most points in a game when playing chris paul

Kobe Bryant has posted the most points in a game versus Chris Paul, with 50 points against the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets on March 23, 2007.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a regular-season game when playing Chris Paul

	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	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	50	3/23/2007	LAL	@	NOK	47	7	1	0	1	16	29	55.2	2	5	40.0	16	16	100.0	69.4	1	6	1	2	+12
2	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	47	2/10/2021	MIL	@	PHX	38	11	5	1	0	15	23	65.2	0	4	0.0	17	21	81.0	72.9	2	9	2	2	-3
3	Kevin Durant K. Durant	47	2/17/2009	OKC	vs	NOH	43	3	2	0	0	16	27	59.3	4	6	66.7	11	13	84.6	71.8	0	3	2	3	+1
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	46	1/4/2025	DEN	@	SAS	43	9	10	2	2	19	35	54.3	3	8	37.5	5	6	83.3	61.1	4	5	2	3	+7
5	Vince Carter V. Carter	46	2/21/2007	NJN	vs	NOK	32	2	2	0	0	15	25	60.0	4	10	40.0	12	12	100.0	76.0	0	2	3	5	+5
6	Paul George P. George	45	2/9/2019	OKC	@	HOU	41	11	3	1	0	12	22	54.5	6	14	42.9	15	18	83.3	75.2	2	9	2	5	+16
7	Kevin Love K. Love	45	12/22/2013	MIN	@	LAC	43	19	6	1	0	15	23	65.2	2	6	33.3	13	15	86.7	76.0	3	16	4	3	-2
8	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	43	2/7/2023	BKN	vs	PHX	39	5	3	1	1	11	23	47.8	3	9	33.3	18	20	90.0	67.6	0	5	3	2	-4
9	Trae Young T. Young	43	2/3/2022	ATL	vs	PHX	36	0	5	1	0	16	25	64.0	6	10	60.0	5	7	71.4	76.6	0	0	4	1	+3
10	Kevin Durant K. Durant	43	2/2/2011	OKC	vs	NOH	41	10	5	1	1	14	19	73.7	5	7	71.4	10	11	90.9	90.2	0	10	2	2	+15
11	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	42	3/1/2025	MEM	vs	SAS	35	4	2	2	2	15	25	60.0	5	8	62.5	7	8	87.5	73.6	1	3	2	3	+10
12	Jordan Poole J. Poole	42	11/13/2024	WAS	@	SAS	33	2	6	2	0	15	22	68.2	6	9	66.7	6	6	100.0	85.2	0	2	3	5	-6
13	Anthony Davis A. Davis	42	5/9/2021	LAL	vs	PHX	41	12	5	3	3	13	27	48.1	1	5	20.0	15	17	88.2	60.9	3	9	3	1	+26
14	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	42	3/18/2021	MIN	@	PHX	38	7	3	2	0	15	31	48.4	4	13	30.8	8	13	61.5	57.2	3	4	2	2	+9
15	Kevin Durant K. Durant	42	2/23/2014	OKC	vs	LAC	46	3	10	2	0	15	30	50.0	2	6	33.3	10	12	83.3	59.5	0	3	5	3	+1
16	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	42	2/10/2013	NYK	vs	LAC	43	8	1	1	1	14	26	53.8	5	11	45.5	9	9	100.0	70.1	2	6	4	3	-2
17	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	42	1/14/2012	LAL	@	LAC	44	7	4	2	1	14	28	50.0	2	5	40.0	12	14	85.7	61.5	0	7	2	3	-9
18	Jalen Williams J. Williams	41	3/2/2025	OKC	@	SAS	33	6	6	1	1	15	24	62.5	4	8	50.0	7	7	100.0	75.7	0	6	0	2	+12
19	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	41	1/3/2025	DEN	vs	SAS	37	18	9	2	0	15	36	41.7	3	10	30.0	8	9	88.9	51.3	4	14	2	3	+7
20	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	41	12/25/2024	NYK	vs	SAS	43	1	4	2	2	17	25	68.0	6	9	66.7	1	1	100.0	80.6	1	0	0	2	+8
21	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	41	12/16/2023	BKN	@	GSW	37	5	2	1	0	15	24	62.5	5	13	38.5	6	6	100.0	77.0	0	5	5	5	-3
22	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	41	12/25/2022	DEN	vs	PHX	44	15	15	0	1	16	25	64.0	2	4	50.0	7	9	77.8	70.8	4	11	3	4	+12
23	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	41	10/21/2022	POR	vs	PHX	43	7	3	0	1	12	25	48.0	5	12	41.7	12	12	100.0	67.7	1	6	4	2	-2
24	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	41	5/13/2021	POR	@	PHX	43	5	5	1	0	16	23	69.6	2	6	33.3	7	8	87.5	77.3	0	5	3	0	-2
25	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	41	4/7/2021	UTA	@	PHX	41	8	3	0	0	16	35	45.7	4	12	33.3	5	7	71.4	53.8	0	8	1	5	-11