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

#8 James Harden vs Washington Wizards - 30 October 2019 - Game Score: 46.80

The Beard is always impressive in the regular season.

After having poor shooting nights in the first three games of the NBA season (28% from the field and 15% from three), Harden exploded on 30 October with a 59-point effort against the Washington Wizards.

James Harden went for 59 points in one of the wildest games ever. Rockets top Wizards 159-158: those 317 pts are the most combined in a non OT game this century... Bradley Beal has 46 points in that same game #NBA pic.twitter.com/tImoXv8FMW
— Davide Chinellato (@dchinellato) October 31, 2019

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Harden shot 18 of 32 from the field and made six of his 14 tries from three. His clutch 17-point fourth quarter was key for the Rockets earning a 1-point win over Washington. The Beard also had nine assists and the game-winning free-throw with two seconds on the clock.

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#7 Damian Lillard vs Brooklyn Nets - 8 November 2019 - Game Score: 46.80

The 2019-20 NBA season was tremendous for Damian Lillard, and he needed every ounce of effort to will his team into the NBA Playoffs.

🔥☹️ Damian Lillard hits for career-best 60 points but can't prevent Blazers from falling to 119-115 loss to Nets#NBA | #RipCity | #WeGoHard 📲 DAME GOES BIG, COME UP EMPTY - https://t.co/sTF4uZHNe6 pic.twitter.com/2OkxXMWi4V
— Sky Sports NBA (@SkySportsNBA) November 9, 2019

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One of Lillard's biggest NBA nights came on 8 November 2019 against the Brooklyn Nets.

Lillard had not had a 40-point game in the first eight games of the NBA season, but scoring 60 against the Nets was an impressive feat. He made 19 field goals, seven threes and went perfect from the FT line in 15 attempts. However, he could not get the win for his team as the Blazers fell to the Nets by four points.

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#6 Damian Lillard vs Golden State Warriors - 20 January 2020 - Game Score: 48.40 (Top 50 GmSc in the NBA since 1983)

Lillard was a machine in the 2019-20 season.

Lillard's second 60-point game of the NBA season happened on 20 January 2020 against the Golden State Warriors.

Though he shot 45% from the field, he made 11 of his 20 3s and his 16 free throws were impressive as well. Ten rebounds for a Point Guard and seven assists helped him receive a 48.40 Game Score. His 61 points and just two turnovers in 45 minutes were huge for Portland in their five-point win.

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#5 Anthony Davis vs Minnesota Timberwolves - 8 December 2019 - Game Score: 48.50 (Top 40 GmSc in the NBA since 1983)

Los Angeles Lakers have an unstoppable force in Davis.

Anthony Davis has played a leading role for the LA Lakers and in their current NBA Playoffs run. He and LeBron James have been a terrific duo for the LA team.

After playing great through his first 22 games for the Lakers (26.6 points and nine rebounds per game), Davis had a scoring outburst against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 8 December 2019.

Scoring 50 points on 20 field goals (NBA season-high) made for a huge and efficient night for Davis who also grabbed seven rebounds, six assists and four steals in a 17-point victory. His Game Score of 48.50 is the 40th highest score since the 1983-84 NBA season.