Karl Malone had the most points in a game in 1997-98, with 56 points versus the Warriors on April 7, 1998.
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highest point by a player regular-season game in 1998| 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 |  | K. Malone | 56 | 4/7/1998 | @ | 42 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 71.6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +1 | ||
| 2 |  | S. O'Neal | 50 | 4/2/1998 | @ | 42 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 71.8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | +15 | |||
| 3 |  | T. Murray | 50 | 2/10/1998 | @ | 43 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 74.9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +25 | ||
| 4 |  | A. Walker | 49 | 1/7/1998 | @ | 42 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 36 | 58.3 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 62.7 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | +2 | ||
| 5 |  | M. Jordan | 49 | 11/21/1997 | @ | 52 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 38 | 47.4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 52.8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | +15 | ||
| 6 | | M. Jordan | 47 | 12/27/1997 | vs | 36 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 74.1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +11 | |||
| 7 | | M. Jordan | 45 | 1/18/1998 | vs | 41 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 65.6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +9 | ||
| 8 |  | L. Sprewell | 45 | 10/31/1997 | @ | 41 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 66.9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -16 | ||
| 9 | | M. Jordan | 44 | 4/18/1998 | vs | 40 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 91.7 | 63.7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -6 | |||
| 10 | | K. Malone | 44 | 4/14/1998 | vs | 36 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 60.5 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 5 | +19 | |||
| 11 | | S. O'Neal | 44 | 2/13/1998 | vs | 41 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 29 | 65.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 64.2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | +6 | |||
| 12 | | M. Jordan | 44 | 1/9/1998 | @ | 41 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 58.8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +6 | ||
| 13 | | M. Jordan | 44 | 1/2/1998 | vs | 43 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 76.9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +15 | ||
| 14 | | S. O'Neal | 43 | 4/17/1998 | vs | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 81.8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 77.6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +32 | |||
| 15 |  | A. Iverson | 43 | 4/10/1998 | @ | 44 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 66.9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | ||
| 16 | | A. Walker | 43 | 4/8/1998 | vs | 43 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 75.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -10 | ||
| 17 |  | C. Barkley | 43 | 11/29/1997 | @ | 39 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 82.2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | +16 | ||
| 18 |  | C. Drexler | 43 | 11/5/1997 | @ | 34 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 72.1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +29 | ||
| 19 | | M. Jordan | 42 | 3/8/1998 | @ | 43 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 56.8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +5 | ||
| 20 |  | G. Rice | 42 | 1/27/1998 | vs | 49 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 51.7 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 61.3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +13 | ||
| 21 | | G. Rice | 42 | 1/2/1998 | vs | 49 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 75.4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +12 | ||
| 22 |  | G. Robinson | 42 | 1/2/1998 | @ | 45 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 66.4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -10 | ||
| 23 | | K. Malone | 42 | 11/29/1997 | @ | 41 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 62.9 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | +1 | |||
| 24 | | M. Jordan | 41 | 4/3/1998 | vs | 38 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 71.9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +19 | ||
| 25 |  | V. Baker | 41 | 2/4/1998 | vs | 40 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 75.1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | +5 | |||
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