what player has most 40 points in a half in nba history

Devin Booker has scored the most points in a half, with 51 points against the Celtics in the second half on March 24, 2017.

NAMEPTSHALFDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Devin Booker
D. Booker
51
2H
3/24/2017
@
24
4
5
3
1
14
26
53.8
3
9
33.3
20
21
95.2
72.4
1
3
3
2
+13
2Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
44
1H
1/22/2024
vs
21
5
2
0
0
14
17
82.4
8
9
88.9
8
12
66.7
98.7
1
4
5
0
+10
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
43
2H
12/13/2023
vs
19
7
2
1
0
13
18
72.2
0
3
0.0
17
24
70.8
75.3
2
5
3
1
+25
4Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
42
2H
1/2/2023
vs
24
6
8
0
1
13
20
65.0
1
5
20.0
15
18
83.3
75.2
3
3
1
1
+18
5Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
41
1H
1/26/2024
@
22
5
4
1
0
16
21
76.2
5
8
62.5
4
4
100.0
90.1
0
5
3
0
+8
6Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
41
1H
2/26/2023
vs
19
4
2
0
0
13
19
68.4
8
11
72.7
7
7
100.0
92.8
1
3
0
1
+11
7Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
41
1H
3/15/2022
@
23
3
3
3
0
14
19
73.7
6
7
85.7
7
7
100.0
92.8
1
2
0
2
+28
8LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
40
2H
11/23/2024
@
22
2
5
1
0
14
25
56.0
5
12
41.7
7
8
87.5
70.1
0
2
3
2
+8
9Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
40
1H
12/5/2016
vs
18
1
1
0
0
15
22
68.2
5
9
55.6
5
5
100.0
82.6
0
1
0
0
+30
10Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
40
2H
1/3/2016
@
2
4
1
1
14
19
73.7
2
3
66.7
10
11
90.9
83.9
1
1
1
3
11Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
39
1H
4/9/2021
@
20
5
0
0
0
13
19
68.4
7
9
77.8
6
6
100.0
90.1
1
4
2
0
+13
12Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
39
2H
4/9/2019
@
22
2
4
1
0
13
16
81.3
5
8
62.5
8
9
88.9
97.7
0
2
2
2
+15
13James Harden
J. Harden
39
2H
1/16/2019
vs
22
6
2
0
1
9
17
52.9
4
11
36.4
17
18
94.4
78.3
1
5
1
4
+13
14Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
39
2H
1/23/2015
vs
1
2
3
0
13
16
81.3
9
10
90.0
4
4
100.0
109.8
0
1
1
2
15Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
38
2H
3/29/2024
@
21
4
0
1
0
15
25
60.0
5
7
71.4
3
3
100.0
72.2
1
3
1
0
+21
16James Harden
J. Harden
38
2H
10/30/2019
@
20
1
4
1
0
11
20
55.0
4
8
50.0
12
13
92.3
73.9
0
1
2
2
+11
17Kemba Walker
K. Walker
38
2H
4/1/2019
@
19
3
1
0
0
12
18
66.7
4
4
100.0
10
11
90.9
83.2
0
3
2
0
+3
18Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
38
2H
4/13/2016
vs
2
4
1
0
15
30
50.0
4
12
33.3
4
4
100.0
59.8
0
2
1
0
19Stephen Curry
S. Curry
38
2H
10/31/2015
@
0
6
4
0
13
19
68.4
6
9
66.7
6
6
100.0
87.8
0
0
0
0
20Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
37
1H
10/28/2024
vs
20
7
6
0
1
13
17
76.5
3
6
50.0
8
9
88.9
88.3
2
5
0
2
+8
21Devin Booker
D. Booker
37
1H
4/1/2024
@
19
0
5
0
1
14
18
77.8
6
10
60.0
3
3
100.0
95.8
0
0
2
1
+20
22Devin Booker
D. Booker
37
1H
1/26/2024
@
18
3
2
1
1
12
18
66.7
5
7
71.4
8
9
88.9
84.2
0
3
2
0
+10
23Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
37
2H
12/26/2023
vs
24
6
1
1
1
13
16
81.3
3
3
100.0
8
10
80.0
90.7
0
6
1
1
+1
24James Harden
J. Harden
37
1H
3/22/2019
vs
18
2
1
2
0
10
18
55.6
5
6
83.3
12
14
85.7
76.6
0
2
2
1
+19
25Lou Williams
L. Williams
37
2H
1/10/2018
@
17
2
2
0
0
11
16
68.8
5
9
55.6
10
10
100.0
90.7
0
2
1
0
+16

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.4

Booker

Devin Booker

RPG

8.2

Williams

Mark Williams

APG

6.5

Booker

Devin Booker
Team Rankings

ORTG

115.9

13th

DRTG

114.5

12th

NETRTG

1.5

13th

3P%

36.2

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
19
10
.655
6.5
6
20
12
.625
7.0
7
Suns Suns
18
13
.581
8.5
8
16
16
.500
11.0
9
15
17
.469
12.0
Schedule
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12/29
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7:00 PM
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12/31
@
3:30 PM
Fri
1/2
@
9:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
8:00 PM
Mon
1/5
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
PHX Suns

18 - 13

123

Final

114

NOP Pelicans

8 - 25

Sat 27 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
24
8
.750
2
22
9
.710
1.5
3
19
12
.613
4.5
4
19
14
.576
5.5
5
18
14
.563
6.0
6
16
14
.533
7.0
7
17
15
.531
7.0
8
17
16
.515
7.5
9
15
16
.484
8.5
10
15
18
.455
9.5
11
13
19
.406
11.0
12
11
20
.355
12.5
13
10
19
.345
12.5
14
7
23
.233
16.0
15
6
26
.188
18.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
27
5
.844
2
23
8
.742
3.5
3
22
9
.710
4.5
4
20
10
.667
6.0
5
19
10
.655
6.5
6
20
12
.625
7.0
7
18
13
.581
8.5
8
16
16
.500
11.0
9
15
17
.469
12.0
10
13
19
.406
14.0
11
12
19
.387
14.5
12
12
21
.364
15.5
13
10
21
.323
16.5
14
8
24
.250
19.0
15
8
25
.242
19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/27
@
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11/27
@
86-119
Thu
11/27
@
123-130
Thu
11/27
@
109-118
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11/27
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Schedule

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12/29
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7:00 PM
Mon
12/29
@
7:00 PM
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12/29
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Mon
12/29
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7:30 PM
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12/29
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7:30 PM