Kobe Bryant scored the most points in a game in 2002-03, with 55 points against the Wizards on March 28, 2003.

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NBA most points by a player in a regular-season game in 2002-03

	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	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	55	3/28/2003	LAL	vs	WAS	41	5	3	3	0	15	29	51.7	9	13	69.2	16	18	88.9	74.5	0	5	3	5	+21
2	Allan Houston A. Houston	53	2/16/2003	NYK	@	LAL	43	4	5	2	0	18	29	62.1	4	5	80.0	13	15	86.7	74.4	0	4	0	3	+3
3	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	52	2/21/2003	ORL	vs	CHI	33	5	3	3	1	15	32	46.9	6	13	46.2	16	20	80.0	63.7	1	4	1	5	+20
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	52	2/18/2003	LAL	vs	HOU	54	8	7	0	3	19	38	50.0	3	9	33.3	11	11	100.0	60.7	0	8	5	4	+13
5	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	51	2/12/2003	LAL	@	DEN	31	3	2	2	0	15	28	53.6	3	8	37.5	18	20	90.0	69.3	0	3	0	1	+37
6	Allan Houston A. Houston	50	3/16/2003	NYK	vs	MIL	44	2	1	0	0	13	25	52.0	6	14	42.9	18	18	100.0	75.9	1	1	0	3	+8
7	Jamal Mashburn J. Mashburn	50	2/21/2003	NOH	vs	MEM	46	5	5	1	0	17	33	51.5	4	7	57.1	12	12	100.0	65.3	2	3	3	2	+6
8	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	48	3/21/2003	LAL	vs	BOS	39	20	1	1	1	19	24	79.2	0	0		10	19	52.6	74.2	6	14	3	3	+11
9	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	48	3/5/2003	ORL	vs	MIL	43	10	5	3	0	17	34	50.0	6	11	54.5	8	13	61.5	60.4	4	6	5	2	+9
10	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	47	11/2/2002	ORL	@	MIL	38	6	7	2	0	16	29	55.2	6	9	66.7	9	9	100.0	71.3	1	5	4	5	+19
11	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	46	2/23/2003	ORL	@	NJN	45	10	13	0	2	16	27	59.3	3	8	37.5	11	13	84.6	70.3	0	10	4	0	+7
12	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	46	2/6/2003	LAL	@	NYK	41	6	3	2	1	17	27	63.0	4	4	100.0	8	11	72.7	72.2	0	6	6	4	+12
13	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	46	12/25/2002	ORL	vs	DET	44	6	1	3	0	14	26	53.8	0	3	0.0	18	21	85.7	65.3	1	5	1	2	+4
14	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	46	11/17/2002	LAL	vs	HOU	45	6	4	0	1	18	37	48.6	1	2	50.0	9	11	81.8	55.0	0	6	3	3	+5
15	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	46	11/2/2002	BOS	@	NYK	40	6	3	2	2	12	22	54.5	2	6	33.3	20	21	95.2	73.6	2	4	3	4	+22
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	2/1/2003	WAS	vs	NOH	44	3	6	1	1	18	33	54.5	0	0		9	10	90.0	60.2	1	2	2	5	+14
17	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	45	1/24/2003	BOS	vs	DEN	41	10	2	3	0	16	27	59.3	4	7	57.1	9	10	90.0	71.7	3	7	3	1	+20
18	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	45	1/7/2003	LAL	vs	SEA	37	3	3	1	1	16	28	57.1	12	18	66.7	1	1	100.0	79.1	0	3	2	2	+19
19	Ricky Davis R. Davis	45	12/9/2002	CLE	vs	MIL	55	8	5	0	0	16	33	48.5	6	8	75.0	7	8	87.5	61.6	2	6	6	2	-5
20	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	45	11/29/2002	LAL	@	MEM	48	6	5	2	0	18	35	51.4	2	4	50.0	7	9	77.8	57.8	1	5	5	0	+8
21	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	45	11/15/2002	LAL	vs	GSW	45	4	4	3	1	18	40	45.0	1	3	33.3	8	10	80.0	50.7	0	4	1	3	+6
22	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	44	4/16/2003	LAL	@	GSW	42	6	4	0	0	16	28	57.1	3	7	42.9	9	10	90.0	67.9	1	5	3	1	+16
23	Wally Szczerbiak W. Szczerbiak	44	4/13/2003	MIN	vs	CHI	37	3	1	1	0	19	26	73.1	6	7	85.7	0	0		84.6	0	3	2	2	+32
24	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	44	2/14/2003	LAL	vs	SAS	45	6	4	4	2	19	41	46.3	2	3	66.7	4	6	66.7	50.4	2	4	7	2	-6
25	Steve Francis S. Francis	44	1/17/2003	HOU	vs	LAL	49	6	11	2	0	12	21	57.1	6	8	75.0	14	17	82.4	77.2	0	6	7	3	+2