most points in a game by a power forward before 2000

Before 1999-00, Joe Fulks posted the most points by a power forward in a game, with 63 points against the Indianapolis Jets on February 10, 1949.

Interpreted as:

most points in a regular-season game by a power forward before 2000

	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	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	63	2/10/1949	PHI	vs	IND			0			27	56	48.2				9	14	64.3	50.7				3
2	Karl Malone K. Malone	61	1/27/1990	UTA	vs	MIL	33	18	2	3	0	21	26	80.8	0	0		19	23	82.6	84.4	9	9	2	2
3	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	60	3/24/1990	PHX	vs	SEA	42	6	4	1	2	22	32	68.8	0	0		16	18	88.9	75.2	1	5	1	5
4	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	57	2/18/1961	STL	@	DET	48	28				25	42	59.5				7	9	77.8	62.0				3
5	Karl Malone K. Malone	56	4/7/1998	UTA	@	GSW	42	9	2	1	4	18	29	62.1	1	1	100.0	19	23	82.6	71.6	2	7	3	2	+1
6	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	56	2/18/1990	PHX	@	GSW	43	8	2	1	0	19	29	65.5	2	2	100.0	16	19	84.2	74.9	3	5	2	4
7	Kevin McHale K. McHale	56	3/3/1985	BOS	vs	DET	41	16	4	1	3	22	28	78.6	0	0		12	13	92.3	83.0	10	6	4	3
8	Willis Reed W. Reed	53	11/1/1967	NYK	@	LAL		18	2			21	29	72.4				11	14	78.6	75.4				2
9	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	52	1/31/1990	SAS	vs	CHA	39	11	2	2	0	19	32	59.4	0	2	0.0	14	17	82.4	65.9	3	8	2	4
10	Karl Malone K. Malone	52	12/22/1989	UTA	@	CHA	43	17	3	2	0	22	28	78.6	0	0		8	12	66.7	78.1	3	14	2	3
11	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	52	11/16/1963	STL	vs	BAL	44	13	4			20	29	69.0				12	13	92.3	74.9				3
12	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	52	1/20/1959	STL	vs	BOS	41	19				20	32	62.5				12	16	75.0	66.6				4
13	Karl Malone K. Malone	51	12/9/1995	UTA	vs	GSW	45	14	3	1	0	19	28	67.9	0	0		13	16	81.3	72.8	6	8	2	5
14	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	51	12/13/1983	DEN	vs	DET	50	9	8	2	1	21	29	72.4	0	0		9	11	81.8	75.4	2	7	5	3
15	Larry Kenon L. Kenon	51	3/30/1980	SAS	vs	DET	36	7	1	0	0	23	32	71.9	0	0		5	6	83.3	73.6				4
16	Truck Robinson T. Robinson	51	11/21/1978	NOJ	vs	NJN	44	16	1			20	26	76.9				11	13	84.6	80.4				2
17	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	51	1/3/1973	SEA	vs	KCO	48	18	2			15	33	45.5				21	27	77.8	56.8				3
18	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	51	12/6/1961	STL	@	PHI		30	5			22	43	51.2				7	10	70.0	53.8				3
19	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	51	12/21/1957	STL		SYR						18	27	66.7				15	20	75.0	71.2				3
20	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	50	1/11/1984	DEN	vs	SAS	34	4	2	1	1	21	30	70.0	1	1	100.0	7	7	100.0	75.6	1	3	1	1
21	Rudy LaRusso R. LaRusso	50	3/14/1962	LAL	vs	STL	43	19				19	32	59.4				12	18	66.7	62.6				4
22	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	50	2/1/1959	SYR	@	BOS	53	23				18	34	52.9				14	17	82.4	60.3				6
23	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	50	1/11/1959	STL	vs	DET	45	18	4			18	31	58.1				14	17	82.4	65.0				2
24	Antoine Walker A. Walker	49	1/7/1998	BOS	@	WAS	42	12	0	1	0	21	36	58.3	5	5	100.0	2	7	28.6	62.7	2	10	5	6	+2
25	Larry Bird L. Bird	49	3/15/1992	BOS	vs	POR	54	14	12	4	1	19	35	54.3	2	8	25.0	9	10	90.0	62.2	0	14	5	5