Before 2005-06, LeBron James had the most points for the Cavaliers in a game, with 56 points against the Raptors on March 20, 2005.
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most points in a single regular-season game by a cav before 2006| 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 |  | 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 | ||
| 2 |  | W. Wesley | 50 | 2/19/1971 | vs | 44 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 34 | 58.8 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 62.3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | | M. Mitchell | 46 | 2/8/1980 | @ | 43 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 36 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 58.9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | | R. Davis | 45 | 12/9/2002 | vs | 55 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 33 | 48.5 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 61.6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | -5 | ||
| 5 | | W. B. Free | 45 | 2/16/1985 | vs | 38 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 69.9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 6 | | L. James | 44 | 3/28/2005 | @ | 53 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 65.0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | +1 | ||
| 7 |  | B. Daugherty | 44 | 4/15/1988 | vs | 44 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 73.5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | | L. James | 43 | 11/24/2004 | vs | 38 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 78.8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +12 | ||
| 9 | | B. Phills | 43 | 12/30/1995 | vs | 49 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 74.5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 10 | | W. B. Free | 43 | 3/29/1986 | @ | 39 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 81.1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 11 | | R. Davis | 42 | 12/20/2002 | @ | 50 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 66.5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | -1 | ||
| 12 | | R. Davis | 42 | 12/13/2002 | @ | 44 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 74.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -9 | ||
| 13 | | M. Mitchell | 42 | 2/18/1981 | @ | 47 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 36 | 52.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 53.7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 14 | | A. Carr | 42 | 4/10/1977 | @ | 43 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 81.9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 15 | | L. James | 41 | 3/27/2004 | vs | 43 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 51.7 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 61.4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +10 | ||
| 16 | | M. Mitchell | 41 | 2/17/1981 | vs | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 82.8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 17 | | C. Russell | 41 | 3/13/1979 | vs | 44 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 64.4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| 18 | | B. Smith | 41 | 11/6/1974 | @ | 42 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 75.7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
| 19 | | L. James | 40 | 4/9/2005 | vs | 47 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 73.2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | +13 | ||
| 20 | | L. James | 40 | 12/28/2004 | @ | 46 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 64.2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | +8 | ||
| 21 | | L. Murray | 40 | 1/2/2002 | vs | 38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 79.4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +21 | ||
| 22 | | R. Harper | 40 | 2/4/1987 | @ | 46 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 77.4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 23 | | W. B. Free | 40 | 11/4/1983 | vs | 38 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 48.1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 61.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 24 | | C. Robinson | 40 | 4/15/1983 | @ | 45 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 67.2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 25 | | M. Mitchell | 40 | 2/13/1980 | @ | 43 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 61.7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
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