Adrian Dantley has posted the most points in a game versus Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with 50 points on November 27, 1979.
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most points by a player scored in a regular-season game vs kareem| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 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 | ||||
| 2 |  | B. Love | 49 | 2/4/1973 | vs | 43 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 33 | 57.6 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 63.3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | J. Drew | 48 | 2/12/1978 | @ | 43 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 33 | 63.6 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 64.9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| 4 | | B. Love | 47 | 3/15/1970 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 77.0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 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 | |||||||
| 6 |  | 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 | ||||
| 7 |  | P. Maravich | 46 | 3/20/1977 | @ | 47 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 38 | 50.0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 54.2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 8 |  | 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 | |||
| 9 |  | B. McAdoo | 45 | 1/23/1979 | @ | 44 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 71.7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| 10 |  | 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 | ||||
| 11 | | 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 | ||||||
| 12 |  | B. Kauffman | 44 | 11/13/1971 | vs | 12 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 73.1 | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 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 | |||
| 14 |  | 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 | |||
| 15 |  | 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 | ||||
| 16 |  | 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 | |||
| 17 |  | N. Archibald | 43 | 2/22/1973 | vs | 53 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 35 | 57.1 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 58.5 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 18 |  | J. Havlicek | 43 | 3/8/1970 | vs | 48 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 48.4 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 57.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 19 |  | K. Loughery | 43 | 11/15/1969 | vs | 41 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 66.4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 20 |  | 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 | |||
| 21 |  | 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 | |||
| 22 |  | 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 | |||
| 23 |  | 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 | |||
| 24 | | 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 | |||
| 25 |  | N. Walk | 42 | 1/11/1972 | @ | 42 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 61.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
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