most points scored in the first half nba history

James Harden has dropped the most career points in the first half, with 11,826 points.

	NAME	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	James Harden J. Harden	11,826	862	14.7	13.7	3.2	4.6	0.8	0.3	4.1	9.3	44.3	1.6	4.4	37.2	3.9	4.4	87.0	61.0	0.4	2.8	2.2	12,709	2,736	4,000	703	247	1,896	1,037	+1632
2	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	10,108	830	13.4	12.2	5.2	2.8	0.6	0.6	4.7	8.4	55.8	0.3	1.0	26.6	2.6	3.8	67.7	60.6	1.0	4.2	1.6	11,112	4,337	2,343	488	478	1,298	1,225	+1646
3	LeBron James L. James	10,066	790	14.3	12.7	3.8	4.1	0.6	0.3	4.9	9.2	53.4	0.8	2.2	36.4	2.1	2.9	71.8	60.8	0.5	3.3	1.8	11,282	2,995	3,275	502	212	1,461	559	+1025
4	Stephen Curry S. Curry	9,728	743	13.5	13.1	2.5	3.4	0.7	0.1	4.5	9.4	47.2	2.3	5.5	41.3	1.9	2.1	91.8	63.1	0.3	2.2	1.6	9,996	1,834	2,490	544	107	1,169	774	+1581
5	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	9,624	890	14.7	10.8	2.2	2.7	0.5	0.2	4.0	8.2	48.2	0.3	0.9	30.2	2.6	3.1	84.8	56.5	0.3	1.9	1.1	13,115	1,967	2,378	465	155	987	875	-271
6	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	9,231	819	14.9	11.3	5.8	4.1	0.6	0.4	4.4	7.7	57.7	0.5	1.4	36.9	1.9	2.2	84.5	65.1	1.4	4.4	1.5	12,205	4,711	3,351	532	295	1,246	1,021	+2625
7	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	9,199	747	13.9	12.3	2.2	3.8	0.5	0.1	4.0	8.9	44.7	1.5	4.0	37.5	2.8	3.1	90.9	59.7	0.3	2.0	1.5	10,413	1,676	2,820	366	111	1,143	623	+1167
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	9,149	671	15.3	13.6	3.5	2.8	0.4	0.6	4.9	9.2	53.6	1.0	2.5	40.2	2.7	3.1	88.2	64.4	0.3	3.2	1.6	10,239	2,324	1,849	296	393	1,080	593	+1653
9	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	9,102	861	13.5	10.6	4.0	4.7	0.8	0.1	3.9	8.7	44.7	0.6	2.0	31.7	2.2	2.9	74.1	52.9	0.7	3.3	2.2	11,591	3,429	4,025	678	129	1,890	991	+96
10	Anthony Davis A. Davis	9,029	687	13.9	13.1	5.4	1.5	0.7	1.2	5.1	9.5	53.7	0.2	0.7	27.0	2.8	3.5	78.6	59.6	1.3	4.1	1.2	9,564	3,728	1,052	488	795	809	795	+682
11	Devin Booker D. Booker	8,986	742	15.9	12.1	2.1	2.8	0.4	0.1	4.4	9.2	47.3	1.0	2.8	35.9	2.4	2.7	87.6	58.2	0.3	1.8	1.5	11,770	1,533	2,068	307	91	1,146	1,008	+250
12	CJ McCollum	8,530	829	14.1	10.3	1.9	2.0	0.5	0.2	3.9	8.7	45.4	1.4	3.4	40.1	1.0	1.2	80.9	55.6	0.3	1.6	0.9	11,699	1,559	1,680	387	193	767	799	+503
13	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	8,494	731	14.9	11.6	5.7	1.7	0.4	0.5	4.3	8.2	53.1	0.8	2.0	41.3	2.1	2.5	84.3	62.7	1.3	4.3	1.4	10,923	4,147	1,217	328	387	1,006	1,276	+1182
14	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	8,414	525	17.7	16.0	4.4	4.4	0.6	0.2	5.3	11.3	47.3	1.8	4.9	37.1	3.5	4.7	76.1	60.1	0.5	3.9	2.1	9,277	2,295	2,329	341	114	1,111	606	+936
15	Julius Randle J. Randle	8,158	800	14.7	10.2	4.5	2.0	0.3	0.2	3.8	8.1	46.7	0.7	2.1	34.6	1.9	2.5	77.2	55.6	0.9	3.7	1.4	11,764	3,618	1,637	269	126	1,150	1,104	-129
16	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	8,081	862	13.4	9.4	5.4	1.7	0.5	0.4	4.0	8.0	50.5	0.6	1.6	36.0	0.7	0.9	78.5	55.7	1.2	4.2	0.9	11,508	4,658	1,462	398	313	754	766	-870
17	Tobias Harris T. Harris	8,080	875	13.9	9.2	3.2	1.4	0.4	0.3	3.6	7.4	48.9	0.8	2.2	38.3	1.2	1.4	86.0	57.9	0.5	2.8	0.7	12,157	2,840	1,238	388	262	629	904	+1008
18	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	7,967	845	13.4	9.4	2.3	1.2	0.5	0.3	3.6	7.8	45.6	0.8	2.2	36.7	1.5	2.0	73.5	54.2	0.7	1.6	0.9	11,333	1,908	1,041	430	290	788	882	+221
19	Paul George P. George	7,576	669	14.9	11.3	3.1	2.1	0.9	0.2	4.0	8.9	45.2	1.5	3.8	40.2	1.8	2.1	86.2	57.8	0.4	2.7	1.4	9,999	2,055	1,410	620	143	966	910	+1328
20	Bradley Beal B. Beal	7,483	678	14.3	11.0	2.0	2.4	0.6	0.2	4.2	8.6	48.5	1.0	2.7	38.3	1.6	2.0	82.6	58.1	0.4	1.5	1.2	9,678	1,341	1,606	409	127	834	702	-261
21	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	7,353	716	12.1	10.3	1.8	1.2	0.4	0.3	3.9	8.5	45.8	1.7	4.2	41.1	0.8	0.9	86.7	57.9	0.3	1.6	0.8	8,631	1,319	849	292	192	604	627	+627
22	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	7,321	612	13.3	12.0	3.3	2.0	0.9	0.3	4.4	8.9	50.0	1.0	2.5	40.6	2.1	2.4	87.4	60.3	0.6	2.8	1.0	8,129	2,027	1,194	566	201	586	472	+1407
23	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	7,291	501	16.2	14.6	5.6	1.9	0.5	0.7	4.8	9.5	50.6	0.6	1.7	34.8	4.3	5.2	83.3	61.6	1.2	4.4	1.7	8,108	2,820	971	240	364	836	800	+1783
24	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	7,263	621	16.9	11.7	2.1	2.5	0.7	0.2	4.2	9.4	45.1	1.5	4.1	37.3	1.7	2.0	85.1	56.9	0.3	1.8	1.3	10,502	1,312	1,544	460	101	837	679	+1321
25	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	7,225	716	14.0	10.1	3.0	2.8	0.9	0.2	3.4	6.9	48.6	0.4	1.1	33.5	3.0	3.5	85.8	59.8	1.0	2.0	0.9	10,034	2,120	1,997	632	128	627	438	+1523

