highest scoring games in the 80s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Michael Jordan had the most points in a game, with 61 points on April 16, 1987 and on March 4, 1987.

Interpreted as:
highest scoring by a player regular-season games in the 80s
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
61
4/16/1987
vs
41
10
1
4
1
22
38
57.9
0
3
0.0
17
21
81.0
64.6
5
5
3
3
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
61
3/4/1987
@
43
7
3
3
3
22
39
56.4
0
0
17
18
94.4
65.0
3
4
5
0
3Larry Bird
L. Bird
60
3/12/1985
@
43
7
3
0
0
22
36
61.1
1
4
25.0
15
16
93.8
69.7
4
3
3
3
4Bernard King
B. King
60
12/25/1984
vs
41
7
4
0
0
19
30
63.3
0
0
22
26
84.6
72.4
2
5
5
2
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
59
4/3/1988
@
42
4
6
2
2
21
27
77.8
0
1
0.0
17
19
89.5
83.4
2
2
1
4
6Purvis Short
P. Short
59
11/17/1984
vs
40
5
0
1
0
20
28
71.4
4
6
66.7
15
16
93.8
84.2
2
3
3
2
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
58
2/26/1987
vs
37
8
3
3
2
16
25
64.0
0
0
26
27
96.3
78.6
1
7
3
4
8Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
57
12/10/1986
vs
40
9
4
2
1
19
28
67.9
0
1
0.0
19
21
90.5
76.5
4
5
2
1
9Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
57
4/10/1986
vs
38
5
1
3
0
21
37
56.8
0
0
15
19
78.9
62.8
4
1
3
1
10Purvis Short
P. Short
57
1/7/1984
vs
42
15
1
1
0
24
38
63.2
2
2
100.0
7
8
87.5
68.6
8
7
3
2
11Adrian 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
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
56
3/24/1987
vs
44
7
3
8
0
22
32
68.8
0
1
0.0
12
15
80.0
72.5
1
6
7
2
13Kevin McHale
K. McHale
56
3/3/1985
vs
41
16
4
1
3
22
28
78.6
0
0
12
13
92.3
83.0
10
6
4
3
14Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
56
1/29/1983
vs
37
6
4
18
26
69.2
0
0
20
22
90.9
78.5
4
15Bernard King
B. King
55
2/16/1985
vs
44
11
3
1
0
19
33
57.6
0
1
0.0
17
23
73.9
63.8
7
4
6
4
16Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
55
2/6/1981
vs
47
7
3
1
1
24
36
66.7
0
0
7
8
87.5
69.6
6
1
4
4
17George Gervin
G. Gervin
55
1/23/1980
@
39
5
5
0
1
21
32
65.6
1
2
50.0
12
15
80.0
71.2
0
18Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
54
2/3/1987
vs
47
5
2
3
0
19
34
55.9
0
2
0.0
16
20
80.0
63.1
1
4
5
3
19Alex English
A. English
54
11/19/1985
vs
37
4
1
0
0
21
30
70.0
0
0
12
12
100.0
76.5
1
3
1
3
20Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
53
1/21/1989
vs
41
14
8
2
1
20
28
71.4
0
0
13
15
86.7
76.6
1
13
4
4
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
53
4/12/1987
vs
42
4
8
4
2
19
27
70.4
0
0
15
18
83.3
75.9
2
2
3
2
22Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
53
1/12/1987
vs
37
6
2
2
3
19
25
76.0
1
1
100.0
14
19
73.7
79.4
3
3
1
3
23Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
53
1/8/1987
vs
43
4
5
3
2
20
34
58.8
0
0
13
16
81.3
64.6
3
1
3
3
24Larry 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
25Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
53
4/10/1982
vs
45
12
6
0
0
19
28
67.9
0
0
15
18
83.3
73.8
9
3
1
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40
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40
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