who has the highest points in a single game for a sixth man nba

Kevin McHale has posted the most points by a Sixth Man of the Year in a game, with 56 points against the Pistons on March 3, 1985.

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NAMEPTSSMOYDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kevin McHale
K. McHale
56
1
3/3/1985
vs
41
16
4
1
3
22
28
78.6
0
0
12
13
92.3
83.0
10
6
4
3
2Lou Williams
L. Williams
50
1
1/10/2018
@
35
2
7
0
0
16
27
59.3
8
16
50.0
10
10
100.0
79.6
0
2
4
0
+8
3Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
46
1
2/13/2008
@
41
5
8
3
1
15
20
75.0
8
11
72.7
8
9
88.9
96.0
0
5
1
2
+12
4Lou Williams
L. Williams
45
1
2/11/2019
@
34
1
4
1
0
13
25
52.0
3
8
37.5
16
16
100.0
70.2
0
1
7
3
+7
5Ricky Pierce
R. Pierce
45
1
12/5/1989
@
36
3
2
1
0
17
26
65.4
3
4
75.0
8
9
88.9
75.1
3
0
3
2
6Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
45
1
11/12/1988
@
47
4
2
1
0
18
32
56.3
1
7
14.3
8
10
80.0
61.8
1
3
1
5
7Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
44
1
2/21/2008
@
38
3
4
1
0
13
18
72.2
7
9
77.8
11
12
91.7
94.5
2
1
2
2
-2
8Payton Pritchard
P. Pritchard
43
1
3/5/2025
vs
43
10
5
0
0
14
20
70.0
10
16
62.5
5
5
100.0
96.8
4
6
0
2
+12
9Lou Williams
L. Williams
42
1
11/27/2017
vs
38
4
3
1
0
12
21
57.1
4
8
50.0
14
14
100.0
77.3
0
4
4
2
+23
10Kevin McHale
K. McHale
42
1
3/5/1985
@
44
9
2
0
1
15
21
71.4
0
0
12
16
75.0
74.9
2
7
4
5
11Jordan Clarkson
J. Clarkson
41
1
5/10/2021
@
35
8
0
1
0
16
33
48.5
5
16
31.3
4
5
80.0
58.2
1
7
2
3
-17
12Mike Miller
M. Miller
41
1
3/17/2006
vs
41
4
0
0
0
15
24
62.5
5
12
41.7
6
6
100.0
77.0
0
4
2
1
+24
13Jordan Clarkson
J. Clarkson
40
1
2/15/2021
vs
29
0
1
2
0
13
20
65.0
8
13
61.5
6
7
85.7
86.7
0
0
2
0
+9
14Lou Williams
L. Williams
40
1
3/8/2019
vs
34
7
5
4
0
13
24
54.2
4
6
66.7
10
15
66.7
65.4
1
6
2
1
+3
15Lou Williams
L. Williams
40
1
1/26/2018
@
34
2
10
4
1
12
19
63.2
4
10
40.0
12
14
85.7
79.5
0
2
2
1
+19
16Lou Williams
L. Williams
40
1
12/31/2017
vs
37
2
8
1
0
12
21
57.1
6
9
66.7
10
11
90.9
77.4
0
2
1
2
+5
17James Harden
J. Harden
40
1
4/18/2012
@
36
7
3
4
0
12
17
70.6
5
8
62.5
11
11
100.0
91.6
1
6
3
2
+26
18Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
40
1
4/15/1993
@
47
7
2
1
5
13
25
52.0
1
4
25.0
13
14
92.9
64.2
3
4
2
5
19Lou Williams
L. Williams
39
1
2/2/2019
@
35
3
9
0
0
13
26
50.0
2
4
50.0
11
11
100.0
63.2
1
2
2
0
+19
20Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
39
1
3/29/1993
@
43
8
2
0
1
18
25
72.0
2
3
66.7
1
2
50.0
75.3
2
6
2
6
21Ricky Pierce
R. Pierce
39
1
3/12/1990
@
36
0
4
3
1
16
28
57.1
2
3
66.7
5
6
83.3
63.6
0
0
2
4
22Ricky Pierce
R. Pierce
38
1
2/27/1990
@
36
6
2
0
0
14
24
58.3
2
5
40.0
8
9
88.9
68.0
2
4
4
3
23Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
37
1
11/14/2015
vs
41
6
8
0
1
12
27
44.4
3
7
42.9
10
10
100.0
58.9
1
5
3
4
+21
24Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
37
1
1/25/2014
@
32
3
11
2
0
12
23
52.2
5
11
45.5
8
8
100.0
69.8
1
2
1
1
+10
25JR Smith
JR Smith
37
1
3/29/2013
vs
37
2
1
1
1
12
18
66.7
2
2
100.0
11
12
91.7
79.5
0
2
4
5
+13

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