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.1

Şengün

RPG

9.4

Şengün

APG

7.9

Şengün

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.3

5th

DRTG

110.1

7th

NETRTG

9.2

4th

3P%

37.4

7th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Timberwolves	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
5	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
6	Warriors	8	4	.667	2.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 11/13	UTA	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Sun 11/15	HOU	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Mon 11/16	HOU	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Wed 11/18	HOU	@	IND	7:00 PM
Fri 11/20	HOU	@	DEN	10:00 PM

Last Game

Warriors

8 - 4

108

Final

115

Rockets

9 - 3

Wed 11 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

30.3

Wembanyama

29.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

13.5

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.0

Jokić

8.8

Young

8.5

Mitchell

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.2

Flagg

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.2

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.3

Curry

4.1

Robinson

TS% Leaders

72.6

Gafford

71.9

Curry

71.3

Spencer

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

120.4

120.0

119.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

104.8

107.6

107.9

108.6

108.8

109.0

NetRtg Rankings

13.3

11.7

11.2

9.2

8.0

7.9

Tank Leaderboard

1-11

1-10

1-9

2-8

3-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

759

Wembanyama

685.6

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

734.5

Wembanyama

723.3

Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.1

Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

35.9

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

36.8

Wagner

36.4

Murray

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.11

Wembanyama

1.74

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.04

Wembanyama

1.83

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-1

9-3

9-4

8-4

7-4

Worst Record ATS

2-10

2-9

3-8

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	10	3	.769	0.5
3	Pistons	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Knicks	6	5	.545	3.5
6	Cavaliers	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Heat	5	6	.455	4.5
8	Raptors	5	7	.417	5.0
9	Magic	4	7	.364	5.5
10	Hornets	4	8	.333	6.0
11	Pacers	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	9	.308	6.5
13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Bucks	1	11	.083	9.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Timberwolves	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
5	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
6	Warriors	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Thunder	8	4	.667	2.5
8	Grizzlies	7	4	.636	3.0
9	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
10	Mavericks	7	5	.583	3.5
11	Suns	5	6	.455	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	8	.333	6.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.5
14	Kings	1	10	.091	9.0
15	Jazz	1	11	.083	9.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 11/13	MIL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Fri 11/13	NYK	@	IND	7:00 PM
Fri 11/13	CLE	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Fri 11/13	MEM	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 11/13	ATL	@	CHI	8:00 PM

James Harden has dropped the most career points in the first half, with 11,826 points.

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9.4

7.9

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

38.6

30.3

29.7

13.5

13.3

12.6

9.0

8.8

8.5

3.0

2.3

2.2

4.4

2.4

2.2

5.5

4.3

4.1

72.6

71.9

71.3

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

759

685.6

583.3

734.5

723.3

610.3

40.1

36.5

35.9

37.4

36.8

36.4

2.11

1.74

1.62

2.04

1.83

1.70

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