who has the most 20 point first halves in nba history

James Harden has the most halves in the first half and when scoring 20+ points, with 18 halves.

Interpreted as:
Who has the most 20 or more point first halves in NBA history?
NAMEHALVESPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
18
400
18
10.7
22.2
1.5
2.3
0.4
0.2
6.8
9.1
75.5
3.4
4.6
74.4
5.2
5.8
88.6
95.6
0.3
1.2
0.9
193
27
41
8
4
17
18
+217
2Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
16
353
16
11.7
22.1
3.6
2.3
0.4
0.2
7.6
10.8
70.9
3.9
6.0
64.6
2.9
4.1
71.2
87.8
0.4
3.3
0.9
188
58
36
7
3
15
11
+132
3Stephen Curry
S. Curry
12
274
12
7.6
22.8
1.3
1.3
0.8
0.1
7.3
9.9
73.1
4.7
6.6
70.9
3.7
3.9
93.6
98.1
0.0
1.3
0.6
91
16
15
10
1
7
4
+109
4Devin Booker
D. Booker
9
212
9
11.5
23.6
2.0
2.2
0.0
0.1
8.4
10.8
78.4
3.4
4.2
81.6
3.2
3.4
93.5
95.8
0.4
1.6
0.6
104
18
20
0
1
5
9
+125
5Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
8
177
8
7.5
22.1
1.1
0.9
0.0
0.1
8.1
11.0
73.9
5.0
7.0
71.4
0.9
0.9
100.0
97.2
0.0
1.1
0.8
60
9
7
0
1
6
3
+94
6Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
7
156
7
9.2
22.3
1.9
1.4
0.1
0.1
7.0
9.4
74.2
4.1
5.6
74.4
4.1
4.1
100.0
99.0
0.0
1.9
1.0
65
13
10
1
1
7
5
+34
7Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
6
130
6
10.6
21.7
3.3
0.5
0.2
0.7
7.2
9.2
78.2
0.7
0.8
80.0
6.7
6.7
100.0
89.5
1.0
2.3
0.7
64
20
3
1
4
4
6
+29
8Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
5
106
5
10.4
21.2
2.4
0.6
0.4
0.0
7.6
9.8
77.6
3.6
4.2
85.7
2.4
2.4
100.0
97.6
0.4
2.0
1.2
52
12
3
2
0
6
1
+21
9Anthony Davis
A. Davis
5
110
5
11.5
22.0
4.8
1.2
0.6
0.6
7.8
9.8
79.6
0.6
1.0
60.0
5.8
6.2
93.5
87.8
1.4
3.4
0.8
57
24
6
3
3
4
3
+37
10CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
5
112
5
9.6
22.4
1.6
1.0
0.0
0.2
8.2
9.6
85.4
4.0
4.6
87.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
106.9
0.4
1.2
0.6
48
8
5
0
1
3
2
+66
11Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
4
84
4
12.0
21.0
1.5
2.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
10.8
69.8
2.3
4.0
56.3
3.8
4.5
83.3
82.5
0.5
1.0
0.5
48
6
8
0
0
2
0
+15
12Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
4
82
4
12.0
20.5
1.8
1.5
0.8
0.5
7.5
10.3
73.2
1.0
1.8
57.1
4.5
5.3
85.7
81.6
0.0
1.8
0.3
48
7
6
3
2
1
4
+49
13Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
4
87
4
11.8
21.8
3.8
2.0
0.8
0.8
8.8
11.8
74.5
1.5
3.3
46.2
2.8
3.8
73.3
81.2
1.0
2.8
0.8
47
15
8
3
3
3
1
+60
14Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
4
81
4
11.1
20.3
2.3
1.0
0.5
0.3
6.8
9.0
75.0
4.3
5.0
85.0
2.5
3.0
83.3
98.1
0.5
1.8
0.5
44
9
4
2
1
2
3
+42
15Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
4
109
4
14.3
27.3
5.5
1.5
0.5
0.0
9.5
12.0
79.2
3.0
3.5
85.7
5.3
7.5
70.0
89.1
1.3
4.3
1.5
57
22
6
2
0
6
0
+36
16Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
3
61
3
12.0
20.3
0.3
1.0
0.3
0.0
7.7
11.0
69.7
3.0
4.7
64.3
2.0
2.7
75.0
83.5
0.0
0.3
0.0
36
1
3
1
0
0
2
-4
17Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
3
65
3
10.4
21.7
1.7
0.7
0.3
0.3
7.0
9.3
75.0
4.7
6.7
70.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
97.7
0.3
1.3
0.7
31
5
2
1
1
2
1
+34
18De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
3
60
3
10.9
20.0
1.0
1.3
0.3
0.0
7.7
9.7
79.3
3.0
4.0
75.0
1.7
1.7
100.0
96.2
0.3
0.7
0.3
33
3
4
1
0
1
2
+24
19Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
3
62
3
10.1
20.7
1.7
1.0
0.0
0.3
7.0
8.3
84.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
5.7
6.0
94.4
94.2
0.7
1.0
0.3
30
5
3
0
1
1
0
+27
20Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
3
64
3
12.0
21.3
4.0
2.0
0.3
0.7
5.7
8.0
70.8
3.7
5.3
68.8
6.3
6.7
95.0
97.6
0.0
4.0
0.7
36
12
6
1
2
2
3
+51
21Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
3
67
3
12.0
22.3
2.0
1.3
0.3
0.0
8.3
10.3
80.6
3.0
4.0
75.0
2.7
3.0
88.9
95.8
0.0
2.0
0.3
36
6
4
1
0
1
2
+40
22Julius Randle
J. Randle
3
61
3
12.0
20.3
3.7
1.0
0.3
0.3
7.7
10.3
74.2
3.3
5.0
66.7
1.7
2.3
71.4
89.5
0.7
3.0
0.3
36
11
3
1
1
1
1
+39
23Kyle Kuzma
K. Kuzma
3
65
3
11.8
21.7
1.7
0.7
0.0
0.0
7.7
10.0
76.7
4.3
5.7
76.5
2.0
2.7
75.0
97.0
0.3
1.3
0.7
36
5
2
0
0
2
2
+36
24Kevin Love
K. Love
3
76
3
7.5
25.3
2.7
0.3
0.7
0.7
8.0
10.3
77.4
5.0
6.3
78.9
4.3
5.0
86.7
101.1
0.7
2.0
0.7
23
8
1
2
2
2
1
+31
25Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
3
66
3
4.0
22.0
2.7
3.7
0.3
0.0
8.3
11.0
75.8
1.7
3.0
55.6
3.7
4.3
84.6
85.2
0.3
2.3
1.0
12
8
11
1
0
3
3
+12

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