Damian Lillard scored the most points in a first half in 2022-23, with 41 points versus the Rockets on February 26, 2023.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player first half 2023

	NAME	PTS	HALF	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	41	1H	2/26/2023	POR	vs	HOU	19	4	2	0	0	13	19	68.4	8	11	72.7	7	7	100.0	92.8	1	3	0	1	+11
2	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	33	1H	3/31/2023	NYK	@	CLE	19	1	5	0	0	13	20	65.0	4	7	57.1	3	4	75.0	75.8	1	0	0	0	+3
3	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	33	1H	3/13/2023	GSW	vs	PHX	18	2	0	0	1	12	18	66.7	8	12	66.7	1	2	50.0	87.4	0	2	1	0	+14
4	Anfernee Simons A. Simons	33	1H	12/3/2022	POR	@	UTA	21	1	3	0	0	12	18	66.7	7	12	58.3	2	2	100.0	87.4	0	1	1	1	+10
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	31	1H	11/16/2022	GSW	@	PHX	18	4	1	0	0	10	13	76.9	4	5	80.0	7	7	100.0	96.4	0	4	2	1	-4
6	Devin Booker D. Booker	30	1H	3/8/2023	PHX	vs	OKC	17	1	1	0	1	11	15	73.3	4	7	57.1	4	5	80.0	87.2	0	1	2	3	+14
7	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	30	1H	3/1/2023	NYK	vs	BKN	20	2	4	0	0	12	14	85.7	4	5	80.0	2	2	100.0	100.8	0	2	3	2	+20
8	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	30	1H	2/13/2023	POR	vs	LAL	20	5	1	0	1	10	16	62.5	8	12	66.7	2	2	100.0	88.9	0	5	2	2	+6
9	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	30	1H	1/17/2023	POR	@	DEN	17	2	5	0	0	8	12	66.7	6	9	66.7	8	8	100.0	96.6	0	2	1	1	-12
10	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	30	1H	12/31/2022	DAL	@	SAS	17	1	3	1	1	11	16	68.8	5	6	83.3	3	5	60.0	82.4	0	1	0	1	+9
11	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	30	1H	10/30/2022	DAL	vs	ORL	18	2	3	1	0	12	18	66.7	2	7	28.6	4	8	50.0	69.7	0	2	0	3	+6
12	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	29	1H	1/29/2023	MIL	vs	NOP	16	11	2	0	0	13	17	76.5	1	2	50.0	2	5	40.0	75.5	3	8	1	1	+8
13	Trae Young T. Young	29	1H	12/21/2022	ATL	vs	CHI	19	2	2	1	0	7	14	50.0	6	9	66.7	9	9	100.0	80.7	1	1	3	0	+1
14	Kristaps Porziņģis K. Porziņģis	29	1H	11/28/2022	WAS	vs	MIN	16	1	1	2	2	7	9	77.8	6	8	75.0	9	9	100.0	111.9	0	1	0	0	+6
15	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	28	1H	2/4/2023	POR	@	CHI	19	3	1	0	0	8	11	72.7	3	5	60.0	9	9	100.0	93.6	0	3	2	3	+14
16	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	28	1H	2/4/2023	OKC	vs	HOU	18	3	3	3	2	9	14	64.3	0	1	0.0	10	11	90.9	74.3	0	3	0	2	+22
17	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	28	1H	1/17/2023	PHI	@	LAC	17	5	1	0	1	10	15	66.7	2	3	66.7	6	8	75.0	75.6	2	3	3	1	+8
18	Kevin Durant K. Durant	28	1H	1/4/2023	BKN	@	CHI	19	4	2	0	2	11	15	73.3	4	7	57.1	2	2	100.0	88.2	0	4	1	0	-8
19	Jonas Valančiūnas J. Valančiūnas	28	1H	12/19/2022	NOP	vs	MIL	18	8	2	1	0	11	15	73.3	6	8	75.0	0	0		93.3	2	6	2	0	+2
20	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	28	1H	12/11/2022	PHI	vs	CHA	18	7	1	0	1	10	18	55.6	1	1	100.0	7	7	100.0	66.4	2	5	0	0	+5
21	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	28	1H	11/30/2022	BOS	vs	MIA	21	6	2	1	0	9	14	64.3	4	6	66.7	6	6	100.0	84.1	1	5	1	1	+21
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	28	1H	10/23/2022	GSW	vs	SAC	17	2	2	1	0	9	13	69.2	6	8	75.0	4	4	100.0	94.9	0	2	1	2	+18
23	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	28	1H	10/21/2022	POR	vs	PHX	19	2	1	0	0	8	12	66.7	4	7	57.1	8	8	100.0	90.2	1	1	2	2	-2
24	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	27	1H	4/9/2023	NOP	@	MIN	20	6	3	1	1	11	19	57.9	1	3	33.3	4	4	100.0	65.0	3	3	3	1	+13
25	Anthony Davis A. Davis	27	1H	4/2/2023	LAL	@	HOU	17	4	0	0	2	11	16	68.8	0	0		5	6	83.3	72.4	2	2	0	0	+1