highest scoring game by a point guard in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Isiah Thomas scored the most points by a point guard in a game, with 47 points against the Nuggets on December 13, 1983.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
47
12/13/1983
@
52
5
17
4
1
18
34
52.9
1
2
50.0
10
19
52.6
55.5
2
3
2
5
2Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
46
12/23/1986
@
48
10
9
1
0
17
36
47.2
0
1
0.0
12
16
75.0
53.4
1
9
2
3
3Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
46
2/8/1983
@
46
10
11
4
0
14
24
58.3
3
5
60.0
15
18
83.3
72.1
4
6
1
2
4Reggie Theus
R. Theus
46
12/22/1982
@
36
6
4
1
0
16
33
48.5
2
4
50.0
12
13
92.3
59.4
1
5
3
4
5Rickey Green
R. Green
45
4/10/1984
vs
37
4
10
1
3
16
25
64.0
0
0
13
17
76.5
69.3
1
3
2
2
6Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
44
3/25/1983
@
42
6
7
16
31
51.6
1
4
25.0
11
13
84.6
59.9
5
4
7Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
42
2/21/1988
@
41
3
10
1
1
15
27
55.6
0
1
0.0
12
12
100.0
65.1
0
3
3
4
8Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
42
1/19/1987
@
41
11
7
2
1
13
28
46.4
0
2
0.0
16
16
100.0
59.9
4
7
6
3
9Allen Leavell
A. Leavell
42
2/2/1983
vs
45
6
9
4
1
14
26
53.8
3
5
60.0
11
12
91.7
67.1
1
5
5
3
10Reggie Theus
R. Theus
42
11/19/1982
vs
31
7
5
1
1
17
24
70.8
0
0
8
11
72.7
72.8
4
3
5
2
11Gus Williams
G. Williams
42
1/15/1982
vs
37
5
6
2
0
19
33
57.6
0
0
4
4
100.0
60.4
4
1
2
2
12Ray Williams
R. Williams
42
12/9/1980
vs
42
8
6
16
28
57.1
1
9
9
100.0
65.7
2
13Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
41
12/3/1988
vs
44
2
11
1
0
16
28
57.1
0
0
9
11
81.8
62.4
0
2
8
2
14Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
41
12/6/1986
vs
43
5
10
3
0
13
17
76.5
3
4
75.0
12
14
85.7
88.5
2
3
3
5
15Reggie Theus
R. Theus
41
11/3/1982
@
38
2
7
5
0
14
26
53.8
1
2
50.0
12
13
92.3
64.6
1
1
4
5
16Gus Williams
G. Williams
41
4/8/1982
@
43
3
8
3
0
17
28
60.7
1
1
100.0
6
9
66.7
64.1
0
3
1
2
17Gus Williams
G. Williams
41
3/21/1982
@
38
4
4
3
0
17
26
65.4
0
1
0.0
7
8
87.5
69.4
2
2
3
1
18Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
41
3/28/1981
@
44
12
11
1
0
17
23
73.9
0
0
7
10
70.0
74.8
2
10
5
2
19Gus Williams
G. Williams
41
11/28/1979
vs
48
8
6
1
4
16
29
55.2
0
0
9
10
90.0
61.4
2
6
6
2
20Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
40
11/30/1988
vs
38
9
10
2
1
13
21
61.9
1
1
100.0
13
14
92.9
73.6
2
7
3
2
21Terry Porter
T. Porter
40
3/18/1988
@
41
6
12
1
0
14
18
77.8
0
0
12
13
92.3
84.3
0
6
1
1
22Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
40
1/2/1988
vs
43
2
17
2
0
16
23
69.6
2
4
50.0
6
9
66.7
74.2
1
1
3
3
23Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
40
2/13/1987
vs
41
6
7
1
1
14
24
58.3
0
0
12
14
85.7
66.3
3
3
4
2
24Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
40
2/26/1984
vs
41
5
10
3
0
19
28
67.9
1
1
100.0
1
1
100.0
70.3
3
2
4
3
25Reggie Theus
R. Theus
40
11/20/1982
vs
37
4
2
2
0
18
26
69.2
0
0
4
8
50.0
67.8
1
3
2
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