Phil Chenier put up the most points in a game in 1972-73, with 53 points against the Trail Blazers on December 6, 1972.
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highest point by a player regular-season game in 1973| 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 |  | P. Chenier | 53 | 12/6/1972 | vs | 42 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 31 | 71.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 73.9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | N. Archibald | 52 | 1/27/1973 | @ | 48 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 70.8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | | N. Archibald | 52 | 1/9/1973 | vs | 53 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 73.3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 |  | G. Petrie | 51 | 3/16/1973 | vs | 40 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 72.8 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | | G. Petrie | 51 | 1/20/1973 | @ | 42 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 54.3 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 62.0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 6 |  | R. Barry | 51 | 1/17/1973 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 33 | 72.7 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 73.4 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 |  | S. Haywood | 51 | 1/3/1973 | vs | 48 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 33 | 45.5 | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 56.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | N. Archibald | 51 | 11/18/1972 | vs | 48 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 50.0 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 60.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | N. Archibald | 49 | 2/13/1973 | vs | 47 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 66.7 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 69.6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 10 |  | B. Love | 49 | 2/6/1973 | vs | 46 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 66.6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 11 | | B. Love | 49 | 2/4/1973 | vs | 43 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 33 | 57.6 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 63.3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 12 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 49 | 10/17/1972 | @ | 46 | 23 | 1 | 20 | 38 | 52.6 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 56.6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 13 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 48 | 1/25/1973 | 44 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 32 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | | N. Archibald | 48 | 1/16/1973 | vs | 48 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 52.8 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 58.1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 15 |  | B. Lanier | 48 | 11/28/1972 | vs | 47 | 16 | 2 | 19 | 35 | 54.3 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 59.6 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | N. Archibald | 47 | 11/15/1972 | vs | 48 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 48.7 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 54.7 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 17 |  | G. Goodrich | 46 | 2/17/1973 | @ | 43 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 36 | 52.8 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 56.9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 18 |  | B. McAdoo | 45 | 3/28/1973 | 25 | 20 | 36 | 55.6 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 58.2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | | N. Archibald | 45 | 12/30/1972 | @ | 48 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 66.5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 20 |  | P. Maravich | 45 | 11/18/1972 | vs | 45 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 48.4 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 57.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | N. Archibald | 44 | 3/20/1973 | vs | 48 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 44.8 | 18 | 20 | 90.0 | 58.2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | B. Love | 44 | 2/9/1973 | @ | 43 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 53.6 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 62.0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 23 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 44 | 12/28/1972 | vs | 46 | 28 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 71.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 24 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 44 | 12/20/1972 | vs | 41 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 78.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | P. Maravich | 44 | 11/4/1972 | vs | 42 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 60.0 | 3 | |||||||||||
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