Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the most points in a game in January 2025, with 54 points against the Jazz on January 22.

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NBA most points by a player in a game january 2025

	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	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	54	1/22/2025	OKC	vs	UTA	37	8	5	3	2	17	35	48.6	3	10	30.0	17	18	94.4	62.9	3	5	3	3	+9
2	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	53	1/4/2025	MIN	@	DET	44	6	2	0	0	16	31	51.6	10	15	66.7	11	12	91.7	73.0	1	5	6	4	-3
3	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	52	1/29/2025	OKC	@	GSW	39	3	4	1	0	16	29	55.2	2	6	33.3	18	21	85.7	68.0	0	3	3	4	+1
4	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
5	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	46	1/4/2025	DEN	@	SAS	43	9	10	2	2	19	35	54.3	3	8	37.5	5	6	83.3	61.1	4	5	2	3	+7
6	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
7	Jamal Murray J. Murray	45	1/14/2025	DEN	@	DAL	37	2	6	2	0	18	26	69.2	5	9	55.6	4	4	100.0	81.1	0	2	5	0	+14
8	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	44	1/12/2025	NYK	vs	MIL	29	5	6	1	0	16	26	61.5	5	10	50.0	7	8	87.5	74.5	1	4	1	0	+23
9	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	44	1/4/2025	NYK	@	CHI	37	16	5	1	0	17	29	58.6	3	7	42.9	7	10	70.0	65.9	6	10	3	3	-5
10	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	43	1/28/2025	PHI	vs	LAL	36	3	2	2	0	15	26	57.7	4	11	36.4	9	9	100.0	71.8	0	3	1	4	+20
11	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
12	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	42	1/31/2025	PHI	vs	DEN	39	2	9	2	0	15	26	57.7	6	11	54.5	6	8	75.0	71.1	0	2	5	2	-1
13	Anthony Davis A. Davis	42	1/27/2025	LAL	@	CHA	37	23	2	0	2	17	28	60.7	0	2	0.0	8	10	80.0	64.8	8	15	4	4	+16
14	Jalen Green J. Green	42	1/13/2025	HOU	vs	MEM	40	3	4	1	0	13	18	72.2	5	6	83.3	11	11	100.0	91.9	0	3	3	1	+8
15	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	41	1/13/2025	MIN	@	WAS	36	6	7	3	1	14	25	56.0	5	11	45.5	8	8	100.0	71.9	2	4	7	2	+18
16	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	41	1/10/2025	MIL	@	ORL	37	14	4	3	2	19	29	65.5	0	1	0.0	3	10	30.0	61.4	3	11	3	4	-3
17	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	41	1/3/2025	DEN	vs	SAS	37	18	9	2	0	15	36	41.7	3	10	30.0	8	9	88.9	51.3	4	14	2	3	+7
18	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	40	1/31/2025	DET	vs	DAL	36	6	4	1	0	17	30	56.7	3	8	37.5	3	3	100.0	63.9	2	4	3	0	+11
19	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	40	1/31/2025	NOP	vs	BOS	39	5	4	1	0	15	20	75.0	8	12	66.7	2	3	66.7	93.8	0	5	4	5	+3
20	James Harden J. Harden	40	1/25/2025	LAC	vs	MIL	35	5	9	1	0	12	24	50.0	4	10	40.0	12	12	100.0	68.3	1	4	1	2	+12
21	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	40	1/17/2025	CHI	vs	CHA	34	13	3	1	0	17	25	68.0	2	6	33.3	4	4	100.0	74.7	2	11	0	3	+5
22	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	40	1/16/2025	OKC	vs	CLE	29	3	8	2	0	17	26	65.4	1	5	20.0	5	5	100.0	70.9	0	3	2	1	+32
23	Darius Garland D. Garland	40	1/9/2025	CLE	vs	TOR	36	2	9	2	0	14	22	63.6	4	7	57.1	8	9	88.9	77.0	0	2	3	0	+18
24	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	40	1/4/2025	DET	vs	MIN	38	6	9	1	0	15	29	51.7	4	8	50.0	6	7	85.7	62.3	0	6	3	3	+24
25	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	39	1/28/2025	MIL	@	POR	36	12	5	0	0	17	24	70.8	0	0		5	10	50.0	68.7	4	8	4	4	-11