Dan Issel posted his most points in a game against the New Jersey Nets on January 31, 1980, with 47 points.
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highest points in an NBA regular-season game by a man named dan| 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. Issel | 47 | 1/31/1980 | vs | 41 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 68.9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 2 | | D. Issel | 40 | 2/22/1978 | vs | 33 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 63.2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 3 | | D. Issel | 40 | 2/25/1977 | @ | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 86.4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |||||||
| 4 | | D. Issel | 39 | 3/17/1982 | @ | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 79.9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 5 | | D. Issel | 39 | 12/26/1979 | vs | 38 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 59.0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 6 | | D. Issel | 38 | 11/24/1982 | vs | 37 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 68.7 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 7 | | D. Issel | 38 | 2/9/1980 | vs | 39 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 70.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 8 |  | D. Roundfield | 38 | 11/21/1978 | @ | 34 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 78.3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 9 | | D. Issel | 38 | 2/4/1977 | @ | 39 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 66.6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | |||||||
| 10 | | D. Issel | 38 | 12/15/1976 | @ | 32 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 76.2 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 80.4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |||||||
| 11 |  | D. Majerle | 37 | 11/29/1991 | vs | 41 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 64.9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 12 | | D. Schayes | 37 | 2/4/1989 | vs | 41 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 52.2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 63.4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 13 | | D. Issel | 37 | 1/26/1984 | @ | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 67.6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 14 | | D. Roundfield | 37 | 12/23/1983 | vs | 50 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 59.4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 15 | | D. Issel | 37 | 2/10/1982 | vs | 31 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 86.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 16 | | D. Issel | 37 | 2/6/1981 | @ | 39 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 62.1 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 17 | | D. Issel | 37 | 12/25/1979 | @ | 39 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 76.8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 18 | | D. Issel | 37 | 11/16/1979 | vs | 46 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 70.9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 19 | | D. Issel | 36 | 2/22/1984 | vs | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 65.1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 20 | | D. Roundfield | 36 | 3/30/1983 | @ | 40 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 57.5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| 21 | | D. Issel | 36 | 3/8/1981 | @ | 37 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 63.6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 22 | | D. Issel | 36 | 12/5/1979 | vs | 38 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 52.2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 60.8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 23 | | D. Issel | 36 | 1/22/1978 | vs | 39 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 62.9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 24 |  | D. Roundfield | 36 | 12/16/1977 | vs | 51 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 74.5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | ||||||||
| 25 | | D. Majerle | 35 | 11/9/1993 | @ | 44 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 89.1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||
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