NBA: Top 6 Highest-scoring games of DeMar DeRozan's career

#1 52 vs Milwaukee Bucks, January 1, 2018

DeMar DeRozan scored career-high 52 points at home

Stat line: 52 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and a block on 58.6 % shooting

DeMar DeRozan scored his career-high 52 points against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks at home, in an overtime thriller. This was DeRozan's first (and only) 50-point game in the NBA till date.

DeRozan scored the first nine points for the Raptors as they took an early 9-0 lead in the first quarter. He ended up scoring 21 points at the end of first quarter and the Raptors had a five-point lead. He only had 5 points in the second quarter and the Raptors were leading 60-56 at halftime.

In the third quarter, with 8:14 remaining, the 29-year old made a three-pointer, off an assist from Anunoby to extend the Raptors' lead to 11 points. For the Bucks, Giannis kept answering back and they remained in the game.

The Raptors were down by two points at the 0:37 mark in the final quarter of the regulation period, DeMar then made two clutch free throws and sent the game into overtime. In the overtime, he scored eight points and the Raptors won the contest, 131-127.