Billy Ray Bates posted his most points in a game against the San Diego Clippers on March 29, 1981, with 40 points.

Interpreted as:

Billy Ray Bates most points in a regular-season game

	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	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	40	3/29/1981	POR	@	SDC	32	4	6	4	1	16	23	69.6	2	2	100.0	6	7	85.7	76.7	2	2	1	0
2	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	35	3/15/1981	POR	vs	DAL	25	3	6	0	0	12	16	75.0	1	1	100.0	10	11	90.9	84.0	2	1	2	3
3	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	29	2/5/1982	POR	vs	UTA	23	6	6	3	0	11	18	61.1	0	0		7	9	77.8	66.0	3	3	3	0
4	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	28	12/20/1980	POR	vs	ATL	30	7	6	0	0	11	22	50.0	1	1	100.0	5	6	83.3	56.8	1	6	1	1
5	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	27	4/15/1982	POR	@	SDC	22	3	4	1	0	9	13	69.2	1	2	50.0	8	10	80.0	77.6	3	0	3	0
6	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	27	1/23/1981	POR	vs	NYK	26	2	5	2	0	11	19	57.9	0	1	0.0	5	5	100.0	63.7	2	0	3	3
7	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	27	12/5/1980	POR	vs	CHI	28	4	0	1	0	12	18	66.7	0	0		3	4	75.0	68.3	2	2	1	2
8	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	26	1/24/1982	POR	@	BOS	33	4	2	0	0	10	16	62.5	0	0		6	7	85.7	68.1	1	3	0	1
9	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	26	12/2/1980	POR	vs	NJN	34	4	4	2	0	12	25	48.0	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	50.2	3	1	2	5
10	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	26	3/15/1980	POR	@	CHI	20	4	3	0	0	10	15	66.7	1	2	50.0	5	7	71.4	71.9	3	1	2	2
11	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	25	1/5/1982	POR	vs	SAS	20	2	4	2	0	10	16	62.5	1	1	100.0	4	4	100.0	70.4	2	0	1	3
12	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	25	2/15/1981	POR	vs	UTA	22	0	2	2	0	9	11	81.8	0	0		7	7	100.0	88.8	0	0	2	1
13	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	24	4/6/1982	POR	vs	DEN	18	3	2	2	0	11	13	84.6	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	86.5	0	3	3	0
14	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	24	3/27/1981	POR	@	DAL	42	5	5	0	0	10	19	52.6	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	57.8	2	3	5	2
15	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	24	3/25/1981	POR	@	SEA	34	3	5	3	0	10	17	58.8	0	1	0.0	4	6	66.7	61.1	1	2	2	1
16	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	24	2/19/1981	POR	@	DET	29	7	3	1	0	12	19	63.2	0	0		0	0		63.2	1	6	2	0
17	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	24	2/3/1981	POR	vs	WAS	34	1	4	3	0	10	19	52.6	0	0		4	5	80.0	56.6	1	0	1	2
18	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	23	3/10/1982	POR	@	DAL	22	0	1	1	0	9	15	60.0	0	1	0.0	5	7	71.4	63.6	0	0	0	1
19	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	23	2/24/1981	POR	vs	SDC	26	2	1	3	0	9	20	45.0	0	2	0.0	5	5	100.0	51.8	1	1	3	1
20	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	23	2/13/1981	POR	@	DEN	30	1	10	2	1	10	19	52.6	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	55.4	0	1	5	1
21	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	22	4/9/1982	POR	vs	SDC	27	2	4	3	0	10	15	66.7	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	69.3	0	2	3	4
22	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	22	3/5/1982	POR	vs	CLE	31	2	0	1	0	7	14	50.0	0	0		8	10	80.0	59.8	0	2	3	2
23	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	22	1/19/1982	POR	@	ATL	23	5	1	3	0	9	17	52.9	0	2	0.0	4	8	50.0	53.6	2	3	1	3
24	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	22	12/21/1980	POR	vs	PHX	35	3	2	2	0	8	20	40.0	0	0		6	6	100.0	48.6	1	2	7	3
25	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	22	3/19/1980	POR	@	GSW	32	1	4	2	0	8	19	42.1	0	1	0.0	6	8	75.0	48.8	0	1	0	2