Before March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain put up the most points in a game, with 78 points against the Lakers on December 8, 1961.
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most points by a player scored in an NBA regular-season game before march 2nd 1962| 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 |  | W. Chamberlain | 78 | 12/8/1961 | vs | 63 | 43 | 1 | 31 | 62 | 50.0 | 16 | 31 | 51.6 | 51.6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | | W. Chamberlain | 73 | 1/13/1962 | vs | 48 | 36 | 0 | 29 | 48 | 60.4 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 61.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | E. Baylor | 71 | 11/15/1960 | @ | 45 | 25 | 1 | 28 | 48 | 58.3 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 63.0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | | W. Chamberlain | 67 | 2/25/1962 | vs | 48 | 21 | 1 | 25 | 38 | 65.8 | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 70.3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | | W. Chamberlain | 67 | 2/17/1962 | @ | 48 | 28 | 2 | 26 | 44 | 59.1 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 63.4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | W. Chamberlain | 67 | 3/9/1961 | vs | 48 | 31 | 1 | 27 | 37 | 73.0 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 75.3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 7 | | W. Chamberlain | 65 | 2/27/1962 | @ | 48 | 23 | 2 | 25 | 43 | 58.1 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 62.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | W. Chamberlain | 65 | 2/13/1962 | @ | 48 | 22 | 4 | 24 | 40 | 60.0 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 61.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 9 |  | E. Baylor | 64 | 11/8/1959 | vs | 17 | 8 | 25 | 47 | 53.2 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 57.8 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 10 |  | J. West | 63 | 1/17/1962 | vs | 39 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 36 | 61.1 | 19 | 22 | 86.4 | 69.0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 11 | | E. Baylor | 63 | 12/8/1961 | @ | 31 | 7 | 23 | 55 | 41.8 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 48.0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 12 |  | J. Fulks | 63 | 2/10/1949 | vs | 0 | 27 | 56 | 48.2 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 50.7 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | | W. Chamberlain | 62 | 1/21/1962 | 53 | 23 | 3 | 25 | 42 | 59.5 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 62.7 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | | W. Chamberlain | 62 | 1/17/1962 | 53 | 23 | 4 | 24 | 48 | 50.0 | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 54.6 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | | W. Chamberlain | 62 | 1/14/1962 | @ | 48 | 28 | 2 | 27 | 45 | 60.0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 62.2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | W. Chamberlain | 61 | 2/28/1962 | @ | 48 | 28 | 6 | 24 | 46 | 52.2 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 57.0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 17 | | W. Chamberlain | 61 | 2/22/1962 | vs | 48 | 26 | 1 | 21 | 36 | 58.3 | 19 | 34 | 55.9 | 59.9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | W. Chamberlain | 61 | 12/9/1961 | vs | 48 | 36 | 0 | 28 | 48 | 58.3 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 58.2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 19 |  | G. Mikan | 61 | 1/20/1952 | vs | 36 | 22 | 45 | 48.9 | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 56.2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 20 | | W. Chamberlain | 60 | 12/29/1961 | 48 | 26 | 3 | 24 | 43 | 55.8 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 58.4 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | | W. Chamberlain | 60 | 12/1/1961 | @ | 48 | 21 | 4 | 22 | 47 | 46.8 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 51.3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | W. Chamberlain | 59 | 2/8/1962 | 48 | 24 | 0 | 23 | 37 | 62.2 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 65.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | | W. Chamberlain | 59 | 12/25/1961 | @ | 58 | 36 | 0 | 23 | 44 | 52.3 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 55.0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 24 |  | J. Twyman | 59 | 1/15/1960 | vs | 14 | 21 | 39 | 53.8 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 61.7 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 25 | | W. Chamberlain | 58 | 11/8/1961 | @ | 48 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 46 | 50.0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 53.3 | 3 | |||||||||||
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