most points in a game by a nba player on december 31

James Harden has the most points in a game on December 31, with 53 points against the Knicks on December 31, 2016.

	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	53	12/31/2016	HOU	vs	NYK	42	16	17	0	0	14	26	53.8	9	16	56.3	16	18	88.9	78.1	3	13	8	2	+13
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	51	12/31/2022	DAL	@	SAS	37	6	9	4	1	18	29	62.1	6	10	60.0	9	15	60.0	71.6	1	5	0	3	+7
3	Paul George P. George	45	12/31/2022	LAC	@	IND	40	9	4	3	0	15	25	60.0	7	13	53.8	8	8	100.0	78.9	2	7	4	4	-4
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	12/31/2001	WAS	vs	NJN	39	10	7	3	0	16	32	50.0	1	3	33.3	12	13	92.3	59.7	0	10	3	2	+26
5	Kevin Durant K. Durant	44	12/31/2014	OKC	vs	PHX	40	10	7	0	1	13	23	56.5	6	11	54.5	12	12	100.0	77.8	0	10	5	3	+12
6	Quentin Richardson Q. Richardson	44	12/31/2003	LAC	vs	DEN	38	10	2	2	0	17	30	56.7	5	9	55.6	5	7	71.4	66.5	6	4	3	3	+12
7	LeBron James L. James	43	12/31/2021	LAL	vs	POR	29	14	4	2	2	16	26	61.5	5	10	50.0	6	9	66.7	71.8	2	12	0	1	+18
8	James Harden J. Harden	43	12/31/2018	HOU	vs	MEM	41	10	13	2	0	8	19	42.1	6	12	50.0	21	27	77.8	69.6	1	9	9	3	+21
9	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	42	12/31/2004	HOU	vs	MIL	47	10	5	2	0	13	24	54.2	3	6	50.0	13	16	81.3	67.7	2	8	4	2	+14
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	42	12/31/1963	SFW	@	NYK	46	27	7			16	33	48.5				10	18	55.6	51.3				3
11	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	40	12/31/2024	OKC	vs	MIN	34	3	2	4	0	15	23	65.2	3	5	60.0	7	9	77.8	74.2	1	2	3	1	+11
12	Trae Young T. Young	40	12/31/2023	ATL	@	WAS	40	3	13	3	0	11	19	57.9	4	8	50.0	14	19	73.7	73.1	0	3	5	2	-13
13	Lou Williams L. Williams	40	12/31/2017	LAC	vs	CHA	37	2	8	1	0	12	21	57.1	6	9	66.7	10	11	90.9	77.4	0	2	1	2	+5
14	James Harden J. Harden	40	12/31/2017	HOU	vs	LAL	41	2	11	2	2	10	20	50.0	3	8	37.5	17	21	81.0	68.4	0	2	1	2	+4
15	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	39	12/31/2021	UTA	vs	MIN	38	6	5	1	0	12	21	57.1	6	11	54.5	9	10	90.0	76.8	1	5	3	2	+23
16	Bradley Beal B. Beal	39	12/31/2017	WAS	vs	CHI	45	9	9	2	0	16	29	55.2	7	13	53.8	0	2	0.0	65.3	0	9	2	3	+8
17	Ben Gordon B. Gordon	39	12/31/2007	CHI	vs	ORL	41	4	2	1	0	16	27	59.3	3	5	60.0	4	4	100.0	67.8	1	3	3	4	-4
18	Willis Reed W. Reed	39	12/31/1968	NYK	vs	BAL	45	22	5			18	20	90.0				3	5	60.0	87.8
19	Jerry West J. West	39	12/31/1963	LAL	vs	STL	37	4				13	25	52.0				13	13	100.0	63.5				2
20	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	38	12/31/2024	MEM	@	PHX	38	12	4	2	1	12	24	50.0	4	9	44.4	10	17	58.8	60.4	2	10	5	3	+8
21	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	38	12/31/2023	WAS	vs	ATL	34	8	5	0	0	15	31	48.4	7	18	38.9	1	1	100.0	60.4	2	6	2	4	0
22	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	38	12/31/2017	OKC	vs	DAL	37	15	11	1	0	17	28	60.7	0	4	0.0	4	7	57.1	61.1	1	14	2	2	0
23	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	38	12/31/2015	GSW	@	HOU	40	7	0	0	1	16	27	59.3	6	11	54.5	0	3	0.0	67.1	2	5	4	5	+10
24	James Harden J. Harden	38	12/31/2013	HOU	vs	SAC	39	10	1	2	0	12	26	46.2	5	11	45.5	9	10	90.0	62.5	3	7	5	5	-8
25	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	38	12/31/2006	HOU	vs	MEM	38	9	3	1	0	15	30	50.0	5	8	62.5	3	4	75.0	59.8	2	7	4	1	+9

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