Elgin Baylor has scored the most points by a small forward in a game, with 71 points versus the Knicks on November 15, 1960.
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most points in a regular-season game by a small forward| 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 |  | E. Baylor | 71 | 11/15/1960 | @ | 45 | 25 | 1 | 28 | 48 | 58.3 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 63.0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | 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 | |||||||
| 3 |  | E. Baylor | 64 | 11/8/1959 | vs | 17 | 8 | 25 | 47 | 53.2 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 57.8 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | | E. Baylor | 63 | 12/8/1961 | @ | 31 | 7 | 23 | 55 | 41.8 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 48.0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 |  | K. Bryant | 60 | 4/13/2016 | vs | 42 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 50 | 44.0 | 6 | 21 | 28.6 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 54.3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +7 | ||
| 6 |  | L. Bird | 60 | 3/12/1985 | @ | 43 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 36 | 61.1 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 69.7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 7 |  | B. King | 60 | 12/25/1984 | vs | 41 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 26 | 84.6 | 72.4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 8 |  | P. Short | 59 | 11/17/1984 | vs | 40 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 84.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 9 |  | J. Twyman | 59 | 1/15/1960 | vs | 14 | 21 | 39 | 53.8 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 61.7 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | L. James | 57 | 11/3/2017 | @ | 43 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 34 | 67.6 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 75.1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | +6 | ||
| 11 |  | M. Redd | 57 | 11/11/2006 | vs | 46 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 32 | 56.3 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 72.2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +2 | ||
| 12 |  | D. Wilkins | 57 | 12/10/1986 | vs | 40 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 19 | 21 | 90.5 | 76.5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 13 | | D. Wilkins | 57 | 4/10/1986 | vs | 38 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 37 | 56.8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 62.8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 14 | | P. Short | 57 | 1/7/1984 | vs | 42 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 38 | 63.2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 68.6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 15 |  | A. Dantley | 57 | 12/4/1982 | vs | 38 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 77.7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 16 |  | L. Hudson | 57 | 11/10/1969 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 73.5 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 76.0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | | R. Barry | 57 | 10/29/1966 | @ | 48 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 44 | 47.7 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 55.4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | R. Barry | 57 | 12/14/1965 | @ | 44 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 21 | 22 | 95.5 | 73.7 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | E. Baylor | 57 | 2/16/1961 | @ | 26 | 23 | 45 | 51.1 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 55.7 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | L. James | 56 | 3/5/2022 | vs | 39 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 76.3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | +13 | ||
| 21 | | 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 | ||
| 22 |  | G. Rice | 56 | 4/15/1995 | vs | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 89.2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 23 |  | K. Tripucka | 56 | 1/29/1983 | vs | 37 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 90.9 | 78.5 | 4 | |||||||||
| 24 |  | C. Walker | 56 | 2/6/1972 | vs | 36 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 30 | 73.3 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 78.4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | E. Baylor | 56 | 1/24/1961 | vs | 20 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 18 | 20 | 90.0 | 72.2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
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