8	2	10	20.0	6	7	85.7	55.4	0	6	8	6	-8
21	James Harden J. Harden	30	12/12/2015	HOU	vs	LAL	32	3	3	3	0	11	21	52.4	3	5	60.0	5	5	100.0	64.7	0	3	2	2	+6
22	James Harden J. Harden	30	4/17/2013	HOU	@	LAL	45	8	3	1	0	8	25	32.0	4	13	30.8	10	12	83.3	49.5	2	6	6	3	-4
23	James Harden J. Harden	29	11/25/2025	LAC	@	LAL	37	5	9	2	0	9	21	42.9	3	12	25.0	8	8	100.0	59.1	1	4	5	3	-1
24	James Harden J. Harden	29	2/19/2014	HOU	@	LAL	32	6	11	4	1	10	18	55.6	5	7	71.4	4	6	66.7	70.3	1	5	1	3	+23
25	James Harden J. Harden	28	12/9/2022	PHI	vs	LAL	47	4	12	2	1	9	19	47.4	3	8	37.5	7	8	87.5	62.2	1	3	5	2	+10

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