what player scored the most points in a single half in nba history

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

NAMEPTSHALFDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Devin Booker
D. Booker
51
2H
3/24/2017
PHX PHX
@
BOS BOS
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
MIN MIN
vs
CHA CHA
21
5
2
0
0
14
17
82.4
8
9
88.9
8
12
66.7
98.7
1
4
5
0
+10
3Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
43
1H
3/10/2026
MIA MIA
vs
WAS WAS
19
4
0
2
1
13
24
54.2
5
11
45.5
12
14
85.7
71.3
1
3
2
1
+11
4Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
43
2H
12/13/2023
MIL MIL
vs
IND IND
19
7
2
1
0
13
18
72.2
0
3
0.0
17
24
70.8
75.3
2
5
3
1
+25
5Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
42
2H
1/2/2023
CLE CLE
vs
CHI CHI
24
6
8
0
1
13
20
65.0
1
5
20.0
15
18
83.3
75.2
3
3
1
1
+18
6Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
41
1H
1/26/2024
DAL DAL
@
ATL ATL
22
5
4
1
0
16
21
76.2
5
8
62.5
4
4
100.0
90.1
0
5
3
0
+8
7Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
41
1H
2/26/2023
POR POR
vs
HOU HOU
19
4
2
0
0
13
19
68.4
8
11
72.7
7
7
100.0
92.8
1
3
0
1
+11
8Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
41
1H
3/15/2022
BKN BKN
@
ORL ORL
23
3
3
3
0
14
19
73.7
6
7
85.7
7
7
100.0
92.8
1
2
0
2
+28
9Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
40
2H
3/10/2026
MIA MIA
vs
WAS WAS
23
5
3
0
1
7
19
36.8
2
11
18.2
24
29
82.8
63.0
0
5
3
2
+9
10LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
40
2H
11/23/2024
CHA CHA
@
MIL MIL
22
2
5
1
0
14
25
56.0
5
12
41.7
7
8
87.5
70.1
0
2
3
2
+8
11Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
40
1H
12/5/2016
GSW GSW
vs
IND IND
18
1
1
0
0
15
22
68.2
5
9
55.6
5
5
100.0
82.6
0
1
0
0
+30
12Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
40
2H
1/3/2016
CHI CHI
@
TOR TOR
2
4
1
1
14
19
73.7
2
3
66.7
10
11
90.9
83.9
1
1
1
3
13Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
39
2H
3/19/2026
LAL LAL
@
MIA MIA
20
3
0
4
0
11
16
68.8
6
10
60.0
11
13
84.6
89.8
1
2
0
0
+15
14Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
39
2H
1/17/2026
MIN MIN
@
SAS SAS
21
2
2
0
0
12
20
60.0
8
13
61.5
7
8
87.5
82.9
0
2
0
3
+25
15Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
39
1H
4/9/2021
CHI CHI
@
ATL ATL
20
5
0
0
0
13
19
68.4
7
9
77.8
6
6
100.0
90.1
1
4
2
0
+13
16Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
39
2H
4/9/2019
PHX PHX
@
DAL DAL
22
2
4
1
0
13
16
81.3
5
8
62.5
8
9
88.9
97.7
0
2
2
2
+15
17James Harden
J. Harden
39
2H
1/16/2019
HOU HOU
vs
BKN BKN
22
6
2
0
1
9
17
52.9
4
11
36.4
17
18
94.4
78.3
1
5
1
4
+13
18Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
39
2H
1/23/2015
GSW GSW
vs
SAC SAC
1
2
3
0
13
16
81.3
9
10
90.0
4
4
100.0
109.8
0
1
1
2
19Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
38
2H
4/3/2026
DAL DAL
vs
ORL ORL
17
2
1
2
1
13
18
72.2
5
8
62.5
7
7
100.0
90.1
2
0
1
2
+3
20Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
38
2H
3/29/2024
NYK NYK
@
SAS SAS
21
4
0
1
0
15
25
60.0
5
7
71.4
3
3
100.0
72.2
1
3
1
0
+22
21James Harden
J. Harden
38
2H
10/30/2019
HOU HOU
@
WAS WAS
20
1
4
1
0
11
20
55.0
4
8
50.0
12
13
92.3
73.9
0
1
2
2
+11
22Kemba Walker
K. Walker
38
2H
4/1/2019
CHA CHA
@
UTA UTA
19
3
1
0
0
12
18
66.7
4
4
100.0
10
11
90.9
83.2
0
3
2
0
+3
23Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
38
2H
4/13/2016
LAL LAL
vs
UTA UTA
2
4
1
0
15
30
50.0
4
12
33.3
4
4
100.0
59.8
0
2
1
0
24Stephen Curry
S. Curry
38
2H
10/31/2015
GSW GSW
@
NOP NOP
0
6
4
0
13
19
68.4
6
9
66.7
6
6
100.0
87.8
0
0
0
0
25Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
37
1H
2/10/2026
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
18
8
2
1
1
12
17
70.6
3
5
60.0
10
12
83.3
83.0
1
7
1
1
+19
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More Suns Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

