During the long NBA season, there are moments when players perform at the height of their talents, and producing 50 points in an NBA game can be one of them.
For most players, recording 50 points is a career milestone, while others have reached the mark several times over the course of their careers. While stars are typically the ones to reach the 50-point mark, role players occasionally have career nights themselves as they try to level up in the league.
Therefore, 50-point games are special moments for both players and fans during the regular season. Here's a look at all the players who have scored 50 in a game so far in 2025-26.
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Nikola Jokic, Nuggets (Nov. 12, 2025)
Nikola Jokic
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Opponent: at Los Angeles Clippers, Intuit Dome
Result: Nuggets 130, Clippers 116
Stat line: 55 points, 18-23 FGM-FGA, 5-6 3PM-3PA, 14-16 FTM-FTA
Nikola Jokic scored 55 points in November against the Clippers, his fourth-ever 50-point game. The Denver Nuggets star did so in a variety of ways, totaling 15 points from three and 14 from the free throw line.
HAVE YOURSELF A NIGHT NIKOLA JOKIĆ.
⚒️ 55 PTS (33 IN 1H)
⚒️ 12 REB
⚒️ 6 AST
⚒️ 18-23 FGM
⚒️ 5-6 3PM
⚒️ 34 MIN
⚒️ DEN W
He's just the 4th player in NBA history to score 55 PTS on 78 FG% or better 🤯 pic.twitter.com/NpKKAK6rna
— NBA (@NBA) November 13, 2025
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Lauri Markkanen, Jazz (Oct. 27 2025)
Lauri Markkanen
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Opponent: vs. Phoenix Suns, Delta Center
Result: Jazz 138, Suns 134
Stat line: 51 points, 14-32 FGM-FGA, 6-13 3PM-3PA, 17-17 FTM-FTA
Lauri Markkanen exploded for 51 points in a Utah Jazz home win against the Suns, becoming the fourth player to score 50 points in the preceding week. While Markkanen was inefficient from the field, he was perfect from the free-throw line and totaled six threes overall.
CAREER NIGHT for @MarkkanenLauri.
🎵 51 PTS (career high)
🎵 14 REB
🎵 6 3PM
🎵 17-17 FTM
🎵 2 FTS to seal OT win
The first @utahjazz 50-piece since Karl Malone in 1998! pic.twitter.com/PA6iV5jeQG
— NBA (@NBA) October 28, 2025
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Austin Reaves, Lakers (Oct. 26, 2025)
Austin Reaves
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Opponent: at Sacramento Kings, Golden 1 Center
Result: Lakers 127, Kings 120
Stat line: 51 points, 12-22 FGM-FGA, 6-10 3PM-3PA, 21-22 FTM-FTA
Austin Reaves produced a career-high 51 points for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Kings early in the season, with much of his production coming from the free-throw line. Reaves totaled 21 points on free throws alone, but he also chipped in six threes to help reach the total.
Austin Reaves went OFF tonight 🤯
51 POINTS (career-high)
11 REBOUNDS
9 ASSISTS
6 TRIPLES
W
He is the FIFTH @Lakers player this century to score 50+ POINTS in a game ‼️ pic.twitter.com/XvER3NqImq
— NBA (@NBA) October 27, 2025
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder (Oct. 23, 2025)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
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Opponent: at Indiana Pacers, Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Result: Thunder 141, Pacers 135
Stat line: 55 points, 15-31 FGM-FGA, 2-7 3PM-3PA, 23-26 FTM-FTA
The Oklahoma City Thunder faced the Pacers in an NBA Finals rematch in the second game of the season, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander carried them to a double-overtime win. Of his 55 points, SGA scored 23 at the free throw line while making just two three-pointers in the game.
SGA EXPLODES FOR 55 IN THRILLING OKC 2OT WIN IN INDY 🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/bUpQvfEk5s
— NBA (@NBA) October 24, 2025
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Aaron Gordon, Nuggets (Oct. 23, 2025)
Aaron Gordon
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Opponent: at Golden State Warriors, Chase Center
Result: Warriors 137, Nuggets 131
Stat line: 50 points, 17-21 FGM-FGA, 10-11 3PM-3PA, 6-6 FTM-FTA
On the same night as SGA's 50-point game, Aaron Gordon scored 50 himself on the road against the Warriors. The forward largely dominated from the perimeter, scoring 30 points on three-pointers in the loss to Golden State.
Aaron Gordon became the 6th player in NBA history to score 50 or more points in a season opener tonight!
He is the 1st Denver player to complete this feat 🤯 pic.twitter.com/NLM6iLFFhM
— NBA (@NBA) October 24, 2025
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