5. James Harden, Houston Rockets
53 points on 14/26 (53.8%) shooting in a win against the Knicks on December 31, 2016
In terms of a game performance, James Harden undoubtedly had the best game of the group and most likely anyone in the NBA this season. He tacked on 16 rebounds and 17 assists to his already impressive 53 points.
In terms of a scoring performance, The Beard ranks a modest fifth as he shot better from the field than only two other players in the group (Davis and Westbrook).
He also tied John Wall with 42 minutes to reach his final points total, behind only Russell Westbrook’s 45.
Harden is going to have to settle for top five on this list. It’s too bad – if we were ranking the best performances of the season so far, Harden would undoubtedly be number one.