33.0

Booker

Devin Booker

RPG

7.5

Maluach

Khaman Maluach

APG

5.5

Gillespie

Collin Gillespie
Team Rankings

ORTG

108.0

21st

DRTG

124.2

30th

NETRTG

-16.2

30th

3P%

29.0

26th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
2
0
1.000
0.5
7
Nuggets Nuggets
1
1
.500
1.5
8
Suns Suns
1
1
.500
1.5
9
Spurs Spurs
1
2
.333
2.0
10
Mavericks Mavericks
1
2
.333
2.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
10/26
PHX PHX
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Fri
10/30
DEN DEN
@
PHX PHX
10:00 PM
Mon
11/2
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Wed
11/4
POR POR
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Thu
11/5
ORL ORL
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

0 - 3

122

Final

131

PHX Suns

1 - 1

Sat 24 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.7

Jerome

Ty Jerome

34.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić

33.0

Booker

Devin Booker
RPG Leaders

17.3

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

12.3

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

12.0

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns
APG Leaders

11.3

Young

Trae Young

10.0

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

9.7

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton
SPG Leaders

4.3

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

3.5

George

Paul George

3.3

Dunn

Kris Dunn
BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

3.0

Kessler

Walker Kessler

3.0

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren
3PM Leaders

5.0

Dončić

Luka Dončić

5.0

Robinson

Duncan Robinson

5.0

George

Paul George
TS% Leaders

86.7

Carter

Wendell Carter Jr.

85.9

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

84.6

Camara

Toumani Camara

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Lakers

126.4

Trail Blazers

125.9

Rockets

122.7

Hawks

122.0

Grizzlies

119.7

Timberwolves

119.1
DRtg Rankings
Timberwolves

96.2

Thunder

97.2

Raptors

98.8

Trail Blazers

101.4

76ers

102.5

Pistons

105.6
NetRtg Rankings
Trail Blazers

24.5

Timberwolves

23.0

Hawks

15.3

Lakers

12.8

Pistons

12.7

Grizzlies

11.4
Tank Leaderboard
Heat

0-3

Pelicans

0-3

Bucks

0-3

Nets

0-3

Kings

0-3

Warriors

0-3

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

190.7

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

162.4

Dončić

Luka Dončić

157

Johnson

Jalen Johnson
DraftKings Points Leaders

188

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

177

Dončić

Luka Dončić

160.5

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis
USG% Leaders

42.4

Dončić

Luka Dončić

36.6

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

36.6

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
MPG Leaders

40.0

Murray

Jamal Murray

39.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

38.0

LaVine

Zach LaVine
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.65

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

1.56

Jerome

Ty Jerome

1.55

Dončić

Luka Dončić
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.69

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.68

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

1.61

Jerome

Ty Jerome

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Grizzlies

3-0

Timberwolves

3-0

Clippers

3-0

Rockets

3-0

Pistons

3-0

Hornets

2-1
Worst Record ATS
Heat

0-3

Jazz

0-3

Cavaliers

0-2

Suns

0-2

Nuggets

0-2

Knicks

0-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
3
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
3
1
.750
0.5
3
Hawks Hawks
2
1
.667
1.0
4
Raptors Raptors
2
1
.667
1.0
5
Wizards Wizards
2
1
.667
1.0
6
Pacers Pacers
2
1
.667
1.0
7
Hornets Hornets
2
1
.667
1.0
8
Celtics Celtics
1
1
.500
1.5
9
Cavaliers Cavaliers
1
1
.500
1.5
10
Magic Magic
1
2
.333
2.0
11
Bulls Bulls
1
2
.333
2.0
12
Heat Heat
0
3
.000
3.0
13
Knicks Knicks
0
3
.000
3.0
14
Bucks Bucks
0
3
.000
3.0
15
Nets Nets
0
3
.000
3.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Rockets Rockets
3
0
1.000
2
Lakers Lakers
3
0
1.000
3
Thunder Thunder
3
0
1.000
4
Grizzlies Grizzlies
3
0
1.000
5
Timberwolves Timberwolves
3
0
1.000
6
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
2
0
1.000
0.5
7
Nuggets Nuggets
1
1
.500
1.5
8
Suns Suns
1
1
.500
1.5
9
Spurs Spurs
1
2
.333
2.0
10
Mavericks Mavericks
1
2
.333
2.0
11
Clippers Clippers
1
2
.333
2.0
12
Jazz Jazz
1
2
.333
2.0
13
Pelicans Pelicans
0
3
.000
3.0
14
Warriors Warriors
0
3
.000
3.0
15
Kings Kings
0
3
.000
3.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
113-121
Tue
10/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
106-100
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
116-104
Wed
10/21
ATL ATL
@
ORL ORL
132-125
Wed
10/21
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
10/26
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Mon
10/26
WAS WAS
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Mon
10/26
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Mon
10/26
DAL DAL
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Mon
10/26
PHX PHX
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM