James Harden has scored the most points in a game on December 31, with 53 points versus the Knicks on December 31, 2016.
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most points by a player scored in a game december 31 NBA| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | J. Harden | 53 | 12/31/2016 | vs | 42 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 78.1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | +13 | ||
| 2 |  | L. Dončić | 51 | 12/31/2022 | @ | 37 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 71.6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +7 | ||
| 3 |  | P. George | 45 | 12/31/2022 | @ | 40 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 78.9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | -4 | ||
| 4 |  | M. Jordan | 45 | 12/31/2001 | vs | 39 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 32 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 59.7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | +26 | ||
| 5 |  | K. Durant | 44 | 12/31/2014 | vs | 40 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 77.8 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | +12 | ||
| 6 |  | Q. Richardson | 44 | 12/31/2003 | vs | 38 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 66.5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | +12 | ||
| 7 |  | L. James | 43 | 12/31/2021 | vs | 29 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 71.8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | +18 | ||
| 8 | | J. Harden | 43 | 12/31/2018 | vs | 41 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 69.6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | +21 | ||
| 9 |  | T. McGrady | 42 | 12/31/2004 | vs | 47 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 67.7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | +14 | ||
| 10 |  | W. Chamberlain | 42 | 12/31/1963 | @ | 46 | 27 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 48.5 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 51.3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 11 |  | S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 40 | 12/31/2024 | vs | 34 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 74.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +11 | ||
| 12 |  | T. Young | 40 | 12/31/2023 | @ | 40 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 73.1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -13 | ||
| 13 |  | L. Williams | 40 | 12/31/2017 | vs | 37 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 77.4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +5 | ||
| 14 | | J. Harden | 40 | 12/31/2017 | vs | 41 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 68.4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +4 | ||
| 15 |  | D. Mitchell | 39 | 12/31/2021 | vs | 38 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 76.8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | +23 | ||
| 16 |  | B. Beal | 39 | 12/31/2017 | vs | 45 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 65.3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | +8 | ||
| 17 |  | B. Gordon | 39 | 12/31/2007 | vs | 41 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 67.8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -4 | ||
| 18 |  | W. Reed | 39 | 12/31/1968 | vs | 45 | 22 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 90.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 87.8 | ||||||||||||
| 19 |  | J. West | 39 | 12/31/1963 | vs | 37 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 63.5 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 20 |  | J. Jackson Jr. | 38 | 12/31/2024 | @ | 38 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 60.4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | +8 | ||
| 21 |  | K. Kuzma | 38 | 12/31/2023 | vs | 34 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 31 | 48.4 | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 60.4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 22 |  | R. Westbrook | 38 | 12/31/2017 | vs | 37 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 61.1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 23 |  | K. Thompson | 38 | 12/31/2015 | @ | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 67.1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | +10 | ||
| 24 | | J. Harden | 38 | 12/31/2013 | vs | 39 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 62.5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | -8 | ||
| 25 | | T. McGrady | 38 | 12/31/2006 | vs | 38 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 50.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 59.8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +9 | ||
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