most points in one half in a game before 2019

Before 2018-19, Klay Thompson posted the most points in a first half, with 40 points against the Pacers on December 5, 2016.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in one half in a regular-season game before 2019

	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	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	40	12/5/2016	GSW	vs	IND	18	1	1	0	0	15	22	68.2	5	9	55.6	5	5	100.0	82.6	0	1	0	0	+30
2	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	37	4/13/2015	GSW	vs	MEM		2	1	1	0	14	17	82.4	7	8	87.5	2	2	100.0	103.5	0	2	2	0
3	Stephen Curry S. Curry	36	2/3/2016	GSW	@	WAS		3	1	1	0	13	14	92.9	8	9	88.9	2	3	66.7	117.5	0	3	4	2
4	Kemba Walker K. Walker	35	3/22/2018	CHA	vs	MEM	18	0	2	1	0	10	12	83.3	7	9	77.8	8	8	100.0	112.8	0	0	0	1	+36
5	Kevin Love K. Love	34	11/23/2016	CLE	vs	POR	17	4	0	1	1	11	15	73.3	8	11	72.7	4	4	100.0	101.4	1	3	1	2	+17
6	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	34	4/15/2015	OKC	@	MIN		6	4	1	0	11	16	68.8	2	4	50.0	10	13	76.9	78.3	0	6	1	1
7	James Harden J. Harden	33	11/16/2017	HOU	@	PHX	19	0	4	1	1	9	12	75.0	5	5	100.0	10	10	100.0	100.6	0	0	3	3	+13
8	Tim Hardaway Jr. T. Hardaway Jr.	32	2/14/2018	NYK	vs	WAS	20	5	1	1	0	12	14	85.7	5	6	83.3	3	3	100.0	104.4	1	4	1	0	+22
9	CJ McCollum	32	1/31/2018	POR	vs	CHI	17	4	1	0	0	13	17	76.5	4	5	80.0	2	2	100.0	89.5	1	3	1	0	+24
10	Kevin Love K. Love	32	11/28/2017	CLE	vs	MIA	17	8	1	2	0	10	14	71.4	4	7	57.1	8	9	88.9	89.1	2	6	1	0	+31
11	Anthony Davis A. Davis	31	2/14/2018	NOP	vs	LAL	18	8	1	2	0	10	11	90.9	2	2	100.0	9	9	100.0	103.6	3	5	1	2	+18
12	Stephen Curry S. Curry	31	11/24/2017	GSW	vs	CHI	17	5	4	2	0	9	13	69.2	4	8	50.0	9	9	100.0	91.4	0	5	1	2	+26
13	James Harden J. Harden	31	12/22/2014	HOU	vs	POR		2	5	5	0	10	17	58.8	1	4	25.0	10	11	90.9	71.0	0	2	1	1
14	James Harden J. Harden	30	12/22/2017	HOU	vs	LAC	19	4	4	2	0	9	16	56.3	5	9	55.6	7	8	87.5	76.8	0	4	2	0	+11
15	James Harden J. Harden	30	12/20/2017	HOU	vs	LAL	20	0	4	0	1	10	15	66.7	2	4	50.0	8	9	88.9	79.1	0	0	4	1	+3
16	James Harden J. Harden	30	11/5/2017	HOU	vs	UTA	19	0	7	0	0	10	12	83.3	5	5	100.0	5	5	100.0	105.6	0	0	3	2	+16
17	Rodney Hood R. Hood	30	3/28/2016	UTA	vs	LAL		3	0	0	1	11	13	84.6	8	9	88.9	0	0		115.4	1	2	0	0
18	Ryan Anderson R. Anderson	30	1/28/2016	NOP	vs	SAC		5	2	0	0	11	17	64.7	4	8	50.0	4	4	100.0	80.0	2	3	0	0
19	Kevin Durant K. Durant	30	12/18/2014	OKC	@	GSW		2	2	0	1	10	13	76.9	5	6	83.3	5	7	71.4	93.3	0	2	2	1
20	Allen Crabbe A. Crabbe	29	4/9/2018	BKN	vs	CHI	16	2	1	1	1	8	10	80.0	6	8	75.0	7	7	100.0	110.9	0	2	0	0	+13
21	Stephen Curry S. Curry	29	1/6/2018	GSW	@	LAC	18	5	1	1	0	8	14	57.1	5	10	50.0	8	9	88.9	80.7	2	3	1	1	+10
22	Kevin Durant K. Durant	29	11/3/2016	GSW	vs	OKC	19	4	1	0	0	11	17	64.7	6	8	75.0	1	1	100.0	83.1	1	3	2	2	+18
23	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	29	12/8/2015	GSW	@	IND		2	3	0	1	9	11	81.8	8	10	80.0	3	3	100.0	117.7	0	2	0	2
24	Stephen Curry S. Curry	29	10/27/2015	GSW	vs	NOP		3	6	1	0	11	18	61.1	4	10	40.0	3	3	100.0	75.1	2	1	2	0
25	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	29	4/12/2015	OKC	@	IND		3	7	0	0	12	21	57.1	1	6	16.7	4	6	66.7	61.3	1	2	1	0