George Gervin dropped the most points in a game in 1978-79, with 52 points versus the San Diego Clippers on January 11, 1979.
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highest scoring by a player NBA regular-season games 1978 1979| 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 |  | G. Gervin | 52 | 1/11/1979 | vs | 37 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 33 | 72.7 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 74.8 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 |  | T. Robinson | 51 | 11/21/1978 | vs | 44 | 16 | 1 | 20 | 26 | 76.9 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 80.4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | J. Drew | 50 | 12/30/1978 | vs | 33 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 32 | 59.4 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 64.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 4 |  | W. B. Free | 49 | 2/2/1979 | vs | 39 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 33 | 54.5 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 62.6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||||||
| 5 |  | J. Williamson | 48 | 12/9/1978 | vs | 38 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 22 | 24 | 91.7 | 67.5 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||
| 6 | | 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 | ||||||
| 7 | | G. Gervin | 46 | 3/30/1979 | vs | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 72.1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 8 | | W. B. Free | 46 | 1/13/1979 | @ | 44 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 22 | 29 | 75.9 | 74.8 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||
| 9 |  | M. Lucas | 46 | 1/12/1979 | @ | 43 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 75.7 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 5 | ||||||
| 10 |  | S. Haywood | 46 | 10/26/1978 | @ | 46 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 73.0 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 11 | | G. Gervin | 46 | 10/18/1978 | @ | 39 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 62.1 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 12 |  | M. Malone | 45 | 2/18/1979 | @ | 48 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 71.7 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 13 | | W. B. Free | 45 | 2/13/1979 | vs | 51 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 32 | 50.0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 59.0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 14 |  | B. McAdoo | 45 | 1/23/1979 | @ | 44 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 71.7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| 15 |  | D. Thompson | 44 | 4/8/1979 | @ | 39 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 73.4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 16 | | J. Drew | 44 | 12/20/1978 | vs | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 70.1 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
| 17 |  | P. Westphal | 43 | 3/16/1979 | @ | 36 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 76.3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 18 | | T. Knight | 43 | 12/15/1978 | @ | 44 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 65.9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 19 | | G. Gervin | 43 | 10/28/1978 | vs | 34 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 78.8 | 2 | |||||||||
| 20 | | W. B. Free | 42 | 3/30/1979 | @ | 34 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 33 | 48.5 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 54.9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| 21 |  | B. McAdoo | 42 | 3/27/1979 | @ | 46 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 81.8 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 83.7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | ||||||
| 22 | | W. Davis | 42 | 12/28/1978 | vs | 37 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 68.1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||||||
| 23 | | W. B. Free | 42 | 11/2/1978 | vs | 41 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 67.8 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 24 |  | A. Gilmore | 41 | 3/24/1979 | @ | 52 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 60.4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 25 |  | C. Russell | 41 | 3/13/1979 | vs | 44 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 64.4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
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