most points in one half by one player in one game

Paolo Banchero scored the most points in a first half this season, with 37 points versus the Pacers on October 28.

Interpreted as:

most points in one half by one player in one regular-season game this season

	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	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	37	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
2	James Harden J. Harden	34	12/16/2024	LAC	vs	UTA	19	0	4	1	1	8	12	66.7	7	10	70.0	11	13	84.6	95.9	0	0	1	1	+26
3	Stephen Curry S. Curry	32	4/1/2025	GSW	@	MEM	19	7	5	2	1	11	16	68.8	8	10	80.0	2	2	100.0	94.8	1	6	2	1	+13
4	Jamal Murray J. Murray	32	1/14/2025	DEN	@	DAL	19	0	3	1	0	12	15	80.0	4	6	66.7	4	4	100.0	95.5	0	0	2	0	+23
5	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	31	4/9/2025	LAL	@	DAL	19	3	3	3	0	11	16	68.8	6	8	75.0	3	6	50.0	83.2	0	3	2	1	+5
6	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31	1/29/2025	OKC	@	GSW	17	3	3	0	0	9	13	69.2	2	3	66.7	11	12	91.7	84.8	0	3	1	1	+18
7	James Harden J. Harden	31	11/27/2024	LAC	@	WAS	20	2	5	1	0	11	15	73.3	5	7	71.4	4	5	80.0	90.1	1	1	1	0	+23
8	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	30	2/28/2025	BOS	vs	CLE	20	9	7	0	1	11	17	64.7	4	8	50.0	4	5	80.0	78.1	1	8	1	1	+16
9	Jamal Murray J. Murray	30	2/12/2025	DEN	vs	POR	20	2	3	0	0	10	15	66.7	6	10	60.0	4	5	80.0	87.2	1	1	0	0	+28
10	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30	2/3/2025	OKC	vs	MIL	17	2	4	0	0	13	17	76.5	2	3	66.7	2	3	66.7	81.9	0	2	1	1	+27
11	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	29	4/6/2025	DEN	vs	IND	19	6	9	2	0	12	20	60.0	3	8	37.5	2	3	66.7	68.0	2	4	3	0	+5
12	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	29	3/22/2025	LAL	vs	CHI	19	7	2	0	0	9	14	64.3	7	10	70.0	4	4	100.0	92.0	3	4	5	1	+7
13	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	29	3/13/2025	LAL	@	MIL	20	7	2	2	1	9	15	60.0	5	9	55.6	6	8	75.0	78.3	0	7	3	1	-1
14	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	29	2/23/2025	DET	@	ATL	19	5	10	0	1	11	16	68.8	6	8	75.0	1	1	100.0	88.2	0	5	1	1	+13
15	Naji Marshall N. Marshall	28	3/25/2025	DAL	@	NYK	19	1	1	1	0	13	15	86.7	1	2	50.0	1	1	100.0	90.7	1	0	0	1	+9
16	James Harden J. Harden	28	3/5/2025	LAC	vs	DET	19	3	2	0	0	7	11	63.6	4	7	57.1	10	12	83.3	86.0	0	3	3	0	+1
17	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	28	3/3/2025	OKC	vs	HOU	17	1	2	1	1	10	16	62.5	2	3	66.7	6	6	100.0	75.1	0	1	0	1	-1
18	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	28	2/5/2025	OKC	vs	PHX	19	5	3	1	0	9	16	56.3	2	3	66.7	8	8	100.0	71.7	1	4	0	1	+11
19	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	28	12/15/2024	DAL	@	GSW	18	8	9	1	0	9	12	75.0	4	7	57.1	6	6	100.0	95.6	2	6	1	1	+12
20	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	28	12/7/2024	CLE	@	CHA	15	4	1	0	2	10	13	76.9	5	6	83.3	3	4	75.0	94.9	0	4	1	2	+14
21	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	28	11/13/2024	MIL	vs	DET	20	4	0	2	1	10	17	58.8	0	1	0.0	8	8	100.0	68.2	2	2	0	0	-11
22	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	27	3/15/2025	DEN	vs	WAS	19	6	3	0	0	11	17	64.7	1	5	20.0	4	4	100.0	72.0	0	6	1	2	+16
23	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	27	1/28/2025	PHI	vs	LAL	21	1	2	2	0	8	13	61.5	2	6	33.3	9	9	100.0	79.6	0	1	0	1	+13
24	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	27	1/14/2025	CLE	@	IND	16	5	0	2	0	10	13	76.9	3	5	60.0	4	4	100.0	91.5	1	4	2	2	+2
25	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	27	1/12/2025	NYK	vs	MIL	17	4	4	0	0	9	15	60.0	2	6	33.3	7	7	100.0	74.7	1	3	1	0	+7