most points scored for a thunder player in a single game who scored 42 points or less before 1972

Before 1971-72, Bob Rule dropped the most points for the Seattle SuperSonics in a game with 42 or fewer points, with 42 points on February 18, 1970 and on November 16, 1968.

Interpreted as:

most points scored for a thunder player in a single regular-season game who scored 42 points or less before 1972

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Bob Rule B. Rule	42	2/18/1970	SEA		SDR	47	17	2	16	33	48.5	10	12	83.3	54.9	4
2	Bob Rule B. Rule	42	11/16/1968	SEA	vs	DET		11	2	16			10	16	62.5
3	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	41	11/29/1970	SEA	vs	ATL	43	10	9	13	22	59.1	15	17	88.2	69.5	1
4	Bob Rule B. Rule	41	12/26/1969	SEA	vs	BOS	44	13	2	14	31	45.2	13	20	65.0	51.5	4
5	Mahdi Abdul-Rahman M. Abdul-Rahman	41	1/19/1968	SEA	@	DET	41	7	6	15	30	50.0	11	14	78.6	56.7	1
6	Bob Rule B. Rule	40	12/6/1969	SEA		BAL	38	12	2	15	30	50.0	10	14	71.4	55.3	1
7	Bob Rule B. Rule	39	2/13/1970	SEA	vs	BAL	45	13	0	16	21	76.2	7	10	70.0	76.8	4
8	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	38	10/31/1969	SEA	vs	CIN	46	4	12	11	18	61.1	16	16	100.0	75.9	4
9	Bob Rule B. Rule	38	2/3/1969	SEA	vs	LAL	35	9	6	16	22	72.7	6	10	60.0	72.0	5
10	Mahdi Abdul-Rahman M. Abdul-Rahman	38	2/24/1968	SEA		BOS		6	5	16	36	44.4	6	10	60.0	47.0	3
11	Zaid Abdul-Aziz Z. Abdul-Aziz	37	3/9/1971	SEA	@	NYK	44	14	1	15	17	88.2	7	10	70.0	86.4	2
12	Bob Rule B. Rule	37	10/14/1970	SEA	vs	DET	40	9	2	15	31	48.4	7	10	70.0	52.3	5
13	Bob Rule B. Rule	37	12/15/1968	SEA	@	LAL	41	9	1	14	29	48.3	9	12	75.0	54.0	5
14	Bob Rule B. Rule	37	11/8/1968	SEA	@	BOS	42	15	0	14	28	50.0	9	12	75.0	55.6	3
15	Mahdi Abdul-Rahman M. Abdul-Rahman	37	12/26/1967	SEA		NYK	40	2	17	13	24	54.2	11	14	78.6	61.3	4
16	Mahdi Abdul-Rahman M. Abdul-Rahman	37	12/19/1967	SEA	vs	BOS	35	2	5	14	31	45.2	9	11	81.8	51.6	2
17	Don Kojis D. Kojis	36	12/19/1970	SEA	vs	PHX	33	7	4	15	24	62.5	6	6	100.0	67.6	5
18	Lee Winfield L. Winfield	36	11/21/1970	SEA	vs	SDR	47	7	6	14	23	60.9	8	12	66.7	63.6	1
19	Bob Rule B. Rule	36	10/17/1970	SEA	vs	BOS	39	15	3	16	29	55.2	4	4	100.0	58.5	2
20	Bob Rule B. Rule	36	1/1/1970	SEA	vs	CHI	40	12	2	15	29	51.7	6	8	75.0	55.4	3
21	Bob Rule B. Rule	36	12/9/1969	SEA	vs	DET	46	13	3	15	29	51.7	6	9	66.7	54.6	3
22	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	36	3/12/1969	SEA		SDR	44	14	14	13	30	43.3	10	11	90.9	51.7	4
23	Bob Rule B. Rule	36	2/16/1969	SEA	vs	DET	41	12	4	15	27	55.6	6	7	85.7	59.8	5
24	Bob Rule B. Rule	36	1/6/1969	SEA	vs	BOS	46	17	3	16	24	66.7	4	6	66.7	67.6	1
25	Bob Rule B. Rule	36	12/18/1968	SEA	vs	PHI	45	22	4	11	24	45.8	14	19	73.7	55.6	6