Michael Jordan posted the most points in a game in 1987-88, with 59 points versus the Pistons on April 3, 1988.
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most points by a player in a regular-season game in 1988| 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 |  | M. Jordan | 59 | 4/3/1988 | @ | 42 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 83.4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 2 | | M. Jordan | 52 | 2/26/1988 | vs | 43 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 34 | 61.8 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 66.2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |||
| 3 | | M. Jordan | 52 | 12/17/1987 | vs | 41 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 31 | 64.5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 71.7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 4 |  | D. Wilkins | 51 | 2/16/1988 | vs | 38 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 31 | 64.5 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 71.1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 5 | | M. Jordan | 50 | 3/18/1988 | vs | 42 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 32 | 59.4 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 67.9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 6 | | D. Wilkins | 50 | 3/1/1988 | vs | 44 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 35 | 51.4 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 60.7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 7 | | M. Jordan | 49 | 3/23/1988 | @ | 42 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 35 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 60.8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 8 | | M. Jordan | 49 | 2/19/1988 | vs | 38 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 73.9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 9 |  | L. Bird | 49 | 2/15/1988 | @ | 43 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 75.9 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 10 | | D. Wilkins | 49 | 2/9/1988 | vs | 42 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 33 | 48.5 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 59.9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 11 | | L. Bird | 49 | 1/27/1988 | vs | 43 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 66.7 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 72.1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 12 | | M. Jordan | 49 | 11/21/1987 | vs | 44 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 38 | 44.7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 53.9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 13 | | D. Wilkins | 48 | 1/13/1988 | @ | 42 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 100.0 | 68.7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 14 | | M. Jordan | 47 | 4/19/1988 | @ | 40 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 71.8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 15 | | D. Wilkins | 47 | 2/27/1988 | vs | 44 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 33 | 48.5 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 60.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 16 |  | J. Malone | 47 | 2/27/1988 | @ | 41 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 67.7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 17 |  | C. Barkley | 47 | 2/9/1988 | @ | 48 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 21 | 26 | 80.8 | 62.8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 18 |  | D. Ellis | 47 | 1/22/1988 | vs | 45 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 70.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 19 | | D. Ellis | 47 | 1/9/1988 | vs | 43 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 66.4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 20 | | M. Jordan | 47 | 12/2/1987 | @ | 39 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 69.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 21 | | L. Bird | 47 | 11/7/1987 | @ | 53 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 29 | 65.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 70.4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | |||
| 22 | | M. Jordan | 46 | 4/24/1988 | vs | 44 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 72.8 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 23 | | M. Jordan | 46 | 2/21/1988 | @ | 45 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 31 | 51.6 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 61.2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 24 | | C. Barkley | 46 | 2/11/1988 | vs | 50 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 80.0 | 64.2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| 25 |  | T. Chambers | 46 | 1/6/1988 | vs | 40 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 15 | 15 | 100.0 | 77.7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | |||
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