most points in a game by a player vs magic johnson

Adrian Dantley has the most points in a game versus Magic Johnson, with 50 points on November 27, 1979.

Interpreted as:

most points in a regular-season game by a player vs Magic Johnson

	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	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	50	11/27/1979	UTA	vs	LAL	45	9	2	2	0	21	27	77.8	0	0		8	10	80.0	79.6	2	7	3	3
2	Andrew Toney A. Toney	46	3/7/1982	PHI	vs	LAL	35	1	5		0	21	29	72.4	0	1	0.0	4	5	80.0	73.7				3
3	World B. Free W. B. Free	46	10/12/1979	SDC	vs	LAL	41	7	5	7	1	19	29	65.5	0	0		8	8	100.0	70.7	2	5	8	4
4	Karl Malone K. Malone	45	4/12/1990	UTA	vs	LAL	44	11	1	1	1	17	27	63.0	0	1	0.0	11	13	84.6	68.8	5	6	7	2
5	Alex English A. English	45	11/21/1982	DEN	@	LAL	39	7	3	0	1	20	31	64.5	0	1	0.0	5	6	83.3	66.9	4	3	5	6
6	Gene Banks G. Banks	44	4/13/1983	SAS	vs	LAL	42	11	4	1	0	19	22	86.4	0	0		6	6	100.0	89.3	5	6	1	1
7	Ron Brewer R. Brewer	44	11/10/1981	SAS	vs	LAL	38	4	1	2	1	19	24	79.2	0	0		6	7	85.7	81.2			3	2
8	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	43	4/21/1989	POR	vs	LAL	44	11	7	5	0	19	29	65.5	0	1	0.0	5	7	71.4	67.0	7	4	3	3
9	Purvis Short P. Short	43	4/10/1984	GSW	vs	LAL	40	6	2	0	0	17	29	58.6	3	4	75.0	6	11	54.5	63.5	2	4	1	3
10	David Thompson D. Thompson	43	3/29/1981	DEN	@	LAL	42	5	1	1	1	17	27	63.0	0	0		9	11	81.8	67.5	2	3	4	2
11	George Gervin G. Gervin	43	12/16/1979	SAS	@	LAL	39	6	1	1	3	20	40	50.0	1	1	100.0	2	2	100.0	52.6	3	3	0	2
12	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	42	1/3/1989	SEA	vs	LAL	46	6	1	3	0	16	24	66.7	4	5	80.0	6	6	100.0	78.8	2	4	3	3
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	42	12/20/1988	CHI	vs	LAL	39	7	8	4	0	11	23	47.8	2	3	66.7	18	22	81.8	64.3	4	3	1	0
14	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	42	2/21/1988	DET	@	LAL	41	3	10	1	1	15	27	55.6	0	1	0.0	12	12	100.0	65.1	0	3	3	4
15	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	42	12/2/1983	DAL	@	LAL	37	7	6	1	0	14	32	43.8	0	2	0.0	14	18	77.8	52.6	3	4	2	2
16	World B. Free W. B. Free	42	12/7/1979	SDC	@	LAL	45	1	4	0	1	15	28	53.6	1	1	100.0	11	13	84.6	62.3	1	0	1	1
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	41	11/28/1986	CHI	@	LAL	45	10	3	1	1	19	43	44.2	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	45.8	8	2	3	4
18	Mike Mitchell M. Mitchell	41	3/26/1982	SAS	vs	LAL	40	12	2	0	0	15	19	78.9	0	0		11	13	84.6	82.9			4	5
19	David Robinson D. Robinson	40	4/7/1996	SAS	@	LAL	44	11	5	1	5	15	26	57.7	0	0		10	13	76.9	63.1	5	6	0	4
20	Bernard King B. King	40	12/9/1990	WAS	@	LAL	45	5	3	1	1	15	32	46.9	1	1	100.0	9	11	81.8	54.3	1	4	4	5
21	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	40	4/19/1988	SAS	vs	LAL	44	5	10	1	1	17	28	60.7	1	3	33.3	5	6	83.3	65.3	1	4	3	4
22	Larry Nance L. Nance	40	11/21/1984	PHX	vs	LAL	43	13	3	1	1	19	23	82.6	0	0		2	5	40.0	79.4	5	8	4	1
23	George Gervin G. Gervin	40	2/15/1983	SAS	@	LAL	40	1	2	1	1	16	24	66.7	0	0		8	9	88.9	71.5	0	1	5	4
24	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	40	12/29/1981	UTA	@	LAL	43	11	7		0	13	20	65.0	0			14	15	93.3	75.2				3
25	Mike Newlin M. Newlin	40	2/8/1980	NJN	vs	LAL	48	5	8	5	0	15	32	46.9	1	4	25.0	9	10	90.0	54.9	4	1	2	2