michael jordan most 45 point games in a season

Michael Jordan had his most games in a season with 45+ points in 1986-87, with 16 games.

	NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	16	818	1986-87	CHI	41.5	51.1	5.7	4.1	3.6	1.7	17.8	32.2	55.3	0.1	1.1	11.8	15.4	17.4	88.2	64.1	1.9	3.8	3.5	664	91	66	57	27	56	47
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	12	591	1987-88	CHI	41.5	49.3	5.3	5.9	2.9	1.9	18.4	29.8	61.9	0.1	1.1	7.7	12.3	14.2	87.1	68.4	1.8	3.5	2.8	498	64	71	35	23	34	44
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	10	500	1989-90	CHI	42.9	50.0	8.7	5.2	3.0	0.9	19.5	31.9	61.1	0.9	2.4	37.5	10.1	11.4	88.6	67.7	2.1	6.6	2.2	429	87	52	30	9	22	33
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	7	370	1992-93	CHI	41.3	52.9	7.1	5.6	2.7	0.9	20.0	34.6	57.9	1.9	3.9	48.1	11.0	13.1	83.7	65.5	2.1	5.0	1.9	289	50	39	19	6	13	20
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	7	354	1988-89	CHI	42.4	50.6	9.4	6.4	3.7	1.0	18.7	28.9	64.9	0.9	2.1	40.0	12.3	13.9	88.7	72.3	2.0	7.4	4.0	297	66	45	26	7	28	22
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	4	191	1996-97	CHI	42.5	47.8	6.0	3.0	1.8	0.3	17.0	29.0	58.6	2.0	3.5	57.1	11.8	12.8	92.2	69.0	1.8	4.3	1.8	170	24	12	7	1	7	8	+37
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	4	192	1995-96	CHI	38.3	48.0	7.5	2.5	2.5	0.3	17.8	28.8	61.7	2.5	4.5	55.6	10.0	11.0	90.9	71.4	2.0	5.5	3.3	153	30	10	10	1	13	12
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	4	193	1991-92	CHI	42.3	48.3	6.0	4.5	2.3	0.5	19.3	30.5	63.1	1.0	1.8	57.1	8.8	10.0	87.5	69.1	0.8	5.3	2.5	169	24	18	9	2	10	5
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	4	184	1984-85	CHI	43.8	46.0	10.0	7.5	2.5	1.5	18.5	28.8	64.3	0.3	0.5	50.0	8.8	10.0	87.5	69.4	3.0	7.0	4.5	175	40	30	10	6	18	13
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3	141	1997-98	CHI	43.0	47.0	4.0	3.3	2.3	1.0	17.3	31.0	55.9	0.7	1.3	50.0	11.7	14.7	79.5	62.7	1.3	2.7	4.0	129	12	10	7	3	12	7	+35
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2	96	2001-02	WAS	38.5	48.0	8.5	5.5	3.0	0.0	18.5	35.0	52.9	0.5	2.5	20.0	10.5	11.5	91.3	59.9	1.0	7.5	3.5	77	17	11	6	0	7	5	+50
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1	45	2002-03	WAS	44.0	45.0	3.0	6.0	1.0	1.0	18.0	33.0	54.5	0.0	0.0		9.0	10.0	90.0	60.2	1.0	2.0	2.0	44	3	6	1	1	2	5	+14
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1	55	1994-95	CHI	39.0	55.0	4.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	21.0	37.0	56.8	3.0	4.0	75.0	10.0	11.0	90.9	65.7	0.0	4.0	2.0	39	4	2	1	0	2	3
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1	46	1990-91	CHI	39.0	46.0	5.0	2.0	3.0	2.0	17.0	27.0	63.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	12.0	14.0	85.7	69.4	0.0	5.0	5.0	39	5	2	3	2	5	3

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Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
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Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	PHI	7:30 PM
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2	Pistons	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	Raptors	2	0	1.000	0.5
4	Hawks	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Hornets	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Wizards	2	1	.667	1.0
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8	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Pacers	1	1	.500	1.5
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4	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	0.5
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8	Nuggets	1	1	.500	1.5
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11	Spurs	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Mavericks	1	2	.333	2.0
13	Kings	0	2	.000	2.5
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Warriors	0	3	.000	3.0