kareem highest scoring game 1979

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar posted his most points in a game in 1978-79 against the Bucks on January 28, 1979, with 40 points.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40
1/28/1979
vs
40
16
5
0
4
15
25
60.0
10
14
71.4
64.2
5
11
2
2
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38
4/1/1979
@
48
15
7
4
15
22
68.2
8
12
66.7
69.6
2
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
35
12/26/1978
vs
36
17
4
0
6
13
23
56.5
9
10
90.0
63.9
5
12
4
4
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
34
1/19/1979
vs
49
14
7
2
3
16
22
72.7
2
2
100.0
74.3
1
13
5
4
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
34
12/1/1978
vs
35
9
2
1
3
11
17
64.7
12
12
100.0
76.3
5
4
4
3
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
32
2/6/1979
vs
43
14
5
2
1
14
21
66.7
4
4
100.0
70.3
1
13
1
1
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
32
11/17/1978
vs
39
23
9
1
8
15
26
57.7
2
5
40.0
56.7
7
16
3
3
8Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31
12/13/1978
@
46
11
7
2
2
14
21
66.7
3
5
60.0
66.8
5
6
5
2
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31
12/12/1978
@
45
18
4
1
2
12
24
50.0
7
8
87.5
56.3
4
14
9
5
10Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
30
1/6/1979
@
47
9
6
0
4
12
21
57.1
6
9
66.7
60.1
2
7
4
5
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
30
11/14/1978
@
38
12
9
3
2
12
16
75.0
6
8
75.0
76.8
3
12Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
29
3/28/1979
@
42
16
5
1
3
12
18
66.7
5
7
71.4
68.8
8
8
4
1
13Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
29
10/24/1978
@
36
8
2
2
12
18
66.7
5
11
45.5
63.5
2
3
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28
3/21/1979
vs
40
6
6
1
8
9
13
69.2
10
13
76.9
74.8
1
5
2
1
15Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28
2/11/1979
@
45
20
1
3
3
9
21
42.9
10
11
90.9
54.2
4
16
6
3
16Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28
1/9/1979
@
35
10
4
2
4
12
15
80.0
4
7
57.1
77.4
1
9
2
4
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28
11/22/1978
@
45
11
7
1
2
11
21
52.4
6
9
66.7
56.1
1
10
3
4
18Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
27
4/6/1979
vs
41
15
4
1
4
12
22
54.5
3
4
75.0
56.8
3
12
1
1
19Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
27
4/3/1979
@
48
12
1
1
2
13
25
52.0
1
5
20.0
49.6
2
10
1
2
20Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
27
3/16/1979
vs
40
18
6
2
7
11
19
57.9
5
6
83.3
62.4
4
14
4
3
21Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
27
12/27/1978
@
42
7
4
2
2
11
19
57.9
5
5
100.0
63.7
1
6
5
4
22Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
27
11/28/1978
vs
43
16
4
4
11
11
18
61.1
5
5
100.0
66.8
3
13
5
3
23Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
27
11/25/1978
@
48
16
7
0
3
9
10
90.0
9
10
90.0
93.8
1
15
4
4
24Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
27
11/24/1978
@
44
10
12
0
2
13
20
65.0
1
1
100.0
66.0
3
7
3
1
25Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
27
11/3/1978
vs
39
8
10
2
6
12
20
60.0
3
4
75.0
62.0
3
5
2
3

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