highest scoring game in the nba during 1983

Adrian Dantley had the most points in a game in 1982-83, with 57 points versus the Bulls on December 4, 1982.

Interpreted as:
highest scoring by a player regular-season game in the NBA during 1983
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
57
12/4/1982
vs
38
9
3
0
0
20
27
74.1
0
0
17
22
77.3
77.7
3
6
2
5
2Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
56
1/29/1983
vs
37
6
4
18
26
69.2
0
0
20
22
90.9
78.5
4
3Larry Bird
L. Bird
53
3/30/1983
vs
33
8
3
1
2
21
30
70.0
0
1
0.0
11
11
100.0
76.1
3
5
6
2
4Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
52
3/5/1983
vs
42
14
1
1
5
22
32
68.8
0
0
8
13
61.5
68.9
7
7
1
2
5Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
49
1/1/1983
vs
38
3
2
0
0
18
24
75.0
1
1
100.0
12
12
100.0
83.7
1
2
3
4
6Mike Woodson
M. Woodson
48
2/20/1983
vs
32
3
2
1
1
22
24
91.7
1
1
100.0
3
6
50.0
90.1
0
2
7George Gervin
G. Gervin
47
11/7/1982
vs
41
6
3
2
0
16
31
51.6
1
3
33.3
14
14
100.0
63.2
2
4
4
2
8Isiah 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
9Reggie 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
10George Gervin
G. Gervin
45
11/27/1982
@
45
7
1
0
3
18
39
46.2
0
0
9
9
100.0
52.4
1
3
11Alex English
A. English
45
11/21/1982
@
39
7
3
0
1
20
31
64.5
0
1
0.0
5
6
83.3
66.9
4
3
5
6
12Gene Banks
G. Banks
44
4/13/1983
vs
42
11
4
1
0
19
22
86.4
0
0
6
6
100.0
89.3
5
6
1
1
13Isiah 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
14Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
44
2/6/1983
@
43
5
0
0
0
18
30
60.0
0
2
0.0
8
10
80.0
64.0
1
4
1
3
15Julius Erving
J. Erving
44
12/11/1982
vs
41
11
7
8
20
29
69.0
0
0
4
5
80.0
70.5
3
16George Gervin
G. Gervin
44
11/26/1982
vs
40
4
8
0
2
17
31
54.8
0
0
10
12
83.3
60.6
1
3
4
2
17Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
43
4/1/1983
vs
46
4
2
1
0
15
23
65.2
1
1
100.0
12
14
85.7
73.7
0
4
3
2
18Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
43
1/25/1983
@
43
4
3
2
3
16
30
53.3
1
2
50.0
10
10
100.0
62.5
2
2
1
3
19Alex English
A. English
43
12/23/1982
@
37
11
6
18
33
54.5
0
0
7
7
100.0
59.6
2
3
20Bernard King
B. King
43
12/8/1982
@
38
9
4
17
19
89.5
0
0
9
11
81.8
90.2
3
6
3
21Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
43
11/10/1982
vs
36
4
2
1
0
14
17
82.4
0
0
15
17
88.2
87.8
0
4
2
2
22Andrew Toney
A. Toney
42
3/15/1983
@
34
5
7
2
0
15
22
68.2
0
1
0.0
12
12
100.0
77.0
0
5
2
5
23George Gervin
G. Gervin
42
2/25/1983
@
39
2
0
2
0
12
17
70.6
0
0
18
22
81.8
78.7
2
3
24Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
42
2/24/1983
@
39
8
8
1
1
14
24
58.3
0
0
14
14
100.0
69.6
2
6
1
3
25Allen 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
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