nba most total points 1998 draft single game including playoffs

Dirk Nowitzki dropped 53 points against the Rockets on December 2, 2004.

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NBA most total points by a player 1998 draft single game including playoffs

	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	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	53	12/2/2004	DAL	vs	HOU	49	16	2	3	4	15	32	46.9	2	5	40.0	21	22	95.5	63.6	4	12	1	2	+12
2	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	51	3/23/2006	DAL	vs	GSW	41	9	5	2	1	16	24	66.7	3	4	75.0	16	17	94.1	81.0	3	6	5	3	+3
3	Vince Carter V. Carter	51	12/23/2005	NJN	@	MIA	44	8	4	0	0	13	25	52.0	2	5	40.0	23	24	95.8	71.7	2	6	2	3	+16
4	Antawn Jamison A. Jamison	51	12/6/2000	GSW	vs	LAL	53	13	5	2	1	21	29	72.4	2	5	40.0	7	8	87.5	78.4	5	8	4	2	+3
5	Antawn Jamison A. Jamison	51	12/3/2000	GSW	@	SEA	48	14	2	3	2	23	36	63.9	2	7	28.6	3	4	75.0	67.5	6	8	1	2	-16
6	Vince Carter V. Carter	51	2/27/2000	TOR	vs	PHX	43	9	1	3	0	17	32	53.1	4	8	50.0	13	13	100.0	67.6	5	4	5	5	+5
7	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	50	6/1/2006	DAL	vs	PHX	43	12	3	1	0	14	26	53.8	5	6	83.3	17	18	94.4	73.7	1	11	1	2	+22
8	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	50	2/15/2006	BOS	vs	CLE	54	7	8	0	0	17	36	47.2	0	4	0.0	16	20	80.0	55.8	0	7	4	6	-1
9	Rashard Lewis R. Lewis	50	10/31/2003	SEA	@	LAC	37	8	4	0	1	18	25	72.0	4	7	57.1	10	13	76.9	81.4	2	6	0	1	+22
10	Vince Carter V. Carter	50	5/11/2001	TOR	vs	PHI	45	6	7	1	4	19	29	65.5	9	13	69.2	3	3	100.0	82.5	3	3	1	3	+24
11	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	48	5/17/2011	DAL	vs	OKC	41	6	4	0	4	12	15	80.0	0	0		24	24	100.0	93.9	0	6	2	3	+12
12	Vince Carter V. Carter	48	2/8/2010	ORL	vs	NOH	38	7	2	0	0	19	27	70.4	6	10	60.0	4	4	100.0	83.4	0	7	2	5	+19
13	Antawn Jamison A. Jamison	48	4/17/2007	WAS	vs	ORL	48	9	1	1	0	14	26	53.8	5	9	55.6	15	24	62.5	65.6	4	5	0	3	-6
14	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	48	12/1/2001	BOS	@	NJN	49	12	1	3	2	13	34	38.2	5	8	62.5	17	18	94.4	57.3	2	10	4	2	+14
15	Vince Carter V. Carter	48	11/18/2000	TOR	vs	MIL	45	10	4	3	2	14	31	45.2	3	7	42.9	17	18	94.4	61.7	5	5	2	3	+8
16	Vince Carter V. Carter	47	1/14/2000	TOR	vs	MIL	43	5	4	2	2	20	32	62.5	3	3	100.0	4	4	100.0	69.6	3	2	3	5	+3
17	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
18	Vince Carter V. Carter	46	4/7/2007	NJN	vs	WAS	47	16	10	1	3	16	28	57.1	7	13	53.8	7	9	77.8	72.0	4	12	5	2	+12
19	Vince Carter V. Carter	46	2/21/2007	NJN	vs	NOK	32	2	2	0	0	15	25	60.0	4	10	40.0	12	12	100.0	76.0	0	2	3	5	+5
20	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	46	4/19/2003	DAL	vs	POR	47	10	2	1	1	16	27	59.3	4	5	80.0	10	11	90.9	72.2	1	9	2	2	+10
21	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	46	11/2/2002	BOS	@	NYK	40	6	3	2	2	12	22	54.5	2	6	33.3	20	21	95.2	73.6	2	4	3	4	+22
22	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	46	5/3/2002	BOS	vs	PHI	44	4	6	1	1	16	25	64.0	8	10	80.0	6	7	85.7	81.9	1	3	0	1	+27
23	Vince Carter V. Carter	46	12/30/2000	TOR	@	PHX	44	6	6	1	1	11	26	42.3	2	7	28.6	22	27	81.5	60.7	4	2	3	5	+3
24	Vince Carter V. Carter	45	2/21/2006	NJN	@	MIL	42	9	0	2	0	14	25	56.0	3	5	60.0	14	21	66.7	65.7	4	5	5	2	+6
25	Rashard Lewis R. Lewis	45	1/11/2006	SEA	vs	ORL	44	5	2	2	1	12	18	66.7	4	5	80.0	17	20	85.0	84.0	1	4	3	2	+16