Nate Archibald has scored the most points in a game on January 9, with 52 points versus the Knicks on January 9, 1973.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a game in january 9

	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	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	52	1/9/1973	KCO	vs	NYK	53	3	14			18	28	64.3				16	17	94.1	73.3				1
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	48	1/9/1960	PHI	vs	SYR	48	37	3			20	38	52.6				8	15	53.3	53.8				3
3	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	47	1/9/1988	SEA	vs	SAS	43	7	8	1	0	18	31	58.1	2	5	40.0	9	10	90.0	66.4	4	3	2	4
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	47	1/9/1962	PHI	vs	SYR	48	27	1			18	37	48.6				11	21	52.4	50.8				3
5	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	45	1/9/2006	LAL	vs	IND	45	10	5	1	0	14	32	43.8	2	6	33.3	15	21	71.4	54.6	1	9	2	4	+7
6	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	45	1/9/2005	HOU	@	DEN	41	12	5	1	3	15	26	57.7	5	9	55.6	10	14	71.4	70.0	0	12	3	4	+27
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	1/9/1988	CHI	vs	UTA	38	3	8	4	3	17	23	73.9	0	0		11	14	78.6	77.2	1	2	1	3
8	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	44	1/9/2023	NYK	vs	MIL	39	7	4	0	0	15	30	50.0	4	10	40.0	10	10	100.0	64.0	2	5	3	0	-2
9	LeBron James L. James	44	1/9/2011	MIA	@	POR	46	13	6	2	0	17	26	65.4	3	5	60.0	7	10	70.0	72.4	3	10	6	4	+5
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	44	1/9/1998	CHI	@	NYK	41	4	2	3	1	17	33	51.5	1	4	25.0	9	10	90.0	58.8	1	3	1	3	+6
11	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	43	1/9/1980	DEN	@	HOU	42	12	5	4	0	14	17	82.4	0	0		15	17	88.2	87.8	2	10	3	5
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	43	1/9/1964	SFW	vs	NYK	45	26	2			16	32	50.0				11	16	68.8	55.1				0
13	James Harden J. Harden	42	1/9/2019	HOU	vs	MIL	41	11	6	2	1	13	30	43.3	6	16	37.5	10	11	90.9	60.3	1	10	9	4	+2
14	Bernard King B. King	42	1/9/1990	WAS	@	NYK	40	4	6	0	0	19	29	65.5	0	0		4	4	100.0	68.3	2	2	5	5
15	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	42	1/9/1965	CIN	@	BAL		21	10			16	31	51.6				10	11	90.9	58.6				4
16	Anthony Davis A. Davis	41	1/9/2024	LAL	vs	TOR	40	11	6	0	1	13	17	76.5	2	2	100.0	13	14	92.9	88.5	1	10	3	4	0
17	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	41	1/9/2019	LAL	vs	DET	29	2	0	0	0	16	24	66.7	5	10	50.0	4	6	66.7	77.0	1	1	2	2	+14
18	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	41	1/9/2009	MIA	@	SAC	47	5	7	3	2	11	26	42.3	1	1	100.0	18	24	75.0	56.1	0	5	3	4	+10
19	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	41	1/9/2006	PHI	vs	SEA	45	7	9	1	0	15	25	60.0	0	0		11	13	84.6	66.7	1	6	5	1	+11
20	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	41	1/9/1966	PHI	@	STL	48	10	3			16	28	57.1				9	15	60.0	59.2				1
21	Darius Garland D. Garland	40	1/9/2025	CLE	vs	TOR	36	2	9	2	0	14	22	63.6	4	7	57.1	8	9	88.9	77.0	0	2	3	0	+18
22	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	40	1/9/2022	MIN	@	HOU	33	9	7	1	0	15	25	60.0	4	6	66.7	6	8	75.0	70.1	6	3	2	2	+27
23	Anthony Davis A. Davis	40	1/9/2017	NOP	@	NYK	29	18	2	0	3	14	22	63.6	1	1	100.0	11	12	91.7	73.3	4	14	0	2	+26
24	Kevin Durant K. Durant	40	1/9/2010	OKC	vs	IND	38	12	3	1	0	12	18	66.7	2	2	100.0	14	16	87.5	79.9	0	12	2	3	+13
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	40	1/9/1991	CHI	@	PHI	41	4	9	0	1	16	27	59.3	0	1	0.0	8	11	72.7	62.8	0	4	1	3