most points per game in the second half of the year

James Harden has the most points per game in the second half in a season, with 17.1 per game in 2018-19.

Interpreted as:

most points per game by a player in the second half of the year

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	James Harden J. Harden	17.1	2018-19	HOU	78	18.1	3.2	3.4	1.0	0.4	4.9	11.4	43.0	2.3	6.6	34.4	5.0	5.7	88.5	61.6	0.3	2.9	2.4	1,411	1,335	250	264	77	31	186	135	+74
2	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	17.0	2022-23	MIL	61	16.5	5.7	2.7	0.4	0.4	5.9	10.7	55.1	0.4	1.6	26.3	4.8	7.2	66.5	61.3	1.0	4.8	2.0	1,006	1,037	350	167	22	23	122	154	+169
3	Stephen Curry S. Curry	16.7	2020-21	GSW	63	16.2	2.9	2.6	0.6	0.1	5.2	10.7	48.5	2.9	6.5	44.1	3.5	3.7	92.4	67.6	0.3	2.6	1.6	1,024	1,055	182	161	38	4	101	66	+212
4	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	16.5	2016-17	OKC	81	16.1	5.0	4.2	0.9	0.2	5.2	12.5	42.1	1.5	4.2	35.4	4.5	5.3	84.3	55.7	0.8	4.2	2.3	1,305	1,335	403	337	74	14	184	130	+82
5	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	16.2	2019-20	POR	66	19.2	1.9	3.8	0.6	0.2	5.0	11.0	45.7	2.4	6.0	40.6	3.7	4.2	86.8	62.8	0.3	1.6	1.3	1,267	1,066	125	253	38	15	84	77	-42
6	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	16.1	2021-22	MIL	67	16.5	5.8	2.7	0.6	0.8	5.3	9.7	54.2	0.5	2.0	26.5	5.1	6.8	74.8	63.6	1.1	4.7	1.6	1,108	1,081	391	178	38	52	110	147	+131
7	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	15.9	2019-20	MIL	61	15.3	6.9	2.6	0.5	0.5	5.6	10.0	55.8	0.8	2.5	34.0	3.9	5.7	68.1	63.4	1.1	5.8	2.0	933	972	422	156	30	33	120	148	+308
8	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	15.9	2023-24	MIL	73	17.0	5.4	3.1	0.5	0.5	5.7	9.3	61.8	0.3	1.0	28.6	4.2	6.3	66.4	66.1	1.2	4.2	1.7	1,240	1,160	395	224	40	39	123	132	+260
9	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	15.8	2022-23	PHI	66	16.8	4.7	2.1	0.5	1.1	5.2	9.6	53.6	0.4	1.5	24.7	5.2	5.9	87.2	64.8	0.7	4.0	1.4	1,109	1,046	307	136	30	73	93	125	+172
10	James Harden J. Harden	15.8	2019-20	HOU	68	17.8	3.0	3.6	0.9	0.4	4.5	10.4	42.7	2.1	6.2	34.0	4.8	5.5	86.5	61.4	0.3	2.7	1.9	1,208	1,075	204	247	62	30	131	154	+229
11	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	15.7	2023-24	PHI	39	15.3	4.9	2.6	0.4	0.8	5.3	9.8	53.4	0.7	1.6	40.6	4.6	5.3	85.6	64.6	1.2	3.8	1.8	596	614	193	100	17	30	72	69	+100
12	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	15.7	2024-25	OKC	76	16.6	2.5	3.0	0.9	0.6	5.3	10.6	49.6	1.2	3.0	38.8	4.1	4.6	89.0	62.4	0.5	2.0	1.0	1,264	1,196	190	228	71	45	79	87	+432
13	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	15.7	2020-21	MIL	60	16.6	5.3	2.4	0.6	0.7	5.5	9.7	56.9	0.7	2.1	31.5	4.0	5.7	70.8	64.4	0.8	4.5	1.7	996	943	319	143	34	40	100	125	+184
14	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	15.6	2022-23	POR	58	17.7	2.5	3.3	0.4	0.2	4.7	10.0	47.1	2.0	5.6	35.2	4.2	4.7	90.4	64.6	0.5	2.0	1.5	1,029	906	145	194	24	12	85	60	+1
15	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	15.6	2016-17	BOS	76	16.9	1.3	2.7	0.4	0.1	4.7	10.4	44.9	1.7	4.7	36.1	4.6	5.1	90.2	61.9	0.3	1.1	1.2	1,282	1,187	102	205	34	5	92	117	+110
16	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	15.6	2024-25	MIL	67	16.8	5.9	3.0	0.3	0.6	5.9	9.8	59.7	0.1	0.4	25.0	3.8	5.9	64.2	62.9	1.1	4.8	1.4	1,124	1,044	395	199	17	40	97	82	+140
17	James Harden J. Harden	15.5	2015-16	HOU	82		3.3	3.7	0.8	0.5	4.5	10.2	44.1	1.6	4.3	36.1	4.9	5.8	85.2	60.7	0.3	3.0	2.0		1,271	274	304	68	37	165	127
18	LeBron James L. James	15.5	2022-23	LAL	55	17.6	4.3	3.4	0.5	0.3	5.7	11.3	50.9	1.3	3.7	34.3	2.7	3.6	76.3	60.2	0.8	3.5	1.6	969	852	234	189	26	18	88	78	+107
19	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	15.5	2022-23	OKC	68	17.5	2.6	2.7	0.7	0.4	5.1	10.3	49.4	0.4	1.3	28.6	4.9	5.4	92.0	61.2	0.5	2.1	1.5	1,190	1,051	177	181	48	26	99	120	+158
20	Trae Young T. Young	15.4	2019-20	ATL	58	17.0	2.1	4.3	0.6	0.1	4.9	10.7	45.3	1.8	5.0	35.8	3.9	4.7	82.9	60.2	0.3	1.8	2.2	988	895	120	249	34	3	129	76	-66
21	Bradley Beal B. Beal	15.4	2020-21	WAS	60	17.4	2.4	2.1	0.6	0.2	5.3	11.1	47.6	1.2	3.3	35.9	3.6	4.0	90.8	59.7	0.6	1.9	1.5	1,046	922	144	124	33	14	88	82	+67
22	Kevin Durant K. Durant	15.2	2020-21	BKN	34	16.7	3.6	2.4	0.3	0.7	5.0	8.5	58.5	1.6	3.1	53.8	3.6	4.0	91.2	74.2	0.1	3.5	1.7	568	518	122	81	10	23	57	43	+189
23	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	15.2	2023-24	OKC	74	16.6	3.0	2.7	1.1	0.4	5.3	9.9	53.9	0.7	2.0	37.9	3.8	4.5	86.1	64.3	0.5	2.4	1.0	1,226	1,127	221	200	79	31	76	102	+311
24	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	15.1	2023-24	NYK	76	17.5	2.0	3.5	0.5	0.1	5.3	10.8	48.8	1.4	3.5	38.7	3.2	3.8	83.6	60.4	0.4	1.6	1.3	1,333	1,149	149	266	36	10	100	85	+314
25	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	15.1	2022-23	TOT	60	19.6	2.7	3.0	0.6	0.5	5.4	11.0	48.6	1.8	4.9	36.3	2.6	2.8	93.9	61.7	0.5	2.2	1.2	1,176	904	159	182	33	30	71	104	+127