Before 1987-88, Sam Jones posted the most points in a game 7, with 47 points in Game 7 of the 1963 Division Finals versus the Cincinnati Royals.
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most points by a player in a game 7 before 1988| 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 |  | S. Jones | 47 | 4/10/1963 | vs | 41 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 72.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | O. Robertson | 43 | 4/10/1963 | @ | 48 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 21 | 22 | 95.5 | 63.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | C. Murphy | 42 | 4/17/1981 | @ | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 70.6 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| 4 |  | G. Gervin | 42 | 5/18/1979 | @ | 43 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 31 | 51.6 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 57.2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
| 5 |  | J. West | 42 | 5/5/1969 | vs | 48 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 48.3 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 56.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 |  | E. Baylor | 41 | 4/18/1962 | @ | 51 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 40 | 32.5 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 41.6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 7 |  | L. Bird | 39 | 5/13/1984 | vs | 42 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 66.6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 8 |  | E. Hayes | 39 | 4/29/1979 | vs | 48 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 34 | 50.0 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 50.8 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 9 |  | P. Chenier | 39 | 4/25/1975 | vs | 45 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 79.3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 10 |  | W. Chamberlain | 39 | 4/16/1964 | vs | 48 | 30 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 65.5 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 61.6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 11 | | E. Baylor | 39 | 4/1/1961 | @ | 48 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 44.4 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 49.9 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 12 |  | B. Pettit | 39 | 4/13/1957 | @ | 56 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 41.2 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 49.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 13 | | L. Bird | 37 | 5/30/1987 | vs | 48 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 65.1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 14 | | B. Dandridge | 37 | 5/18/1979 | vs | 45 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 31 | 51.6 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 53.6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
| 15 |  | D. Thompson | 37 | 5/3/1978 | vs | 41 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 55.9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| 16 |  | A. Clark | 37 | 4/4/1971 | @ | 45 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 48.3 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 55.4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 17 | | S. Jones | 37 | 4/15/1965 | vs | 48 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 31 | 48.4 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 52.9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | T. Heinsohn | 37 | 4/13/1957 | vs | 45 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 48.9 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 19 |  | M. Johnson | 36 | 4/19/1981 | @ | 48 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 66.2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 20 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 36 | 5/4/1977 | vs | 47 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 61.2 | 8 | 18 | 5 | |||||||
| 21 |  | B. McAdoo | 36 | 4/25/1975 | @ | 44 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 36 | 44.4 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 46.6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 22 |  | W. Frazier | 36 | 5/8/1970 | vs | 44 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 80.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 23 |  | J. West | 36 | 4/28/1966 | @ | 48 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 44.4 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 52.9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 24 |  | J. Dumars | 35 | 5/30/1987 | @ | 38 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 72.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 25 | | J. West | 35 | 4/15/1966 | vs | 46 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 61.4 | 5 | |||||||||||
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