michael jordan most points in a game after 1996

Since 1996-97, Michael Jordan has put up his most points in a game on December 29, 2001 and on January 21, 1997, with 51 points.

Interpreted as:

Michael Jordan most points in a regular-season game after 1996

	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	51	12/29/2001	WAS	vs	CHA	38	7	4	3	0	21	38	55.3	0	2	0.0	9	10	90.0	60.1	2	5	4	3	+24
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	51	1/21/1997	CHI	vs	NYK	43	4	4	2	0	18	30	60.0	5	8	62.5	10	11	90.9	73.2	1	3	2	1	+7
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	50	11/6/1996	CHI	@	MIA	40	6	0	1	1	18	33	54.5	1	2	50.0	13	14	92.9	63.8	1	5	0	1	+9
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	49	11/21/1997	CHI	@	LAC	52	5	5	1	1	18	38	47.4	0	2	0.0	13	19	68.4	52.8	2	3	4	3	+15
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	47	12/27/1997	CHI	vs	ATL	36	4	2	3	1	18	26	69.2	0	0		11	13	84.6	74.1	2	2	4	2	+11
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	2/1/2003	WAS	vs	NOH	44	3	6	1	1	18	33	54.5	0	0		9	10	90.0	60.2	1	2	2	5	+14
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	12/31/2001	WAS	vs	NJN	39	10	7	3	0	16	32	50.0	1	3	33.3	12	13	92.3	59.7	0	10	3	2	+26
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	1/18/1998	CHI	vs	HOU	41	3	3	3	1	16	29	55.2	2	2	100.0	11	12	91.7	65.6	0	3	4	2	+9
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	2/2/1997	CHI	@	SEA	45	7	3	1	0	19	28	67.9	2	3	66.7	5	6	83.3	73.4	3	4	1	2	+4
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	12/28/1996	CHI	vs	CLE	42	7	5	3	0	13	25	52.0	0	1	0.0	19	20	95.0	66.6	2	5	4	4	+17
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	44	11/16/2001	WAS	vs	UTA	41	7	3	1	0	17	33	51.5	1	2	50.0	9	11	81.8	58.1	3	4	0	0	-11
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	44	4/18/1998	CHI	vs	NYK	40	3	3	1	0	11	24	45.8	0	0		22	24	91.7	63.7	0	3	1	1	-6
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	44	1/9/1998	CHI	@	NYK	41	4	2	3	1	17	33	51.5	1	4	25.0	9	10	90.0	58.8	1	3	1	3	+6
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	44	1/2/1998	CHI	vs	MIL	43	5	1	2	0	15	22	68.2	1	1	100.0	13	15	86.7	76.9	1	4	0	1	+15
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	44	11/23/1996	CHI	@	UTA	39	6	4	2	1	17	32	53.1	0	6	0.0	10	12	83.3	59.0	1	5	2	3	-7
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	43	2/21/2003	WAS	vs	NJN	43	10	3	4	1	18	30	60.0	0	0		7	8	87.5	64.1	0	10	1	2	+9
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	43	2/11/1997	CHI	vs	CHA	42	5	4	3	0	16	24	66.7	1	2	50.0	10	14	71.4	71.3	0	5	5	2	+4
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	42	3/8/1998	CHI	@	NYK	43	8	6	3	1	17	33	51.5	1	2	50.0	7	9	77.8	56.8	3	5	2	1	+5
19	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	41	1/4/2003	WAS	vs	IND	53	12	4	3	0	14	26	53.8	3	4	75.0	10	12	83.3	65.5	3	9	2	2	+15
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	41	1/26/2002	WAS	vs	PHX	40	4	7	2	0	17	30	56.7	0	0		7	9	77.8	60.4	2	2	2	2	+18
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	41	4/3/1998	CHI	vs	MIN	38	6	4	1	0	16	25	64.0	2	6	33.3	7	8	87.5	71.9	3	3	0	1	+19
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	41	12/29/1997	CHI	vs	DAL	41	7	0	0	2	16	29	55.2	0	1	0.0	9	11	81.8	60.6	1	6	2	1	+14
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	40	1/24/2002	WAS	vs	CLE	40	8	2	2	0	18	29	62.1	0	0		4	7	57.1	62.3	1	7	0	2	+9
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	40	4/5/1998	CHI	@	HOU	37	4	3	3	0	18	31	58.1	0	0		4	4	100.0	61.1	2	2	2	3	+15
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	40	2/4/1998	CHI	@	UTA	43	7	3	2	1	17	37	45.9	1	5	20.0	5	6	83.3	50.5	2	5	1	2	-13