Bob Lanier has dropped the most points by a Pistons center in a game, with 48 points against the Trail Blazers on November 28, 1972.
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most points in a regular-season game by a detroit piston center| 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 |  | B. Lanier | 48 | 11/28/1972 | vs | 47 | 16 | 2 | 19 | 35 | 54.3 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 59.6 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 2 | | B. Lanier | 45 | 11/10/1974 | vs | 15 | 4 | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 60.4 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | | B. Lanier | 45 | 2/15/1974 | @ | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 68.0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | | B. Lanier | 44 | 10/19/1971 | @ | 46 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 68.8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | | B. Lanier | 43 | 1/11/1975 | @ | 14 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 74.5 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | | B. Lanier | 42 | 2/25/1973 | vs | 21 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 61.7 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | | B. Lanier | 42 | 11/4/1972 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 57.5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | | B. Lanier | 42 | 3/7/1972 | vs | 43 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 73.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | B. Lanier | 42 | 2/1/1972 | @ | 41 | 24 | 2 | 15 | 32 | 46.9 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 56.3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 10 | | B. Lanier | 42 | 1/11/1972 | vs | 39 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 33 | 54.5 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 58.2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 11 | | B. Lanier | 41 | 2/11/1978 | vs | 40 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 71.6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | B. Lanier | 41 | 10/29/1975 | vs | 41 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 68.7 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 13 | | B. Lanier | 41 | 10/31/1974 | @ | 14 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 66.0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | | B. Lanier | 41 | 11/14/1973 | vs | 43 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 29 | 65.5 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 67.6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | |||||||
| 15 | | B. Lanier | 40 | 2/4/1977 | vs | 38 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 78.4 | 5 | 16 | 3 | |||||||
| 16 | | B. Lanier | 40 | 12/29/1976 | vs | 42 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 31 | 54.8 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 59.5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | |||||||
| 17 | | B. Lanier | 40 | 11/20/1976 | vs | 38 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 61.3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | B. Lanier | 40 | 11/13/1974 | vs | 47 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 65.0 | 6 | 18 | 1 | |||||||
| 19 | | B. Lanier | 40 | 3/2/1973 | vs | 47 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 48.4 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 55.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 20 | | B. Lanier | 40 | 1/30/1973 | @ | 15 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 74.2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 21 | | B. Lanier | 40 | 3/19/1971 | vs | 17 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | | B. Lanier | 39 | 1/29/1978 | vs | 44 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 67.3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 23 | | B. Lanier | 39 | 11/18/1976 | @ | 36 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 76.2 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 79.5 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 24 | | B. Lanier | 39 | 2/1/1975 | vs | 20 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 25 | | B. Ferry | 39 | 2/18/1961 | vs | 47 | 16 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 62.7 | 5 | ||||||||||||
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