Michael Jordan scored his most points in a game versus the Hornets on December 29, 2001, with 51 points.

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Michael Jordan most points in a regular-season game in an NBA f

	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	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	39	3/9/2003	WAS	@	NYK	43	8	1	1	0	13	22	59.1	0	0		13	15	86.7	68.2	1	7	3	3	+7
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37	2/23/2002	WAS	vs	MIA	37	5	7	0	0	13	25	52.0	1	1	100.0	10	12	83.3	61.1	1	4	4	3	-2
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35	2/27/2003	WAS	vs	HOU	50	11	6	0	0	15	26	57.7	0	0		5	7	71.4	60.2	0	11	3	3	0
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35	1/12/2002	WAS	vs	MIN	40	6	4	1	1	14	30	46.7	0	0		7	7	100.0	52.9	0	6	5	2	-7
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	34	3/29/2002	WAS	vs	MIL	26	3	1	0	0	12	22	54.5	0	0		10	12	83.3	62.3	0	3	0	1	-7
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33	12/18/2002	WAS	vs	MEM	35	5	2	3	0	14	23	60.9	2	3	66.7	3	3	100.0	67.8	0	5	3	0	+4
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32	1/16/2003	WAS	vs	ORL	39	6	8	2	0	12	25	48.0	0	1	0.0	8	10	80.0	54.4	1	5	1	3	+11
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32	1/29/2002	WAS	vs	DET	42	5	7	2	0	13	30	43.3	0	0		6	8	75.0	47.7	0	5	3	0	-1
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32	11/9/2001	WAS	vs	GSW	38	3	3	3	0	13	30	43.3	0	1	0.0	6	8	75.0	47.7	0	3	3	3	-18
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32	11/7/2001	WAS	@	BOS	41	8	2	2	0	12	26	46.2	0	1	0.0	8	10	80.0	52.6	2	6	5	2	-8
19	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	31	11/14/2001	WAS	vs	MIL	41	4	3	2	1	12	24	50.0	0	1	0.0	7	8	87.5	56.3	1	3	3	3	-12
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	31	11/1/2001	WAS	@	ATL	40	6	6	2	0	13	30	43.3	0	3	0.0	5	6	83.3	47.5	0	6	1	2	+6
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	30	2/23/2003	WAS	vs	DAL	52	9	3	2	1	14	26	53.8	0	0		2	2	100.0	55.8	2	7	6	3	-1
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	30	12/17/2002	WAS	@	ATL	38	3	2	0	0	12	18	66.7	0	0		6	6	100.0	72.7	0	3	1	3	+3
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	30	1/22/2002	WAS	vs	PHI	42	8	6	2	1	14	27	51.9	1	2	50.0	1	1	100.0	54.7	2	6	5	4	-8
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	30	11/28/2001	WAS	@	PHI	38	6	7	5	1	11	27	40.7	0	1	0.0	8	10	80.0	47.8	0	6	1	2	0
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	30	11/20/2001	WAS	vs	CHA	41	4	6	2	0	13	23	56.5	1	2	50.0	3	4	75.0	60.6	0	4	5	4	-7