what players have scored the most points vs the knicks since 2000 in a single game

Since 1999-00, James Harden and Kobe Bryant are tied for the most points in a game against the Knicks, with 61 points.

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What players have scored the most points vs the knicks since 2000 in a single regular-season game?

	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	James Harden J. Harden	61	1/23/2019	HOU	@	NYK	40	15	4	5	0	17	38	44.7	5	20	25.0	22	25	88.0	62.2	6	9	5	3	+19
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	61	2/2/2009	LAL	@	NYK	37	0	3	0	1	19	31	61.3	3	6	50.0	20	20	100.0	76.6	0	0	2	1	+19
3	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	60	12/27/2022	DAL	vs	NYK	47	21	10	2	1	21	31	67.7	2	6	33.3	16	22	72.7	73.7	5	16	4	5	+7
4	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	55	4/12/2009	MIA	vs	NYK	39	9	4	0	1	19	30	63.3	6	12	50.0	11	13	84.6	77.0	2	7	3	3	+24
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	54	2/27/2013	GSW	@	NYK	48	6	7	3	0	18	28	64.3	11	13	84.6	7	7	100.0	86.9	0	6	4	3	-4
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	53	3/13/2022	BKN	vs	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
7	James Harden J. Harden	53	12/31/2016	HOU	vs	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
8	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	52	12/21/2022	TOR	@	NYK	41	9	7	1	0	17	25	68.0	2	6	33.3	16	18	88.9	79.0	3	6	1	2	+8
9	LeBron James L. James	52	2/4/2009	CLE	@	NYK	44	9	11	0	2	17	33	51.5	2	7	28.6	16	19	84.2	62.9	0	9	3	1	+7
10	Richard Hamilton R. Hamilton	51	12/27/2006	DET	@	NYK	55	2	2	0	0	19	37	51.4	1	1	100.0	12	12	100.0	60.3	0	2	1	4	+2
11	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	50	11/27/2009	DEN	vs	NYK	46	6	5	0	0	17	28	60.7	1	4	25.0	15	16	93.8	71.3	3	3	3	5	+3
12	LeBron James L. James	50	3/5/2008	CLE	@	NYK	44	8	10	4	0	16	30	53.3	7	13	53.8	11	16	68.8	67.5	1	7	2	3	+11
13	Trae Young T. Young	48	2/9/2020	ATL	vs	NYK	48	1	13	2	0	13	30	43.3	6	13	46.2	16	16	100.0	64.8	0	1	7	1	+10
14	Anthony Davis A. Davis	48	1/14/2018	NOP	@	NYK	50	17	0	4	3	17	30	56.7	2	6	33.3	12	15	80.0	65.6	6	11	4	2	0
15	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	47	11/30/2016	MIN	vs	NYK	42	18	2	1	3	15	22	68.2	0	3	0.0	17	20	85.0	76.3	3	15	4	2	+7
16	LeBron James L. James	47	2/6/2010	CLE	vs	NYK	44	8	8	5	0	17	31	54.8	6	12	50.0	7	7	100.0	69.0	1	7	5	2	+4
17	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	47	3/31/2006	PHI	@	NYK	46	6	9	3	0	13	29	44.8	3	9	33.3	18	20	90.0	62.2	1	5	4	3	+6
18	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	46	10/20/2021	BOS	@	NYK	46	9	6	3	1	16	30	53.3	8	14	57.1	6	8	75.0	68.6	0	9	4	5	+16
19	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	46	2/28/2009	MIA	vs	NYK	41	8	10	4	4	16	29	55.2	2	3	66.7	12	12	100.0	67.1	4	4	2	1	+8
20	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	46	2/25/2006	WAS	vs	NYK	30	1	2	4	0	13	16	81.3	7	10	70.0	13	14	92.9	103.8	0	1	1	2	+20
21	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	46	2/6/2003	LAL	@	NYK	41	6	3	2	1	17	27	63.0	4	4	100.0	8	11	72.7	72.2	0	6	6	4	+12
22	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	46	11/2/2002	BOS	@	NYK	40	6	3	2	2	12	22	54.5	2	6	33.3	20	21	95.2	73.6	2	4	3	4	+22
23	Trae Young T. Young	45	3/22/2022	ATL	@	NYK	40	1	8	1	0	13	25	52.0	7	15	46.7	12	14	85.7	72.2	0	1	4	0	+11
24	LeBron James L. James	45	11/2/2007	CLE	vs	NYK	44	7	7	3	1	13	28	46.4	3	5	60.0	16	22	72.7	59.7	3	4	3	1	+4
25	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	44	1/11/2024	DAL	vs	NYK	40	4	10	2	0	15	26	57.7	6	10	60.0	8	9	88.9	73.4	0	4	5	3	+9