cavs franchise record points for a player in a single game before 1986

Before 1985-86, Walt Wesley put up the most points for the Cavaliers in a game, with 50 points versus the Cincinnati Royals on February 19, 1971.

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cavs franchise record points for a player in a single regular-season game before 1986

	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	Walt Wesley W. Wesley	50	2/19/1971	CLE	vs	CIN	44	12	1			20	34	58.8				10	14	71.4	62.3				3
2	Mike Mitchell M. Mitchell	46	2/8/1980	CLE	@	HOU	43	14	0	2	0	20	36	55.6	0	0		6	7	85.7	58.9	8	6	2	4
3	World B. Free W. B. Free	45	2/16/1985	CLE	vs	HOU	38	4	9	2	0	17	30	56.7	6	9	66.7	5	5	100.0	69.9	2	2	3	2
4	Mike Mitchell M. Mitchell	42	2/18/1981	CLE	@	NJN	47	8	0	2	0	19	36	52.8	0	0		4	7	57.1	53.7	3	5	2	1
5	Austin Carr A. Carr	42	4/10/1977	CLE	@	BOS	43	6	3	0	0	18	23	78.3				6	6	100.0	81.9	4	2		3
6	Mike Mitchell M. Mitchell	41	2/17/1981	CLE	vs	DET	40	7	0	0	1	19	23	82.6	0	0		3	4	75.0	82.8	2	5	3	1
7	Campy Russell C. Russell	41	3/13/1979	CLE	vs	PHX	44	10	9	4	2	16	27	59.3				9	11	81.8	64.4	4	6	5	5
8	Bingo Smith B. Smith	41	11/6/1974	CLE	@	WAS	42	8	2	1	1	17	24	70.8				7	7	100.0	75.7	2	6		2
9	World B. Free W. B. Free	40	11/4/1983	CLE	vs	DAL	38	7	3	2	0	13	27	48.1	1	1	100.0	13	13	100.0	61.1	4	3	3	4
10	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	40	4/15/1983	CLE	@	IND	45	12	1	0	0	19	28	67.9	0	0		2	4	50.0	67.2	4	8	2	4
11	Mike Mitchell M. Mitchell	40	2/13/1980	CLE	@	DET	43	7	1	0	3	17	28	60.7	0	0		6	10	60.0	61.7	5	2	1	3
12	Austin Carr A. Carr	40	10/13/1972	CLE	vs	HOU	48	4	5			17	25	68.0				6	8	75.0	70.1				1
13	John Johnson J. Johnson	40	12/26/1971	CLE	vs	BAL	47	3	8			17	25	68.0				6	8	75.0	70.1				3
14	World B. Free W. B. Free	39	1/30/1985	CLE	@	IND	36	2	3	2	1	17	27	63.0	1	4	25.0	4	6	66.7	65.8	2	0	2	3
15	World B. Free W. B. Free	39	4/9/1984	CLE	@	NYK	42	6	6	2	0	14	21	66.7	0	1	0.0	11	12	91.7	74.2	3	3	7	3
16	Austin Carr A. Carr	39	12/22/1973	CLE	@	ATL	43	7	5	2		17	22	77.3				5	5	100.0	80.6	3	4		2
17	Campy Russell C. Russell	38	12/17/1977	CLE	@	PHI	48	10	8	4		14	20	70.0				10	18	55.6	68.1	3	7	4	4
18	Austin Carr A. Carr	38	2/8/1973	CLE	@	ATL	45	2	3			16	26	61.5				6	7	85.7	65.3				5
19	World B. Free W. B. Free	37	4/5/1985	CLE	@	DET	33	7	4	1	2	15	21	71.4	3	4	75.0	4	6	66.7	78.3	0	7	3	5
20	Phil Hubbard P. Hubbard	37	12/4/1984	CLE	vs	LAL	37	8	5	2	1	15	21	71.4	0	1	0.0	7	7	100.0	76.8	2	6	1	2
21	World B. Free W. B. Free	37	11/10/1983	CLE	@	POR	38	0	7	1	0	14	24	58.3	1	3	33.3	8	8	100.0	67.2	0	0	2	5
22	World B. Free W. B. Free	37	3/8/1983	CLE	@	HOU	38	1	5	1	0	16	24	66.7	0	0		5	7	71.4	68.3	0	1	5	5
23	Mike Mitchell M. Mitchell	37	12/23/1980	CLE	vs	KCK	44	6	2	0	1	16	32	50.0	0	0		5	6	83.3	53.4	3	3	1	2
24	John Johnson J. Johnson	37	12/29/1971	CLE		PHI	45	12	3			16	23	69.6				5	6	83.3	72.2				4
25	Bingo Smith B. Smith	37	3/16/1971	CLE	vs	SFW	48	4	7			14	20	70.0				9	10	90.0	75.8				3