most 45 point nba games since 2017-2018

Since 2017-18, James Harden has the most games with 45+ points, with 30 games.

Interpreted as:
Most 45 or more point NBA regular-season games by a player since 2017-2018
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
30
1,580
39.6
52.7
6.8
7.3
2.3
0.7
15.6
29.7
52.5
6.7
14.9
44.9
14.8
16.5
90.1
71.3
1.1
5.6
4.9
1,189
203
220
69
21
146
95
+343
2Stephen Curry
S. Curry
25
1,248
36.2
49.9
5.4
4.8
1.4
0.4
15.9
27.6
57.7
9.2
17.1
54.0
8.8
9.3
94.8
78.7
0.4
5.0
3.0
906
136
120
34
10
74
44
+245
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
22
1,100
39.2
50.0
10.1
9.1
2.1
0.5
16.6
28.1
59.2
6.5
12.2
52.8
10.3
13.1
78.2
73.8
0.8
9.3
3.5
862
222
201
47
12
76
55
+208
4Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
21
1,049
37.0
50.0
13.3
4.8
1.2
1.1
18.0
28.0
64.3
1.5
4.2
36.4
12.4
16.3
76.1
71.0
2.8
10.5
3.0
776
280
100
26
23
63
54
+182
5Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
16
851
39.9
53.2
5.1
8.4
1.3
0.1
16.3
28.3
57.7
7.7
14.6
52.6
12.9
13.6
94.9
77.7
0.4
4.8
2.6
638
82
135
21
2
41
23
+153
6Devin Booker
D. Booker
16
808
38.6
50.5
5.3
5.9
1.1
0.4
18.4
29.8
61.8
4.4
9.3
48.0
9.3
10.6
88.2
73.4
0.9
4.4
3.1
618
84
94
18
7
49
43
+118
7Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
16
809
35.8
50.6
13.4
4.7
1.6
2.3
17.7
27.3
64.8
1.1
3.2
35.3
14.1
15.8
88.9
73.8
3.3
10.1
3.1
573
214
75
25
37
49
44
+234
8Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
12
608
40.9
50.7
12.2
9.0
1.7
1.3
17.8
28.2
63.3
3.6
6.4
55.8
11.4
13.5
84.6
74.3
4.0
8.2
3.5
490
146
108
20
16
42
35
+132
9Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
11
540
38.6
49.1
5.5
5.6
2.0
1.1
15.6
26.9
58.1
2.8
6.6
42.5
15.0
16.4
91.7
72.0
0.9
4.6
1.8
424
61
62
22
12
20
28
+124
10Trae Young
T. Young
11
527
41.5
47.9
4.0
10.5
1.4
0.2
14.4
27.4
52.5
5.9
12.6
46.8
13.3
14.5
91.3
70.9
0.5
3.5
5.4
456
44
116
15
2
59
17
+71
11Bradley Beal
B. Beal
11
546
40.2
49.6
4.4
4.1
1.3
0.5
17.3
31.1
55.6
4.7
9.8
48.1
10.4
11.4
91.2
68.8
1.9
2.5
3.6
442
48
45
14
6
40
31
-23
12Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
10
484
38.5
48.4
5.9
5.9
1.9
0.3
15.7
28.5
55.1
6.0
12.5
48.0
11.0
12.6
87.3
71.1
1.5
4.4
3.2
385
59
59
19
3
32
18
+127
13Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
10
493
38.2
49.3
5.6
4.9
1.8
0.6
16.8
26.9
62.5
6.4
11.4
56.1
9.3
10.3
90.3
78.4
0.9
4.7
2.0
382
56
49
18
6
20
32
+145
14Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
9
454
40.7
50.4
9.6
4.9
0.3
0.8
16.3
28.8
56.8
6.7
12.0
55.6
11.1
12.3
90.1
73.7
1.6
8.0
2.2
367
86
44
3
7
20
24
+101
15Anthony Davis
A. Davis
9
436
41.2
48.4
15.3
2.6
2.6
2.6
17.7
30.3
58.2
1.1
3.7
30.3
12.0
13.6
88.5
66.7
5.1
10.2
1.8
371
138
23
23
23
16
21
+82
16Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
8
396
40.0
49.5
3.6
7.1
1.1
0.1
17.1
30.4
56.4
5.1
11.0
46.6
10.1
11.4
89.0
70.0
0.9
2.8
2.3
320
29
57
9
1
18
12
+69
17Jamal Murray
J. Murray
8
394
38.8
49.3
4.6
5.1
1.1
0.1
18.1
26.6
68.1
7.6
11.8
64.9
5.4
5.9
91.5
84.3
0.6
4.0
3.8
310
37
41
9
1
30
15
+99
18Kevin Durant
K. Durant
8
399
40.4
49.9
7.6
6.6
1.1
1.0
17.8
29.6
59.9
4.8
9.5
50.0
9.6
10.5
91.7
72.8
0.8
6.9
4.4
323
61
53
9
8
35
24
+49
19LeBron James
L. James
8
401
37.7
50.1
8.8
6.3
1.1
1.1
18.5
28.6
64.6
5.6
9.1
61.6
7.5
8.5
88.2
77.4
1.5
7.3
2.5
302
70
50
9
9
20
10
+89
20DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
7
333
42.8
47.6
7.1
5.1
1.7
0.6
15.4
25.4
60.7
2.3
5.0
45.7
14.4
15.9
91.0
73.4
1.0
6.1
2.0
299
50
36
12
4
14
21
+76
21Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
6
305
40.0
50.8
6.2
4.7
0.7
0.2
16.2
29.3
55.1
7.3
14.2
51.8
11.2
12.8
87.0
72.7
1.5
4.7
3.8
240
37
28
4
1
23
13
+43
22Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
6
288
41.0
48.0
6.7
4.2
0.8
0.2
17.2
29.7
57.9
8.7
14.3
60.5
5.0
6.2
81.1
74.1
1.0
5.7
4.8
246
40
25
5
1
29
15
+26
23Paul George
P. George
6
275
41.8
45.8
10.2
5.8
1.5
0.2
