{"id":296798,"date":"2025-11-20T10:05:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T10:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/296798\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T10:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T10:05:10","slug":"nba-50-point-games-this-season-updated-list-for-2025-26-from-nikola-jokic-to-shai-gilgeous-alexander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/296798\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA 50-point games this season: Updated list for 2025-26, from Nikola Jokic to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

MORE: Who has scored the most points in an NBA Finals game?<\/a><\/p>\n

Nikola Jokic, Nuggets (Nov. 12, 2025)\"Nikola<\/p>\n

Harry How\/Getty Images <\/p>\n

Opponent: at Los Angeles Clippers, Intuit DomeResult: Nuggets 130, Clippers 116Stat line: 55 points, 18-23 FGM-FGA, 5-6 3PM-3PA, 14-16 FTM-FTA<\/p>\n

Nikola Jokic scored 55 points in November against the Clippers<\/a>, his fourth-ever 50-point game. The Denver Nuggets<\/a> star did so in a variety of ways, totaling 15 points from three and 14 from the free throw line.<\/p>\n

HAVE YOURSELF A NIGHT NIKOLA JOKI\u0106.<\/p>\n

\u2692\ufe0f 55 PTS (33 IN 1H)
\u2692\ufe0f 12 REB
\u2692\ufe0f 6 AST
\u2692\ufe0f 18-23 FGM
\u2692\ufe0f 5-6 3PM
\u2692\ufe0f 34 MIN
\u2692\ufe0f DEN W<\/p>\n

He’s just the 4th player in NBA history to score 55 PTS on 78 FG% or better \ud83e\udd2f pic.twitter.com\/NpKKAK6rna<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NBA (@NBA) November 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

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Lauri Markkanen, Jazz (Oct. 27 2025)\"Lauri<\/p>\n

Chris Gardner\/Getty Images <\/p>\n

Opponent: vs. Phoenix Suns, Delta CenterResult: Jazz 138, Suns 134Stat line: 51 points, 14-32 FGM-FGA, 6-13 3PM-3PA, 17-17 FTM-FTA<\/p>\n

Lauri Markkanen exploded for 51 points in a Utah Jazz<\/a> home win against the Suns<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n

CAREER NIGHT for @MarkkanenLauri<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfb5 51 PTS (career high)
\ud83c\udfb5 14 REB
\ud83c\udfb5 6 3PM
\ud83c\udfb5 17-17 FTM
\ud83c\udfb5 2 FTS to seal OT win<\/p>\n

The first @utahjazz<\/a> 50-piece since Karl Malone in 1998! pic.twitter.com\/PA6iV5jeQG<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NBA (@NBA) October 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

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Austin Reaves, Lakers (Oct. 26, 2025)\"Austin<\/p>\n

Ezra Shaw\/Getty Images <\/p>\n

Opponent: at Sacramento Kings, Golden 1 CenterResult: Lakers 127, Kings 120Stat line: 51 points, 12-22 FGM-FGA, 6-10 3PM-3PA, 21-22 FTM-FTA<\/p>\n

Austin Reaves produced a career-high 51 points for the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> against the Kings<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

Austin Reaves went OFF tonight \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n

51 POINTS (career-high)
11 REBOUNDS
9 ASSISTS
6 TRIPLES
W<\/p>\n

He is the FIFTH @Lakers<\/a> player this century to score 50+ POINTS in a game \u203c\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/XvER3NqImq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NBA (@NBA) October 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder (Oct. 23, 2025)\"Shai<\/p>\n

Andy Lyons\/Getty Images <\/p>\n

Opponent: at Indiana Pacers, Gainbridge FieldhouseResult: Thunder 141, Pacers 135Stat line: 55 points,\u00a015-31 FGM-FGA, 2-7 3PM-3PA, 23-26 FTM-FTA<\/p>\n

The Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> faced the Pacers<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

SGA EXPLODES FOR 55 IN THRILLING OKC 2OT WIN IN INDY \ud83e\udd2f\ud83e\udd2f\ud83e\udd2f pic.twitter.com\/bUpQvfEk5s<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NBA (@NBA) October 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

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Aaron Gordon, Nuggets (Oct. 23, 2025)\"Aaron<\/p>\n

Ezra Shaw\/Getty Images <\/p>\n

Opponent: at Golden State Warriors, Chase CenterResult: Warriors 137, Nuggets 131Stat line: 50 points, 17-21 FGM-FGA, 10-11 3PM-3PA, 6-6 FTM-FTA<\/p>\n

On the same night as SGA’s 50-point game, Aaron Gordon scored 50 himself on the road against the Warriors<\/a>. The forward largely dominated from the perimeter, scoring 30 points on three-pointers in the loss to Golden State.<\/p>\n

Aaron Gordon became the 6th player in NBA history to score 50 or more points in a season opener tonight!<\/p>\n

He is the 1st Denver player to complete this feat \ud83e\udd2f pic.twitter.com\/NLM6iLFFhM<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NBA (@NBA) October 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

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