kareem highest scoring game 1981

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had his most points in a game in 1980-81 against the Spurs on December 21, 1980, with 42 points.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
42
12/21/1980
vs
38
13
2
1
3
15
27
55.6
0
0
12
14
85.7
63.3
5
8
4
2
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40
11/27/1980
@
38
11
4
1
1
15
22
68.2
0
0
10
14
71.4
71.0
3
8
4
3
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
36
2/20/1981
vs
37
12
3
0
0
14
26
53.8
0
0
8
10
80.0
59.2
3
9
1
4
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
36
1/2/1981
@
36
8
1
0
3
17
21
81.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
82.3
1
7
2
1
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
35
3/10/1981
vs
37
9
2
0
5
16
23
69.6
0
0
3
5
60.0
69.4
4
5
3
3
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
35
2/15/1981
vs
36
12
0
0
2
15
20
75.0
0
0
5
6
83.3
77.3
3
9
3
5
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
35
1/29/1981
vs
40
13
1
0
2
13
25
52.0
0
0
9
10
90.0
59.5
1
8Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
34
3/20/1981
vs
34
8
4
3
0
15
23
65.2
0
0
4
6
66.7
66.3
4
4
2
4
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
34
12/28/1980
vs
36
13
5
0
2
14
25
56.0
0
0
6
9
66.7
58.7
2
11
3
5
10Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
34
12/19/1980
vs
36
11
2
0
6
13
19
68.4
0
0
8
9
88.9
74.0
6
5
1
6
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
33
12/3/1980
vs
40
8
7
1
3
12
21
57.1
0
0
9
10
90.0
65.0
3
5
6
2
12Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
32
2/22/1981
@
40
6
5
0
5
12
17
70.6
0
0
8
9
88.9
76.3
0
6
1
2
13Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
32
2/11/1981
vs
42
9
3
2
3
12
23
52.2
0
0
8
12
66.7
56.6
1
8
2
2
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
32
1/18/1981
@
41
12
2
2
1
13
25
52.0
0
0
6
8
75.0
56.1
3
9
3
1
15Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
32
12/16/1980
@
38
9
4
2
2
15
18
83.3
0
0
2
2
100.0
84.7
6
1
16Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31
3/22/1981
@
40
7
0
0
1
12
18
66.7
0
0
7
12
58.3
66.6
1
6
3
4
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31
3/21/1981
@
41
19
3
0
4
13
18
72.2
0
0
5
7
71.4
73.5
2
17
4
4
18Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31
1/16/1981
@
37
11
3
0
1
13
18
72.2
0
0
5
7
71.4
73.5
3
8
8
5
19Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
30
2/13/1981
@
40
12
4
1
2
11
17
64.7
0
0
8
8
100.0
73.1
3
9
2
4
20Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
30
12/30/1980
@
39
9
2
0
13
20
65.0
0
0
4
4
100.0
68.9
2
21Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
30
12/12/1980
@
39
8
9
2
2
10
16
62.5
0
0
10
14
71.4
67.7
0
8
2
3
22Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
30
10/26/1980
vs
42
12
4
0
6
10
17
58.8
0
0
10
17
58.8
61.3
5
7
4
3
23Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
29
2/25/1981
@
36
13
2
0
5
12
18
66.7
0
0
5
5
100.0
71.8
4
9
4
3
24Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
29
2/4/1981
@
40
16
3
2
1
10
16
62.5
0
0
9
15
60.0
64.2
5
11
3
4
25Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
29
1/13/1981
@
39
8
2
1
1
13
20
65.0
0
0
3
3
100.0
68.0
1
7
2
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