15.2
27.0
56.2
6.3
13.5
46.9
9.2
10.7
85.9
72.3
1.5
8.7
2.7
251
61
35
9
1
16
23
+35
24Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
5
252
45.7
50.4
4.6
5.2
1.2
1.8
17.6
32.4
54.3
5.4
12.4
43.5
9.8
11.0
89.1
67.7
0.6
4.0
2.6
229
23
26
6
9
13
14
+53
25Kemba Walker
K. Walker
5
247
36.8
49.4
5.0
4.0
1.2
0.2
16.8
27.2
61.8
6.2
10.8
57.4
9.6
10.8
88.9
77.3
0.4
4.6
3.2
184
25
20
6
1
16
6
+32
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113.2

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TEAMWLPCTGB
3
Nuggets Nuggets
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets
52
30
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12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
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7
Suns Suns
45
37
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28.1

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27.4

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11.9

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10.7

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9.5

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1.9

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113.6

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Thunder

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Spurs

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Cavaliers

114.5

Celtics

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Raptors

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Knicks

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EasternWLPCTGB
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Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
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Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
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31
51
.378
29.0
13
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20
62
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19
63
.232
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17
65
.207
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Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
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42
40
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22.0
9
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40
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22.0
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37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
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26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
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22
60
.268
42.0
15
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22
60
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Sat
3/28
DET DET
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MIN MIN
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Sat
3/28
SAC SAC
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ATL ATL
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Sat
3/28
CHI CHI
@
MEM MEM
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3/28
UTA UTA
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PHX PHX
109-134
Sun
3/29
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MIL MIL
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CLE CLE
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NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Wed
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OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
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CLE CLE
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NYK NYK
8:00 PM
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OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Sat
5/23
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM