most points in a game by a small forward before 2000

Before 1999-00, Elgin Baylor dropped the most points by a small forward in a game, with 71 points against the Knicks on November 15, 1960.

Interpreted as:

most points in a regular-season game by a small 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	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	71	11/15/1960	LAL	@	NYK	45	25	1			28	48	58.3				15	19	78.9	63.0				5
2	Rick Barry R. Barry	64	3/26/1974	GSW	vs	POR	43	10	9	5	0	30	45	66.7				4	5	80.0	67.8	0	10		4
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	64	11/8/1959	MIN	vs	BOS		17	8			25	47	53.2				14	19	73.7	57.8				4
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	63	12/8/1961	LAL	@	PHI		31	7			23	55	41.8				17	24	70.8	48.0				4
5	Larry Bird L. Bird	60	3/12/1985	BOS	@	ATL	43	7	3	0	0	22	36	61.1	1	4	25.0	15	16	93.8	69.7	4	3	3	3
6	Bernard King B. King	60	12/25/1984	NYK	vs	NJN	41	7	4	0	0	19	30	63.3	0	0		22	26	84.6	72.4	2	5	5	2
7	Purvis Short P. Short	59	11/17/1984	GSW	vs	NJN	40	5	0	1	0	20	28	71.4	4	6	66.7	15	16	93.8	84.2	2	3	3	2
8	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	59	1/15/1960	CIN	vs	MIN		14				21	39	53.8				17	20	85.0	61.7				3
9	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	57	12/10/1986	ATL	vs	CHI	40	9	4	2	1	19	28	67.9	0	1	0.0	19	21	90.5	76.5	4	5	2	1
10	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	57	4/10/1986	ATL	vs	NJN	38	5	1	3	0	21	37	56.8	0	0		15	19	78.9	62.8	4	1	3	1
11	Purvis Short P. Short	57	1/7/1984	GSW	vs	SAS	42	15	1	1	0	24	38	63.2	2	2	100.0	7	8	87.5	68.6	8	7	3	2
12	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	57	12/4/1982	UTA	vs	CHI	38	9	3	0	0	20	27	74.1	0	0		17	22	77.3	77.7	3	6	2	5
13	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	57	11/10/1969	ATL		CHI	38	8	8			25	34	73.5				7	8	87.5	76.0				4
14	Rick Barry R. Barry	57	10/29/1966	SFW	@	CIN	48	15	7			21	44	47.7				15	17	88.2	55.4				2
15	Rick Barry R. Barry	57	12/14/1965	SFW	@	NYK	44	15	3			18	29	62.1				21	22	95.5	73.7				5
16	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	57	2/16/1961	LAL	@	DET		26				23	45	51.1				11	14	78.6	55.7				5
17	Glen Rice G. Rice	56	4/15/1995	MIA	vs	ORL	45	4	0	0	0	20	27	74.1	7	8	87.5	9	10	90.0	89.2	1	3	2	4
18	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	56	1/29/1983	DET	vs	CHI	37	6	4			18	26	69.2	0	0		20	22	90.9	78.5				4
19	Chet Walker C. Walker	56	2/6/1972	CHI	vs	CIN	36	4	2			22	30	73.3				12	13	92.3	78.4				1
20	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	56	1/24/1961	LAL	vs	SYR		20	5			19	30	63.3				18	20	90.0	72.2				5
21	Bernard King B. King	55	2/16/1985	NYK	vs	NJN	44	11	3	1	0	19	33	57.6	0	1	0.0	17	23	73.9	63.8	7	4	6	4
22	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	55	2/6/1981	UTA	vs	DEN	47	7	3	1	1	24	36	66.7	0	0		7	8	87.5	69.6	6	1	4	4
23	Rick Barry R. Barry	55	3/25/1978	GSW	vs	NYK	44	9	9	3	0	19	31	61.3				17	18	94.4	70.7	1	8	2	3
24	Rick Barry R. Barry	55	1/23/1975	GSW	vs	PHI	46	5	5	7	1	23	49	46.9				9	10	90.0	51.5	2	3		0
25	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	55	2/11/1962	STL	vs	CIN	48	14				19	39	48.7				17	17	100.0	59.2				4