most points scored by a lakers player in a game with 41 points or less before 1983

Before 1982-83, 8 players were tied for the most points for the Lakers in a game with 41 or fewer points, with 41 points. The first three are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on February 26, 1982, on December 26, 1975 and on December 13, 1975, Magic Johnson on March 28, 1981 and Gail Goodrich on January 25, 1974.

Interpreted as:

most points scored by a lakers player in a regular-season game with 41 points or less before 1983

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41	2/26/1982	LAL	vs	PHI	49	19	3		5	17	27	63.0	0	0	7	11	63.6	64.4				2
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	41	3/28/1981	LAL	@	UTA	44	12	11	1	0	17	23	73.9	0	0	7	10	70.0	74.8	2	10	5	2
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41	12/26/1975	LAL	vs	POR	46	20	3	1	9	17	27	63.0			7	8	87.5	67.2	3	17		5
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41	12/13/1975	LAL	@	PHX	46	18	5	4	6	14	21	66.7			13	14	92.9	75.5	4	14		4
5	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	41	1/25/1974	LAL	vs	CAP	35	4	9	1		17	25	68.0			7	8	87.5	71.9	1	3		2
6	Jim McMillian J. McMillian	41	12/3/1971	LAL	@	PHI	41	3	3			16	31	51.6			9	9	100.0	58.6				3
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	41	1/5/1971	LAL		CIN	44	23				17	26	65.4			7	19	36.8	59.7				1
8	Jerry West J. West	41	1/1/1971	LAL	vs	SDR	46	10	7			17	34	50.0			7	8	87.5	54.6				3
9	Jerry West J. West	41	11/29/1970	LAL	vs	SDR	43	2	16			16	27	59.3			9	10	90.0	65.3				2
10	Jerry West J. West	41	11/8/1970	LAL	vs	BAL	43	5	7			17	28	60.7			7	8	87.5	65.0				4
11	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	2/7/1970	LAL	@	PHX	42	9	2			18	32	56.3			5	7	71.4	58.4				4
12	Jerry West J. West	41	1/27/1970	LAL	vs	SDR	45	7	15			14	22	63.6			13	16	81.3	70.6				3
13	Jerry West J. West	41	11/25/1969	LAL	@	NYK	46	2	4			15	24	62.5			11	14	78.6	68.0				0
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	2/25/1968	LAL	@	SDR		22	6			16	23	69.6			9	15	60.0	69.3				1
15	Jerry West J. West	41	12/1/1965	LAL	vs	CIN		7	5			17	27	63.0			7	10	70.0	65.3				2
16	Jerry West J. West	41	1/11/1965	LAL		DET						16					9	10	90.0
17	Jerry West J. West	41	2/18/1964	LAL	@	NYK						14					13	14	92.9					4
18	Jerry West J. West	41	1/18/1964	LAL		PHI		6	5			14	23	60.9			13	18	72.2	66.3				3
19	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	2/14/1963	LAL	vs	DET		11	7			17	29	58.6			7	10	70.0	61.4				2
20	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	11/9/1962	LAL	@	BOS	46	8	1			18	31	58.1			5	7	71.4	60.2				3
21	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	11/1/1961	LAL	vs	CIN		19				15	42	35.7			11	14	78.6	42.6				2
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	11/22/1960	LAL		CIN		22	9			14					13	17	76.5					2
23	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	2/23/1960	MIN	@	NYK		22				18	33	54.5			5	12	41.7	53.6				3
24	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	1/25/1959	MIN	@	PHI		18	2			13	26	50.0			15	21	71.4	58.2				5
25	George Mikan G. Mikan	41	1/17/1953	MIN	@	ROC						15	27	55.6			11	12	91.7	63.5				5