most points in a single game in 1982

Adrian Dantley and Moses Malone were tied for the most points in a game in 1981-82, with 53 points.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a single regular-season game in 1982
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
53
4/10/1982
vs
45
12
6
0
0
19
28
67.9
0
0
15
18
83.3
73.8
9
3
1
4
2Moses Malone
M. Malone
53
2/2/1982
vs
42
22
4
2
1
19
30
63.3
0
0
15
18
83.3
69.9
11
11
3
2
3Ray Williams
R. Williams
52
4/17/1982
@
43
4
7
21
34
61.8
1
1
100.0
9
11
81.8
66.9
5
4George Gervin
G. Gervin
50
3/6/1982
vs
56
8
5
1
0
21
31
67.7
0
0
8
8
100.0
72.4
1
7
4
3
5Moses Malone
M. Malone
49
3/13/1982
vs
45
12
3
1
5
17
26
65.4
0
0
15
19
78.9
71.3
5
7
4
3
6Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
49
3/12/1982
vs
47
8
1
3
0
19
28
67.9
0
0
11
16
68.8
69.9
4
4
4
4
7George Gervin
G. Gervin
49
2/17/1982
vs
33
2
3
1
0
22
29
75.9
0
1
0.0
5
6
83.3
77.4
4
1
8George Gervin
G. Gervin
48
3/4/1982
vs
46
4
2
2
0
17
34
50.0
0
2
0.0
14
17
82.4
57.9
2
4
9George Gervin
G. Gervin
47
3/27/1982
@
40
10
1
1
0
18
32
56.3
0
0
11
13
84.6
62.3
2
0
10Moses Malone
M. Malone
47
2/7/1982
@
43
14
3
1
2
18
28
64.3
0
0
11
15
73.3
67.9
2
2
11George Gervin
G. Gervin
47
1/5/1982
@
37
3
3
1
0
19
30
63.3
1
2
50.0
8
9
88.9
69.2
0
3
2
2
12George Gervin
G. Gervin
47
11/13/1981
@
37
8
4
0
1
15
25
60.0
0
0
17
18
94.4
71.4
1
7
7
4
13Moses Malone
M. Malone
46
3/26/1982
@
45
13
2
1
1
19
33
57.6
0
0
8
11
72.7
60.8
7
6
4
2
14Andrew Toney
A. Toney
46
3/7/1982
vs
35
1
5
0
21
29
72.4
0
1
0.0
4
5
80.0
73.7
3
15Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
46
1/16/1982
vs
40
5
0
2
0
18
22
81.8
0
0
10
12
83.3
84.3
0
5
4
5
16George Gervin
G. Gervin
46
12/29/1981
vs
38
8
2
3
1
21
31
67.7
0
0
4
6
66.7
68.4
4
3
17Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
45
3/6/1982
vs
58
11
1
2
2
17
28
60.7
0
0
11
11
100.0
68.5
5
6
1
3
18Moses Malone
M. Malone
45
2/5/1982
vs
42
20
0
0
0
17
26
65.4
0
0
11
14
78.6
70.0
10
10
4
4
19George Gervin
G. Gervin
45
1/7/1982
@
36
5
4
1
1
15
28
53.6
0
0
15
15
100.0
65.0
2
3
3
3
20Bernard King
B. King
45
12/9/1981
vs
47
14
1
2
0
14
25
56.0
0
0
17
21
81.0
65.7
4
10
2
1
21George Gervin
G. Gervin
45
12/4/1981
vs
34
5
4
1
0
20
30
66.7
0
0
5
6
83.3
68.9
3
2
4
3
22Moses Malone
M. Malone
44
2/27/1982
@
50
16
0
0
1
16
26
61.5
0
0
12
16
75.0
66.6
3
3
23Moses Malone
M. Malone
44
2/17/1982
@
44
16
2
3
2
15
26
57.7
0
0
14
17
82.4
65.7
8
8
0
2
24Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
44
1/12/1982
vs
45
6
5
0
19
26
73.1
0
0
6
7
85.7
75.7
4
25Ron Brewer
R. Brewer
44
11/10/1981
vs
38
4
1
2
1
19
24
79.2
0
0
6
7
85.7
81.2
3
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