Adrian Dantley put up the most points in a game in 1980-81, with 55 points against the Nuggets on February 6, 1981.
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most points by a player in a single regular-season game in 1981| 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 |  | A. Dantley | 55 | 2/6/1981 | vs | 47 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 36 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 69.6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 2 |  | B. Knight | 52 | 11/11/1980 | @ | 39 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 70.2 | 1 | |||||||
| 3 |  | M. Malone | 51 | 3/11/1981 | vs | 44 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 76.6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | | A. Dantley | 51 | 1/7/1981 | @ | 45 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 85.5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 5 |  | B. King | 50 | 1/3/1981 | vs | 43 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 83.8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | | A. Dantley | 50 | 10/31/1980 | vs | 41 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 29 | 89.7 | 84.0 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 7 |  | G. Gervin | 49 | 2/17/1981 | vs | 40 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 31 | 54.8 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 63.7 | 4 | ||||||
| 8 | | A. Dantley | 48 | 3/18/1981 | vs | 48 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 75.9 | 6 | 3 | |||||||
| 9 |  | M. Dunleavy | 48 | 12/6/1980 | vs | 34 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 67.2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 10 |  | J. Drew | 47 | 12/27/1980 | vs | 41 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 32 | 56.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 63.8 | 5 | |||||||
| 11 |  | J. Barry Carroll | 46 | 2/20/1981 | vs | 45 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 66.7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 12 | | P. Short | 45 | 3/12/1981 | @ | 39 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 68.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 13 | | A. Dantley | 45 | 1/14/1981 | @ | 46 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 65.7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 14 |  | J. Erving | 45 | 11/1/1980 | vs | 47 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 57.0 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| 15 |  | D. Thompson | 44 | 3/1/1981 | vs | 36 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 67.9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 16 | | D. Thompson | 43 | 3/29/1981 | @ | 42 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 67.5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 17 |  | M. Newlin | 43 | 2/4/1981 | vs | 41 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 72.9 | 4 | 6 | |||||
| 18 | | A. Dantley | 43 | 11/14/1980 | vs | 47 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 67.5 | 4 | |||||||
| 19 | | D. Thompson | 43 | 11/1/1980 | vs | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 66.4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 20 |  | A. English | 42 | 3/18/1981 | @ | 48 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 68.8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 21 | | B. King | 42 | 2/24/1981 | @ | 45 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 65.7 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | |||
| 22 |  | 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 | ||||
| 23 |  | C. Murphy | 42 | 1/3/1981 | vs | 32 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 66.9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 24 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 42 | 12/21/1980 | vs | 38 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 63.3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 25 |  | R. Williams | 42 | 12/9/1980 | vs | 42 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 65.7 | 2 | ||||||||||
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