what is the most points scored in a single nba game against yao ming ever

Kobe Bryant and Dirk Nowitzki are tied for the most points in a game versus Yao Ming, with 53 points.

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What is the most points by a player scored in a single NBA regular-season game against Yao Ming ever?

	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	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	53	3/30/2007	LAL	vs	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
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	53	12/15/2006	LAL	vs	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
3	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
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	52	2/18/2003	LAL	vs	HOU	54	8	7	0	3	19	38	50.0	3	9	33.3	11	11	100.0	60.7	0	8	5	4	+13
5	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	46	11/17/2002	LAL	vs	HOU	45	6	4	0	1	18	37	48.6	1	2	50.0	9	11	81.8	55.0	0	6	3	3	+5
6	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	45	10/30/2007	LAL	vs	HOU	43	8	4	4	1	13	32	40.6	1	3	33.3	18	27	66.7	51.3	0	8	5	4	+3
7	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	43	4/2/2006	LAL	vs	HOU	36	3	6	1	0	19	32	59.4	3	5	60.0	2	2	100.0	65.4	1	2	2	3	+14
8	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	41	12/9/2006	WAS	vs	HOU	40	1	7	3	0	13	30	43.3	7	15	46.7	8	13	61.5	57.4	0	1	4	3	-3
9	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	40	3/1/2006	PHI	@	HOU	45	7	10	1	0	16	29	55.2	1	3	33.3	7	9	77.8	60.7	1	6	3	1	+1
10	Baron Davis B. Davis	40	4/5/2005	GSW	vs	HOU	39	5	13	5	0	11	20	55.0	3	6	50.0	15	16	93.8	74.0	0	5	3	1	+4
11	Jason Richardson J. Richardson	39	2/24/2006	GSW	@	HOU	41	8	4	2	0	14	26	53.8	7	11	63.6	4	8	50.0	66.1	3	5	2	2	+3
12	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	39	3/26/2003	LAL	@	HOU	44	5	2	1	3	16	26	61.5	0	0		7	8	87.5	66.1	4	1	3	3	+3
13	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	37	3/11/2009	LAL	@	HOU	40	5	6	4	2	14	23	60.9	2	3	66.7	7	10	70.0	67.5	1	4	4	2	+10
14	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	37	12/20/2007	DEN	vs	HOU	51	16	2	3	2	13	32	40.6	0	0		11	17	64.7	46.9	12	4	5	1	-10
15	Elton Brand E. Brand	37	3/14/2007	LAC	@	HOU	45	10	5	1	1	13	23	56.5	0	0		11	12	91.7	65.4	3	7	2	1	-5
16	Ben Gordon B. Gordon	37	11/16/2006	CHI	@	HOU	37	6	2	1	1	11	22	50.0	1	5	20.0	14	16	87.5	63.7	0	6	2	4	+5
17	Mike Miller M. Miller	37	4/13/2005	MEM	@	HOU	38	1	5	1	1	15	24	62.5	5	8	62.5	2	2	100.0	74.4	0	1	1	5	+10
18	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	37	12/26/2003	DEN	vs	HOU	41	7	2	1	0	13	22	59.1	5	8	62.5	6	11	54.5	68.9	1	6	1	4	+6
19	Al Jefferson A. Jefferson	36	2/7/2009	MIN	@	HOU	38	22	4	4	2	16	30	53.3	0	0		4	7	57.1	54.4	8	14	2	3	-7
20	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	36	10/30/2008	DAL	vs	HOU	39	7	0	0	2	10	22	45.5	2	4	50.0	14	14	100.0	63.9	2	5	2	3	+6
21	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	36	12/20/2007	DEN	vs	HOU	57	5	9	2	0	14	30	46.7	0	4	0.0	8	8	100.0	53.7	1	4	1	0	+6
22	LeBron James L. James	36	3/26/2006	CLE	@	HOU	49	6	5	2	0	14	34	41.2	0	4	0.0	8	11	72.7	46.3	3	3	2	2	+4
23	Elton Brand E. Brand	36	4/18/2005	LAC	@	HOU	38	6	2	0	1	15	19	78.9	0	0		6	9	66.7	78.4	1	5	0	5	-23
24	Michael Redd M. Redd	36	3/28/2004	MIL	vs	HOU	51	14	3	2	0	14	29	48.3	3	5	60.0	5	7	71.4	56.1	5	9	2	5	-2
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35	2/27/2003	WAS	vs	HOU	50	11	6	0	0	15	26	57.7	0	0		5	7	71.4	60.2	0	11	3	3	0