Vernon Maxwell scored the most points by a shooting guard in a game in 1990-91, with 51 points against the Cavaliers on January 26, 1991.
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highest scoring regular-season game by shooting guard in 1991| 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 |  | V. Maxwell | 51 | 1/26/1991 | vs | 46 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 19 | 22 | 86.4 | 73.5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2 |  | M. Jordan | 46 | 4/15/1991 | vs | 39 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 69.4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 3 | | V. Maxwell | 45 | 4/5/1991 | @ | 44 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 76.5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 4 | | M. Jordan | 44 | 4/2/1991 | vs | 41 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 70.3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 5 |  | J. Malone | 43 | 12/11/1990 | vs | 39 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 78.1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 6 |  | J. Dumars | 42 | 4/19/1991 | @ | 38 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 76.6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 7 |  | R. Lewis | 42 | 4/12/1991 | vs | 39 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 71.7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | | J. Dumars | 42 | 4/9/1991 | @ | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 79.2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 82.9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 9 | | M. Jordan | 42 | 3/28/1991 | @ | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 68.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 10 | | M. Jordan | 42 | 12/27/1990 | vs | 34 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 74.8 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 11 | | M. Jordan | 41 | 4/19/1991 | @ | 39 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 74.0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 12 | | M. Jordan | 41 | 4/7/1991 | vs | 48 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 61.8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 13 | | M. Jordan | 41 | 1/8/1991 | vs | 32 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 67.9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 14 | | M. Jordan | 41 | 11/9/1990 | @ | 34 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 71.9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 15 |  | W. Davis | 41 | 11/9/1990 | vs | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 32 | 56.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 60.7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 16 | | M. Jordan | 40 | 4/12/1991 | @ | 43 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 65.4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 17 |  | M. Richmond | 40 | 3/19/1991 | vs | 43 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 90.6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 18 |  | R. Miller | 40 | 3/2/1991 | vs | 36 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 77.8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 19 | | M. Jordan | 40 | 2/19/1991 | vs | 38 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 63.7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 20 | | M. Richmond | 40 | 1/31/1991 | vs | 47 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 72.7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 21 | | M. Jordan | 40 | 1/9/1991 | @ | 41 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 62.8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 22 | | M. Jordan | 39 | 4/5/1991 | vs | 36 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 60.6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 23 | | M. Jordan | 39 | 3/23/1991 | vs | 40 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 67.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 24 | | M. Jordan | 39 | 3/13/1991 | @ | 41 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 60.6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 25 | | M. Jordan | 39 | 2/26/1991 | vs | 35 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 60.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |||
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