last time a player had 30 points in a half nba

Jalen Brunson put up 30 points in Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals versus the Spurs yesterday.

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last time a player had 30 or more points in a game in a half NBA

	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	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	6/3/2026	30	NYK	@	SAS	37	3	2	0	0	12	31	38.7	2	9	22.2	4	4	100.0	45.8	1	2	4	2	+6
2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	5/30/2026	35	OKC	vs	SAS	43	4	9	3	1	12	21	57.1	2	5	40.0	9	11	81.8	67.7	1	3	3	1	-7
3	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	5/26/2026	32	OKC	vs	SAS	37	2	9	2	1	7	19	36.8	2	3	66.7	16	17	94.1	60.4	0	2	6	3	+8
4	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	5/25/2026	31	CLE	vs	NYK	32	4	1	1	0	9	18	50.0	5	9	55.6	8	10	80.0	69.2	0	4	4	3	-23
5	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	5/24/2026	33	SAS	vs	OKC	31	8	5	2	3	11	22	50.0	3	7	42.9	8	9	88.9	63.6	3	5	4	2	+29
6	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	5/23/2026	30	NYK	@	CLE	41	3	6	1	0	10	19	52.6	0	4	0.0	10	12	83.3	61.8	0	3	4	2	+15
7	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	5/20/2026	30	OKC	vs	SAS	38	4	9	1	2	12	24	50.0	0	3	0.0	6	6	100.0	56.3	0	4	1	5	+14
8	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	5/19/2026	38	NYK	vs	CLE	46	5	6	3	0	15	29	51.7	1	6	16.7	7	10	70.0	56.9	0	5	3	5	+15
9	Alex Caruso A. Caruso	5/18/2026	31	OKC	vs	SAS	32	2	1	2	2	11	19	57.9	8	14	57.1	1	3	33.3	76.3	0	2	2	3	0
10	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	5/18/2026	41	SAS	@	OKC	49	24	3	1	3	14	25	56.0	1	2	50.0	12	13	92.3	66.7	9	15	3	4	+16
11	Stephon Castle S. Castle	5/15/2026	32	SAS	@	MIN	30	11	6	0	0	11	16	68.8	5	7	71.4	5	6	83.3	85.8	3	8	2	2	+28
12	James Harden J. Harden	5/13/2026	30	CLE	@	DET	43	8	6	1	3	8	21	38.1	3	10	30.0	11	14	78.6	55.2	3	5	6	5	+11
13	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	5/13/2026	39	DET	vs	CLE	48	7	9	2	0	13	27	48.1	6	10	60.0	7	8	87.5	63.9	1	6	6	4	-4
14	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	5/11/2026	35	OKC	@	LAL	39	1	8	1	0	11	22	50.0	1	4	25.0	12	15	80.0	61.2	0	1	3	1	-7
15	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	5/11/2026	43	CLE	vs	DET	37	5	2	1	0	13	26	50.0	4	12	33.3	13	15	86.7	66.0	1	4	1	1	+28
16	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	5/10/2026	36	MIN	vs	SAS	40	6	2	1	0	13	22	59.1	3	5	60.0	7	8	87.5	70.5	1	5	4	5	0
17	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	5/9/2026	35	CLE	vs	DET	38	10	4	0	0	13	24	54.2	2	8	25.0	7	8	87.5	63.6	1	9	3	3	+7
18	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	5/8/2026	32	MIN	vs	SAS	41	14	6	0	1	12	26	46.2	3	9	33.3	5	6	83.3	55.9	1	13	2	5	-10
19	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	5/8/2026	39	SAS	@	MIN	37	15	1	1	5	13	18	72.2	3	5	60.0	10	12	83.3	83.8	1	14	1	5	+16
20	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	5/8/2026	33	NYK	@	PHI	38	5	9	0	0	11	22	50.0	3	8	37.5	8	9	88.9	63.6	0	5	3	2	+13
21	Austin Reaves A. Reaves	5/7/2026	31	LAL	@	OKC	38	2	6	0	0	10	16	62.5	3	6	50.0	8	10	80.0	76.0	0	2	5	5	-20
22	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	5/7/2026	31	CLE	@	DET	37	6	3	2	0	11	24	45.8	2	9	22.2	7	9	77.8	55.4	1	5	2	2	-2
23	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	5/4/2026	35	NYK	vs	PHI	31	1	3	2	0	12	18	66.7	3	6	50.0	8	8	100.0	81.3	0	1	1	0	+27
24	Tobias Harris T. Harris	5/3/2026	30	DET	vs	ORL	36	9	2	3	1	11	18	61.1	5	7	71.4	3	3	100.0	77.6	2	7	1	2	+22
25	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	5/3/2026	32	DET	vs	ORL	39	1	12	0	2	10	18	55.6	4	6	66.7	8	10	80.0	71.4	0	1	4	4	+29

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.1

Brunson

RPG

10.7

Towns

APG

6.3

Brunson

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.8

3rd

DRTG

113.3

7th

NETRTG

6.5

5th

3P%

37.3

4th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 6/5	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Mon 6/8	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Wed 6/10	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Sat 6/13	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Tue 6/16	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM

Last Game

Knicks

1 - 0

105

Final

Spurs

0 - 1

Wed 3 Jun 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.1

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.8

Wembanyama

10.7

Towns

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

123.4

119.3

115.5

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.0

106.2

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.4

9.3

7.4

3.0

1.7

-1.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

914

Wembanyama

695.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

691

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

903.8

Wembanyama

714.8

Mitchell

703.3

Castle

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.55

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.55

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

59-42

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

55-42

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0