most points in a single nba game 1988

Michael Jordan put up the most points in a game in 1987-88, with 59 points against the Pistons on April 3, 1988.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
59
4/3/1988
@
42
4
6
2
2
21
27
77.8
0
1
0.0
17
19
89.5
83.4
2
2
1
4
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
52
2/26/1988
vs
43
8
3
2
3
21
34
61.8
0
2
0.0
10
12
83.3
66.2
2
6
6
5
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
52
12/17/1987
vs
41
3
6
4
1
20
31
64.5
0
0
12
12
100.0
71.7
0
3
2
2
4Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
51
2/16/1988
vs
38
6
2
4
2
20
31
64.5
2
4
50.0
9
11
81.8
71.1
1
5
5
3
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
50
3/18/1988
vs
42
5
9
5
1
19
32
59.4
1
2
50.0
11
11
100.0
67.9
2
3
1
4
6Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
50
3/1/1988
vs
44
5
3
1
0
18
35
51.4
1
2
50.0
13
14
92.9
60.7
4
1
1
3
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
49
3/23/1988
@
42
13
2
0
2
20
35
57.1
0
1
0.0
9
12
75.0
60.8
5
8
0
4
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
49
2/19/1988
vs
38
3
3
3
3
19
27
70.4
0
0
11
14
78.6
73.9
2
1
5
2
9Larry Bird
L. Bird
49
2/15/1988
@
43
12
7
0
2
17
27
63.0
3
6
50.0
12
12
100.0
75.9
2
10
2
1
10Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
49
2/9/1988
vs
42
12
4
2
0
16
33
48.5
4
7
57.1
13
18
72.2
59.9
6
6
4
2
11Larry Bird
L. Bird
49
1/27/1988
vs
43
8
6
4
0
20
30
66.7
0
4
0.0
9
9
100.0
72.1
0
8
2
1
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
49
11/21/1987
vs
44
6
8
6
2
17
38
44.7
0
2
0.0
15
17
88.2
53.9
2
4
4
6
13Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
48
1/13/1988
@
42
11
4
2
0
15
27
55.6
0
0
18
18
100.0
68.7
5
6
3
2
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
47
4/19/1988
@
40
5
2
2
1
18
27
66.7
0
2
0.0
11
13
84.6
71.8
3
2
6
4
15Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
47
2/27/1988
vs
44
2
7
1
0
16
33
48.5
3
3
100.0
12
14
85.7
60.0
1
1
4
1
16Jeff Malone
J. Malone
47
2/27/1988
@
41
6
3
1
0
18
29
62.1
0
0
11
13
84.6
67.7
1
5
2
3
17Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
47
2/9/1988
@
48
15
2
3
0
13
26
50.0
0
6
0.0
21
26
80.8
62.8
7
8
4
2
18Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
47
1/22/1988
vs
45
4
2
2
0
19
30
63.3
3
4
75.0
6
8
75.0
70.1
3
1
0
3
19Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
47
1/9/1988
vs
43
7
8
1
0
18
31
58.1
2
5
40.0
9
10
90.0
66.4
4
3
2
4
20Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
47
12/2/1987
@
39
4
9
3
3
17
27
63.0
0
0
13
16
81.3
69.0
2
2
2
4
21Larry Bird
L. Bird
47
11/7/1987
@
53
8
7
2
0
19
29
65.5
1
2
50.0
8
10
80.0
70.4
2
6
8
2
22Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
46
4/24/1988
vs
44
6
6
1
1
16
25
64.0
0
1
0.0
14
15
93.3
72.8
0
6
3
3
23Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
46
2/21/1988
@
45
4
9
3
1
16
31
51.6
0
2
0.0
14
15
93.3
61.2
1
3
3
3
24Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
46
2/11/1988
vs
50
16
3
4
2
15
27
55.6
0
0
16
20
80.0
64.2
11
5
6
5
25Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
46
1/6/1988
vs
40
8
2
1
0
15
23
65.2
1
2
50.0
15
15
100.0
77.7
1
7
1
4

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