Before 1989-90, Kelly Tripucka had the most points for the Hornets in a game, with 40 points on February 25, 1989, on January 16, 1989 and on December 14, 1988.
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most points in a single regular-season game by a hornnet before 1990| 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 |  | K. Tripucka | 40 | 2/25/1989 | vs | 38 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 74.5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 2 | | K. Tripucka | 40 | 1/16/1989 | @ | 40 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 69.1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 3 | | K. Tripucka | 40 | 12/14/1988 | vs | 41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 71.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 4 | | K. Tripucka | 38 | 4/1/1989 | vs | 43 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 65.7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 5 |  | R. Chapman | 37 | 3/12/1989 | vs | 39 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 63.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 6 | | K. Tripucka | 34 | 4/14/1989 | @ | 29 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 79.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 7 | | K. Tripucka | 33 | 11/25/1988 | @ | 37 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 63.6 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 69.4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 8 | | K. Tripucka | 32 | 1/7/1989 | vs | 39 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 57.4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 9 | | D. Curry | 31 | 4/18/1989 | @ | 28 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 72.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 10 | | K. Tripucka | 31 | 2/17/1989 | @ | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 53.5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 11 | | K. Tripucka | 31 | 2/14/1989 | vs | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 72.8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 12 | | K. Tripucka | 31 | 12/10/1988 | @ | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 43.5 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 55.7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 13 | | K. Tripucka | 31 | 11/19/1988 | @ | 38 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 42.9 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 59.0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 14 | | K. Tripucka | 30 | 2/18/1989 | vs | 35 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 63.8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 15 | | K. Tripucka | 30 | 12/23/1988 | vs | 36 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 55.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 16 | | K. Tripucka | 30 | 12/21/1988 | vs | 36 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 41.7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 52.0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 17 | | K. Tripucka | 30 | 12/9/1988 | vs | 37 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 62.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 18 | | K. Tripucka | 30 | 12/3/1988 | @ | 39 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 65.0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 19 | | R. Chapman | 29 | 4/17/1989 | vs | 37 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 54.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 20 | | K. Tripucka | 28 | 4/23/1989 | @ | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 67.2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 21 | | K. Tripucka | 28 | 3/12/1989 | vs | 39 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 58.1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 22 | | R. Reid | 28 | 2/9/1989 | vs | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 58.6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 23 | | R. Reid | 28 | 2/3/1989 | vs | 36 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 58.9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 24 | | R. Chapman | 27 | 3/2/1989 | @ | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 42.9 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 47.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 25 | | R. Chapman | 27 | 2/18/1989 | vs | 39 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 52.2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
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| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
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| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
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| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
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| 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 |
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