most single game points by a pelicans guard since 1950

Since 1949-50, CJ McCollum has scored the most points by a Pelicans guard in a game, with 50 points versus the Wizards on January 3, 2025.

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most single regular-season game points by a pelicans guard since 1950

	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	CJ McCollum	50	1/3/2025	NOP	vs	WAS	31	3	2	0	0	18	27	66.7	10	16	62.5	4	4	100.0	86.9	1	2	1	2	+21
2	CJ McCollum	45	1/20/2025	NOP	vs	UTA	44	8	4	0	3	18	31	58.1	5	12	41.7	4	4	100.0	68.7	0	8	2	3	+2
3	CJ McCollum	43	2/13/2025	NOP	vs	SAC	41	7	2	0	0	16	25	64.0	7	12	58.3	4	6	66.7	77.8	2	5	2	1	+8
4	Chris Paul C. Paul	43	4/3/2009	NOH	@	GSW	41	4	9	3	0	16	28	57.1	4	9	44.4	7	8	87.5	68.2	1	3	4	5	-4
5	Chris Paul C. Paul	43	12/7/2007	NOH	vs	MEM	49	5	9	4	0	15	27	55.6	5	7	71.4	8	9	88.9	69.4	1	4	3	2	0
6	CJ McCollum	42	12/30/2022	NOP	vs	PHI	35	4	5	2	0	13	20	65.0	11	16	68.8	5	6	83.3	92.8	1	3	2	2	+6
7	Chris Paul C. Paul	42	4/10/2009	NOH	@	DAL	42	9	7	2	0	14	25	56.0	3	6	50.0	11	12	91.7	69.4	2	7	2	1	0
8	Chris Paul C. Paul	42	2/6/2008	NOH	@	PHX	50	5	9	8	0	18	33	54.5	4	9	44.4	2	3	66.7	61.2	2	3	1	2	+11
9	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	40	4/7/2026	NOP	vs	UTA	38	5	6	3	0	17	29	58.6	1	7	14.3	5	5	100.0	64.1	2	3	2	2	+30
10	CJ McCollum	40	3/23/2025	NOP	@	DET	37	5	7	1	0	16	28	57.1	5	12	41.7	3	5	60.0	66.2	1	4	2	2	+3
11	CJ McCollum	40	12/22/2022	NOP	vs	SAS	37	8	9	1	2	14	27	51.9	7	14	50.0	5	5	100.0	68.5	1	7	5	1	+23
12	Chris Paul C. Paul	40	12/26/2007	NOH	@	MEM	36	5	9	5	0	17	25	68.0	5	8	62.5	1	1	100.0	78.6	0	5	1	3	+16
13	Chris Paul C. Paul	39	11/4/2009	NOH	vs	DAL	45	5	7	2	0	14	23	60.9	3	4	75.0	8	8	100.0	73.5	1	4	3	5	+3
14	CJ McCollum	38	1/10/2025	NOP	@	PHI	35	3	3	0	0	13	24	54.2	6	11	54.5	6	11	54.5	65.9	2	1	1	0	+2
15	CJ McCollum	38	1/11/2023	NOP	@	BOS	34	4	4	1	1	15	24	62.5	6	12	50.0	2	5	40.0	72.5	0	4	1	2	-14
16	Jose Alvarado J. Alvarado	38	12/4/2022	NOP	vs	DEN	27	3	2	1	0	12	19	63.2	8	11	72.7	6	7	85.7	86.1	0	3	0	3	+21
17	CJ McCollum	38	2/17/2022	NOP	vs	DAL	40	2	5	2	0	14	26	53.8	7	10	70.0	3	5	60.0	67.4	2	0	4	2	+4
18	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	38	3/9/2016	NOP	@	CHA	38	4	6	0	0	13	23	56.5	5	9	55.6	7	7	100.0	72.9	0	4	4	3	-4
19	Chris Paul C. Paul	38	1/27/2010	NOH	@	GSW	38	6	9	3	0	14	19	73.7	1	4	25.0	9	9	100.0	82.8	1	5	7	3	+20
20	Chris Paul C. Paul	38	1/31/2009	NOH	@	SAS	33	6	4	1	1	15	22	68.2	5	6	83.3	3	5	60.0	78.5	1	5	4	2	-7
21	Nickeil Alexander-Walker N. Alexander-Walker	37	1/13/2021	NOP	@	LAC	33	8	1	1	0	15	23	65.2	5	8	62.5	2	2	100.0	77.5	0	8	1	2	-4
22	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	37	3/8/2020	NOP	@	MIN	36	9	8	1	1	13	20	65.0	3	8	37.5	8	9	88.9	77.2	1	8	1	5	+27
23	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	37	12/9/2018	NOP	@	DET	40	5	5	3	0	14	22	63.6	6	10	60.0	3	3	100.0	79.3	1	4	9	3	+17
24	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	37	12/11/2017	NOP	@	HOU	41	4	5	4	1	16	21	76.2	4	7	57.1	1	2	50.0	84.6	0	4	2	2	+10
25	Marcus Thornton M. Thornton	37	2/23/2010	NOH	@	CLE	31	2	2	2	0	15	22	68.2	3	7	42.9	4	4	100.0	77.9	1	1	2	0	+4

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