most points in a game by james harden before 2017

Before 2016-17, James Harden scored his most points in a game against the Kings on April 1, 2015, with 51 points.

Interpreted as:
most points in a regular-season game by James Harden before 2017
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
51
4/1/2015
vs
38
8
6
3
0
16
25
64.0
8
9
88.9
11
13
84.6
83.0
2
6
7
1
+10
2James Harden
J. Harden
50
11/27/2015
vs
40
9
8
0
0
14
28
50.0
6
12
50.0
16
20
80.0
67.9
2
7
9
2
+13
3James Harden
J. Harden
50
3/19/2015
vs
40
10
4
1
0
12
27
44.4
4
12
33.3
22
25
88.0
65.8
1
9
4
2
+22
4James Harden
J. Harden
46
2/25/2016
@
46
5
8
3
0
16
26
61.5
4
9
44.4
10
13
76.9
72.5
2
3
5
5
+17
5James Harden
J. Harden
46
11/7/2015
@
40
4
2
1
0
14
26
53.8
5
10
50.0
13
14
92.9
71.5
0
4
7
4
+6
6James Harden
J. Harden
46
2/20/2013
vs
44
7
6
2
1
14
19
73.7
7
8
87.5
11
12
91.7
94.7
1
6
2
2
+8
7James Harden
J. Harden
45
11/18/2015
vs
47
8
11
5
1
11
29
37.9
4
15
26.7
19
20
95.0
59.5
1
7
5
2
+10
8James Harden
J. Harden
45
2/8/2015
vs
40
9
8
2
0
11
25
44.0
4
10
40.0
19
23
82.6
64.1
4
5
4
2
-5
9James Harden
J. Harden
45
1/19/2015
vs
40
1
7
4
1
12
18
66.7
7
12
58.3
14
15
93.3
91.5
1
0
5
0
+17
10James Harden
J. Harden
45
11/2/2012
@
40
7
2
0
0
14
19
73.7
2
4
50.0
15
17
88.2
85.0
1
6
5
3
+17
11James Harden
J. Harden
44
3/23/2015
@
43
4
7
2
2
10
21
47.6
3
8
37.5
21
22
95.5
71.7
1
3
4
4
+5
12James Harden
J. Harden
44
12/22/2014
vs
32
3
7
5
0
14
26
53.8
4
9
44.4
12
13
92.3
69.4
0
3
1
2
+19
13James Harden
J. Harden
44
12/11/2014
@
48
4
8
3
1
14
32
43.8
3
10
30.0
13
15
86.7
57.0
0
4
2
2
+12
14James Harden
J. Harden
43
11/6/2015
@
42
6
13
2
0
13
23
56.5
4
10
40.0
13
16
81.3
71.6
2
4
7
0
+24
15James Harden
J. Harden
43
2/25/2014
@
31
2
8
3
0
11
20
55.0
6
9
66.7
15
16
93.8
79.5
0
2
5
2
+29
16James Harden
J. Harden
42
2/23/2016
@
44
5
4
2
0
16
30
53.3
2
7
28.6
8
10
80.0
61.0
1
4
5
5
+2
17James Harden
J. Harden
42
12/9/2015
@
40
9
7
2
2
13
23
56.5
5
9
55.6
11
12
91.7
74.3
2
7
7
4
+6
18James Harden
J. Harden
41
4/3/2016
vs
43
4
9
3
1
12
25
48.0
5
11
45.5
12
14
85.7
65.8
1
3
5
2
+9
19James Harden
J. Harden
41
4/5/2015
@
38
6
6
3
0
12
22
54.5
6
9
66.7
11
13
84.6
74.0
2
4
3
6
-3
20James Harden
J. Harden
41
12/17/2014
@
45
4
10
2
0
11
21
52.4
1
7
14.3
18
21
85.7
67.8
1
3
4
2
+12
21James Harden
J. Harden
41
3/9/2014
vs
47
10
6
6
1
12
28
42.9
7
12
58.3
10
11
90.9
62.4
2
8
4
5
+9
22James Harden
J. Harden
40
4/10/2016
vs
41
4
13
4
0
14
31
45.2
6
14
42.9
6
8
75.0
57.9
1
3
4
2
+23
23James Harden
J. Harden
40
3/6/2016
@
43
5
14
1
0
11
20
55.0
3
7
42.9
15
19
78.9
70.5
0
5
1
4
+17
24James Harden
J. Harden
40
1/30/2016
vs
37
7
11
4
0
12
20
60.0
6
9
66.7
10
10
100.0
82.0
1
6
2
5
-1
25James Harden
J. Harden
40
11/25/2015
vs
41
5
5
3
1
12
19
63.2
5
9
55.6
11
11
100.0
83.9
1
4
4
2
+1

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