Magic Johnson posted his most points in a game in 1980-81 against the Jazz on March 28, 1981, with 41 points.
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1981 NBA season high for points in a regular-season game by Magic Johnson| 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 |  | M. Johnson | 41 | 3/28/1981 | @ | 44 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 74.8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 2 | | M. Johnson | 33 | 3/29/1981 | vs | 47 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 55.9 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 5 | |||
| 3 | | M. Johnson | 33 | 10/25/1980 | @ | 32 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 73.4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 4 | | M. Johnson | 32 | 11/7/1980 | @ | 31 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 83.9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 5 | | M. Johnson | 30 | 10/12/1980 | vs | 40 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 59.2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 6 | | M. Johnson | 29 | 10/28/1980 | @ | 31 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 66.3 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 7 | | M. Johnson | 28 | 3/20/1981 | vs | 37 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 76.2 | 65.9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 8 | | M. Johnson | 28 | 11/8/1980 | @ | 44 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 57.9 | 3 | ||||||
| 9 | | M. Johnson | 27 | 3/12/1981 | @ | 37 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 72.0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 10 | | M. Johnson | 26 | 10/19/1980 | vs | 31 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 61.7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 11 | | M. Johnson | 25 | 3/18/1981 | @ | 41 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 56.6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 12 | | M. Johnson | 24 | 3/24/1981 | vs | 39 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 65.9 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 13 | | M. Johnson | 24 | 3/22/1981 | @ | 43 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 62.9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 14 | | M. Johnson | 24 | 11/16/1980 | vs | 35 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 70.3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 15 | | M. Johnson | 24 | 10/26/1980 | vs | 42 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 47.6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 51.7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 16 | | M. Johnson | 24 | 10/17/1980 | vs | 41 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 51.3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 17 | | M. Johnson | 22 | 10/31/1980 | vs | 39 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 65.6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 18 | | M. Johnson | 21 | 3/21/1981 | @ | 41 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 49.5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 19 | | M. Johnson | 21 | 3/13/1981 | vs | 36 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 58.1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 20 | | M. Johnson | 21 | 3/10/1981 | vs | 37 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 60.6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 21 | | M. Johnson | 21 | 3/4/1981 | @ | 36 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 59.9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 22 | | M. Johnson | 20 | 3/15/1981 | vs | 42 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 56.4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 23 | | M. Johnson | 20 | 11/4/1980 | vs | 37 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 61.3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 24 | | M. Johnson | 20 | 10/15/1980 | @ | 47 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 34.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 37.7 | 3 | |||||||
| 25 | | M. Johnson | 18 | 3/17/1981 | @ | 36 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 48.0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | ||||
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