Before 1981-82, Magic Johnson posted his most points in a game against the Jazz on March 28, 1981, with 41 points.

Interpreted as:

Magic Johnson most points in a regular-season game until 1981

	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	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	41	3/28/1981	LAL	@	UTA	44	12	11	1	0	17	23	73.9	0	0		7	10	70.0	74.8	2	10	5	2
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	33	3/29/1981	LAL	vs	DEN	47	15	17	6	1	14	26	53.8	0	1	0.0	5	8	62.5	55.9	3	12	8	5
3	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	33	10/25/1980	LAL	@	UTA	32	8	6	4	0	9	15	60.0	0	1	0.0	15	17	88.2	73.4	2	6	1	0
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	32	11/7/1980	LAL	@	DAL	31	9	7	8	0	12	16	75.0	1	1	100.0	7	7	100.0	83.9	3	6	1	2
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	31	12/7/1979	LAL	vs	SDC	35	13	8	0	1	14	22	63.6	0	1	0.0	3	3	100.0	66.5	3	10	3	3
6	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	31	11/9/1979	LAL	vs	DEN	43	6	8	4	1	10	16	62.5	0	0		11	15	73.3	68.6	2	4	3	4
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	30	10/12/1980	LAL	vs	HOU	40	9	10	5	2	14	24	58.3	0	0		2	3	66.7	59.2	4	5	3	4
8	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	30	2/20/1980	LAL	@	DEN	39	12	4	3	2	11	19	57.9	0	0		8	9	88.9	65.3	3	9	5	1
9	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	30	1/29/1980	LAL	@	CLE	47	11	8	0	1	12	18	66.7	0	0		6	7	85.7	71.2	2	9	4	5
10	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	29	10/28/1980	LAL	@	SDC	31	8	10	2	2	13	21	61.9	1	2	50.0	2	2	100.0	66.3			1	1
11	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	28	3/20/1981	LAL	vs	SEA	37	5	8	2	1	6	12	50.0	0	0		16	21	76.2	65.9	1	4	2	3
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	28	11/8/1980	LAL	@	SAS	44	10	8	3	5	12	22	54.5	0	1	0.0	4	5	80.0	57.9				3
13	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	28	3/5/1980	LAL	@	KCK	38	16	3	2	0	12	17	70.6	0	0		4	5	80.0	72.9			5	4
14	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	27	3/12/1981	LAL	@	SDC	37	9	7	5	0	12	17	70.6	0	0		3	4	75.0	72.0	2	7	3	3
15	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	27	12/14/1979	LAL	vs	DET	37	4	9	4	0	9	14	64.3	0	0		9	11	81.8	71.7	3	1	3	2
16	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	26	10/19/1980	LAL	vs	GSW	31	7	4	5	3	11	18	61.1	0	0		4	7	57.1	61.7	5	2	4	4
17	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	26	10/26/1979	LAL	vs	KCK	28	7	6	0	0	9	13	69.2	0	0		8	9	88.9	76.7	3	4	1	4
18	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	26	10/12/1979	LAL	@	SDC	41	8	4	1	4	10	21	47.6	0	0		6	10	60.0	51.2	4	4	3	3
19	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	25	3/18/1981	LAL	@	PHX	41	5	8	3	0	10	19	52.6	1	2	50.0	4	7	57.1	56.6	0	5	5	2
20	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	25	3/9/1980	LAL	@	POR	38	12	8	1	1	10	17	58.8	2	2	100.0	3	5	60.0	65.1	3	9	5	3
21	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	25	1/27/1980	LAL	vs	MIL	39	3	7	5	0	11	13	84.6	0	0		3	3	100.0	87.3	2	1	3	3
22	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	25	11/23/1979	LAL	@	PHX	38	6	6	1	0	6	15	40.0	0	2	0.0	13	15	86.7	57.9	2	4	5	4
23	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	24	3/24/1981	LAL	vs	GSW	39	9	11	1	0	10	16	62.5	0	0		4	5	80.0	65.9	1	8	5	2
24	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	24	3/22/1981	LAL	@	GSW	43	8	9	3	2	9	16	56.3	0	0		6	7	85.7	62.9	3	5	3	1
25	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	24	11/16/1980	LAL	vs	DAL	35	6	8	3	1	9	14	64.3	0	0		6	7	85.7	70.3	1	5	5	3