Before 1988-89, 25 players were tied for the most points by a point guard in a regular-season or postseason game with fewer than 36 points, with 35 points. The first three are Isiah Thomas 8 times, Derek Harper on April 9, 1988 and on November 14, 1987 and Magic Johnson on April 3, 1987.
| 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 |  | I. Thomas | 35 | 6/1/1988 | @ | 47 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 51.5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 2 |  | D. Harper | 35 | 5/29/1988 | vs | 39 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 71.4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 3 | | I. Thomas | 35 | 5/25/1988 | @ | 44 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 74.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 4 | | D. Harper | 35 | 4/9/1988 | vs | 38 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 91.7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 5 | | I. Thomas | 35 | 3/30/1988 | vs | 37 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 63.6 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 68.6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 6 | | D. Harper | 35 | 11/14/1987 | vs | 40 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 64.4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 7 | | I. Thomas | 35 | 5/8/1987 | vs | 32 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 60.0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 8 |  | M. Johnson | 35 | 4/3/1987 | @ | 40 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 62.6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 9 |  | S. Floyd | 35 | 2/10/1987 | vs | 51 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 82.2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 10 |  | S. Colter | 35 | 3/6/1985 | @ | 55 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 78.8 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 11 |  | J. Bagley | 35 | 2/4/1985 | @ | 42 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 84.3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 12 | | I. Thomas | 35 | 11/24/1984 | @ | 38 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 48.1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 55.0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 13 | | I. Thomas | 35 | 11/7/1984 | vs | 43 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 42.9 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 51.2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | |||
| 14 | | I. Thomas | 35 | 10/26/1984 | vs | 42 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 32 | 40.6 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 50.5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 15 | | I. Thomas | 35 | 4/27/1984 | vs | 40 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 60.4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 16 | | S. Floyd | 35 | 1/3/1984 | vs | 41 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 76.6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 17 |  | N. Nixon | 35 | 12/11/1983 | vs | 36 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 77.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 18 |  | J. Eaves | 35 | 3/16/1983 | @ | 40 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 69.6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |||
| 19 |  | R. Theus | 35 | 2/16/1983 | @ | 38 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 85.3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 20 | | K. Ransey | 35 | 1/28/1983 | vs | 44 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 73.7 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| 21 | | R. Green | 35 | 4/18/1982 | @ | 34 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 74.4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | | K. Ransey | 35 | 3/10/1981 | @ | 42 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| 23 |  | P. Ford | 35 | 2/8/1981 | @ | 47 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 63.3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 24 |  | G. Williams | 35 | 4/2/1980 | vs | 41 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 55.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 25 |  | R. Williams | 35 | 3/23/1980 | @ | 38 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 29 | 44.8 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 52.4 | 6 | |||||||
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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