Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, David Thompson posted the most points by a shooting guard in a game, with 73 points against the Pistons on April 9, 1978.
| 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. Thompson | 73 | 4/9/1978 | @ | 43 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 38 | 73.7 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 78.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 2 |  | P. Maravich | 68 | 2/25/1977 | vs | 43 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 43 | 60.5 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 66.2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||||||
| 3 |  | G. Gervin | 63 | 4/9/1978 | @ | 33 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 49 | 46.9 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 54.5 | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 |  | F. Brown | 58 | 3/23/1974 | @ | 45 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 37 | 64.9 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 67.9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| 5 |  | C. Murphy | 57 | 3/18/1978 | vs | 48 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 40 | 60.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 62.9 | 4 | |||||||||
| 6 |  | G. Goodrich | 53 | 3/28/1975 | vs | 44 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 38 | 55.3 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 61.2 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 7 |  | P. Chenier | 53 | 12/6/1972 | vs | 42 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 31 | 71.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 73.9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | G. Gervin | 52 | 1/11/1979 | vs | 37 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 33 | 72.7 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 74.8 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| 9 | | P. Maravich | 51 | 3/18/1977 | @ | 48 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 34 | 61.8 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 66.4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
| 10 | | P. Maravich | 51 | 12/14/1976 | vs | 47 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 38 | 47.4 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 55.5 | 2 | |||||||||
| 11 |  | P. Smith | 51 | 12/11/1976 | vs | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 71.2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 12 | | P. Smith | 51 | 1/8/1976 | vs | 40 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 76.9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 13 |  | G. Petrie | 51 | 3/16/1973 | vs | 40 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 72.8 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 14 | | G. Petrie | 51 | 1/20/1973 | @ | 42 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 54.3 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 62.0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 15 |  | J. Williamson | 50 | 4/4/1978 | @ | 44 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 32 | 59.4 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 66.3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | P. Maravich | 50 | 12/26/1976 | vs | 48 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 39 | 59.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 60.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 17 | | P. Maravich | 49 | 2/10/1976 | @ | 46 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 36 | 50.0 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 55.8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 18 | | G. Goodrich | 49 | 10/28/1973 | vs | 40 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 72.7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 19 | | J. Williamson | 48 | 12/9/1978 | vs | 38 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 22 | 24 | 91.7 | 67.5 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||
| 20 |  | P. Westphal | 48 | 11/27/1977 | vs | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 66.7 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 69.8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 21 | | G. Gervin | 46 | 4/3/1979 | @ | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 72.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 22 | | G. Gervin | 46 | 3/30/1979 | vs | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 72.1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 23 | | G. Gervin | 46 | 10/18/1978 | @ | 39 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 62.1 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 24 | | C. Murphy | 46 | 3/10/1978 | vs | 43 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 38 | 55.3 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 57.8 | 3 | |||||||||
| 25 | | P. Maravich | 46 | 3/20/1977 | @ | 47 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 38 | 50.0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 54.2 | 2 | ||||||||||
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