most points in an nba game by a player named calvin

Calvin Murphy scored his most points in a game versus the New Jersey Nets on March 18, 1978, with 57 points.

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most points in an NBA regular-season game by a player named calvin
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
57
3/18/1978
HOU HOU
vs
NJN NJN
48
6
2
3
0
24
40
60.0
9
12
75.0
62.9
4
2Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
46
3/10/1978
HOU HOU
vs
WAS WAS
43
4
4
2
0
21
38
55.3
4
4
100.0
57.8
3
3Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
45
12/28/1974
HOU HOU
vs
BUF BUF
2
8
18
25
72.0
9
10
90.0
76.5
2
4Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
42
1/3/1981
HOU HOU
vs
DEN DEN
32
2
4
2
0
16
27
59.3
0
0
10
10
100.0
66.9
0
2
3
4
5Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
42
4/7/1978
HOU HOU
vs
NOJ NOJ
46
5
1
17
32
53.1
8
8
100.0
59.1
3
6Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
41
1/7/1978
HOU HOU
@
ATL ATL
45
1
2
0
18
31
58.1
5
6
83.3
60.9
4
7Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
40
10/31/1975
HOU HOU
@
DET DET
38
4
6
15
23
65.2
10
10
100.0
73.0
2
8Calvin Natt
C. Natt
39
2/23/1980
POR POR
@
DET DET
33
3
4
1
0
11
16
68.8
1
1
100.0
16
22
72.7
75.9
0
3
1
2
9Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
39
3/5/1978
HOU HOU
@
WAS WAS
37
2
6
1
0
19
30
63.3
1
1
100.0
64.1
5
10Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
39
12/19/1973
HOU HOU
vs
SEA SEA
51
1
7
0
16
29
55.2
7
8
87.5
60.0
4
11Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
38
2/23/1981
HOU HOU
@
UTA UTA
40
1
2
2
0
16
21
76.2
0
0
6
6
100.0
80.4
1
3
12Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
38
1/2/1981
HOU HOU
@
DAL DAL
37
1
6
4
0
16
19
84.2
1
1
100.0
5
5
100.0
89.6
3
3
13Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
38
3/19/1980
HOU HOU
vs
NYK NYK
41
2
10
16
21
76.2
0
6
6
100.0
80.4
1
14Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
38
3/24/1979
HOU HOU
vs
ATL ATL
43
2
2
3
1
15
27
55.6
8
8
100.0
62.3
2
5
15Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
38
3/21/1978
HOU HOU
@
CHI CHI
45
5
3
2
0
19
29
65.5
0
0
65.5
1
4
2
5
16Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
38
2/24/1978
HOU HOU
@
NJN NJN
36
3
1
2
0
16
23
69.6
6
6
100.0
74.1
4
17Calvin Natt
C. Natt
37
3/5/1985
DEN DEN
vs
HOU HOU
47
15
2
0
1
14
29
48.3
0
0
9
11
81.8
54.7
7
8
4
3
18Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
37
12/21/1979
HOU HOU
@
PHI PHI
37
3
1
4
0
14
22
63.6
0
2
0.0
9
9
100.0
71.3
5
4
19Calvin Natt
C. Natt
36
3/7/1985
DEN DEN
@
KCK KCK
38
4
4
0
0
14
20
70.0
0
0
8
11
72.7
72.5
2
2
1
1
20Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
36
3/22/1978
HOU HOU
vs
LAL LAL
44
2
2
2
0
16
32
50.0
4
4
100.0
53.3
1
1
3
3
21Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
36
2/8/1978
HOU HOU
vs
CHI CHI
37
1
4
3
0
17
31
54.8
2
2
100.0
56.5
1
0
2
2
22Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
36
10/29/1977
HOU HOU
vs
PHX PHX
36
1
2
1
0
15
20
75.0
6
6
100.0
79.5
0
1
2
1
23Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
36
4/5/1976
HOU HOU
@
PHI PHI
47
4
11
15
24
62.5
6
8
75.0
65.4
3
24Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
36
1/5/1971
SDR SDR
@
CHI CHI
31
5
4
14
18
77.8
8
9
88.9
82.0
4
25Calvin Natt
C. Natt
35
3/28/1986
DEN DEN
vs
UTA UTA
36
7
3
3
0
12
19
63.2
0
0
11
11
100.0
73.4
3
4
1
2

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Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.0
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12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
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12/18
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sat
12/20
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
5:00 PM
Sun
12/21
HOU HOU
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Tue
12/23
HOU HOU
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
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113

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115

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Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
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Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Spurs Spurs
18
7
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9
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7
.720
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Magic Magic
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11
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11/12
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98-133
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11/12
ATL ATL
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UTA UTA
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11/13
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