what are the most points in a first half by a shooting guard

James Harden dropped the most points by a shooting guard in a first half this season, with 34 points against the Jazz on December 16.

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What are the most points in a first half by a shooting guard this season?

	NAME	PTS	HALF	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	James Harden J. Harden	34	1H	12/16/2024	LAC	vs	UTA	19	0	4	1	1	8	12	66.7	7	10	70.0	11	13	84.6	95.9	0	0	1	1	+26
2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31	1H	1/29/2025	OKC	@	GSW	17	3	3	0	0	9	13	69.2	2	3	66.7	11	12	91.7	84.8	0	3	1	1	+18
3	James Harden J. Harden	31	1H	11/27/2024	LAC	@	WAS	20	2	5	1	0	11	15	73.3	5	7	71.4	4	5	80.0	90.1	1	1	1	0	+23
4	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30	1H	2/3/2025	OKC	vs	MIL	17	2	4	0	0	13	17	76.5	2	3	66.7	2	3	66.7	81.9	0	2	1	1	+27
5	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	28	1H	2/5/2025	OKC	vs	PHX	19	5	3	1	0	9	16	56.3	2	3	66.7	8	8	100.0	71.7	1	4	0	1	+11
6	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	27	1H	1/14/2025	CLE	@	IND	16	5	0	2	0	10	13	76.9	3	5	60.0	4	4	100.0	91.5	1	4	2	2	+2
7	Ty Jerome T. Jerome	27	1H	11/20/2024	CLE	vs	NOP	17	2	0	0	0	9	15	60.0	7	10	70.0	2	2	100.0	85.0	1	1	2	1	+14
8	Devin Booker D. Booker	27	1H	11/17/2024	PHX	@	MIN	18	3	5	0	0	9	14	64.3	4	7	57.1	5	6	83.3	81.1	1	2	1	0	+18
9	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	27	1H	11/15/2024	BKN	@	NYK	19	0	3	0	0	10	11	90.9	5	6	83.3	2	2	100.0	113.6	0	0	2	0	-9
10	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	26	1H	4/10/2025	MIN	@	MEM	19	1	0	1	0	8	12	66.7	4	6	66.7	6	8	75.0	83.8	0	1	3	1	-6
11	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	26	1H	1/16/2025	OKC	vs	CLE	17	1	4	2	0	10	15	66.7	1	2	50.0	5	5	100.0	75.6	0	1	1	1	+20
12	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	26	1H	1/4/2025	MIN	@	DET	20	0	1	0	0	8	15	53.3	6	9	66.7	4	5	80.0	75.6	0	0	2	0	-1
13	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	25	1H	3/16/2025	MIN	vs	UTA	19	1	1	1	0	10	18	55.6	3	10	30.0	2	3	66.7	64.7	0	1	1	0	+19
14	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	25	1H	2/21/2025	MIN	@	HOU	19	1	1	0	0	8	15	53.3	3	7	42.9	6	8	75.0	67.5	0	1	1	0	-7
15	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	25	1H	12/27/2024	CLE	@	DEN	15	4	2	0	0	8	11	72.7	5	8	62.5	4	4	100.0	98.0	2	2	1	1	+4
16	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	25	1H	11/11/2024	CLE	@	CHI	17	5	1	2	0	9	15	60.0	5	10	50.0	2	2	100.0	78.7	0	5	0	0	+11
17	Desmond Bane D. Bane	24	1H	4/10/2025	MEM	vs	MIN	18	1	5	1	1	9	11	81.8	6	6	100.0	0	0		109.1	0	1	1	1	+5
18	Norman Powell N. Powell	24	1H	3/30/2025	LAC	@	CLE	19	1	2	0	0	9	13	69.2	4	6	66.7	2	3	66.7	83.8	1	0	0	0	+7
19	Coby White C. White	24	1H	3/24/2025	CHI	@	DEN	17	1	3	2	1	8	10	80.0	4	5	80.0	4	4	100.0	102.0	0	1	0	1	+4
20	Derrick White D. White	24	1H	3/5/2025	BOS	vs	POR	20	2	2	1	0	8	14	57.1	6	9	66.7	2	2	100.0	80.6	0	2	0	0	+12
21	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	24	1H	2/21/2025	CLE	vs	NYK	19	2	5	0	1	9	11	81.8	4	5	80.0	2	3	66.7	97.4	0	2	1	2	+20
22	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24	1H	12/19/2024	OKC	@	ORL	17	3	4	1	2	10	11	90.9	0	0		4	4	100.0	94.0	0	3	1	0	+9
23	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	24	1H	11/27/2024	MIN	vs	SAC	17	0	0	1	0	7	12	58.3	4	5	80.0	6	6	100.0	82.0	0	0	0	0	-5
24	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	24	1H	10/29/2024	MIN	vs	DAL	19	1	2	0	1	8	11	72.7	6	9	66.7	2	4	50.0	94.0	0	1	1	0	-1
25	Jalen Green J. Green	24	1H	10/28/2024	HOU	@	SAS	16	1	1	0	0	8	10	80.0	6	7	85.7	2	2	100.0	110.3	0	1	2	0	+15