how many people have scored 50 or more points in one game since 1970

Lou Hudson scored 57 points against the Bulls on November 10, 1969.

Interpreted as:
How many people have scored 50 or more points in one regular-season game since 1970?
NAMEDATEPTSTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
11/10/1969
57
38
8
8
25
34
73.5
7
8
87.5
76.0
4
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2/21/1970
51
43
8
3
18
25
72.0
15
23
65.2
72.6
4
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
11/4/1970
53
@
45
11
3
20
32
62.5
13
14
92.9
69.4
4
4Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
11/20/1970
50
vs
48
25
3
18
35
51.4
14
16
87.5
59.5
1
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1/27/1971
53
@
48
14
7
22
31
71.0
9
14
64.3
71.3
2
6Walt Wesley
W. Wesley
2/19/1971
50
vs
44
12
1
20
34
58.8
10
14
71.4
62.3
3
7Dave Bing
D. Bing
2/21/1971
54
vs
46
7
3
22
38
57.9
10
10
100.0
63.7
3
8Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
12/10/1971
55
vs
47
17
3
23
36
63.9
9
11
81.8
67.3
4
9Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
1/16/1972
50
vs
47
3
6
18
29
62.1
14
16
87.5
69.4
3
10Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
2/5/1972
50
vs
44
4
2
20
27
74.1
10
13
76.9
76.4
4
11Chet Walker
C. Walker
2/6/1972
56
vs
36
4
2
22
30
73.3
12
13
92.3
78.4
1
12Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2/9/1972
53
@
48
14
8
23
31
74.2
7
9
77.8
75.8
1
13Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2/13/1972
51
@
48
17
7
21
36
58.3
9
14
64.3
60.5
2
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2/18/1972
53
vs
13
9
18
28
64.3
17
22
77.3
70.3
15Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
2/23/1972
55
vs
44
3
7
20
31
64.5
15
19
78.9
69.9
0
16Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
3/17/1972
50
@
46
8
2
22
39
56.4
6
8
75.0
58.8
3
17Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
11/18/1972
51
vs
48
1
14
17
34
50.0
17
18
94.4
60.8
4
18Phil Chenier
P. Chenier
12/6/1972
53
vs
42
1
4
22
31
71.0
9
11
81.8
73.9
0
19Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
1/3/1973
51
vs
48
18
2
15
33
45.5
21
27
77.8
56.8
3
20Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
1/9/1973
52
vs
53
3
14
18
28
64.3
16
17
94.1
73.3
1
21Rick Barry
R. Barry
1/17/1973
51
43
5
7
24
33
72.7
3
4
75.0
73.4
3
22Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
1/20/1973
51
@
42
2
7
19
35
54.3
13
14
92.9
62.0
1
23Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
1/27/1973
52
@
48
8
11
21
31
67.7
10
13
76.9
70.8
2
24Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
3/16/1973
51
vs
40
4
5
19
28
67.9
13
16
81.3
72.8
1
25Rick Barry
R. Barry
12/8/1973
50
vs
37
9
9
1
21
37
56.8
8
8
100.0
61.7
1
8
3

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