most points in a game while having under 55 points in a regular season or post season game

22 players are tied for the most points with fewer than 55 points in a regular-season or postseason game, with 54 points. The first three are Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on January 22, Giannis Antetokounmpo on November 9, 2023 and on February 2, 2023 and Klay Thompson on January 2, 2023.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a game while having under 55 points in a regular season or post season game

	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	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	54	1/22/2025	OKC	vs	UTA	37	8	5	3	2	17	35	48.6	3	10	30.0	17	18	94.4	62.9	3	5	3	3	+9
2	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	54	11/9/2023	MIL	@	IND	36	12	3	0	0	19	25	76.0	0	1	0.0	16	18	88.9	82.0	2	10	8	4	+6
3	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	54	2/2/2023	MIL	vs	LAC	36	19	2	0	0	21	39	53.8	2	8	25.0	10	15	66.7	59.2	4	15	3	2	+10
4	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	54	1/2/2023	GSW	vs	ATL	46	8	3	0	1	21	39	53.8	10	21	47.6	2	2	100.0	67.7	2	6	3	4	+13
5	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	54	3/6/2022	BOS	vs	BKN	41	5	3	0	0	16	30	53.3	8	15	53.3	14	17	82.4	72.0	2	3	2	4	+12
6	Fred VanVleet F. VanVleet	54	2/2/2021	TOR	@	ORL	37	3	2	3	3	17	23	73.9	11	14	78.6	9	9	100.0	100.1	0	3	1	2	+20
7	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	54	1/31/2020	BKN	vs	CHI	32	5	5	1	0	19	23	82.6	7	9	77.8	9	10	90.0	98.5	0	5	4	3	+20
8	James Harden J. Harden	54	12/13/2019	HOU	@	ORL	36	5	7	2	3	19	31	61.3	10	15	66.7	6	6	100.0	80.3	2	3	3	5	+21
9	James Harden J. Harden	54	11/26/2018	HOU	@	WAS	47	8	13	3	0	17	32	53.1	7	15	46.7	13	15	86.7	69.9	1	7	11	4	+7
10	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	54	4/12/2015	OKC	@	IND	40	9	8	1	0	21	43	48.8	5	15	33.3	7	11	63.6	56.4	1	8	2	5	-4
11	Kevin Durant K. Durant	54	1/17/2014	OKC	vs	GSW	44	4	6	2	1	19	28	67.9	5	9	55.6	11	13	84.6	80.1	1	3	5	1	+7
12	Stephen Curry S. Curry	54	2/27/2013	GSW	@	NYK	48	6	7	3	0	18	28	64.3	11	13	84.6	7	7	100.0	86.9	0	6	4	3	-4
13	Ray Allen R. Allen	54	1/12/2007	SEA	vs	UTA	43	10	5	1	0	17	32	53.1	8	12	66.7	12	12	100.0	72.4	3	7	2	2	+10
14	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	54	12/22/2006	WAS	@	PHX	48	3	4	1	0	21	37	56.8	6	12	50.0	6	6	100.0	68.1	0	3	4	5	+12
15	Damon Stoudamire D. Stoudamire	54	1/14/2005	POR	@	NOH	43	0	1	1	0	20	32	62.5	8	16	50.0	6	6	100.0	77.9	0	0	0	3	-7
16	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	54	12/18/2004	PHI	@	MIL	40	8	5	2	0	17	29	58.6	4	7	57.1	16	21	76.2	70.6	2	6	3	0	+25
17	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	54	5/9/2001	PHI	vs	TOR	47	5	4	1	0	21	39	53.8	3	5	60.0	9	9	100.0	62.8	1	4	4	3	+8
18	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	54	1/6/2001	PHI	@	CLE	44	3	3	3	1	20	30	66.7	4	7	57.1	10	13	76.9	75.6	0	3	4	3	+5
19	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	54	5/31/1993	CHI	vs	NYK	39	6	2	2	1	18	30	60.0	6	9	66.7	12	14	85.7	74.7	0	6	2	5
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	54	11/20/1992	CHI	@	LAL	47	13	7	1	3	21	39	53.8	1	2	50.0	11	14	78.6	59.8	5	8	5	4
21	Michael Adams M. Adams	54	3/23/1991	DEN	vs	MIL	43	5	9	3	0	17	31	54.8	7	16	43.8	13	17	76.5	70.2	0	5	4	5
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	54	11/3/1989	CHI	vs	CLE	47	14	6	3	1	19	31	61.3	1	2	50.0	15	17	88.2	70.2	3	11	0	3
23	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	54	2/3/1987	ATL	vs	BOS	47	5	2	3	0	19	34	55.9	0	2	0.0	16	20	80.0	63.1	1	4	5	3
24	Alex English A. English	54	11/19/1985	DEN	vs	HOU	37	4	1	0	0	21	30	70.0	0	0		12	12	100.0	76.5	1	3	1	3
25	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	54	4/1/1973	BOS	vs	ATL	48	9	6			24	36	66.7				6	6	100.0	69.9				2