most point 40 in a half in nba history

Devin Booker has dropped the most points in a half, with 51 points versus the Celtics in the second half on March 24, 2017.

Interpreted as:
most point by a player 40 in a half in NBA history
NAMEPTSHALFDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Devin Booker
D. Booker
51
2H
3/24/2017
@
24
4
5
3
1
14
26
53.8
3
9
33.3
20
21
95.2
72.4
1
3
3
2
+13
2Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
44
1H
1/22/2024
vs
21
5
2
0
0
14
17
82.4
8
9
88.9
8
12
66.7
98.7
1
4
5
0
+10
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
43
2H
12/13/2023
vs
19
7
2
1
0
13
18
72.2
0
3
0.0
17
24
70.8
75.3
2
5
3
1
+25
4Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
42
2H
1/2/2023
vs
24
6
8
0
1
13
20
65.0
1
5
20.0
15
18
83.3
75.2
3
3
1
1
+18
5Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
41
1H
1/26/2024
@
22
5
4
1
0
16
21
76.2
5
8
62.5
4
4
100.0
90.1
0
5
3
0
+8
6Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
41
1H
2/26/2023
vs
19
4
2
0
0
13
19
68.4
8
11
72.7
7
7
100.0
92.8
1
3
0
1
+11
7Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
41
1H
3/15/2022
@
23
3
3
3
0
14
19
73.7
6
7
85.7
7
7
100.0
92.8
1
2
0
2
+28
8LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
40
2H
11/23/2024
@
22
2
5
1
0
14
25
56.0
5
12
41.7
7
8
87.5
70.1
0
2
3
2
+8
9Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
40
1H
12/5/2016
vs
18
1
1
0
0
15
22
68.2
5
9
55.6
5
5
100.0
82.6
0
1
0
0
+30
10Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
40
2H
1/3/2016
@
2
4
1
1
14
19
73.7
2
3
66.7
10
11
90.9
83.9
1
1
1
3
11Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
39
1H
4/9/2021
@
20
5
0
0
0
13
19
68.4
7
9
77.8
6
6
100.0
90.1
1
4
2
0
+13
12Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
39
2H
4/9/2019
@
22
2
4
1
0
13
16
81.3
5
8
62.5
8
9
88.9
97.7
0
2
2
2
+15
13James Harden
J. Harden
39
2H
1/16/2019
vs
22
6
2
0
1
9
17
52.9
4
11
36.4
17
18
94.4
78.3
1
5
1
4
+13
14Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
39
2H
1/23/2015
vs
1
2
3
0
13
16
81.3
9
10
90.0
4
4
100.0
109.8
0
1
1
2
15Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
38
2H
3/29/2024
@
21
4
0
1
0
15
25
60.0
5
7
71.4
3
3
100.0
72.2
1
3
1
0
+21
16James Harden
J. Harden
38
2H
10/30/2019
@
20
1
4
1
0
11
20
55.0
4
8
50.0
12
13
92.3
73.9
0
1
2
2
+11
17Kemba Walker
K. Walker
38
2H
4/1/2019
@
19
3
1
0
0
12
18
66.7
4
4
100.0
10
11
90.9
83.2
0
3
2
0
+3
18Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
38
2H
4/13/2016
vs
2
4
1
0
15
30
50.0
4
12
33.3
4
4
100.0
59.8
0
2
1
0
19Stephen Curry
S. Curry
38
2H
10/31/2015
@
0
6
4
0
13
19
68.4
6
9
66.7
6
6
100.0
87.8
0
0
0
0
20Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
37
1H
10/28/2024
vs
20
7
6
0
1
13
17
76.5
3
6
50.0
8
9
88.9
88.3
2
5
0
2
+8
21Devin Booker
D. Booker
37
1H
4/1/2024
@
19
0
5
0
1
14
18
77.8
6
10
60.0
3
3
100.0
95.8
0
0
2
1
+20
22Devin Booker
D. Booker
37
1H
1/26/2024
@
18
3
2
1
1
12
18
66.7
5
7
71.4
8
9
88.9
84.2
0
3
2
0
+10
23Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
37
2H
12/26/2023
vs
24
6
1
1
1
13
16
81.3
3
3
100.0
8
10
80.0
90.7
0
6
1
1
+1
24James Harden
J. Harden
37
1H
3/22/2019
vs
18
2
1
2
0
10
18
55.6
5
6
83.3
12
14
85.7
76.6
0
2
2
1
+19
25Lou Williams
L. Williams
37
2H
1/10/2018
@
17
2
2
0
0
11
16
68.8
5
9
55.6
10
10
100.0
90.7
0
2
1
0
+16

More Suns Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

25.1

Booker

Devin Booker

RPG

8.3

Williams

Mark Williams

APG

6.7

Booker

Devin Booker
Team Rankings

ORTG

115.4

14th

DRTG

115.2

16th

NETRTG

0.3

17th

3P%

36.6

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
16
7
.696
6.5
6
17
10
.630
7.5
7
Suns Suns
14
12
.538
10.0
8
13
14
.481
11.5
9
13
14
.481
11.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
@
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
8:30 PM
Tue
12/23
@
9:00 PM
Fri
12/26
@
8:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

18 - 7

116

Final

114

PHX Suns

14 - 12

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
21
5
.808
2
18
7
.720
2.5
3
16
11
.593
5.5
4
15
11
.577
6.0
5
15
11
.577
6.0
6
14
11
.560
6.5
7
15
12
.556
6.5
8
14
12
.538
7.0
9
15
13
.536
7.0
10
11
15
.423
10.0
11
11
16
.407
10.5
12
8
18
.308
13.0
13
7
18
.280
13.5
14
6
20
.231
15.0
15
4
20
.167
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
24
2
.923
2
19
6
.760
4.5
3
18
7
.720
5.5
4
18
7
.720
5.5
5
16
7
.696
6.5
6
17
10
.630
7.5
7
14
12
.538
10.0
8
13
14
.481
11.5
9
13
14
.481
11.5
10
10
15
.400
13.5
11
10
16
.385
14.0
12
10
17
.370
14.5
13
6
20
.231
18.0
14
6
20
.231
18.0
15
5
22
.185
19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/14
@
119-95
Sat
11/15
@
118-121
Sat
11/15
@
110-123
Sat
11/15
@
129-106
Sat
11/15
@
124-106

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:30 PM
Thu
12/18
@
8:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
8:00 PM