Russell Westbrook had the most games with 45+ points in 2016-17, with 12 games.

Interpreted as:

most 45+ point games by a player in 2017

	NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	12	586	2016-17	OKC	37.7	48.8	10.6	8.1	2.0	0.2	15.9	32.8	48.6	4.7	11.4	40.9	12.3	14.3	86.0	62.5	1.5	9.1	5.1	453	127	97	24	2	61	31	+54
2	Anthony Davis A. Davis	4	186	2016-17	NOP	41.3	46.5	15.8	3.5	2.3	2.0	17.3	30.8	56.1	1.8	3.3	53.8	10.3	12.3	83.7	64.3	3.0	12.8	2.0	165	63	14	9	8	8	8	+35
3	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	3	140	2016-17	CLE	41.3	46.7	2.0	5.3	1.0	0.3	15.3	26.3	58.2	7.3	12.0	61.1	8.7	9.0	96.3	77.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	124	6	16	3	1	6	9	+30
4	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	2	108	2016-17	POR	39.1	54.0	3.5	5.0	0.5	1.0	16.0	27.5	58.2	9.0	13.0	69.2	13.0	14.0	92.9	80.2	0.0	3.5	1.5	78	7	10	1	2	3	1	+33
5	James Harden J. Harden	2	104	2016-17	HOU	40.6	52.0	14.5	15.0	1.0	0.5	15.0	27.0	55.6	7.5	13.5	55.6	14.5	16.0	90.6	76.4	2.0	12.5	6.5	81	29	30	2	1	13	6	+26
6	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	2	101	2016-17	SAC	36.4	50.5	14.5	3.0	1.0	2.0	14.0	22.0	63.6	4.5	7.0	64.3	18.0	19.5	92.3	82.6	2.5	12.0	6.5	73	29	6	2	4	13	11	-3
7	Devin Booker D. Booker	1	70	2016-17	PHX	45.0	70.0	8.0	6.0	3.0	1.0	21.0	40.0	52.5	4.0	11.0	36.4	24.0	26.0	92.3	68.0	2.0	6.0	5.0	45	8	6	3	1	5	3	-6
8	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	1	45	2016-17	NYK	46.1	45.0	6.0	4.0	0.0	1.0	18.0	36.0	50.0	3.0	9.0	33.3	6.0	7.0	85.7	57.6	0.0	6.0	3.0	46	6	4	0	1	3	6	-3
9	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	1	52	2016-17	CHI	38.3	52.0	12.0	6.0	3.0	1.0	15.0	24.0	62.5	1.0	4.0	25.0	21.0	22.0	95.5	77.2	3.0	9.0	2.0	38	12	6	3	1	2	0	+15
10	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	1	52	2016-17	BOS	37.2	52.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	15.0	26.0	57.7	9.0	13.0	69.2	13.0	13.0	100.0	82.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	37	2	0	1	0	2	2	+10
11	John Wall J. Wall	1	52	2016-17	WAS	42.3	52.0	4.0	8.0	3.0	0.0	18.0	31.0	58.1	5.0	8.0	62.5	11.0	14.0	78.6	70.0	1.0	3.0	4.0	42	4	8	3	0	4	3	-1
12	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	1	60	2016-17	GSW	29.1	60.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	21.0	33.0	63.6	8.0	14.0	57.1	10.0	11.0	90.9	79.3	0.0	2.0	0.0	29	2	1	0	0	0	0	+37
13	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	1	47	2016-17	MIN	41.5	47.0	18.0	2.0	1.0	3.0	15.0	22.0	68.2	0.0	3.0	0.0	17.0	20.0	85.0	76.3	3.0	15.0	4.0	42	18	2	1	3	4	2	+7
14	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	1	47	2016-17	MIN	41.1	47.0	4.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	14.0	21.0	66.7	2.0	5.0	40.0	17.0	22.0	77.3	76.6	1.0	3.0	2.0	41	4	3	0	1	2	2	+34
15	Stephen Curry S. Curry	1	46	2016-17	GSW	35.7	46.0	5.0	5.0	2.0	0.0	16.0	26.0	61.5	13.0	17.0	76.5	1.0	2.0	50.0	85.6	3.0	2.0	4.0	36	5	5	2	0	4	2	+7