players who have scored exactly 53 points in one game in nba history

Anthony Edwards had 53 points against the Pistons on January 4.

Interpreted as:
players who have scored exactly 53 points in one regular-season game in NBA history
NAME DATE PTS TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
1/4/2025
53
MIN MIN
@
DET 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
2 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
1/30/2023
53
DAL DAL
vs
DET DET
36
8
5
2
0
17
24
70.8
5
11
45.5
14
18
77.8
83.0
0
8
4
2
+8
3 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
12/11/2022
53
PHI PHI
vs
CHA CHA
34
12
3
0
1
20
32
62.5
2
3
66.7
11
11
100.0
71.9
3
9
2
2
+11
4 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
3/13/2022
53
BKN BKN
vs
NYK NYK
43
6
9
2
0
19
37
51.4
4
13
30.8
11
12
91.7
62.7
1
5
5
3
+11
5 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
4/12/2021
53
GSW GSW
vs
DEN DEN
36
6
4
0
0
14
24
58.3
10
18
55.6
15
16
93.8
85.4
0
6
5
3
+16
6 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
4/9/2021
53
BOS BOS
vs
MIN MIN
41
10
4
0
1
16
25
64.0
6
10
60.0
15
16
93.8
82.7
1
9
5
3
+5
7 T.J. Warren
T.J. Warren
8/1/2020
53
IND IND
vs
PHI PHI
41
4
3
0
2
20
29
69.0
9
12
75.0
4
4
100.0
86.2
0
4
1
4
+18
8 Bradley Beal
B. Beal
2/23/2020
53
WAS WAS
@
CHI CHI
39
5
4
2
1
15
27
55.6
5
11
45.5
18
20
90.0
74.0
2
3
7
5
-4
9 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
2/26/2018
53
NOP NOP
vs
PHX PHX
39
18
3
1
5
16
29
55.2
0
1
0.0
21
26
80.8
65.5
8
10
1
3
+9
10 James Harden
J. Harden
12/31/2016
53
HOU HOU
vs
NYK NYK
42
16
17
0
0
14
26
53.8
9
16
56.3
16
18
88.9
78.1
3
13
8
2
+13
11 Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
1/14/2016
53
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
49
10
6
3
0
15
30
50.0
2
4
50.0
21
25
84.0
64.6
4
6
4
4
+11
12 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
10/31/2015
53
GSW GSW
@
NOP NOP
36
4
9
4
0
17
27
63.0
8
14
57.1
11
11
100.0
83.2
0
4
2
3
+16
13 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
3/28/2008
53
LAL LAL
vs
MEM MEM
42
10
1
3
0
19
37
51.4
9
17
52.9
6
7
85.7
66.1
2
8
1
4
+1
14 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
3/30/2007
53
LAL LAL
vs
HOU HOU
48
2
2
0
0
19
44
43.2
3
9
33.3
12
14
85.7
52.8
1
1
3
2
+1
15 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
12/15/2006
53
LAL LAL
vs
HOU HOU
54
10
8
2
1
17
38
44.7
5
8
62.5
14
16
87.5
58.8
0
10
5
1
+20
16 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
12/23/2005
53
PHI PHI
@
ATL ATL
45
6
5
2
0
17
31
54.8
0
1
0.0
19
21
90.5
65.9
0
6
0
0
-5
17 Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
12/2/2004
53
DAL DAL
vs
HOU 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
18 Allan Houston
A. Houston
2/16/2003
53
NYK NYK
@
LAL LAL
43
4
5
2
0
18
29
62.1
4
5
80.0
13
15
86.7
74.4
0
4
0
3
+3
19 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
12/26/2001
53
SAS SAS
vs
DAL DAL
50
11
4
0
3
19
28
67.9
0
0
15
15
100.0
76.6
4
7
6
5
-1
20 Tony Delk
T. Delk
1/2/2001
53
PHX PHX
@
SAC SAC
50
6
0
1
0
20
27
74.1
0
1
0.0
13
15
86.7
78.9
3
3
2
1
+7
21 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3/7/1996
53
CHI CHI
vs
DET DET
38
11
2
6
0
21
28
75.0
2
4
50.0
9
10
90.0
81.8
2
9
4
3
22 Willie Burton
W. Burton
12/13/1994
53
PHI PHI
vs
MIA MIA
43
8
3
1
2
12
19
63.2
5
8
62.5
24
28
85.7
84.6
4
4
1
2
23 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
4/20/1994
53
ORL ORL
vs
MIN MIN
36
18
4
2
2
22
31
71.0
0
0
9
13
69.2
72.2
7
11
3
3
24 Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
11/9/1989
53
SEA SEA
@
MIL MIL
69
7
1
1
1
18
39
46.2
3
7
42.9
14
17
82.4
57.0
2
5
8
4
25 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1/21/1989
53
CHI CHI
vs
PHX PHX
41
14
8
2
1
20
28
71.4
0
0
13
15
86.7
76.6
1
13
4
4

More Timberwolves Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

116.6

8th

DRTG

111.5

6th

NETRTG

5.1

4th

3P%

37.7

4th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
7
Warriors Warriors
48
34
.585
20.0
8
Grizzlies Grizzlies
48
34
.585
20.0
Last Game
OKC Thunder

4 - 1

124

Final

94

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NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
148-106
Sat
3/29
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
145-124
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/31
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Mon
6/2
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM