most points in a game with triple double in 1981

Magic Johnson put up the most points in a triple-double in 1980-81, with 41 points versus the Jazz on March 28, 1981.

Interpreted as:

most points in a regular-season game with triple double by a player in 1981

	NAME	PTS	TD3	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	41	1	3/28/1981	LAL	@	UTA	44	12	11	1	0	17	23	73.9	0	0		7	10	70.0	74.8	2	10	5	2
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	33	1	3/29/1981	LAL	vs	DEN	47	15	17	6	1	14	26	53.8	0	1	0.0	5	8	62.5	55.9	3	12	8	5
3	Larry Bird L. Bird	28	1	3/6/1981	BOS	@	IND	45	10	10	1	0	12	20	60.0	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	64.3				2
4	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	27	1	3/21/1981	NYK	vs	CLE	47	15	19	2	0	11	21	52.4	1	2	50.0	4	7	57.1	56.1			3	4
5	Larry Bird L. Bird	27	1	12/30/1980	BOS	@	PHX	46	10	10	5	2	9	19	47.4	1	2	50.0	8	8	100.0	59.9			3	2
6	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	26	1	3/24/1981	NYK	vs	BOS	47	12	11			9	15	60.0	1	1	100.0	7	10	70.0	67.0				3
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	24	1	10/26/1980	LAL	vs	SAS	42	13	11	6	1	10	21	47.6	0	0		4	5	80.0	51.7	5	8	4	5
8	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	21	1	3/10/1981	LAL	vs	SAS	37	16	10	4	1	9	16	56.3	0	0		3	3	100.0	60.6	7	9	5	4
9	Larry Bird L. Bird	20	1	1/21/1981	BOS	vs	UTA	34	10	10		0	9	13	69.2	1	1	100.0	1	1	100.0	74.4				2
10	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	20	1	11/16/1980	MIL	vs	CHI	39	13	10	1	1	8	17	47.1	0	0		4	4	100.0	53.3			3	4
11	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	20	1	11/4/1980	LAL	vs	POR	37	10	12	4	1	9	15	60.0	0	0		2	3	66.7	61.3	5	5	4	2
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	20	1	10/15/1980	LAL	@	KCK	47	12	14	7	0	8	23	34.8	0	0		4	8	50.0	37.7				3
13	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	20	1	10/14/1980	NYK	vs	PHI	42	10	13	7	0	10	19	52.6	0	1	0.0	0	0		52.6				2
14	Purvis Short P. Short	19	1	2/22/1981	GSW	vs	KCK	42	10	12	0	0	9	23	39.1	0	0		1	1	100.0	40.5	3	7	2	2
15	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	18	1	1/16/1981	NYK	@	DAL	45	16	11	5	0	8	18	44.4	0	1	0.0	2	3	66.7	46.6			4	5
16	Mickey Johnson M. Johnson	18	1	12/17/1980	MIL	@	NJN	35	10	11	2	1	7	20	35.0	0	0		4	5	80.0	40.5			1	5
17	Larry Bird L. Bird	16	1	3/24/1981	BOS	@	NYK	46	13	10			8	14	57.1	0	0		0	0		57.1				0
18	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	14	1	2/3/1981	KCK	@	DAL	30	12	11	1	2	6	8	75.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	78.8			3	5
19	Larry Bird L. Bird	13	1	1/1/1981	BOS	@	SDC	43	13	10	3	1	4	17	23.5	1	2	50.0	4	6	66.7	33.1			6	4
20	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	12	1	2/18/1981	KCK	vs	BOS	38	10	12	4	1	6	10	60.0	0	0		0	1	0.0	57.5				3