most 50 point games in a calendar month in the nba

Wilt Chamberlain has the most games with 50+ points in a month, with 13 games in January 1962 and in December 1961.

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most 50 or more point games by a player in a calendar month in the NBA

	NAME	GP	PTS	MONTH	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	13	739	January 1962	49.2	56.8	25.6	2.7			22.7	42.3	53.6				11.5	17.7	64.8	56.7				639	333	35				20
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	13	745	December 1961	49.9	57.3	27.5	1.8			23.5	46.2	50.7				10.4	16.8	61.6	53.4				649	357	24				28
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	9	548	February 1962	48.0	60.9	24.9	2.6			23.2	39.4	58.9				14.4	21.8	66.3	62.1				432	224	23				13
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	8	482	November 1962	48.0	60.3	23.0	2.8			24.3	42.6	56.9				11.8	17.6	66.7	59.8				384	184	22				12
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	6	347	December 1962	47.5	57.8	25.3				24.3	45.8	53.1				9.2	14.8	61.8	55.2				285	152					12
6	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	5	278	March 2007	46.8	55.6	5.4	2.6	1.2	0.2	19.0	36.8	51.6	4.0	8.4	47.6	13.6	14.8	91.9	64.2	1.2	4.2	2.2	234	27	13	6	1	11	12	+31
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	5	280	November 1964	50.0	56.0	27.6	1.8			23.4	46.0	50.9				9.2	21.2	43.4	50.6				250	138	9				8
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	5	287	January 1963	47.0	57.4	20.4	1.4			24.2	42.4	57.1				9.0	14.6	61.6	58.8				235	102	7				9
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	5	269	December 1961		53.8	21.4				19.4	40.4	48.0				15.0	19.4	77.3	55.0					107					16
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	5	278	November 1961	48.0	55.6	26.6	0.6			23.0	45.4	50.7				9.6	17.8	53.9	52.2				240	133	3				8
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	4	215	February 1964	49.0	53.8	23.8	3.8			22.3	42.0	53.0				9.3	16.3	56.9	54.7				196	95	15				14
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	4	226	March 1963	49.3	56.5	23.0	4.5			23.3	39.0	59.6				10.0	16.3	61.5	61.2				197	92	18				12
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	4	218	October 1962	50.5	54.5	33.0	3.3			22.5	42.0	53.6				9.5	16.3	58.5	55.4				202	132	13				2
14	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	3	161	December 2022	42.2	53.7	11.7	9.7	3.0	0.7	18.7	30.0	62.2	4.7	9.3	50.0	11.7	16.3	71.4	72.2	2.0	9.7	3.7	127	35	29	9	2	11	11	+14
15	James Harden J. Harden	3	159	December 2019	42.0	53.0	5.7	7.0	2.7	1.7	16.7	34.0	49.0	8.0	17.7	45.3	11.7	11.7	100.0	67.7	1.7	4.0	4.7	126	17	21	8	5	14	12	+28
16	James Harden J. Harden	3	168	March 2019	40.0	56.0	8.3	6.3	1.7	0.7	16.7	34.7	48.1	8.3	17.7	47.2	14.3	15.7	91.5	67.4	1.3	7.0	3.0	120	25	19	5	2	9	7	+46
17	James Harden J. Harden	3	176	January 2019	39.7	58.7	11.3	4.0	2.7	0.7	16.7	35.0	47.6	5.3	18.0	29.6	20.0	22.0	90.9	65.7	3.0	8.3	4.7	119	34	12	8	2	14	12	+36
18	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	3	182	January 2006	43.8	60.7	7.7	4.7	1.7	0.3	20.7	40.7	50.8	6.0	13.3	45.0	13.3	14.3	93.0	64.6	1.7	6.0	3.3	131	23	14	5	1	10	5	+21
19	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3	156	November 1988	43.0	52.0	7.7	3.3	4.7	1.3	20.3	29.7	68.5	1.7	3.3	50.0	9.7	11.3	85.3	75.0	1.7	6.0	4.0	129	23	10	14	4	12	9
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3	164	April 1987	41.3	54.7	7.7	4.3	4.0	2.0	19.0	32.0	59.4	0.0	1.3	0.0	16.7	20.3	82.0	66.8	2.7	5.0	2.3	124	23	13	12	6	7	10
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	3	157	February 1972		52.3	14.7	8.0			20.7	31.7	65.3				11.0	15.0	73.3	68.4					44	24
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3	173	December 1967	47.0	57.7	36.3	3.3			24.0	30.7	78.3				9.7	26.0	37.2	68.5				141	109	10				6
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3	163	February 1963	53.0	54.3	23.0	6.3			23.0	43.7	52.7				8.3	15.7	53.2	53.7				159	69	19				6
24	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	3	153	December 1962		51.0	11.7	4.3			20.0	32.3	61.9				11.0	13.0	84.6	67.0					35	13				10
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3	165	October 1961	48.0	55.0	30.3	2.0			22.0	44.0	50.0				11.0	18.3	60.0	52.8				144	91	6				5

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