most points in a game against lakers in regular and playoff by active player

James Harden has posted the most points by an active player in a regular-season or postseason game versus the Lakers, with 51 points on December 20, 2017.

NAME PTS DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 James Harden
J. Harden
51
12/20/2017
HOU HOU
vs
LAL LAL
43
3
9
1
1
15
27
55.6
4
6
66.7
17
21
81.0
70.4
0
3
6
5
+4
2 James Harden
J. Harden
50
12/13/2018
HOU HOU
vs
LAL LAL
35
10
11
2
0
14
26
53.8
4
12
33.3
18
19
94.7
72.8
2
8
6
4
+14
3 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
48
1/31/2020
POR POR
@
LAL LAL
40
9
10
2
0
17
30
56.7
7
12
58.3
7
8
87.5
71.6
1
8
1
1
+12
4 James Harden
J. Harden
48
1/19/2019
HOU HOU
vs
LAL LAL
42
8
6
4
1
14
30
46.7
8
19
42.1
12
15
80.0
65.6
3
5
6
3
+11
5 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
47
11/17/2021
MIL MIL
vs
LAL LAL
36
9
3
1
1
18
23
78.3
3
4
75.0
8
11
72.7
84.4
2
7
4
1
+1
6 Devin Booker
D. Booker
47
6/3/2021
PHX PHX
@
LAL LAL
46
11
3
0
1
15
22
68.2
8
10
80.0
9
9
100.0
90.5
0
11
3
2
+10
7 Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
47
11/13/2016
MIN MIN
vs
LAL LAL
41
4
3
0
1
14
21
66.7
2
5
40.0
17
22
77.3
76.6
1
3
2
2
+34
8 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
47
4/12/2013
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
44
6
9
3
0
17
31
54.8
9
15
60.0
4
4
100.0
71.7
3
3
1
3
+3
9 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
46
1/27/2024
GSW GSW
vs
LAL LAL
43
3
7
1
0
17
35
48.6
9
21
42.9
3
3
100.0
63.3
0
3
4
4
-2
10 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
46
11/15/2017
PHI PHI
@
LAL LAL
34
15
7
0
7
14
20
70.0
2
3
66.7
16
19
84.2
81.1
2
13
2
4
+19
11 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
46
3/19/2017
CLE CLE
@
LAL LAL
38
2
3
0
0
15
21
71.4
6
10
60.0
10
10
100.0
90.6
0
2
3
2
+9
12 Ja Morant
J. Morant
45
4/22/2023
MEM MEM
@
LAL LAL
42
9
13
0
0
13
26
50.0
6
10
60.0
13
14
92.9
70.0
3
6
3
2
+3
13 De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
44
3/6/2024
SAC SAC
@
LAL LAL
39
4
4
2
0
19
32
59.4
2
6
33.3
4
5
80.0
64.3
0
4
3
3
+5
14 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
44
12/13/2022
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
44
9
6
0
1
15
29
51.7
5
10
50.0
9
10
90.0
65.9
1
8
4
1
+12
15 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
44
2/8/2022
MIL MIL
@
LAL LAL
35
14
8
1
2
17
20
85.0
2
2
100.0
8
13
61.5
85.5
4
10
0
5
+23
16 Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
44
1/21/2019
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
27
3
2
0
1
17
20
85.0
10
11
90.9
0
0
110.0
0
3
2
2
+29
17 Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
43
4/27/2025
MIN MIN
vs
LAL LAL
44
9
6
0
1
12
23
52.2
5
10
50.0
14
17
82.4
70.5
4
5
1
2
+3
18 Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
43
1/28/2025
PHI PHI
vs
LAL LAL
36
3
2
2
0
15
26
57.7
4
11
36.4
9
9
100.0
71.8
0
3
1
4
+20
19 Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
43
12/6/2022
CLE CLE
vs
LAL LAL
40
6
5
4
0
17
27
63.0
4
8
50.0
5
5
100.0
73.6
2
4
2
1
+21
20 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
43
2/13/2014
OKC OKC
@
LAL LAL
42
12
7
3
0
14
33
42.4
3
13
23.1
12
12
100.0
56.2
0
12
6
2
+3
21 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
42
4/8/2025
OKC OKC
vs
LAL LAL
37
6
6
0
1
14
26
53.8
5
9
55.6
9
11
81.8
68.1
1
5
1
5
+7
22 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
42
2/14/2018
NOP NOP
vs
LAL LAL
33
15
3
3
2
15
18
83.3
2
2
100.0
10
11
90.9
91.9
3
12
1
2
+22
23 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
42
1/11/2013
OKC OKC
@
LAL LAL
39
8
5
0
1
16
25
64.0
4
11
36.4
6
8
75.0
73.6
0
8
3
4
+35
24 Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
41
2/5/2024
CHA CHA
vs
LAL LAL
40
0
4
0
0
16
26
61.5
5
10
50.0
4
4
100.0
73.8
0
0
1
1
-4
25 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
41
10/23/2022
POR POR
@
LAL LAL
34
5
2
0
1
15
25
60.0
6
13
46.2
5
7
71.4
73.0
1
4
6
3
+2

More Rockets Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.3

13th

DRTG

110.8

4th

NETRTG

4.6

7th

3P%

35.3

21st

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
Last Game
HOU Rockets

3 - 4

89

Final

103

GSW Warriors

4 - 3

Sun 4 May 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
145-124
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/5
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Sun
6/8
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM