most points by a player named david in a game nba

David Thompson had his most points in a game against the Pistons on April 9, 1978, with 73 points.

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NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1David Thompson
D. Thompson
73
4/9/1978
@
43
7
2
0
1
28
38
73.7
17
20
85.0
78.0
3
4
4
2
2David Robinson
D. Robinson
71
4/24/1994
@
44
14
5
0
2
26
41
63.4
1
2
50.0
18
25
72.0
68.3
4
10
8
2
3David Robinson
D. Robinson
52
1/16/1993
vs
40
14
3
0
7
20
28
71.4
1
2
50.0
11
15
73.3
75.1
3
11
2
3
4David Robinson
D. Robinson
50
2/21/1994
@
38
9
2
2
6
18
32
56.3
1
4
25.0
13
15
86.7
64.8
5
4
3
2
5David Robinson
D. Robinson
48
3/19/1994
vs
45
16
6
4
3
17
31
54.8
0
0
14
16
87.5
63.1
3
13
2
3
6David Robinson
D. Robinson
46
12/26/1993
vs
45
9
3
1
5
16
26
61.5
0
0
14
23
60.9
63.7
2
7
3
3
7David Robinson
D. Robinson
45
12/10/1995
@
52
16
2
1
3
15
26
57.7
0
0
15
19
78.9
65.5
6
10
3
3
8David West
D. West
44
12/29/2009
@
39
12
4
2
0
18
30
60.0
2
4
50.0
6
8
75.0
65.6
2
10
3
3
0
9David Robinson
D. Robinson
44
3/8/1996
vs
43
9
4
4
5
18
24
75.0
0
0
8
9
88.9
78.7
3
6
4
2
10David Thompson
D. Thompson
44
3/1/1981
vs
36
5
2
1
1
18
28
64.3
0
0
8
10
80.0
67.9
4
1
3
3
11David Thompson
D. Thompson
44
4/8/1979
@
39
4
3
1
4
18
26
69.2
8
9
88.9
73.4
1
3
3
2
12David Thompson
D. Thompson
44
3/23/1977
vs
40
5
7
1
0
18
30
60.0
8
13
61.5
61.6
1
4
4
13David Robinson
D. Robinson
43
1/15/1995
vs
42
17
1
3
3
18
32
56.3
0
1
0.0
7
10
70.0
59.1
5
12
4
2
14David Robinson
D. Robinson
43
11/9/1993
vs
41
11
1
3
10
14
22
63.6
0
0
15
19
78.9
70.8
5
6
2
2
15David Robinson
D. Robinson
43
1/10/1991
vs
41
12
3
4
10
14
21
66.7
0
0
15
15
100.0
77.9
4
8
4
4
16David Robinson
D. Robinson
43
11/7/1990
vs
34
9
4
1
5
16
21
76.2
0
0
11
12
91.7
81.8
1
8
6
3
17David Thompson
D. Thompson
43
3/29/1981
@
42
5
1
1
1
17
27
63.0
0
0
9
11
81.8
67.5
2
3
4
2
18David Thompson
D. Thompson
43
11/1/1980
vs
36
5
2
0
0
17
28
60.7
0
0
9
10
90.0
66.4
4
1
4
3
19David Thompson
D. Thompson
43
2/10/1978
@
44
5
4
0
18
29
62.1
7
9
77.8
65.2
2
3
4
20David Robinson
D. Robinson
42
4/16/1995
@
52
14
5
1
5
15
25
60.0
0
0
12
17
70.6
64.7
4
10
4
5
21David Robinson
D. Robinson
42
1/18/1995
@
42
9
4
0
0
16
26
61.5
0
0
10
10
100.0
69.1
2
7
3
3
22David Robinson
D. Robinson
42
12/6/1994
vs
45
8
5
4
1
17
26
65.4
0
0
8
10
80.0
69.1
2
6
5
6
23David Robinson
D. Robinson
42
11/30/1994
@
47
9
2
0
2
15
20
75.0
0
2
0.0
12
14
85.7
80.3
2
7
1
4
24David Robinson
D. Robinson
42
11/28/1992
vs
39
10
3
2
3
13
21
61.9
0
0
16
17
94.1
73.7
4
6
3
3
25David Thompson
D. Thompson
42
3/26/1978
@
41
6
3
3
1
18
26
69.2
6
7
85.7
72.2
0
6
3
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