most points scored vs knicks in a game since 1980

Since 1979-80, James Harden and Kobe Bryant are tied for the most points in a game versus the Knicks, with 61 points.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player scored vs knicks in a regular-season game since 1980

	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	James Harden J. Harden	61	1/23/2019	HOU	@	NYK	40	15	4	5	0	17	38	44.7	5	20	25.0	22	25	88.0	62.2	6	9	5	3	+19
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	61	2/2/2009	LAL	@	NYK	37	0	3	0	1	19	31	61.3	3	6	50.0	20	20	100.0	76.6	0	0	2	1	+19
3	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	60	12/27/2022	DAL	vs	NYK	47	21	10	2	1	21	31	67.7	2	6	33.3	16	22	72.7	73.7	5	16	4	5	+7
4	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	55	4/12/2009	MIA	vs	NYK	39	9	4	0	1	19	30	63.3	6	12	50.0	11	13	84.6	77.0	2	7	3	3	+24
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	55	3/28/1995	CHI	@	NYK	39	4	2	1	0	21	37	56.8	3	4	75.0	10	11	90.9	65.7	0	4	2	3
6	Stephen Curry S. Curry	54	2/27/2013	GSW	@	NYK	48	6	7	3	0	18	28	64.3	11	13	84.6	7	7	100.0	86.9	0	6	4	3	-4
7	Kevin Durant K. Durant	53	3/13/2022	BKN	vs	NYK	43	6	9	2	0	19	37	51.4	4	13	30.8	11	12	91.7	62.7	1	5	5	3	+11
8	James Harden J. Harden	53	12/31/2016	HOU	vs	NYK	42	16	17	0	0	14	26	53.8	9	16	56.3	16	18	88.9	78.1	3	13	8	2	+13
9	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	52	12/21/2022	TOR	@	NYK	41	9	7	1	0	17	25	68.0	2	6	33.3	16	18	88.9	79.0	3	6	1	2	+8
10	LeBron James L. James	52	2/4/2009	CLE	@	NYK	44	9	11	0	2	17	33	51.5	2	7	28.6	16	19	84.2	62.9	0	9	3	1	+7
11	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	52	12/7/1991	ATL	vs	NYK	52	5	3	1	0	17	30	56.7	2	2	100.0	16	18	88.9	68.6	0	5	7	2
12	Richard Hamilton R. Hamilton	51	12/27/2006	DET	@	NYK	55	2	2	0	0	19	37	51.4	1	1	100.0	12	12	100.0	60.3	0	2	1	4	+2
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	51	1/21/1997	CHI	vs	NYK	43	4	4	2	0	18	30	60.0	5	8	62.5	10	11	90.9	73.2	1	3	2	1	+7
14	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	50	11/27/2009	DEN	vs	NYK	46	6	5	0	0	17	28	60.7	1	4	25.0	15	16	93.8	71.3	3	3	3	5	+3
15	LeBron James L. James	50	3/5/2008	CLE	@	NYK	44	8	10	4	0	16	30	53.3	7	13	53.8	11	16	68.8	67.5	1	7	2	3	+11
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	50	11/1/1986	CHI	@	NYK	41	6	3	4	3	15	31	48.4	0	0		20	22	90.9	61.5	2	4	6	2
17	Bernard King B. King	49	1/31/1991	WAS	@	NYK	43	11	5	1	0	20	35	57.1	0	0		9	10	90.0	62.2	3	8	3	3
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	49	3/30/1990	CHI	vs	NYK	45	12	4	5	2	20	34	58.8	1	3	33.3	8	9	88.9	64.5	1	11	2	3
19	Trae Young T. Young	48	2/9/2020	ATL	vs	NYK	48	1	13	2	0	13	30	43.3	6	13	46.2	16	16	100.0	64.8	0	1	7	1	+10
20	Anthony Davis A. Davis	48	1/14/2018	NOP	@	NYK	50	17	0	4	3	17	30	56.7	2	6	33.3	12	15	80.0	65.6	6	11	4	2	0
21	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	48	1/22/1989	POR	vs	NYK	39	11	6	4	0	20	28	71.4	0	0		8	9	88.9	75.1	4	7	5	4
22	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	47	11/30/2016	MIN	vs	NYK	42	18	2	1	3	15	22	68.2	0	3	0.0	17	20	85.0	76.3	3	15	4	2	+7
23	LeBron James L. James	47	2/6/2010	CLE	vs	NYK	44	8	8	5	0	17	31	54.8	6	12	50.0	7	7	100.0	69.0	1	7	5	2	+4
24	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	47	3/31/2006	PHI	@	NYK	46	6	9	3	0	13	29	44.8	3	9	33.3	18	20	90.0	62.2	1	5	4	3	+6
25	Chuck Person C. Person	47	1/31/1989	IND	@	NYK	43	5	3	2	0	18	30	60.0	2	6	33.3	9	10	90.0	68.3	3	2	2	4