Top 10 individual performances from the 2019-20 NBA regular season

#4 Damian Lillard vs Indiana Pacers - 26 January 2020 - Game Score: 49.60 (Top 30 GmSc in the NBA since 1983)

Though Portland fell in the first round to the Lakers, Lillard had a great season.

On a tragic day for the NBA family after Kobe Bryant's death, Lillard had a memorable night against the Indiana Pacers as he recorded his third-straight game with at least 47 points. He starred with a 50-point performance and a 13-assist masterclass.

In addition to these impressive numbers, Lillard only played 38 minutes, and even with the load he had to carry, he turned the ball over just once on a historic NBA night for him.

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#3 James Harden vs Dallas Mavericks - 31 July 2020 - Game Score: 49.80 (Top 25 GmSc in the NBA since 1983)

The Beard is a stat machine.

Though he had a difficult night from three in the first night of NBA Bubble action, Harden made 14 of his 20 field goals to score 49 points in an OT win over the Dallas Mavericks and Luka Doncic.

MID-SEASON FORM: James Harden scores 49 points as #Rockets outlast #Mavericks 153-149 in overtime. Kristaps Porzingis has 39 points and Luka Doncic adds a triple-double in a losing cause for Dallas. #NBA https://t.co/a8odEaIgpN pic.twitter.com/VCHA1iCfyr

— SportsCentre (@SportsCentre) August 1, 2020

The Beard also had nine rebounds, eight assists, three steals, three blocks and one turnover, and he made 18 of his 21 free throws. His Game Score of 49.80 is the 25th-highest since the 1983-84 NBA season and the third-highest of the 2019-20 NBA season.

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#2 Damian Lillard vs Dallas Mavericks - 11 August 2020 - Game Score: 50.50 (Top 20 GmSc in the NBA since 1983)

Portland needed a good performance from Lillard to make the 2020 NBA Playoffs.

One of the big stories of the NBA Bubble was Damian Lillard's play.

Lillard led the Trail Blazers to a 6-2 record in the NBA Bubble as the team earned the chance to play in a matchup with the Memphies Grizzlies which they won to advance to the NBA Playoffs.

Against Dallas on 11 August 2020, Lillard went on a 61-point rampage (NBA season-high) in what was his third 60-point performance of the NBA regular season. Lillard made all of his 18 free throws and nine 3s, and he also assisted his teammates eight times in 41 minutes.

Lillard's 22-point fourth quarter on 3/5 from three and 11/11 from the FT line was huge for Portland. His Game Score of 50.50 ranks 19th in the NBA since 1983.

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#1 James Harden vs Atlanta Hawks - 30 November 2019 - Game Score: 52.40 (Top 10 GmSc in the NBA since 1983)

Harden and his skills put him at the top of this list.

With the 10th-highest Game Score in the NBA since 1983, Harden tops this list with his 60-point performance against the Atlanta Hawks on 30 November 2019.

The Beard scored 60 points in less than 31 minutes on 24 shots, which was amazing. Making eight out of 14 3s and 20 of 23 free throws were too much for the Hawks who could not stop Harden and the Rockets from taking a 47-point win.

🤯 @JHarden13 notches his fourth career 60-point game... in just 30:41 minutes of action! #OneMission pic.twitter.com/Ioz6oGvTsb

— NBA (@NBA) December 1, 2019

Harden had a +50 plus/minus for the game, his highest of the year by far.

In the process, The Beard also became the player with less shots attempted to reach 60 points in NBA history and the first to do it in just three quarters since Klay Thompson in 2016.

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