most points scored in an nba game by the number 2 overall pick

Jerry West posted 63 points versus the Knicks on January 17, 1962.

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most points scored in an NBA regular-season game by the number 2 overall pick

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jerry West J. West	63	1/17/1962	LAL	vs	NYK	39	3	3			22	36	61.1				19	22	86.4	69.0				5
2	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	57	2/18/1961	STL	@	DET	48	28				25	42	59.5				7	9	77.8	62.0				3
3	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	56	1/10/2019	SAS	vs	OKC	49	9	4	0	4	20	33	60.6	0	0		16	16	100.0	69.9	4	5	5	2	+7
4	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	56	2/13/1968	BAL	vs	LAL	51	7	3			20	33	60.6				16	22	72.7	65.6				4
5	Kevin Durant K. Durant	55	4/2/2022	BKN	@	ATL	42	7	3	1	0	19	28	67.9	8	10	80.0	9	11	81.8	83.7	0	7	4	1	+1
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	54	1/17/2014	OKC	vs	GSW	44	4	6	2	1	19	28	67.9	5	9	55.6	11	13	84.6	80.1	1	3	5	1	+7
7	Dave Bing D. Bing	54	2/21/1971	DET	vs	CHI	46	7	3			22	38	57.9				10	10	100.0	63.7				3
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	53	3/13/2022	BKN	vs	NYK	43	6	9	2	0	19	37	51.4	4	13	30.8	11	12	91.7	62.7	1	5	5	3	+11
9	Jerry West J. West	53	1/29/1965	LAL	vs	CIN		6	3			21	36	58.3				11	12	91.7	64.2				6
10	Ja Morant J. Morant	52	2/28/2022	MEM	vs	SAS	34	7	2	0	0	22	30	73.3	4	4	100.0	4	7	57.1	78.6	1	6	4	1	+23
11	D'Angelo Russell D. Russell	52	11/8/2019	GSW	@	MIN	40	9	5	3	2	19	37	51.4	7	17	41.2	7	8	87.5	64.2	0	9	3	0	-2
12	Kevin Durant K. Durant	52	1/18/2013	OKC	@	DAL	50	9	1	2	0	13	31	41.9	5	9	55.6	21	21	100.0	64.6	0	9	4	2	-1
13	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	52	1/31/1990	SAS	vs	CHA	39	11	2	2	0	19	32	59.4	0	2	0.0	14	17	82.4	65.9	3	8	2	4
14	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	52	3/17/1976	BUF	@	SEA	45	11	2			18	26	69.2				16	22	72.7	72.9				4
15	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	52	2/22/1974	BUF	vs	BOS	48	22	2		7	20	28	71.4				12	14	85.7	76.1				4
16	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	52	11/16/1963	STL	vs	BAL	44	13	4			20	29	69.0				12	13	92.3	74.9				3
17	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	52	1/20/1959	STL	vs	BOS	41	19				20	32	62.5				12	16	75.0	66.6				4
18	Kevin Durant K. Durant	51	12/12/2021	BKN	@	DET	41	7	9	1	2	16	31	51.6	5	10	50.0	14	15	93.3	67.8	0	7	5	5	+25
19	Kevin Durant K. Durant	51	11/29/2018	GSW	@	TOR	43	11	6	0	0	18	31	58.1	4	7	57.1	11	12	91.7	70.3	3	8	1	4	-5
20	Kevin Durant K. Durant	51	3/21/2014	OKC	@	TOR	52	12	7	1	1	15	32	46.9	7	12	58.3	14	19	73.7	63.2	1	11	5	3	+4
21	Kevin Durant K. Durant	51	2/19/2012	OKC	vs	DEN	45	8	3	4	0	19	28	67.9	5	6	83.3	8	10	80.0	78.7	2	6	5	1	+19
22	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	51	3/18/1975	BUF	@	HOU		20	6	4	2	22	31	71.0				7	9	77.8	72.9				4
23	Jerry West J. West	51	12/10/1965	LAL	@	CIN	41	8	4			21	35	60.0				9	11	81.8	64.0				3
24	Jerry West J. West	51	12/3/1965	LAL	vs	CIN		7	7			16	26	61.5				19	20	95.0	73.3				4
25	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	51	12/6/1961	STL	@	PHI		30	5			22	43	51.2				7	10	70.0	53.8				3