nba most points in a first half career

James Harden has posted the most career points in the first half, with 11,262 points.

Interpreted as:
NBA most points by a player in a first half career
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
11,262
809
14.6
13.9
3.2
4.7
0.8
0.3
4.2
9.4
44.5
1.6
4.4
37.4
3.9
4.5
87.0
61.2
0.4
2.8
2.2
11,774
2,592
3,791
670
236
1,804
1,001
+1588
2Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
9,723
802
13.3
12.1
5.2
2.8
0.6
0.6
4.7
8.4
55.5
0.3
1.0
26.7
2.5
3.7
67.8
60.4
1.0
4.2
1.6
10,690
4,180
2,269
473
472
1,251
1,212
+1651
3LeBron James
L. James
9,472
734
14.1
12.9
3.9
4.2
0.6
0.3
5.0
9.3
53.5
0.8
2.3
36.5
2.1
3.0
71.5
60.8
0.5
3.3
1.9
10,360
2,829
3,075
465
195
1,367
530
+1026
4Stephen Curry
S. Curry
9,406
714
13.4
13.2
2.5
3.4
0.7
0.1
4.5
9.5
47.3
2.3
5.5
41.4
1.9
2.1
91.8
63.3
0.3
2.2
1.6
9,556
1,789
2,412
529
104
1,137
758
+1519
5DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
9,170
836
14.7
11.0
2.3
2.7
0.5
0.2
4.0
8.3
48.2
0.3
0.9
30.6
2.6
3.1
85.0
56.5
0.3
2.0
1.1
12,293
1,894
2,261
445
144
941
824
-40
6Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
9,085
736
13.9
12.3
2.3
3.8
0.5
0.2
4.0
9.0
44.8
1.5
4.0
37.5
2.8
3.1
91.0
59.7
0.3
2.0
1.5
10,245
1,663
2,795
362
111
1,128
622
+1133
7Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
8,834
829
13.4
10.7
4.1
4.7
0.8
0.2
3.9
8.8
44.8
0.6
1.9
31.6
2.2
3.0
74.3
52.9
0.7
3.3
2.2
11,107
3,365
3,919
662
126
1,832
958
+251
8Anthony Davis
A. Davis
8,828
672
13.9
13.1
5.4
1.5
0.7
1.2
5.1
9.5
53.7
0.2
0.7
26.8
2.8
3.6
78.5
59.6
1.3
4.1
1.2
9,310
3,654
1,035
481
785
785
778
+729
9Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
8,726
776
14.7
11.2
5.7
4.0
0.6
0.4
4.4
7.6
58.1
0.5
1.4
37.7
1.9
2.2
84.4
65.4
1.4
4.3
1.5
11,399
4,427
3,128
497
280
1,167
996
+2489
10Kevin Durant
K. Durant
8,385
609
14.9
13.8
3.5
2.8
0.4
0.6
5.0
9.3
53.8
1.0
2.5
40.2
2.8
3.1
88.5
64.6
0.3
3.2
1.6
9,101
2,128
1,691
270
364
986
553
+1507
11Devin Booker
D. Booker
8,364
696
15.8
12.0
2.1
2.8
0.4
0.1
4.3
9.2
47.2
1.0
2.8
36.0
2.3
2.7
87.4
58.0
0.3
1.8
1.6
10,989
1,457
1,931
294
87
1,087
968
+271
12CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
7,980
772
14.1
10.3
1.9
2.0
0.5
0.2
4.0
8.8
45.3
1.4
3.5
40.3
1.0
1.2
81.1
55.5
0.3
1.6
0.9
10,856
1,464
1,554
355
177
707
749
+329
13Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
7,957
675
14.9
11.8
5.6
1.7
0.4
0.6
4.4
8.3
53.3
0.9
2.1
41.8
2.1
2.5
84.1
62.8
1.4
4.3
1.4
10,057
3,813
1,117
301
373
925
1,204
+1126
14Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
7,849
818
13.4
9.6
5.5
1.7
0.5
0.4
4.1
8.2
50.6
0.6
1.6
36.0
0.7
0.9
78.3
55.7
1.2
4.3
0.9
10,982
4,495
1,399
390
298
731
730
-828
15Tobias Harris
T. Harris
7,804
834
13.9
9.4
3.3
1.4
0.4
0.3
3.7
7.5
49.0
0.8
2.2
38.4
1.2
1.4
85.8
58.0
0.5
2.8
0.7
11,563
2,721
1,180
365
250
610
870
+781
16Julius Randle
J. Randle
7,586
743
14.5
10.2
4.6
2.0
0.3
0.2
3.8
8.1
46.9
0.7
2.1
35.0
1.9
2.5
77.3
55.8
0.9
3.7
1.4
10,788
3,422
1,500
240
118
1,067
1,036
-217
17Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
7,573
795
13.3
9.5
2.3
1.2
0.5
0.3
3.6
7.9
45.5
0.8
2.2
36.3
1.5
2.1
73.2
53.9
0.7
1.6
0.9
10,566
1,792
983
402
264
753
826
+241
18Bradley 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
-264
19Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
7,426
473
17.6
15.7
4.4
4.4
0.6
0.2
5.2
11.1
47.2
1.7
4.7
36.7
3.5
4.6
75.9
59.8
0.5
3.9
2.1
8,304
2,091
2,077
289
104
999
561
+804
20Paul George
P. George
7,228
636
14.9
11.4
3.1
2.1
0.9
0.2
4.0
8.9
45.1
1.5
3.8
40.2
1.8
2.1
86.3
57.7
0.4
2.7
1.5
9,481
1,969
1,344
581
138
930
869
+1241
21Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
7,124
707
14.0
10.1
3.0
2.8
0.9
0.2
3.3
6.9
48.5
0.4
1.1
33.7
3.0
3.5
85.7
59.7
1.0
2.0
0.9
9,894
2,101
1,975
624
128
617
434
+1496
22Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
7,071
598
13.7
11.8
2.2
3.0
0.6
0.2
4.5
9.1
49.5
1.2
3.0
41.2
1.6
1.8
88.7
59.8
0.4
1.7
1.2
8,174
1,300
1,774
380
133
711
643
+884
23Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
7,017
667
12.1
10.5
1.9
1.2
0.4
0.3
4.0
8.7
45.9
1.7
4.2
41.0
0.8
1.0
86.8
57.9
0.3
1.6
0.9
8,080
1,273
804
280
182
570
606
+673
24Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
6,880
585
17.2
11.8
3.8
2.0
0.5
0.3
4.2
9.2
45.9
1.4
3.7
36.6
2.0
2.4
83.1
57.6
0.4
3.4
1.2
10,038
2,220
1,175
319
196
675
628
+1765
25Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
6,757
465
16.1
14.5
5.7
1.9
0.5
0.7
4.8
9.5
50.7
0.6
1.7
35.1
4.3
5.2
82.8
61.6
1.2
4.5
1.7
7,507
2,661
889
229
348
788
765
+1645

