most points scored in 1 game while playing magic johnson before 1992

Before 1991-92, Adrian Dantley scored the most points in a game versus Magic Johnson, with 50 points on November 27, 1979.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player scored in 1 regular-season game while playing Magic Johnson before 1992
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
50
11/27/1979
vs
45
9
2
2
0
21
27
77.8
0
0
8
10
80.0
79.6
2
7
3
3
2Andrew 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
3World B. Free
W. B. Free
46
10/12/1979
vs
41
7
5
7
1
19
29
65.5
0
0
8
8
100.0
70.7
2
5
8
4
4Karl Malone
K. Malone
45
4/12/1990
vs
44
11
1
1
1
17
27
63.0
0
1
0.0
11
13
84.6
68.8
5
6
7
2
5Alex English
A. English
45
11/21/1982
@
39
7
3
0
1
20
31
64.5
0
1
0.0
5
6
83.3
66.9
4
3
5
6
6Gene Banks
G. Banks
44
4/13/1983
vs
42
11
4
1
0
19
22
86.4
0
0
6
6
100.0
89.3
5
6
1
1
7Ron 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
2
8Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
43
4/21/1989
vs
44
11
7
5
0
19
29
65.5
0
1
0.0
5
7
71.4
67.0
7
4
3
3
9Purvis Short
P. Short
43
4/10/1984
vs
40
6
2
0
0
17
29
58.6
3
4
75.0
6
11
54.5
63.5
2
4
1
3
10David Thompson
D. Thompson
43
3/29/1981
@
42
5
1
1
1
17
27
63.0
0
0
9
11
81.8
67.5
2
3
4
2
11George Gervin
G. Gervin
43
12/16/1979
@
39
6
1
1
3
20
40
50.0
1
1
100.0
2
2
100.0
52.6
3
3
0
2
12Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
42
1/3/1989
vs
46
6
1
3
0
16
24
66.7
4
5
80.0
6
6
100.0
78.8
2
4
3
3
13Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
42
12/20/1988
vs
39
7
8
4
0
11
23
47.8
2
3
66.7
18
22
81.8
64.3
4
3
1
0
14Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
42
2/21/1988
@
41
3
10
1
1
15
27
55.6
0
1
0.0
12
12
100.0
65.1
0
3
3
4
15Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
42
12/2/1983
@
37
7
6
1
0
14
32
43.8
0
2
0.0
14
18
77.8
52.6
3
4
2
2
16World B. Free
W. B. Free
42
12/7/1979
@
45
1
4
0
1
15
28
53.6
1
1
100.0
11
13
84.6
62.3
1
0
1
1
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
41
11/28/1986
@
45
10
3
1
1
19
43
44.2
0
1
0.0
3
4
75.0
45.8
8
2
3
4
18Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
41
3/26/1982
vs
40
12
2
0
0
15
19
78.9
0
0
11
13
84.6
82.9
4
5
19Bernard King
B. King
40
12/9/1990
@
45
5
3
1
1
15
32
46.9
1
1
100.0
9
11
81.8
54.3
1
4
4
5
20Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
40
4/19/1988
vs
44
5
10
1
1
17
28
60.7
1
3
33.3
5
6
83.3
65.3
1
4
3
4
21Larry Nance
L. Nance
40
11/21/1984
vs
43
13
3
1
1
19
23
82.6
0
0
2
5
40.0
79.4
5
8
4
1
22George Gervin
G. Gervin
40
2/15/1983
@
40
1
2
1
1
16
24
66.7
0
0
8
9
88.9
71.5
0
1
5
4
23Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
40
12/29/1981
@
43
11
7
0
13
20
65.0
0
14
15
93.3
75.2
3
24Mike Newlin
M. Newlin
40
2/8/1980
vs
48
5
8
5
0
15
32
46.9
1
4
25.0
9
10
90.0
54.9
4
1
2
2
25Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
39
12/30/1990
@
42
9
1
2
1
14
23
60.9
2
4
50.0
9
12
75.0
69.0
5
4
1
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