most points in 1st half by nba player single season

James Harden has the most points in the first half in a season, with 1,446 points in 2018-19.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	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	James Harden J. Harden	1,446	2018-19	HOU	78	18.3	18.5	3.3	4.1	1.0	0.3	5.8	12.8	45.1	2.5	6.3	39.0	4.5	5.1	87.8	61.5	0.5	2.8	2.5	1,426	261	317	80	26	196	152	+302
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	1,355	2023-24	DAL	70	19.0	19.4	4.9	5.4	0.6	0.2	6.5	13.2	49.5	2.4	6.0	40.0	3.9	4.8	80.8	63.2	0.4	4.5	2.3	1,333	344	375	43	17	158	78	+191
3	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1,285	2024-25	OKC	76	17.5	16.9	2.5	3.4	0.8	0.4	6.0	11.1	54.2	1.0	2.7	36.2	3.8	4.2	90.7	65.0	0.4	2.1	1.4	1,329	187	258	60	32	103	75	+489
4	James Harden J. Harden	1,238	2019-20	HOU	68	18.4	18.2	3.5	3.9	0.9	0.4	5.4	11.6	46.0	2.3	6.2	37.1	5.2	6.0	86.6	63.8	0.7	2.8	2.5	1,253	235	263	61	30	173	126	+80
5	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	1,228	2025-26	LAL	64	18.9	19.2	4.1	4.8	0.9	0.2	6.2	12.8	48.5	2.3	6.1	38.4	4.4	5.8	76.1	62.4	0.3	3.7	2.3	1,212	260	309	59	15	144	64	+43
6	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	1,187	2016-17	OKC	81	17.8	14.7	5.5	6.2	0.7	0.2	4.8	11.1	43.0	1.0	2.9	33.3	4.1	4.9	84.5	55.2	0.8	4.7	3.1	1,438	448	499	58	17	250	73	+150
7	James Harden J. Harden	1,185	2017-18	HOU	72	17.8	16.5	2.9	5.2	0.9	0.3	4.9	10.3	47.4	1.9	5.0	38.4	4.8	5.5	86.1	64.4	0.3	2.6	2.3	1,283	207	377	62	23	164	88	+383
8	Stephen Curry S. Curry	1,173	2015-16	GSW	79		14.8	2.8	4.0	1.0	0.1	5.1	10.3	49.9	2.7	5.9	45.9	1.8	2.1	89.0	66.3	0.4	2.3	1.6		219	313	82	9	129	91
9	LeBron James L. James	1,166	2017-18	CLE	82	18.8	14.2	4.2	4.7	0.6	0.3	5.6	9.7	57.5	0.7	1.9	36.8	2.3	3.3	71.9	63.7	0.6	3.6	2.1	1,545	348	383	52	28	169	67	+18
10	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	1,157	2022-23	DAL	66	17.7	17.5	4.3	4.1	0.6	0.2	5.9	11.5	51.0	1.6	4.3	36.9	4.2	5.7	73.1	62.4	0.4	3.9	1.8	1,168	283	269	40	15	117	81	+60
11	James Harden J. Harden	1,144	2016-17	HOU	81	18.1	14.1	3.9	6.1	0.9	0.2	4.1	9.2	44.5	1.4	4.2	34.4	4.5	5.2	86.8	61.5	0.6	3.3	3.1	1,464	317	496	71	19	254	97	+229
12	Anthony Davis A. Davis	1,128	2017-18	NOP	75	18.2	15.0	5.2	1.3	0.7	1.3	5.8	10.4	55.4	0.3	0.8	35.5	3.2	3.8	84.0	62.2	1.2	4.0	1.2	1,368	392	99	55	94	89	92	+185
13	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	1,125	2022-23	PHI	66	17.5	17.0	5.4	2.1	0.5	0.6	5.8	10.4	56.0	0.6	1.6	40.8	4.7	5.7	83.9	66.0	1.0	4.4	2.0	1,154	354	137	35	39	129	115	+227
14	James Harden J. Harden	1,116	2014-15	HOU	81		13.8	2.8	3.9	1.1	0.3	4.1	9.3	44.5	1.2	3.3	37.5	4.3	4.9	87.6	60.3	0.5	2.3	2.0		225	314	91	23	161	81
15	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	1,114	2023-24	BOS	74	18.5	15.1	4.5	2.9	0.5	0.3	5.2	10.2	51.3	1.8	4.5	39.6	2.8	3.4	82.0	64.2	0.4	4.1	1.5	1,367	336	212	36	20	109	83	+431
16	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	1,111	2022-23	BOS	74	18.4	15.0	4.4	2.4	0.4	0.3	5.0	11.0	45.3	1.5	4.9	30.2	3.5	4.0	88.2	58.7	0.6	3.9	1.4	1,359	329	180	33	22	105	80	+294
17	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1,105	2023-24	OKC	75	17.0	14.7	2.5	3.5	0.9	0.5	5.2	9.9	52.8	0.5	1.6	32.2	3.8	4.2	89.0	62.7	0.3	2.2	1.1	1,277	191	260	69	34	86	94	+289
18	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	1,099	2016-17	MIN	82	18.3	13.4	6.0	1.4	0.3	0.7	5.3	9.2	57.9	0.6	1.4	44.1	2.1	2.5	83.6	64.9	1.6	4.4	1.2	1,504	495	117	26	54	100	108	+115
19	Trae Young T. Young	1,088	2021-22	ATL	76	17.6	14.3	1.9	5.6	0.5	0.1	4.8	10.0	47.9	1.6	3.9	40.0	3.1	3.4	92.2	62.1	0.3	1.6	2.1	1,339	148	426	38	4	158	65	+92
20	Kevin Durant K. Durant	1,086	2018-19	GSW	78	18.4	13.9	3.2	3.1	0.4	0.6	5.1	9.3	54.8	0.8	2.2	34.9	3.0	3.3	89.3	64.8	0.2	2.9	1.6	1,434	247	244	31	48	126	80	+321
21	Julius Randle J. Randle	1,083	2022-23	NYK	77	17.3	14.1	5.1	1.9	0.3	0.1	4.8	10.3	46.7	1.8	4.8	37.5	2.6	3.4	76.1	59.4	0.9	4.2	1.3	1,332	392	145	24	8	99	99	+171
22	James Harden J. Harden	1,081	2015-16	HOU	82		13.2	2.7	3.7	0.9	0.2	4.0	9.3	43.6	1.3	3.6	36.7	3.8	4.3	87.3	59.0	0.4	2.3	2.5		218	301	71	15	207	107
23	Anthony Davis A. Davis	1,078	2016-17	NOP	75	17.6	14.4	5.6	1.2	0.7	1.2	5.4	10.2	52.5	0.1	0.5	17.9	3.5	4.5	79.1	58.9	1.2	4.4	1.3	1,319	417	89	52	88	99	73	+7
24	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	1,074	2024-25	DEN	70	18.5	15.3	6.6	5.1	1.0	0.4	5.9	9.9	60.2	1.0	2.4	40.5	2.5	3.0	83.7	68.6	1.4	5.2	1.7	1,292	459	355	69	25	117	62	+245
25	Paul George P. George	1,070	2018-19	OKC	77	18.1	13.9	3.8	2.1	1.2	0.2	4.7	10.4	45.3	1.8	4.5	39.7	2.7	3.3	82.1	58.6	0.7	3.1	1.4	1,391	290	160	94	18	110	124	+216

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3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
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28.8

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10.7

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9.9

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2.0

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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
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7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
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13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
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