David Thompson posted the most points in a game in his 2nd season, with 73 points against the Pistons on April 9, 1978.
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most points in a regular-season game by a player in their 2nd year| 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 |  | 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 | ||||||
| 2 |  | D. Booker | 70 | 3/24/2017 | @ | 45 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 40 | 52.5 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 24 | 26 | 92.3 | 68.0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | -6 | ||
| 3 |  | W. Chamberlain | 67 | 3/9/1961 | vs | 48 | 31 | 1 | 27 | 37 | 73.0 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 75.3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 |  | E. Baylor | 64 | 11/8/1959 | vs | 17 | 8 | 25 | 47 | 53.2 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 57.8 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 |  | G. Gervin | 63 | 4/9/1978 | @ | 33 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 49 | 46.9 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 54.5 | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 |  | J. West | 63 | 1/17/1962 | vs | 39 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 36 | 61.1 | 19 | 22 | 86.4 | 69.0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 7 | | W. Chamberlain | 58 | 2/25/1961 | @ | 48 | 27 | 25 | 38 | 65.8 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 63.2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 8 |  | R. Barry | 57 | 10/29/1966 | @ | 48 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 44 | 47.7 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 55.4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 9 |  | L. James | 56 | 3/20/2005 | @ | 48 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 36 | 50.0 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 65.7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | -7 | ||
| 10 |  | K. Tripucka | 56 | 1/29/1983 | vs | 37 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 90.9 | 78.5 | 4 | |||||||||
| 11 | | W. Chamberlain | 56 | 3/1/1961 | @ | 48 | 20 | 5 | 22 | 44 | 50.0 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 53.0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | W. Chamberlain | 56 | 1/21/1961 | vs | 48 | 45 | 0 | 25 | 46 | 54.3 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 54.1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 13 | | W. Chamberlain | 56 | 1/5/1961 | vs | 48 | 26 | 1 | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 67.2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 14 | | W. Chamberlain | 56 | 1/2/1961 | vs | 48 | 28 | 0 | 23 | 37 | 62.2 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 61.1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 15 |  | N. Archibald | 55 | 2/23/1972 | vs | 44 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 64.5 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 69.9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | W. Chamberlain | 55 | 2/5/1961 | vs | 53 | 29 | 1 | 21 | 34 | 61.8 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 65.6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 17 |  | S. O'Neal | 53 | 4/20/1994 | vs | 36 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 31 | 71.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 72.2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 18 |  | P. Chenier | 53 | 12/6/1972 | vs | 42 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 31 | 71.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 73.9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 19 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 53 | 1/27/1971 | @ | 48 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 71.0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 71.3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 20 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 53 | 11/4/1970 | @ | 45 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 69.4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 21 |  | B. McAdoo | 52 | 2/22/1974 | vs | 48 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 76.1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 22 | | R. Barry | 52 | 2/16/1967 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 40 | 45.0 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 53.8 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | | W. Chamberlain | 52 | 2/3/1961 | 48 | 30 | 0 | 23 | 38 | 60.5 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 60.7 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | | E. Baylor | 52 | 10/18/1959 | vs | 21 | 22 | 36 | 61.1 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 63.0 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | S. Bey | 51 | 3/17/2022 | @ | 39 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 81.2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | +11 | ||
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