most point on 17 may in a game

Dirk Nowitzki has dropped the most points in a game on May 17, with 48 points in Game 1 of the 2011 Western Conference Finals against the Thunder.

Interpreted as:
most point by a player on 17 may in a game
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
48
5/17/2011
vs
41
6
4
0
4
12
15
80.0
0
0
24
24
100.0
93.9
0
6
2
3
+12
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
42
5/17/1992
vs
42
6
4
2
3
15
29
51.7
0
0
12
13
92.3
60.5
3
3
5
3
3Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
41
5/17/2022
vs
41
9
5
4
3
12
19
63.2
0
2
0.0
17
18
94.4
76.2
5
4
2
3
+25
4Kevin Durant
K. Durant
40
5/17/2011
@
42
8
5
1
2
10
18
55.6
2
5
40.0
18
19
94.7
75.9
0
8
3
3
-1
5Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
40
5/17/2010
vs
35
5
5
1
0
13
23
56.5
3
6
50.0
11
12
91.7
70.7
0
5
2
1
+22
6Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
39
5/17/2005
vs
36
4
6
2
0
10
15
66.7
4
6
66.7
15
17
88.2
86.7
2
2
1
5
+17
7LeBron James
L. James
38
5/17/2017
@
42
9
7
2
0
14
24
58.3
1
6
16.7
9
11
81.8
65.9
2
7
2
2
+17
8Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
36
5/17/2006
vs
44
12
4
1
3
13
19
68.4
0
0
10
15
66.7
70.3
4
8
3
2
+3
9Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
35
5/17/2023
@
43
5
7
6
0
12
25
48.0
2
4
50.0
9
10
90.0
59.5
3
2
3
4
+5
10Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
35
5/17/1999
@
45
9
1
2
0
13
26
50.0
1
6
16.7
8
9
88.9
58.4
5
4
2
3
-6
11Kevin McHale
K. McHale
34
5/17/1991
@
46
8
3
0
0
11
19
57.9
1
1
100.0
11
14
78.6
67.6
1
7
2
5
12Julius Erving
J. Erving
34
5/17/1977
@
45
9
6
1
15
24
62.5
4
5
80.0
64.9
2
13Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
33
5/17/2001
@
42
4
11
2
0
10
16
62.5
0
0
13
15
86.7
73.0
1
3
3
4
+4
14Danny Schayes
D. Schayes
33
5/17/1988
vs
34
13
1
0
0
11
16
68.8
0
0
11
14
78.6
74.5
5
8
3
4
15Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
33
5/17/1979
vs
45
11
2
0
1
10
18
55.6
13
15
86.7
67.1
4
7
3
5
16Kevin Love
K. Love
32
5/17/2017
@
34
12
0
1
1
9
16
56.3
6
9
66.7
8
9
88.9
80.2
1
11
2
3
+18
17LeBron James
L. James
32
5/17/2006
@
47
5
5
2
1
13
30
43.3
1
4
25.0
5
7
71.4
48.4
3
2
2
3
+2
18Joe Dumars
J. Dumars
32
5/17/1991
vs
45
3
10
0
0
14
25
56.0
3
5
60.0
1
3
33.3
60.8
1
2
1
2
19Larry Bird
L. Bird
32
5/17/1984
vs
43
13
7
3
1
9
17
52.9
0
0
14
14
100.0
69.1
1
12
5
4
20Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
31
5/17/2024
@
38
1
5
0
0
11
26
42.3
3
8
37.5
6
9
66.7
51.7
0
1
1
2
-11
21Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
31
5/17/2019
@
38
8
2
0
1
10
18
55.6
1
4
25.0
10
10
100.0
69.2
1
7
2
4
-19
22James Harden
J. Harden
31
5/17/2015
vs
43
7
8
3
1
7
20
35.0
2
7
28.6
15
18
83.3
55.5
0
7
7
1
+12
23Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
31
5/17/2006
@
44
10
4
2
0
13
22
59.1
1
2
50.0
4
4
100.0
65.2
1
9
4
4
0
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31
5/17/1998
vs
41
6
1
5
0
11
28
39.3
0
0
9
10
90.0
47.8
2
4
1
1
+9
25Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31
5/17/1993
@
40
9
6
2
1
11
24
45.8
2
2
100.0
7
9
77.8
55.4
3
6
4
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18
23
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.409
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13
14
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.326
21.5
14
12
31
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1
31
10
.756
2
26
16
.619
5.5
3
25
18
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4
25
19
.568
7.5
5
23
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6
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.548
8.5
7
24
20
.545
8.5
8
22
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20
22
.476
11.5
10
20
25
.444
13.0
11
18
24
.429
13.5
12
16
27
.372
16.0
13
12
29
.293
19.0
14
10
32
.238
21.5
15
10
34
.227
22.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
36
8
.818
2
30
13
.698
5.5
3
29
14
.674
6.5
4
27
16
.628
8.5
5
25
15
.625
9.0
6
25
16
.610
9.5
7
26
17
.605
9.5
8
24
19
.558
11.5
9
22
22
.500
14.0
10
19
23
.452
16.0
11
18
23
.439
16.5
12
18
26
.409
18.0
13
14
29
.326
21.5
14
12
31
.279
23.5
15
10
35
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Tue
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