lowest ppg for a player to score 50 points in a game nba

33 players are tied for the fewest points per game in a game with 50+ points, with 50.0 per game. The first three are Jaylen Brown on January 3 and on January 2, 2022, Aaron Gordon on October 23 and James Harden 4 times.

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lowest ppg for a player to score 50 or more points in a regular-season game NBA

	NAME	PPG	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	50.0	50	1/3/2026	BOS	@	LAC	35	3	5	0	0	18	26	69.2	6	10	60.0	8	10	80.0	82.2	1	2	2	3	+21
2	Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	50.0	50	10/23/2025	DEN	@	GSW	39	8	2	0	1	17	21	81.0	10	11	90.9	6	6	100.0	105.8	0	8	2	1	-1
3	James Harden J. Harden	50.0	50	3/5/2025	LAC	vs	DET	38	4	5	1	1	14	24	58.3	6	13	46.2	16	20	80.0	76.2	0	4	5	2	+13
4	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	50.0	50	2/5/2025	OKC	vs	PHX	34	8	5	2	1	18	29	62.1	3	7	42.9	11	12	91.7	72.9	2	6	1	3	+42
5	CJ McCollum	50.0	50	1/3/2025	NOP	vs	WAS	31	3	2	0	0	18	27	66.7	10	16	62.5	4	4	100.0	86.9	1	2	1	2	+21
6	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	50.0	50	11/23/2024	CHA	@	MIL	40	5	10	1	0	17	38	44.7	6	17	35.3	10	13	76.9	57.2	0	5	4	3	+7
7	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	50.0	50	11/13/2024	SAS	vs	WAS	32	6	2	1	3	18	29	62.1	8	16	50.0	6	9	66.7	75.8	1	5	1	3	+13
8	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	50.0	50	10/28/2024	ORL	vs	IND	40	13	9	1	2	16	26	61.5	3	9	33.3	15	22	68.2	70.1	4	9	4	4	+3
9	Malachi Flynn M. Flynn	50.0	50	4/3/2024	DET	@	ATL	34	6	5	3	0	18	25	72.0	5	9	55.6	9	12	75.0	82.6	0	6	4	2	+14
10	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	50.0	50	12/25/2023	DAL	@	PHX	44	6	15	4	3	15	25	60.0	8	16	50.0	12	12	100.0	82.6	1	5	4	2	+16
11	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	50.0	50	12/15/2023	NYK	@	PHX	35	6	9	5	0	17	23	73.9	9	9	100.0	7	9	77.8	92.7	1	5	2	0	+7
12	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	50.0	50	12/6/2023	PHI	@	WAS	38	13	7	1	1	19	29	65.5	1	2	50.0	11	13	84.6	72.0	6	7	6	2	+8
13	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	50.0	50	11/12/2023	PHI	vs	IND	39	7	5	0	3	20	32	62.5	7	11	63.6	3	3	100.0	75.0	3	4	2	2	+17
14	Stephen Curry S. Curry	50.0	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
15	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	50.0	50	1/29/2023	MIL	vs	NOP	30	13	4	0	0	20	26	76.9	3	4	75.0	7	12	58.3	79.9	3	10	3	5	+16
16	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	50.0	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
17	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	50.0	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
18	Stephen Curry S. Curry	50.0	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
19	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	50.0	50	3/31/2022	CHI	vs	LAC	43	5	6	1	0	17	26	65.4	2	2	100.0	14	15	93.3	76.7	0	5	2	4	+19
20	LeBron James L. James	50.0	50	3/11/2022	LAL	vs	WAS	36	7	6	0	1	18	25	72.0	6	9	66.7	8	8	100.0	87.7	0	7	3	3	+22
21	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	50.0	50	3/8/2022	BKN	@	CHA	37	3	6	1	1	15	19	78.9	9	12	75.0	11	13	84.6	101.1	0	3	3	4	+14
22	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	50.0	50	2/15/2022	MIL	vs	IND	36	14	4	0	0	17	21	81.0	2	3	66.7	14	18	77.8	86.4	4	10	3	3	+7
23	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	50.0	50	1/19/2022	PHI	vs	ORL	27	12	2	1	3	17	23	73.9	1	4	25.0	15	17	88.2	82.0	1	11	2	3	+24
24	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	50.0	50	1/2/2022	BOS	vs	ORL	46	11	4	1	2	19	29	65.5	5	10	50.0	7	8	87.5	76.9	0	11	7	4	+10
25	Stephen Curry S. Curry	50.0	50	11/8/2021	GSW	vs	ATL	35	7	10	4	1	14	28	50.0	9	19	47.4	13	13	100.0	74.1	2	5	2	0	+31

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1	Pistons	57	22	.722
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4	Cavaliers	50	29	.633	7.0
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Thu 4/9	BOS	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Fri 4/10	NOP	@	BOS	7:30 PM
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APG Leaders

10.9

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DraftKings Points Leaders

4,205

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Dončić

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1	Pistons - z	57	22	.722
2	Celtics - x	54	25	.684	3.0
3	Knicks - x	51	28	.646	6.0
4	Cavaliers - x	50	29	.633	7.0
5	Hawks	45	34	.570	12.0
6	Raptors	44	35	.557	13.0
7	76ers	43	36	.544	14.0
8	Magic	43	36	.544	14.0
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12	Bulls - e	30	49	.380	27.0
13	Nets - e	20	59	.253	37.0
14	Pacers - e	18	61	.228	39.0
15	Wizards - e	17	62	.215	40.0

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1	Thunder - x	63	16	.797
2	Spurs - x	60	19	.759	3.0
3	Nuggets - x	51	28	.646	12.0
4	Lakers - x	50	29	.633	13.0
5	Rockets - x	50	29	.633	13.0
6	Timberwolves - x	47	32	.595	16.0
7	Suns	43	36	.544	20.0
8	Clippers	41	38	.519	22.0
9	Trail Blazers	40	39	.506	23.0
10	Warriors	37	42	.468	26.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	54	.325	37.5
12	Grizzlies - e	25	54	.316	38.0
13	Mavericks - e	25	54	.316	38.0
14	Kings - e	21	59	.263	42.5
15	Jazz - e	21	59	.263	42.5