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.5

Durant

Kevin Durant

RPG

9.4

Sengun

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APG

6.8

Sengun

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Team Rankings

ORTG

122.8

2nd

DRTG

114.1

9th

NETRTG

8.7

2nd

3P%

39.9

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
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2
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4.5
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5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
20
10
.667
6.5
5
20
10
.667
6.5
6
21
12
.636
7.0
Schedule
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Thu
1/1
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6:00 PM
Sat
1/3
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8:30 PM
Mon
1/5
@
8:00 PM
Wed
1/7
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10:00 PM
Fri
1/9
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
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119

Final

126

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20 - 10

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

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1
24
8
.750
2
23
9
.719
1.0
3
19
12
.613
4.5
4
20
14
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5.0
5
18
15
.545
6.5
6
18
15
.545
6.5
7
16
14
.533
7.0
8
18
16
.529
7.0
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15
17
.469
9.0
10
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19
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10.0
11
14
19
.424
10.5
12
11
21
.344
13.0
13
10
20
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13.0
14
7
24
.226
16.5
15
6
27
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18.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
28
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.848
2
23
9
.719
4.5
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22
10
.688
5.5
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20
10
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6.5
5
20
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6.5
6
21
12
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7.0
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19
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8.5
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17
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11.0
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12.5
10
14
19
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14.0
11
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15.0
12
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16.5
13
10
21
.323
17.0
14
8
24
.250
19.5
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11/28
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11/28
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101-103
Fri
11/28
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138-135
Fri
11/28
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99-116
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11/28
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Tue
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Tue
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Tue
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