Jayson Tatum has posted the most points in a game versus Kevin Durant, with 54 points against the Nets on March 6, 2022.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player scored vs kd in a regular-season game

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	54	3/6/2022	BOS	vs	BKN	41	5	3	0	0	16	30	53.3	8	15	53.3	14	17	82.4	72.0	2	3	2	4	+12
2	Kevin Love K. Love	51	3/23/2012	MIN	@	OKC	49	14	0	1	1	16	27	59.3	7	11	63.6	12	16	75.0	74.9	6	8	4	3	+4
3	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	50	12/25/2023	DAL	@	PHX	44	6	15	4	3	15	25	60.0	8	16	50.0	12	12	100.0	82.6	1	5	4	2	+16
4	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	50	12/15/2023	NYK	@	PHX	35	6	9	5	0	17	23	73.9	9	9	100.0	7	9	77.8	92.7	1	5	2	0	+7
5	Lou Williams L. Williams	50	1/10/2018	LAC	@	GSW	35	2	7	0	0	16	27	59.3	8	16	50.0	10	10	100.0	79.6	0	2	4	0	+8
6	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	49	5/2/2021	MIL	vs	BKN	36	8	4	1	3	21	36	58.3	4	8	50.0	3	6	50.0	63.4	1	7	1	2	+5
7	Monta Ellis M. Ellis	48	2/7/2012	GSW	vs	OKC	42	7	2	2	1	18	29	62.1	3	6	50.0	9	10	90.0	71.9	1	6	3	2	+5
8	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	48	1/14/2008	LAL	@	SEA	42	2	2	1	0	21	44	47.7	2	8	25.0	4	7	57.1	51.0	0	2	1	1	-3
9	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	47	2/11/2017	OKC	vs	GSW	37	11	8	1	0	14	26	53.8	3	10	30.0	16	18	88.9	69.3	1	10	11	5	-13
10	Darius Garland D. Garland	46	12/26/2022	CLE	vs	BKN	40	3	8	1	0	14	20	70.0	5	7	71.4	13	15	86.7	86.5	1	2	1	1	+6
11	Stephen Curry S. Curry	46	2/27/2016	GSW	@	OKC	38	3	6	2	0	14	24	58.3	12	16	75.0	6	8	75.0	83.6	0	3	3	1	+6
12	James Harden J. Harden	46	2/20/2013	HOU	vs	OKC	44	7	6	2	1	14	19	73.7	7	8	87.5	11	12	91.7	94.7	1	6	2	2	+8
13	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	46	12/13/2008	DAL	vs	OKC	40	8	4	0	2	17	30	56.7	2	4	50.0	10	10	100.0	66.9	1	7	5	2	+6
14	Anthony Davis A. Davis	45	10/28/2016	NOP	vs	GSW	40	17	3	2	2	17	31	54.8	1	2	50.0	10	14	71.4	60.5	6	11	1	2	-3
15	Paul George P. George	45	3/19/2016	IND	vs	OKC	41	7	4	2	0	14	29	48.3	4	10	40.0	13	15	86.7	63.2	2	5	2	2	+4
16	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	44	3/2/2025	MIN	@	PHX	36	5	7	2	0	12	22	54.5	6	14	42.9	14	14	100.0	78.1	0	5	1	0	+22
17	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	44	3/31/2022	MIL	@	BKN	39	14	6	1	0	14	21	66.7	1	4	25.0	15	19	78.9	74.9	4	10	8	1	+12
18	James Harden J. Harden	44	1/3/2019	HOU	@	GSW	44	10	15	1	2	13	32	40.6	10	23	43.5	8	9	88.9	61.2	2	8	7	4	+5
19	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	44	4/3/2018	OKC	vs	GSW	41	16	6	2	0	15	26	57.7	3	7	42.9	11	12	91.7	70.3	5	11	6	3	+3
20	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	44	2/14/2018	POR	vs	GSW	40	3	8	2	0	14	25	56.0	4	11	36.4	12	12	100.0	72.7	0	3	4	3	+17
21	Lou Williams L. Williams	44	1/8/2016	LAL	vs	OKC	35	2	1	2	0	12	25	48.0	5	14	35.7	15	15	100.0	69.6	0	2	1	1	+4
22	LeBron James L. James	44	12/13/2009	CLE	@	OKC	39	7	6	4	1	16	29	55.2	5	8	62.5	7	10	70.0	65.9	0	7	1	1	+13
23	Trae Young T. Young	43	1/14/2025	ATL	vs	PHX	38	3	5	3	0	13	31	41.9	6	12	50.0	11	14	78.6	57.9	2	1	6	2	+10
24	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	43	10/26/2022	MIL	vs	BKN	38	14	5	1	3	16	25	64.0	1	4	25.0	10	14	71.4	69.0	2	12	7	4	+5
25	Terry Rozier T. Rozier	42	12/29/2023	CHA	@	PHX	39	4	8	1	0	14	22	63.6	8	12	66.7	6	6	100.0	85.2	1	3	0	0	-1