most points in a half by a player since 2018

Since 2017-18, Karl-Anthony Towns has dropped the most points in a half, with 44 points versus the Hornets in the first half on January 22, 2024.

	NAME	PTS	HALF	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	44	1H	1/22/2024	MIN	vs	CHA	21	5	2	0	0	14	17	82.4	8	9	88.9	8	12	66.7	98.7	1	4	5	0	+10
2	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	43	2H	12/13/2023	MIL	vs	IND	19	7	2	1	0	13	18	72.2	0	3	0.0	17	24	70.8	75.3	2	5	3	1	+25
3	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	42	2H	1/2/2023	CLE	vs	CHI	24	6	8	0	1	13	20	65.0	1	5	20.0	15	18	83.3	75.2	3	3	1	1	+18
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	41	1H	1/26/2024	DAL	@	ATL	22	5	4	1	0	16	21	76.2	5	8	62.5	4	4	100.0	90.1	0	5	3	0	+8
5	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	41	1H	2/26/2023	POR	vs	HOU	19	4	2	0	0	13	19	68.4	8	11	72.7	7	7	100.0	92.8	1	3	0	1	+11
6	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	41	1H	3/15/2022	BKN	@	ORL	23	3	3	3	0	14	19	73.7	6	7	85.7	7	7	100.0	92.8	1	2	0	2	+28
7	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	40	2H	11/23/2024	CHA	@	MIL	22	2	5	1	0	14	25	56.0	5	12	41.7	7	8	87.5	70.1	0	2	3	2	+8
8	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	39	1H	4/9/2021	CHI	@	ATL	20	5	0	0	0	13	19	68.4	7	9	77.8	6	6	100.0	90.1	1	4	2	0	+13
9	Jamal Crawford J. Crawford	39	2H	4/9/2019	PHX	@	DAL	22	2	4	1	0	13	16	81.3	5	8	62.5	8	9	88.9	97.7	0	2	2	2	+15
10	James Harden J. Harden	39	2H	1/16/2019	HOU	vs	BKN	22	6	2	0	1	9	17	52.9	4	11	36.4	17	18	94.4	78.3	1	5	1	4	+13
11	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	38	2H	3/29/2024	NYK	@	SAS	21	4	0	1	0	15	25	60.0	5	7	71.4	3	3	100.0	72.2	1	3	1	0	+21
12	James Harden J. Harden	38	2H	10/30/2019	HOU	@	WAS	20	1	4	1	0	11	20	55.0	4	8	50.0	12	13	92.3	73.9	0	1	2	2	+11
13	Kemba Walker K. Walker	38	2H	4/1/2019	CHA	@	UTA	19	3	1	0	0	12	18	66.7	4	4	100.0	10	11	90.9	83.2	0	3	2	0	+3
14	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	37	1H	10/28/2024	ORL	vs	IND	20	7	6	0	1	13	17	76.5	3	6	50.0	8	9	88.9	88.3	2	5	0	2	+8
15	Devin Booker D. Booker	37	1H	4/1/2024	PHX	@	NOP	19	0	5	0	1	14	18	77.8	6	10	60.0	3	3	100.0	95.8	0	0	2	1	+20
16	Devin Booker D. Booker	37	1H	1/26/2024	PHX	@	IND	18	3	2	1	1	12	18	66.7	5	7	71.4	8	9	88.9	84.2	0	3	2	0	+10
17	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	37	2H	12/26/2023	DET	vs	BKN	24	6	1	1	1	13	16	81.3	3	3	100.0	8	10	80.0	90.7	0	6	1	1	+1
18	James Harden J. Harden	37	1H	3/22/2019	HOU	vs	SAS	18	2	1	2	0	10	18	55.6	5	6	83.3	12	14	85.7	76.6	0	2	2	1	+19
19	Lou Williams L. Williams	37	2H	1/10/2018	LAC	@	GSW	17	2	2	0	0	11	16	68.8	5	9	55.6	10	10	100.0	90.7	0	2	1	0	+16
20	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	36	2H	1/22/2024	PHI	vs	SAS	17	8	3	1	0	13	21	61.9	1	2	50.0	9	11	81.8	69.7	3	5	1	1	+12
21	Devin Booker D. Booker	36	2H	12/17/2022	PHX	vs	NOP	24	3	1	0	0	13	22	59.1	3	7	42.9	7	11	63.6	67.1	1	2	0	1	+21
22	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	36	2H	3/14/2022	MIN	@	SAS	16	9	0	0	0	10	16	62.5	6	8	75.0	10	11	90.9	86.4	1	8	2	5	+10
23	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	36	2H	2/6/2021	DEN	@	SAC	23	4	6	1	1	15	23	65.2	3	6	50.0	3	3	100.0	74.0	1	3	0	1	+1
24	Terry Rozier T. Rozier	36	2H	12/23/2020	CHA	@	CLE	23	1	1	2	0	13	18	72.2	8	13	61.5	2	2	100.0	95.3	0	1	1	3	+15
25	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	36	2H	8/11/2020	POR	@	DAL	21	3	5	1	0	7	17	41.2	6	10	60.0	16	16	100.0	74.9	2	1	2	1	0