Adrian Dantley and Moses Malone were tied for the most points in a game in 1981-82, with 53 points.

Interpreted as:

highest scoring regular-season game by a player 1982

	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	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	53	4/10/1982	UTA	vs	DEN	45	12	6	0	0	19	28	67.9	0	0		15	18	83.3	73.8	9	3	1	4
2	Moses Malone M. Malone	53	2/2/1982	HOU	vs	SDC	42	22	4	2	1	19	30	63.3	0	0		15	18	83.3	69.9	11	11	3	2
3	Ray Williams R. Williams	52	4/17/1982	NJN	@	DET	43	4	7			21	34	61.8	1	1	100.0	9	11	81.8	66.9				5
4	George Gervin G. Gervin	50	3/6/1982	SAS	vs	MIL	56	8	5	1	0	21	31	67.7	0	0		8	8	100.0	72.4	1	7	4	3
5	Moses Malone M. Malone	49	3/13/1982	HOU	vs	POR	45	12	3	1	5	17	26	65.4	0	0		15	19	78.9	71.3	5	7	4	3
6	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	49	3/12/1982	DET	vs	GSW	47	8	1	3	0	19	28	67.9	0	0		11	16	68.8	69.9	4	4	4	4
7	George Gervin G. Gervin	49	2/17/1982	SAS	vs	DET	33	2	3	1	0	22	29	75.9	0	1	0.0	5	6	83.3	77.4			4	1
8	George Gervin G. Gervin	48	3/4/1982	SAS	vs	BOS	46	4	2	2	0	17	34	50.0	0	2	0.0	14	17	82.4	57.9			2	4
9	George Gervin G. Gervin	47	3/27/1982	SAS	@	UTA	40	10	1	1	0	18	32	56.3	0	0		11	13	84.6	62.3			2	0
10	Moses Malone M. Malone	47	2/7/1982	HOU	@	KCK	43	14	3	1	2	18	28	64.3	0	0		11	15	73.3	67.9			2	2
11	George Gervin G. Gervin	47	1/5/1982	SAS	@	POR	37	3	3	1	0	19	30	63.3	1	2	50.0	8	9	88.9	69.2	0	3	2	2
12	George Gervin G. Gervin	47	11/13/1981	SAS	@	SEA	37	8	4	0	1	15	25	60.0	0	0		17	18	94.4	71.4	1	7	7	4
13	Moses Malone M. Malone	46	3/26/1982	HOU	@	SEA	45	13	2	1	1	19	33	57.6	0	0		8	11	72.7	60.8	7	6	4	2
14	Andrew Toney A. Toney	46	3/7/1982	PHI	vs	LAL	35	1	5		0	21	29	72.4	0	1	0.0	4	5	80.0	73.7				3
15	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	46	1/16/1982	UTA	vs	CLE	40	5	0	2	0	18	22	81.8	0	0		10	12	83.3	84.3	0	5	4	5
16	George Gervin G. Gervin	46	12/29/1981	SAS	vs	SDC	38	8	2	3	1	21	31	67.7	0	0		4	6	66.7	68.4			4	3
17	Mike Mitchell M. Mitchell	45	3/6/1982	SAS	vs	MIL	58	11	1	2	2	17	28	60.7	0	0		11	11	100.0	68.5	5	6	1	3
18	Moses Malone M. Malone	45	2/5/1982	HOU	vs	PHX	42	20	0	0	0	17	26	65.4	0	0		11	14	78.6	70.0	10	10	4	4
19	George Gervin G. Gervin	45	1/7/1982	SAS	@	GSW	36	5	4	1	1	15	28	53.6	0	0		15	15	100.0	65.0	2	3	3	3
20	Bernard King B. King	45	12/9/1981	GSW	vs	PHX	47	14	1	2	0	14	25	56.0	0	0		17	21	81.0	65.7	4	10	2	1
21	George Gervin G. Gervin	45	12/4/1981	SAS	vs	POR	34	5	4	1	0	20	30	66.7	0	0		5	6	83.3	68.9	3	2	4	3
22	Moses Malone M. Malone	44	2/27/1982	HOU	@	DAL	50	16	0	0	1	16	26	61.5	0	0		12	16	75.0	66.6			3	3
23	Moses Malone M. Malone	44	2/17/1982	HOU	@	CLE	44	16	2	3	2	15	26	57.7	0	0		14	17	82.4	65.7	8	8	0	2
24	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	44	1/12/1982	UTA	vs	NYK	45	6	5		0	19	26	73.1	0	0		6	7	85.7	75.7				4
25	Ron Brewer R. Brewer	44	11/10/1981	SAS	vs	LAL	38	4	1	2	1	19	24	79.2	0	0		6	7	85.7	81.2			3	2