most points scored in a first half in 2021

Zach LaVine dropped the most points in a first half in 2020-21, with 39 points versus the Hawks on April 9, 2021.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player scored in a first half in 2021

	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	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
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	33	1H	1/31/2021	DEN	vs	UTA	19	5	3	1	1	13	17	76.5	4	4	100.0	3	4	75.0	88.0	1	4	1	1	+23
3	Bradley Beal B. Beal	32	1H	1/6/2021	WAS	@	PHI	18	4	3	1	0	11	16	68.8	4	5	80.0	6	7	85.7	83.9	3	1	2	1	-9
4	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	31	1H	2/4/2021	PHI	vs	POR	20	4	1	1	1	11	17	64.7	0	0		9	9	100.0	74.0	1	3	2	0	+2
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	31	1H	1/3/2021	GSW	vs	POR	18	3	1	0	0	10	18	55.6	3	7	42.9	8	9	88.9	70.6	0	3	2	0	+12
6	Stephen Curry S. Curry	30	1H	4/12/2021	GSW	vs	DEN	17	2	1	0	0	9	13	69.2	6	9	66.7	6	6	100.0	95.9	0	2	1	1	+1
7	Stephen Curry S. Curry	30	1H	2/6/2021	GSW	@	DAL	19	1	1	1	0	10	15	66.7	7	10	70.0	3	3	100.0	91.9	0	1	2	2	-2
8	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	30	1H	1/17/2021	DAL	vs	CHI	20	8	5	1	0	11	19	57.9	6	9	66.7	2	2	100.0	75.5	2	6	2	3	-8
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	30	1H	1/4/2021	MIL	vs	DET	18	3	2	0	0	12	14	85.7	1	2	50.0	5	5	100.0	92.6	1	2	0	1	+13
10	CJ McCollum	29	1H	3/25/2021	POR	@	MIA	18	1	3	0	1	11	13	84.6	6	8	75.0	1	1	100.0	107.9	0	1	3	0	+10
11	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	29	1H	2/16/2021	DEN	@	BOS	19	4	1	2	0	10	12	83.3	3	3	100.0	6	6	100.0	99.0	3	1	2	0	+3
12	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	29	1H	1/3/2021	CHI	vs	DAL	19	0	1	2	0	12	18	66.7	2	5	40.0	3	3	100.0	75.1	0	0	1	1	-1
13	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	28	1H	3/27/2021	UTA	vs	MEM	17	0	5	1	1	10	12	83.3	4	6	66.7	4	4	100.0	101.7	0	0	3	0	+14
14	Fred VanVleet F. VanVleet	28	1H	2/2/2021	TOR	@	ORL	20	1	1	1	2	8	10	80.0	8	9	88.9	4	4	100.0	119.0	0	1	0	1	+6
15	Gordon Hayward G. Hayward	28	1H	1/11/2021	CHA	vs	NYK	19	2	2	0	0	8	12	66.7	2	2	100.0	10	10	100.0	85.4	1	1	0	0	+18
16	James Harden J. Harden	28	1H	12/28/2020	HOU	@	DEN	21	4	6	0	0	8	10	80.0	4	5	80.0	8	8	100.0	103.6	0	4	3	1	-1
17	Stephen Curry S. Curry	27	1H	5/8/2021	GSW	vs	OKC	17	2	1	1	0	7	13	53.8	6	10	60.0	7	7	100.0	84.0	0	2	0	1	+17
18	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	27	1H	3/19/2021	GSW	@	MEM	19	5	3	3	0	9	13	69.2	5	7	71.4	4	6	66.7	86.3	2	3	0	0	+25
19	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	27	1H	2/10/2021	CHI	vs	NOP	19	2	2	0	0	10	13	76.9	6	8	75.0	1	1	100.0	100.4	0	2	2	0	-3
20	Trae Young T. Young	27	1H	12/23/2020	ATL	@	CHI	17	3	5	0	0	7	8	87.5	5	6	83.3	8	10	80.0	108.9	1	2	3	2	+20
21	CJ McCollum	26	1H	5/10/2021	POR	vs	HOU	18	0	3	1	0	8	10	80.0	6	7	85.7	4	4	100.0	110.5	0	0	0	1	+18
22	Bradley Beal B. Beal	26	1H	5/8/2021	WAS	@	IND	19	3	1	1	0	11	16	68.8	2	3	66.7	2	4	50.0	73.2	3	0	0	1	-1
23	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	26	1H	5/5/2021	DEN	vs	NYK	18	8	2	1	2	9	10	90.0	0	0		8	10	80.0	90.3	2	6	2	2	+19
24	D'Angelo Russell D. Russell	26	1H	4/20/2021	MIN	@	SAC	15	2	2	0	0	9	11	81.8	6	7	85.7	2	2	100.0	109.4	0	2	0	1	-2
25	Jae Crowder J. Crowder	26	1H	4/12/2021	PHX	vs	HOU	15	2	1	0	0	8	9	88.9	8	9	88.9	2	3	66.7	126.0	0	2	0	2	+12