Dave Bing had the most points in a game in 1970-71, with 54 points against the Bulls on February 21, 1971.
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highest point by a player regular-season game in 1971| 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 |  | D. Bing | 54 | 2/21/1971 | vs | 46 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 38 | 57.9 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 63.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 53 | 1/27/1971 | @ | 48 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 71.0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 71.3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 53 | 11/4/1970 | @ | 45 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 69.4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 |  | W. Wesley | 50 | 2/19/1971 | vs | 44 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 34 | 58.8 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 62.3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 |  | E. Hayes | 50 | 11/20/1970 | vs | 48 | 25 | 3 | 18 | 35 | 51.4 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 59.5 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | D. Bing | 49 | 3/9/1971 | vs | 44 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 66.4 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 7 |  | L. Hudson | 49 | 11/18/1970 | @ | 42 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 35 | 62.9 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 60.8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 48 | 3/16/1971 | @ | 41 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 71.0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | E. Hayes | 48 | 11/25/1970 | @ | 46 | 22 | 2 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 65.6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 10 |  | N. Archibald | 47 | 3/13/1971 | vs | 3 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 80.4 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | G. Petrie | 46 | 3/19/1971 | vs | 42 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 45.2 | 18 | 21 | 85.7 | 57.2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | E. Hayes | 45 | 11/7/1970 | @ | 48 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 38 | 50.0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 53.1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 13 |  | P. Maravich | 44 | 3/13/1971 | @ | 3 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 70.1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | B. Love | 44 | 3/5/1971 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 32 | 53.1 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 57.7 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | | C. Walker | 44 | 2/19/1971 | vs | 43 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 16 | 16 | 100.0 | 81.4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | E. Hayes | 44 | 1/30/1971 | @ | 48 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 53.6 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 57.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 17 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 44 | 1/23/1971 | vs | 37 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 87.0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 81.6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 44 | 1/17/1971 | vs | 45 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 60.1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 44 | 11/11/1970 | @ | 48 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 75.1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 20 | | L. Hudson | 43 | 3/16/1971 | @ | 46 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 59.5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 21 |  | N. Thurmond | 43 | 2/24/1971 | @ | 48 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 63.5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | G. Petrie | 43 | 2/23/1971 | @ | 42 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 61.5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 23 | | G. Petrie | 43 | 2/12/1971 | vs | 40 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 68.2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 24 |  | G. Johnson | 43 | 11/5/1970 | @ | 42 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 31 | 64.5 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 65.6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | L. Hudson | 43 | 11/1/1970 | @ | 37 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 72.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
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