most points in 2h by a player all-time single game

Devin Booker has the most points in a second half, with 51 points against the Celtics on March 24, 2017.

Interpreted as:

most points in 2h by a player all-time single regular-season game

	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	Devin Booker D. Booker	51	3/24/2017	PHX	@	BOS	24	4	5	3	1	14	26	53.8	3	9	33.3	20	21	95.2	72.4	1	3	3	2	+13
2	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	43	12/13/2023	MIL	vs	IND	19	7	2	1	0	13	18	72.2	0	3	0.0	17	24	70.8	75.3	2	5	3	1	+25
3	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	42	1/2/2023	CLE	vs	CHI	24	6	8	0	1	13	20	65.0	1	5	20.0	15	18	83.3	75.2	3	3	1	1	+18
4	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	40	11/23/2024	CHA	@	MIL	22	2	5	1	0	14	25	56.0	5	12	41.7	7	8	87.5	70.1	0	2	3	2	+8
5	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	40	1/3/2016	CHI	@	TOR		2	4	1	1	14	19	73.7	2	3	66.7	10	11	90.9	83.9	1	1	1	3
6	Jamal Crawford J. Crawford	39	4/9/2019	PHX	@	DAL	22	2	4	1	0	13	16	81.3	5	8	62.5	8	9	88.9	97.7	0	2	2	2	+15
7	James Harden J. Harden	39	1/16/2019	HOU	vs	BKN	22	6	2	0	1	9	17	52.9	4	11	36.4	17	18	94.4	78.3	1	5	1	4	+13
8	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	39	1/23/2015	GSW	vs	SAC		1	2	3	0	13	16	81.3	9	10	90.0	4	4	100.0	109.8	0	1	1	2
9	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	38	3/29/2024	NYK	@	SAS	21	4	0	1	0	15	25	60.0	5	7	71.4	3	3	100.0	72.2	1	3	1	0	+21
10	James Harden J. Harden	38	10/30/2019	HOU	@	WAS	20	1	4	1	0	11	20	55.0	4	8	50.0	12	13	92.3	73.9	0	1	2	2	+11
11	Kemba Walker K. Walker	38	4/1/2019	CHA	@	UTA	19	3	1	0	0	12	18	66.7	4	4	100.0	10	11	90.9	83.2	0	3	2	0	+3
12	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	38	4/13/2016	LAL	vs	UTA		2	4	1	0	15	30	50.0	4	12	33.3	4	4	100.0	59.8	0	2	1	0
13	Stephen Curry S. Curry	38	10/31/2015	GSW	@	NOP		0	6	4	0	13	19	68.4	6	9	66.7	6	6	100.0	87.8	0	0	0	0
14	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	37	12/26/2023	DET	vs	BKN	24	6	1	1	1	13	16	81.3	3	3	100.0	8	10	80.0	90.7	0	6	1	1	+1
15	Lou Williams L. Williams	37	1/10/2018	LAC	@	GSW	17	2	2	0	0	11	16	68.8	5	9	55.6	10	10	100.0	90.7	0	2	1	0	+16
16	Mo Williams M. Williams	37	1/13/2015	MIN	@	IND		0	4	0	0	12	21	57.1	6	9	66.7	7	7	100.0	76.8	0	0	1	1
17	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	36	1/22/2024	PHI	vs	SAS	17	8	3	1	0	13	21	61.9	1	2	50.0	9	11	81.8	69.7	3	5	1	1	+12
18	Devin Booker D. Booker	36	12/17/2022	PHX	vs	NOP	24	3	1	0	0	13	22	59.1	3	7	42.9	7	11	63.6	67.1	1	2	0	1	+21
19	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	36	3/14/2022	MIN	@	SAS	16	9	0	0	0	10	16	62.5	6	8	75.0	10	11	90.9	86.4	1	8	2	5	+10
20	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	36	2/6/2021	DEN	@	SAC	23	4	6	1	1	15	23	65.2	3	6	50.0	3	3	100.0	74.0	1	3	0	1	+1
21	Terry Rozier T. Rozier	36	12/23/2020	CHA	@	CLE	23	1	1	2	0	13	18	72.2	8	13	61.5	2	2	100.0	95.3	0	1	1	3	+15
22	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	36	8/11/2020	POR	@	DAL	21	3	5	1	0	7	17	41.2	6	10	60.0	16	16	100.0	74.9	2	1	2	1	0
23	James Harden J. Harden	36	1/30/2018	HOU	vs	ORL	24	5	4	2	1	11	15	73.3	5	7	71.4	9	9	100.0	94.9	2	3	5	3	+8
24	James Harden J. Harden	36	1/27/2017	HOU	@	PHI	21	7	6	1	1	10	19	52.6	3	7	42.9	13	14	92.9	71.5	0	7	2	3	+11
25	Stephen Curry S. Curry	36	2/4/2015	GSW	vs	DAL		2	2	1	0	10	15	66.7	7	10	70.0	9	11	81.8	90.7	0	2	1	2