most points in a game by a playerr in the 1970s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, David Thompson dropped the most points in a game, with 73 points versus the Pistons on April 9, 1978.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a regular-season game by a playerr in the 1970s
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
2Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
68
2/25/1977
vs
43
6
6
3
2
26
43
60.5
16
19
84.2
66.2
1
5
6
3Rick Barry
R. Barry
64
3/26/1974
vs
43
10
9
5
0
30
45
66.7
4
5
80.0
67.8
0
10
4
4George Gervin
G. Gervin
63
4/9/1978
@
33
2
1
2
1
23
49
46.9
17
20
85.0
54.5
3
5Fred Brown
F. Brown
58
3/23/1974
@
45
6
3
2
24
37
64.9
10
13
76.9
67.9
2
4
2
6Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
57
3/18/1978
vs
48
6
2
3
0
24
40
60.0
9
12
75.0
62.9
4
7Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
57
11/10/1969
38
8
8
25
34
73.5
7
8
87.5
76.0
4
8Chet Walker
C. Walker
56
2/6/1972
vs
36
4
2
22
30
73.3
12
13
92.3
78.4
1
9Rick Barry
R. Barry
55
3/25/1978
vs
44
9
9
3
0
19
31
61.3
17
18
94.4
70.7
1
8
2
3
10Rick Barry
R. Barry
55
1/23/1975
vs
46
5
5
7
1
23
49
46.9
9
10
90.0
51.5
2
3
0
11Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
55
2/23/1972
vs
44
3
7
20
31
64.5
15
19
78.9
69.9
0
12Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
55
12/10/1971
vs
47
17
3
23
36
63.9
9
11
81.8
67.3
4
13Dave Bing
D. Bing
54
2/21/1971
vs
46
7
3
22
38
57.9
10
10
100.0
63.7
3
14Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
53
3/28/1975
vs
44
3
2
1
21
38
55.3
11
12
91.7
61.2
5
15Phil Chenier
P. Chenier
53
12/6/1972
vs
42
1
4
22
31
71.0
9
11
81.8
73.9
0
16Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
53
2/18/1972
vs
13
9
18
28
64.3
17
22
77.3
70.3
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
53
2/9/1972
@
48
14
8
23
31
74.2
7
9
77.8
75.8
1
18Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
53
1/27/1971
@
48
14
7
22
31
71.0
9
14
64.3
71.3
2
19Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
53
11/4/1970
@
45
11
3
20
32
62.5
13
14
92.9
69.4
4
20George Gervin
G. Gervin
52
1/11/1979
vs
37
1
4
2
1
24
33
72.7
4
4
100.0
74.8
3
1
21Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
52
3/17/1976
@
45
11
2
18
26
69.2
16
22
72.7
72.9
4
22Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
52
1/2/1975
vs
43
10
1
0
2
18
29
62.1
16
20
80.0
68.8
5
23Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
52
2/22/1974
vs
48
22
2
7
20
28
71.4
12
14
85.7
76.1
4
24Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
52
1/27/1973
@
48
8
11
21
31
67.7
10
13
76.9
70.8
2
25Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
52
1/9/1973
vs
53
3
14
18
28
64.3
16
17
94.1
73.3
1

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3
37
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8.5
4
38
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8.5
5
37
24
.607
9.5
6
36
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.600
10.0
7
34
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31
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15.0
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28
31
.475
17.5
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29
33
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