which nba player scored the most points on may 7 in a single game

Nikola Jokić has posted the most points in a game on May 7, with 53 points in Game 4 of the 2023 Western Conference Semifinals versus the Suns.

	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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	53	5/7/2023	DEN	@	PHX	39	4	11	0	1	20	30	66.7	2	4	50.0	11	13	84.6	74.2	1	3	6	2	+2
2	Bojan Bogdanović B. Bogdanović	48	5/7/2021	UTA	vs	DEN	39	8	2	2	0	16	23	69.6	8	11	72.7	8	8	100.0	90.5	1	7	5	4	+4
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	44	5/7/1989	CHI	@	CLE	44	9	6	1	0	17	32	53.1	1	1	100.0	9	13	69.2	58.3	3	6	2	3
4	James Harden J. Harden	42	5/7/2023	PHI	vs	BOS	47	8	9	4	1	16	23	69.6	6	9	66.7	4	4	100.0	84.8	0	8	1	2	-6
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	42	5/7/2022	MIL	vs	BOS	39	12	8	2	2	16	30	53.3	1	6	16.7	9	12	75.0	59.5	2	10	3	4	-2
6	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	40	5/7/2016	POR	vs	GSW	42	5	10	0	0	14	27	51.9	8	13	61.5	4	4	100.0	69.5	3	2	3	2	+7
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	39	5/7/1990	CHI	vs	PHI	43	5	6	5	2	16	30	53.3	2	4	50.0	5	6	83.3	59.7	1	4	4	3
8	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	38	5/7/2021	POR	vs	LAL	39	4	7	2	0	12	18	66.7	5	9	55.6	9	9	100.0	86.5	0	4	4	0	+8
9	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	38	5/7/2016	MIA	vs	TOR	36	8	4	0	0	13	25	52.0	4	6	66.7	8	8	100.0	66.6	1	7	1	1	-8
10	LeBron James L. James	38	5/7/2010	CLE	@	BOS	39	8	7	1	2	14	22	63.6	2	3	66.7	8	9	88.9	73.2	2	6	1	1	+30
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38	5/7/1980	LAL	vs	PHI	41	14	3	2	5	19	31	61.3	0	0		0	2	0.0	59.6	4	10	4	4
12	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	37	5/7/2021	PHI	vs	NOP	33	13	3	0	2	11	20	55.0	3	4	75.0	12	12	100.0	73.2	1	12	3	1	+14
13	Draymond Green D. Green	37	5/7/2016	GSW	@	POR	41	9	8	1	1	13	23	56.5	8	12	66.7	3	6	50.0	72.2	2	7	2	2	-2
14	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	37	5/7/2000	LAL	vs	PHX	40	14	1	1	4	15	28	53.6	0	0		7	10	70.0	57.1	7	7	2	4	+21
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37	5/7/1974	MIL	vs	BOS	48	11	6	0	2	16	31	51.6				5	7	71.4	54.3	3	8		4
16	Kevin Durant K. Durant	36	5/7/2023	PHX	vs	DEN	44	11	6	2	1	11	19	57.9	2	4	50.0	12	13	92.3	72.8	0	11	5	2	0
17	Devin Booker D. Booker	36	5/7/2023	PHX	vs	DEN	40	6	12	1	0	14	18	77.8	3	4	75.0	5	6	83.3	87.2	3	3	5	5	-1
18	Anthony Davis A. Davis	36	5/7/2021	LAL	@	POR	39	12	5	0	1	12	23	52.2	2	3	66.7	10	15	66.7	60.8	3	9	3	1	-11
19	Kevin Durant K. Durant	36	5/7/2013	OKC	vs	MEM	43	11	9	1	1	11	21	52.4	3	9	33.3	11	12	91.7	68.5	0	11	5	2	0
20	LeBron James L. James	35	5/7/2017	CLE	@	TOR	46	9	6	0	1	11	22	50.0	5	12	41.7	8	9	88.9	67.4	1	8	6	1	+7
21	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	35	5/7/2016	GSW	@	POR	38	1	1	1	1	14	28	50.0	5	9	55.6	2	2	100.0	60.6	0	1	3	1	-3
22	Karl Malone K. Malone	35	5/7/1995	UTA	vs	HOU	45	10	3	2	0	10	21	47.6	1	2	50.0	14	20	70.0	58.7	1	9	3	4
23	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	35	5/7/1992	PHX	@	POR	40	3	5	1	1	9	19	47.4	1	1	100.0	16	16	100.0	67.2	1	2	4	5
24	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	35	5/7/1978	WAS	vs	PHI	43	19	2	2	3	17	27	63.0				1	6	16.7	59.0			2	4
25	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	34	5/7/2025	OKC	vs	DEN	30	4	8	0	0	11	13	84.6	1	2	50.0	11	11	100.0	95.3	2	2	2	3	+51