jamal crawford scored the most points in a single game in the nba.
jamal crawford scored the most points in a single game in the nba.
who scored the most points in a single game in the nba?
jamal crawford
after failing to agree on a contract extension with the thunder, harden was traded to the houston rockets on october 27, 2012, along with daequan cook, cole aldrich and lazar hayward, in exchange for kevin martin, jeremy lamb, two first round picks (which became steven adams in 2013 and mitch mcgary in 2014), and a second round pick (which became álex abrines in 2013). rockets general manager daryl morey called harden a "foundational" player and expected him to be houston's featured player despite previously only playing a supporting role behind kevin durant and russell westbrook. on october 31, 2012, harden signed a contract extension with the rockets for five years worth $80 million. that same day, he became the first-ever nba player to score 37 or more points while registering a double-digit assist total in his team debut, posting 37 points, a career-high 12 assists, six rebounds, four steals and one block in a 105–96 win over the detroit pistons. he became just the fourth nba player in the last 25 years to post those totals in a single game and matched the third-highest point total for any nba player in his team debut (most for rockets debut). two days later, he scored 45 points against the atlanta hawks. his 82 total points were the most scored by a player in his first two games with a team in nba history, surpassing the previous mark held by wilt chamberlain, who scored 79 points in his first two career games with the philadelphia warriors in 1959. he registered the first triple-double of his career on february 2, 2013 against the charlotte bobcats, recording 21 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. harden was named as a reserve for the 2013 nba all-star game, marking his first all-star selection. he recorded 15 points, six rebounds and three assists in a 143–138 win by the west over the east. on february 20, 2013, harden scored a career-high 46 points in a 122–119 win over his former team, the oklahoma city thunder.
james harden
fulks set the baa/nba single game scoring record four different times. on december 3, 1946, in just his eighth game as a professional, fulks became the league's record holder for most points scored in a single game when he scored 37 points, making 16 field goals and five free throws, in philadelphia's 76 to 68 win over the providence steam rollers. just 20 games later on january 14, 1947, fulks set a new single game scoring record when he scored 41 points, making 15 field goals and 11 free throws, in philadelphia's 104 to 74 win over the toronto huskies. in the 1946–47 season, fulks also led the league in scoring for its inaugural season, scoring 23.2 points per game. the following season on december 18, 1948, fulks again set a single game scoring record when he scored 47 points, making 18 field goals and 11 free throws, in philadelphia's 99–71 loss to the new york knickerbockers.
joe fulks