most points scored in a game in a loss by a player since 2021

Since 2020-21, Devin Booker and Karl-Anthony Towns are tied for the most points in a loss, with 62 points.

Interpreted as:

most points scored in a regular-season game in a loss by a player since 2021

	NAME	PTS	L	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Devin Booker D. Booker	62	1	1/26/2024	PHX	@	IND	38	5	4	1	2	22	37	59.5	6	12	50.0	12	13	92.3	72.6	0	5	4	2	+1
2	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	62	1	1/22/2024	MIN	vs	CHA	38	8	2	0	0	21	35	60.0	10	15	66.7	10	14	71.4	75.3	3	5	7	2	0
3	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	61	1	4/1/2025	DEN	vs	MIN	53	10	10	2	0	18	29	62.1	6	11	54.5	19	24	79.2	77.1	2	8	4	5	+2
4	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	61	1	3/29/2024	NYK	@	SAS	43	4	6	1	0	25	47	53.2	5	13	38.5	6	6	100.0	61.4	1	3	1	2	+20
5	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	60	1	11/15/2024	SAC	vs	MIN	44	3	7	3	1	22	35	62.9	6	10	60.0	10	11	90.9	75.3	2	1	6	3	+1
6	Stephen Curry S. Curry	60	1	2/3/2024	GSW	@	ATL	41	6	4	0	1	22	38	57.9	10	23	43.5	6	6	100.0	73.8	1	5	2	1	-1
7	Bradley Beal B. Beal	60	1	1/6/2021	WAS	@	PHI	38	7	5	1	0	20	35	57.1	7	10	70.0	13	15	86.7	72.1	4	3	4	3	-9
8	Julius Randle J. Randle	57	1	3/20/2023	NYK	vs	MIN	37	4	1	0	0	19	29	65.5	8	14	57.1	11	13	84.6	82.1	0	4	4	4	-6
9	Stephen Curry S. Curry	57	1	2/6/2021	GSW	@	DAL	37	2	5	1	0	19	31	61.3	11	19	57.9	8	8	100.0	82.6	0	2	3	3	+7
10	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	56	1	12/7/2024	DEN	@	WAS	39	16	8	1	0	22	39	56.4	3	6	50.0	9	13	69.2	62.6	7	9	5	5	-1
11	Trae Young T. Young	56	1	1/3/2022	ATL	@	POR	37	4	14	0	0	17	26	65.4	7	12	58.3	15	15	100.0	85.9	1	3	4	1	+10
12	Kevin Durant K. Durant	55	1	4/2/2022	BKN	@	ATL	42	7	3	1	0	19	28	67.9	8	10	80.0	9	11	81.8	83.7	0	7	4	1	+1
13	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	54	1	11/9/2023	MIL	@	IND	36	12	3	0	0	19	25	76.0	0	1	0.0	16	18	88.9	82.0	2	10	8	4	+6
14	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	53	1	1/4/2025	MIN	@	DET	44	6	2	0	0	16	31	51.6	10	15	66.7	11	12	91.7	73.0	1	5	6	4	-3
15	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	52	1	1/29/2025	OKC	@	GSW	39	3	4	1	0	16	29	55.2	2	6	33.3	18	21	85.7	68.0	0	3	3	4	+1
16	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	51	1	10/28/2023	CHI	@	DET	37	5	0	1	0	19	33	57.6	7	13	53.8	6	8	75.0	69.8	2	3	4	2	-8
17	Darius Garland D. Garland	51	1	11/13/2022	CLE	vs	MIN	40	2	6	2	0	16	31	51.6	10	15	66.7	9	13	69.2	69.4	1	1	2	3	+6
18	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	50	1	11/23/2024	CHA	@	MIL	40	5	10	1	0	17	38	44.7	6	17	35.3	10	13	76.9	57.2	0	5	4	3	+7
19	Malachi Flynn M. Flynn	50	1	4/3/2024	DET	@	ATL	34	6	5	3	0	18	25	72.0	5	9	55.6	9	12	75.0	82.6	0	6	4	2	+14
20	Stephen Curry S. Curry	50	1	3/15/2023	GSW	@	LAC	39	2	6	2	0	20	28	71.4	8	14	57.1	2	4	50.0	84.0	0	2	2	1	-11
21	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	50	1	1/12/2023	POR	vs	CLE	40	2	3	1	0	16	28	57.1	5	13	38.5	13	15	86.7	72.3	0	2	1	1	-2
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	50	1	11/16/2022	GSW	@	PHX	36	9	6	0	1	17	28	60.7	7	11	63.6	9	9	100.0	78.2	0	9	3	2	-14
23	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	50	1	4/9/2021	CHI	@	ATL	39	8	5	0	0	18	31	58.1	7	12	58.3	7	8	87.5	72.4	1	7	3	1	-3
24	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	50	1	2/6/2021	DEN	@	SAC	41	8	12	1	3	20	33	60.6	3	6	50.0	7	7	100.0	69.3	1	7	1	2	+2
25	Jerami Grant J. Grant	49	1	2/8/2024	POR	vs	DET	45	8	6	0	0	14	29	48.3	3	6	50.0	18	20	90.0	64.8	2	6	4	5	-5