nba players career high points in a game equal to 51 points

31 players are tied for the most points in a game with exactly 51 points, with 51 points. The first three are Lauri Markkanen on October 27, Austin Reaves on October 26 and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on March 3, 2025.

Interpreted as:
NBA players career high points in a regular-season game equal to 51 points
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
51
10/27/2025
UTA UTA
vs
PHX PHX
45
14
3
0
0
14
32
43.8
6
13
46.2
17
17
100.0
64.6
5
9
1
2
+26
2Austin Reaves
A. Reaves
51
10/26/2025
LAL LAL
@
SAC SAC
39
11
9
2
0
12
22
54.5
6
10
60.0
21
22
95.5
80.5
1
10
2
1
+22
3Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
51
3/3/2025
OKC OKC
vs
HOU HOU
36
5
7
1
1
18
30
60.0
5
9
55.6
10
10
100.0
74.1
2
3
2
1
+6
4Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
51
4/9/2024
MIN MIN
vs
WAS WAS
38
6
7
0
0
17
29
58.6
6
13
46.2
11
11
100.0
75.4
1
5
2
0
+6
5Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
51
2/1/2024
PHI PHI
@
UTA UTA
41
2
1
0
1
17
27
63.0
7
9
77.8
10
11
90.9
80.1
0
2
0
4
-2
6Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
51
12/20/2023
PHI PHI
vs
MIN MIN
36
12
3
2
1
17
25
68.0
0
1
0.0
17
18
94.4
77.5
2
10
2
5
+4
7Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
51
10/28/2023
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
37
5
0
1
0
19
33
57.6
7
13
53.8
6
8
75.0
69.8
2
3
4
2
-8
8Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
51
3/29/2023
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
32
8
8
1
1
20
30
66.7
3
6
50.0
8
10
80.0
74.1
5
3
6
3
+26
9Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
51
1/16/2023
BOS BOS
@
CHA CHA
40
9
5
0
0
15
23
65.2
7
12
58.3
14
14
100.0
87.4
1
8
4
3
+15
10Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
51
12/31/2022
DAL DAL
@
SAS SAS
37
6
9
4
1
18
29
62.1
6
10
60.0
9
15
60.0
71.6
1
5
0
3
+7
11Devin Booker
D. Booker
51
11/30/2022
PHX PHX
vs
CHI CHI
31
4
6
1
0
20
25
80.0
6
7
85.7
5
6
83.3
92.3
0
4
2
3
+23
12Darius Garland
D. Garland
51
11/13/2022
CLE CLE
vs
MIN MIN
40
2
6
2
0
16
31
51.6
10
15
66.7
9
13
69.2
69.4
1
1
2
3
+6
13Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
51
3/17/2022
DET DET
@
ORL ORL
39
9
4
3
0
17
27
63.0
10
14
71.4
7
10
70.0
81.2
0
9
1
1
+11
14Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
51
2/10/2022
DAL DAL
vs
LAC LAC
40
9
6
1
1
17
26
65.4
7
14
50.0
10
14
71.4
79.3
0
9
7
4
+9
15Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
51
1/23/2022
BOS BOS
@
WAS WAS
33
10
7
0
0
18
28
64.3
9
14
64.3
6
6
100.0
83.2
2
8
1
1
+31
16Kevin Durant
K. Durant
51
12/12/2021
BKN BKN
@
DET DET
41
7
9
1
2
16
31
51.6
5
10
50.0
14
15
93.3
67.8
0
7
5
5
+25
17Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
51
8/9/2020
POR POR
vs
PHI PHI
40
3
7
2
0
16
28
57.1
4
12
33.3
15
16
93.8
72.8
0
3
6
1
+6
18Caris LeVert
C. LeVert
51
3/3/2020
BKN BKN
@
BOS BOS
36
4
5
1
0
17
26
65.4
5
10
50.0
12
18
66.7
75.2
3
1
3
1
+15
19Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
51
2/1/2020
POR POR
vs
UTA UTA
36
2
12
1
0
17
29
58.6
9
15
60.0
8
8
100.0
78.4
0
2
2
2
+17
20Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
51
1/28/2020
MIL MIL
vs
WAS WAS
36
10
6
0
0
16
26
61.5
7
10
70.0
12
12
100.0
81.5
1
9
2
2
+24
21Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
51
4/9/2019
PHX PHX
@
DAL DAL
38
5
5
1
1
18
30
60.0
7
13
53.8
8
9
88.9
75.1
0
5
4
4
-5
22Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
51
3/7/2019
POR POR
vs
OKC OKC
47
5
9
1
2
15
28
53.6
3
10
30.0
18
20
90.0
69.3
1
4
3
3
-5
23Kevin Durant
K. Durant
51
11/29/2018
GSW GSW
@
TOR TOR
43
11
6
0
0
18
31
58.1
4
7
57.1
11
12
91.7
70.3
3
8
1
4
-5
24LeBron James
L. James
51
11/18/2018
LAL LAL
@
MIA MIA
38
8
3
2
1
19
31
61.3
6
8
75.0
7
10
70.0
72.0
1
7
2
3
+20
25Stephen Curry
S. Curry
51
10/24/2018
GSW GSW
vs
WAS WAS
32
4
3
0
1
15
24
62.5
11
16
68.8
10
10
100.0
89.8
0
4
2
1
+19
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