Paolo Banchero has the most points per game in the first half this season, with 18.0 per game.

Interpreted as:

NBA leaders in first half scoring this regular season

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	18.0	2024-25	ORL	5	19.0	5.2	3.4	0.2	0.4	6.0	11.8	50.8	1.2	3.8	31.6	4.8	7.0	68.6	60.5	1.4	3.8	0.8	95	90	26	17	1	2	4	7	+2
2	Anthony Davis A. Davis	16.4	2024-25	LAL	14	17.8	5.5	1.4	0.9	0.9	6.0	9.9	60.9	0.3	0.7	40.0	4.1	4.9	85.3	68.5	1.6	3.9	1.5	249	230	77	20	12	13	21	11	+50
3	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	15.6	2024-25	BOS	16	18.4	4.5	2.6	0.9	0.1	5.3	10.8	48.8	2.6	6.1	42.9	2.4	3.4	70.9	63.5	0.2	4.3	1.6	294	249	72	41	15	2	26	23	+89
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	15.4	2024-25	DAL	14	18.8	3.8	4.4	0.9	0.3	5.1	11.9	42.5	1.8	5.5	32.5	3.5	4.3	81.7	55.8	0.1	3.6	1.7	263	216	53	62	13	4	24	17	+45
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	15.2	2024-25	MIL	15	17.6	6.3	3.7	0.4	0.5	6.3	10.3	61.0	0.1	0.7	10.0	2.6	4.6	56.5	61.8	1.1	5.2	1.4	265	228	95	56	6	8	21	22	+29
6	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	14.4	2024-25	NYK	14	16.8	6.4	1.2	0.3	0.3	5.6	9.6	57.8	1.7	2.8	61.5	1.5	1.7	87.5	69.0	1.1	5.3	1.1	235	201	90	17	4	4	15	21	+71
7	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	14.1	2024-25	OKC	16	16.2	2.6	3.2	0.9	0.5	5.0	9.8	51.3	1.0	3.1	32.7	3.1	3.5	87.5	62.3	0.4	2.3	1.6	259	225	42	51	15	8	26	15	+89
8	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	13.5	2024-25	MIL	13	17.7	2.3	3.9	0.5	0.2	3.9	8.8	44.3	1.5	4.1	37.7	4.2	4.6	90.0	62.2	0.5	1.8	1.0	230	176	30	51	6	2	13	10	-1
9	Jordan Poole J. Poole	13.4	2024-25	WAS	14	16.1	0.9	2.6	1.0	0.3	4.7	8.5	55.5	2.6	4.7	56.1	1.3	1.4	94.7	73.4	0.0	0.9	1.8	225	187	12	36	14	4	25	20	-53
10	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	13.3	2024-25	CHA	15	16.1	2.3	3.1	0.5	0.1	4.5	11.5	39.5	2.1	6.6	32.3	2.1	2.3	91.4	53.4	0.6	1.7	2.3	242	200	35	47	7	2	34	23	-43
11	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	13.1	2024-25	BOS	12	18.4	3.8	2.9	0.3	0.2	4.3	11.1	39.1	1.1	4.3	25.5	3.3	3.8	88.9	51.4	1.0	2.8	0.9	221	157	45	35	3	2	11	16	+18
12	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	13.1	2024-25	MIN	15	18.0	2.3	1.7	0.4	0.3	4.7	9.8	48.3	2.5	5.5	46.3	1.1	1.5	72.7	62.5	0.3	1.9	1.5	270	196	34	25	6	5	23	18	-1
13	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	13.0	2024-25	DEN	11	16.8	6.0	6.0	1.0	0.6	5.1	8.5	60.2	1.1	1.7	63.2	1.7	2.0	86.4	69.6	1.6	4.4	1.7	185	143	66	66	11	7	19	8	+13
14	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	13.0	2024-25	ORL	17	17.6	2.6	3.1	1.1	0.2	5.1	10.0	51.2	1.2	3.4	36.8	1.5	2.1	74.3	59.6	0.5	2.2	1.1	299	221	45	53	18	3	18	18	+5
15	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	12.8	2024-25	CLE	16	16.2	2.3	2.1	0.8	0.1	4.8	9.8	48.7	1.9	4.4	43.7	1.3	1.4	91.3	61.4	0.1	2.3	0.9	258	204	37	33	12	1	15	13	+64
16	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	12.7	2024-25	PHI	9	17.1	1.3	1.8	0.6	0.2	4.6	10.4	43.6	1.4	4.6	31.7	2.1	2.3	90.5	55.2	0.0	1.3	1.0	154	114	12	16	5	2	9	9	-28
17	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	12.4	2024-25	IND	16	17.3	3.4	2.2	0.5	0.0	4.9	9.1	54.1	1.1	2.6	42.9	1.4	1.9	71.0	62.0	1.1	2.3	0.7	277	198	54	35	8	0	11	11	-3
18	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	12.3	2024-25	CHI	14	17.5	2.4	2.3	0.4	0.1	4.4	8.0	55.4	1.6	3.6	45.1	1.8	2.0	89.3	69.2	0.1	2.4	1.6	246	172	34	32	6	1	23	9	-49
19	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	12.3	2024-25	NYK	15	17.8	1.4	4.3	0.2	0.0	4.5	9.1	49.3	1.3	3.3	40.8	2.0	2.7	75.0	59.9	0.3	1.1	1.3	266	184	21	65	3	0	19	15	+45
20	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	12.3	2024-25	NOP	16	17.1	3.2	2.8	0.4	0.3	5.1	10.4	48.5	1.3	3.6	34.5	0.9	1.2	73.7	55.9	0.4	2.8	1.8	273	196	51	45	6	5	29	19	-2
21	Ja Morant J. Morant	12.1	2024-25	MEM	8	14.5	3.6	5.0	0.4	0.0	3.8	8.5	44.1	0.6	2.3	27.8	4.0	4.8	84.2	57.2	0.3	3.4	2.5	116	97	29	40	3	0	20	9	+68
22	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	12.0	2024-25	PHI	4	15.1	3.5	2.0	0.3	0.5	3.5	6.8	51.9	0.5	2.3	22.2	4.5	4.5	100.0	68.7	0.8	2.8	1.8	60	48	14	8	1	2	7	3	-12
23	Julius Randle J. Randle	11.8	2024-25	MIN	15	17.0	3.3	2.0	0.3	0.0	3.9	7.7	50.0	1.3	2.8	47.6	2.7	3.5	78.8	63.7	0.9	2.4	1.9	256	177	50	30	5	0	29	18	-10
24	Devin Booker D. Booker	11.8	2024-25	PHX	16	17.8	2.0	3.3	0.5	0.2	3.8	8.2	45.8	1.3	3.6	36.2	2.9	3.3	88.7	60.9	0.7	1.3	0.9	285	188	32	53	8	3	14	12	-25
25	Tyler Herro T. Herro	11.7	2024-25	MIA	13	16.5	2.5	2.5	0.2	0.1	4.1	8.2	50.0	2.0	4.4	45.6	1.5	1.8	87.0	65.4	0.1	2.5	1.2	214	152	33	33	2	1	15	11	+12