most points in a game when playing james harden

Nikola Jokić has posted the most points in a game versus James Harden, with 55 points against the Clippers on November 12.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a regular-season game when playing James Harden

	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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	55	11/12/2025	DEN	@	LAC	34	12	6	1	1	18	23	78.3	5	6	83.3	14	16	87.5	91.5	2	10	2	1	+28
2	Corey Brewer C. Brewer	51	4/11/2014	MIN	vs	HOU	45	2	1	6	1	19	30	63.3	2	6	33.3	11	15	73.3	69.7	1	1	2	4	+4
3	Kevin Love K. Love	51	3/23/2012	MIN	@	OKC	49	14	0	1	1	16	27	59.3	7	11	63.6	12	16	75.0	74.9	6	8	4	3	+4
4	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	50	1/3/2026	BOS	@	LAC	35	3	5	0	0	18	26	69.2	6	10	60.0	8	10	80.0	82.2	1	2	2	3	+21
5	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	49	1/5/2017	OKC	@	HOU	38	8	5	2	0	16	34	47.1	8	15	53.3	9	11	81.8	63.1	1	7	5	2	+2
6	Monta Ellis M. Ellis	48	2/7/2012	GSW	vs	OKC	42	7	2	2	1	18	29	62.1	3	6	50.0	9	10	90.0	71.9	1	6	3	2	+5
7	Bradley Beal B. Beal	46	10/30/2019	WAS	vs	HOU	41	6	8	3	0	14	20	70.0	7	12	58.3	11	12	91.7	91.0	2	4	5	4	+8
8	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	45	11/11/2024	OKC	vs	LAC	39	3	9	5	2	13	21	61.9	4	8	50.0	15	16	93.8	80.2	0	3	1	3	+8
9	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
10	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	45	11/14/2013	NYK	vs	HOU	44	10	4	0	1	17	30	56.7	2	4	50.0	9	11	81.8	64.6	3	7	3	5	+7
11	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	44	11/10/2023	DAL	vs	LAC	32	6	6	1	0	17	21	81.0	6	9	66.7	4	4	100.0	96.7	0	6	1	1	+32
12	CJ McCollum	44	12/26/2020	POR	vs	HOU	44	3	8	1	0	17	30	56.7	9	16	56.3	1	2	50.0	71.2	0	3	0	1	+8
13	LeBron James L. James	44	12/13/2009	CLE	@	OKC	39	7	6	4	1	16	29	55.2	5	8	62.5	7	10	70.0	65.9	0	7	1	1	+13
14	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	43	11/25/2025	LAL	vs	LAC	38	9	13	1	1	14	28	50.0	7	12	58.3	8	11	72.7	65.5	2	7	3	4	+9
15	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	42	3/2/2023	DAL	vs	PHI	40	4	12	1	0	13	22	59.1	7	13	53.8	9	11	81.8	78.2	1	3	5	2	+20
16	CJ McCollum	42	12/30/2022	NOP	vs	PHI	35	4	5	2	0	13	20	65.0	11	16	68.8	5	6	83.3	92.8	1	3	2	2	+6
17	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	42	1/20/2021	CLE	vs	BKN	38	5	5	2	1	16	29	55.2	5	11	45.5	5	9	55.6	63.7	3	2	1	5	+14
18	Trae Young T. Young	42	1/8/2020	ATL	vs	HOU	39	13	10	0	1	11	30	36.7	4	11	36.4	16	18	88.9	55.4	4	9	3	1	+4
19	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	42	3/30/2015	TOR	vs	HOU	41	11	1	1	1	14	27	51.9	2	4	50.0	12	17	70.6	60.9	1	10	6	2	+12
20	Kevin Durant K. Durant	42	3/11/2014	OKC	vs	HOU	42	5	4	0	1	12	22	54.5	5	8	62.5	13	16	81.3	72.3	0	5	3	3	+10
21	Tony Parker T. Parker	42	2/4/2012	SAS	vs	OKC	39	3	9	2	1	16	29	55.2	0	2	0.0	10	12	83.3	61.3	0	3	0	2	+20
22	Deron Williams D. Williams	42	4/6/2010	UTA	vs	OKC	42	3	10	0	0	14	23	60.9	4	7	57.1	10	11	90.9	75.4	0	3	1	3	+9
23	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	41	10/26/2024	DEN	vs	LAC	37	9	4	2	1	14	26	53.8	7	12	58.3	6	8	75.0	69.4	3	6	5	2	+7
24	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	41	3/4/2024	MIL	vs	LAC	42	4	4	1	0	12	22	54.5	4	9	44.4	13	13	100.0	74.0	0	4	4	3	+6
25	Stephen Curry S. Curry	41	2/14/2024	GSW	vs	LAC	35	4	5	0	0	15	31	48.4	9	19	47.4	2	2	100.0	64.3	1	3	4	3	-6

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Jokić

RPG

12.7

Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

121.7

1st

DRTG

117.3

21st

NETRTG

4.4

7th

3P%

39.2

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	54	18	.750	3.0
3	Lakers	46	26	.639	11.0
4	Nuggets	45	28	.616	12.5
5	Timberwolves	44	28	.611	13.0
6	Rockets	43	28	.606	13.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 3/25	DAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Fri 3/27	UTA	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sun 3/29	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 4/1	DEN	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Sat 4/4	SAS	@	DEN	3:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

45 - 28

125

Final

123

Suns

40 - 33

Tue 24 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.4

Dončić

31.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.7

Jokić

12.0

Towns

11.7

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.4

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.6

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.7

Duren

67.5

Jokić

67.5

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.7

120.1

119.8

119.1

119.0

118.9

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.7

111.4

112.6

112.9

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

7.8

7.6

7.5

6.9

4.7

Tank Leaderboard

16-56

16-55

17-55

19-54

21-51

23-49

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,537.9

Jokić

3,476.9

Dončić

3,100.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,765

Jokić

3,681.5

Dončić

3,279.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.0

Brown

33.8

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.5

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

45-27

44-28-1

43-30

42-30

40-31

41-31

Worst Record ATS

29-44

30-42

30-41

31-41

31-40

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	52	19	.732
2	Celtics	47	24	.662	5.0
3	Knicks	48	25	.658	5.0
4	Cavaliers	45	27	.625	7.5
5	Raptors	40	31	.563	12.0
6	Hawks	40	32	.556	12.5
7	76ers	39	33	.542	13.5
8	Magic	38	34	.528	14.5
9	Hornets	38	34	.528	14.5
10	Heat	38	34	.528	14.5
11	Bucks	29	42	.408	23.0
12	Bulls	29	42	.408	23.0
13	Nets - e	17	55	.236	35.5
14	Wizards - e	16	55	.225	36.0
15	Pacers - e	16	56	.222	36.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	57	15	.792
2	Spurs - x	54	18	.750	3.0
3	Lakers	46	26	.639	11.0
4	Nuggets	45	28	.616	12.5
5	Timberwolves	44	28	.611	13.0
6	Rockets	43	28	.606	13.5
7	Suns	40	33	.548	17.5
8	Clippers	36	36	.500	21.0
9	Trail Blazers	36	37	.493	21.5
10	Warriors	34	38	.472	23.0
11	Pelicans - e	25	48	.342	32.5
12	Grizzlies	24	47	.338	32.5
13	Mavericks - e	23	49	.319	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	51	.292	36.0
15	Kings - e	19	54	.260	38.5