Chet Walker posted the most points in a game in 1971-72, with 56 points versus the Cincinnati Royals on February 6, 1972.
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highest point by a player regular-season game in 1972| 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 |  | C. Walker | 56 | 2/6/1972 | vs | 36 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 30 | 73.3 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 78.4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | N. Archibald | 55 | 2/23/1972 | vs | 44 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 64.5 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 69.9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 55 | 12/10/1971 | vs | 47 | 17 | 3 | 23 | 36 | 63.9 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 67.3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 53 | 2/18/1972 | vs | 13 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 70.3 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 53 | 2/9/1972 | @ | 48 | 14 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 74.2 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 75.8 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 51 | 2/13/1972 | @ | 48 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 36 | 58.3 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 60.5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 7 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 50 | 3/17/1972 | @ | 46 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 39 | 56.4 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 58.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 8 |  | P. Maravich | 50 | 2/5/1972 | vs | 44 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 76.4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | P. Maravich | 50 | 1/16/1972 | vs | 47 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 69.4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 10 | | N. Archibald | 49 | 2/2/1972 | vs | 2 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 48.6 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 58.3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 11 |  | S. Haywood | 48 | 1/7/1972 | vs | 44 | 15 | 1 | 21 | 28 | 75.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 76.1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 12 |  | B. Cunningham | 47 | 12/17/1971 | @ | 46 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 68.2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 13 | | N. Archibald | 46 | 3/22/1972 | vs | 3 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 74.6 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | | N. Archibald | 46 | 3/12/1972 | vs | 48 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 63.8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 15 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 46 | 11/14/1971 | 42 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 68.3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | | N. Archibald | 45 | 3/26/1972 | @ | 48 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 29 | 51.7 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 61.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 17 | | N. Archibald | 45 | 3/19/1972 | vs | 1 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 63.0 | |||||||||||||
| 18 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 45 | 3/6/1972 | vs | 50 | 25 | 5 | 19 | 34 | 55.9 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 57.3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | N. Archibald | 45 | 2/5/1972 | vs | 4 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 39.3 | 23 | 24 | 95.8 | 58.4 | |||||||||||||
| 20 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 45 | 2/2/1972 | @ | 48 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 33 | 54.5 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 58.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | B. Cunningham | 45 | 1/16/1972 | @ | 48 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 66.3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 22 |  | J. West | 45 | 12/1/1971 | @ | 43 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 71.7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 23 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 44 | 2/26/1972 | 53 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 70.3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 44 | 2/20/1972 | vs | 48 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 60.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 25 |  | T. Van Arsdale | 44 | 2/13/1972 | @ | 5 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 63.7 | |||||||||||||
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