Kobe Bryant posted the most points in a game in 2008-09, with 61 points against the Knicks on February 2, 2009.

Interpreted as:

NBA most points by a player in a regular-season game in 2009

	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	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
2	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
3	LeBron James L. James	55	2/20/2009	CLE	@	MIL	40	5	9	0	0	16	29	55.2	8	11	72.7	15	22	68.2	71.1	1	4	6	3	+13
4	Tony Parker T. Parker	55	11/5/2008	SAS	@	MIN	51	7	10	0	0	22	36	61.1	2	3	66.7	9	10	90.0	68.1	0	7	4	0	+7
5	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
6	Brandon Roy B. Roy	52	12/18/2008	POR	vs	PHX	44	5	6	0	1	14	27	51.9	5	7	71.4	19	21	90.5	71.7	1	4	0	1	+12
7	LeBron James L. James	51	3/13/2009	CLE	@	SAC	47	4	9	2	3	16	30	53.3	4	11	36.4	15	17	88.2	68.0	0	4	3	2	+6
8	Kevin Martin K. Martin	50	4/1/2009	SAC	@	GSW	46	3	3	2	0	11	22	50.0	5	11	45.5	23	26	88.5	74.8	1	2	5	3	-4
9	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	50	3/14/2009	MIA	vs	UTA	52	10	9	4	2	19	39	48.7	4	11	36.4	8	9	88.9	58.2	3	7	6	2	+10
10	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	50	2/22/2009	MIA	@	ORL	37	5	5	1	1	17	30	56.7	2	7	28.6	14	15	93.3	68.3	0	5	1	3	-16
11	Jamal Crawford J. Crawford	50	12/20/2008	GSW	@	CHA	46	2	5	0	1	14	26	53.8	5	8	62.5	17	18	94.4	73.7	0	2	1	2	+15
12	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	49	3/1/2009	LAL	@	PHX	39	11	2	1	1	18	38	47.4	3	9	33.3	10	10	100.0	57.8	4	7	1	5	-11
13	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	49	11/5/2008	PHX	@	IND	44	11	6	5	2	17	21	81.0	0	2	0.0	15	15	100.0	88.8	1	10	4	3	+11
14	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	48	3/9/2009	MIA	vs	CHI	50	6	12	4	3	15	21	71.4	5	6	83.3	13	18	72.2	83.0	1	5	5	0	+20
15	Kevin Durant K. Durant	47	2/17/2009	OKC	vs	NOH	43	3	2	0	0	16	27	59.3	4	6	66.7	11	13	84.6	71.8	0	3	2	3	+1
16	LeBron James L. James	47	2/10/2009	CLE	@	IND	41	7	4	1	1	15	21	71.4	4	7	57.1	13	14	92.9	86.5	0	7	7	1	+7
17	Devin Harris D. Harris	47	11/30/2008	NJN	@	PHX	41	7	8	1	0	14	25	56.0	2	3	66.7	17	17	100.0	72.4	1	6	4	2	+10
18	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	46	2/28/2009	MIA	vs	NYK	41	8	10	4	4	16	29	55.2	2	3	66.7	12	12	100.0	67.1	4	4	2	1	+8
19	Kevin Durant K. Durant	46	1/23/2009	OKC	@	LAC	46	15	4	2	1	10	23	43.5	2	6	33.3	24	26	92.3	66.8	2	13	2	3	-7
20	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
21	JR Smith	45	4/13/2009	DEN	vs	SAC	30	4	1	1	0	13	22	59.1	11	18	61.1	8	8	100.0	88.2	0	4	0	0	+23
22	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	45	2/27/2009	PHX	vs	TOR	35	11	2	3	1	20	25	80.0	0	0		5	8	62.5	78.9	3	8	3	4	+17
23	Dwight Howard D. Howard	45	2/17/2009	ORL	vs	CHA	47	19	0	1	8	16	23	69.6	0	0		13	18	72.2	72.8	8	11	5	5	+17
24	Kevin Martin K. Martin	45	1/3/2009	SAC	@	IND	37	2	6	1	0	13	24	54.2	7	12	58.3	12	12	100.0	76.8	0	2	5	1	+2
25	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	45	12/10/2008	DEN	vs	MIN	39	11	3	4	0	16	29	55.2	4	8	50.0	9	12	75.0	65.6	3	8	2	3	+14