Lonnie Shelton dropped his most points in a game against the Bucks on December 16, 1977, with 41 points.

Interpreted as:

Lonnie Shelton most points in a regular-season game

	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	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	41	12/16/1977	NYK	@	MIL	52	14	7	1	2	15	32	46.9				11	12	91.7	55.0			3	4
2	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	37	1/22/1982	SEA	@	BOS	43	7	1			17	23	73.9	0	0		3	5	60.0	73.4	3	4	0	3
3	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	33	3/31/1984	CLE	vs	IND	44	7	2	3	0	12	17	70.6	0	0		9	10	90.0	77.1	3	4	4	4
4	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	31	3/28/1978	NYK	vs	DEN	41	13	3			13	25	52.0				5	5	100.0	57.0			1	3
5	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	31	12/8/1976	NYK	@	NYN	44	19	4			13	20	65.0				5	8	62.5	65.9				5
6	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	30	10/18/1980	SEA	@	KCK	39	5	4	3	1	11	20	55.0	0	0		8	8	100.0	63.8	2	3	5	3
7	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	30	1/9/1980	SEA	vs	IND	31	10	3		0	11	16	68.8	0	1	0.0	8	8	100.0	76.8	4	6	1	1
8	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	28	3/15/1979	SEA	@	CLE	35	8	4	0	3	13	13	100.0				2	3	66.7	97.8	3	5	7	4
9	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	28	3/4/1979	SEA	vs	HOU	45	7	2			10	16	62.5				8	13	61.5	64.5	6	1		3
10	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	27	12/23/1981	SEA	vs	UTA	31	5	3		1	12	18	66.7	0	0		3	3	100.0	69.9	1	4	3	2
11	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	27	4/7/1978	NYK	@	KCK	41	7	1	1	3	10	19	52.6				7	8	87.5	59.9				3
12	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	27	4/10/1977	NYK	@	DET	31	10	2			12	25	48.0				3	4	75.0	50.4				4
13	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	26	1/7/1984	CLE	vs	PHI	40	10	3	0	0	12	20	60.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	62.3	4	6	3	3
14	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	26	1/14/1979	SEA	vs	LAL	39	9	2	1	0	11	13	84.6				4	8	50.0	78.7	3	6	0	1
15	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	26	12/8/1978	SEA	vs	ATL	39	5	1		2	11	22	50.0				4	5	80.0	53.7	4	1		5
16	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	25	1/3/1982	SEA	@	LAL	39	12	4			10	18	55.6	0	0		5	5	100.0	61.9	7	5	7	2
17	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	25	11/21/1979	SEA	vs	LAL	34	11	3	2	1	12	18	66.7	0	0		1	1	100.0	67.8	2	9	1	3
18	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	25	11/17/1978	SEA	vs	IND	30	6	4		4	12	17	70.6				1	1	100.0	71.7	1	5		3
19	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	25	4/2/1978	NYK	@	WAS	37	10	1			9	15	60.0				7	8	87.5	67.5				5
20	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	24	1/4/1984	CLE	vs	LAL	38	10	5	4	1	12	19	63.2	0	0		0	0		63.2	3	7	4	4
21	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	24	11/16/1983	CLE	@	PHX	35	2	1	0	1	10	14	71.4	0	0		4	4	100.0	76.1	1	1	4	4
22	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	24	3/18/1982	SEA	@	DET	43	5	3	4	1	9	16	56.3	0	0		6	6	100.0	64.4	3	2	4	4
23	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	24	12/16/1979	SEA	vs	DEN	33	9	3	4	1	9	13	69.2	0	0		6	8	75.0	72.6	7	2	2	6
24	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	24	3/31/1978	NYK	@	NOJ	37	9	2			7	18	38.9				10	13	76.9	50.6				4
25	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	24	2/3/1978	NYK	@	HOU	34	6	6	0	0	11	19	57.9				2	3	66.7	59.1				2