last player to score exactly 53 points in a game

Anthony Edwards dropped 53 points versus the Pistons on January 4.

	NAME	DATE	PTS	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	1/4/2025	53	MIN	@	DET	44	6	2	0	0	16	31	51.6	10	15	66.7	11	12	91.7	73.0	1	5	6	4	-3
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5/7/2023	53	DEN	@	PHX	39	4	11	0	1	20	30	66.7	2	4	50.0	11	13	84.6	74.2	1	3	6	2	+2
3	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	1/30/2023	53	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
4	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	12/11/2022	53	PHI	vs	CHA	34	12	3	0	1	20	32	62.5	2	3	66.7	11	11	100.0	71.9	3	9	2	2	+11
5	Kevin Durant K. Durant	3/13/2022	53	BKN	vs	NYK	43	6	9	2	0	19	37	51.4	4	13	30.8	11	12	91.7	62.7	1	5	5	3	+11
6	Stephen Curry S. Curry	4/12/2021	53	GSW	vs	DEN	36	6	4	0	0	14	24	58.3	10	18	55.6	15	16	93.8	85.4	0	6	5	3	+16
7	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	4/9/2021	53	BOS	vs	MIN	41	10	4	0	1	16	25	64.0	6	10	60.0	15	16	93.8	82.7	1	9	5	3	+5
8	T.J. Warren	8/1/2020	53	IND	vs	PHI	41	4	3	0	2	20	29	69.0	9	12	75.0	4	4	100.0	86.2	0	4	1	4	+18
9	Bradley Beal B. Beal	2/23/2020	53	WAS	@	CHI	39	5	4	2	1	15	27	55.6	5	11	45.5	18	20	90.0	74.0	2	3	7	5	-4
10	Anthony Davis A. Davis	2/26/2018	53	NOP	vs	PHX	39	18	3	1	5	16	29	55.2	0	1	0.0	21	26	80.8	65.5	8	10	1	3	+9
11	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	5/2/2017	53	BOS	vs	WAS	45	4	4	3	0	18	33	54.5	5	12	41.7	12	13	92.3	68.4	1	3	2	2	+10
12	James Harden J. Harden	12/31/2016	53	HOU	vs	NYK	42	16	17	0	0	14	26	53.8	9	16	56.3	16	18	88.9	78.1	3	13	8	2	+13
13	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	1/14/2016	53	CHI	@	PHI	49	10	6	3	0	15	30	50.0	2	4	50.0	21	25	84.0	64.6	4	6	4	4	+11
14	Stephen Curry S. Curry	10/31/2015	53	GSW	@	NOP	36	4	9	4	0	17	27	63.0	8	14	57.1	11	11	100.0	83.2	0	4	2	3	+16
15	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	3/28/2008	53	LAL	vs	MEM	42	10	1	3	0	19	37	51.4	9	17	52.9	6	7	85.7	66.1	2	8	1	4	+1
16	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	3/30/2007	53	LAL	vs	HOU	48	2	2	0	0	19	44	43.2	3	9	33.3	12	14	85.7	52.8	1	1	3	2	+1
17	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	12/15/2006	53	LAL	vs	HOU	54	10	8	2	1	17	38	44.7	5	8	62.5	14	16	87.5	58.8	0	10	5	1	+20
18	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	12/23/2005	53	PHI	@	ATL	45	6	5	2	0	17	31	54.8	0	1	0.0	19	21	90.5	65.9	0	6	0	0	-5
19	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	12/2/2004	53	DAL	vs	HOU	49	16	2	3	4	15	32	46.9	2	5	40.0	21	22	95.5	63.6	4	12	1	2	+12
20	Allan Houston A. Houston	2/16/2003	53	NYK	@	LAL	43	4	5	2	0	18	29	62.1	4	5	80.0	13	15	86.7	74.4	0	4	0	3	+3
21	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	12/26/2001	53	SAS	vs	DAL	50	11	4	0	3	19	28	67.9	0	0		15	15	100.0	76.6	4	7	6	5	-1
22	Tony Delk T. Delk	1/2/2001	53	PHX	@	SAC	50	6	0	1	0	20	27	74.1	0	1	0.0	13	15	86.7	78.9	3	3	2	1	+7
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3/7/1996	53	CHI	vs	DET	38	11	2	6	0	21	28	75.0	2	4	50.0	9	10	90.0	81.8	2	9	4	3
24	Willie Burton W. Burton	12/13/1994	53	PHI	vs	MIA	43	8	3	1	2	12	19	63.2	5	8	62.5	24	28	85.7	84.6	4	4	1	2
25	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	4/20/1994	53	ORL	vs	MIN	36	18	4	2	2	22	31	71.0	0	0		9	13	69.2	72.2	7	11	3	3