most points scored in one nba game by a player vs buffalo before 1979

Before 1978-79, Alvan Adams had the most points in a game against the Buffalo Braves, with 47 points on February 22, 1977.

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most points scored in one NBA regular-season game by a player vs buffalo before 1979

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Alvan Adams A. Adams	47	2/22/1977	PHX	@	BUF	40	18	12	0	5	18	27	66.7	11	12	91.7	72.8	5	13		3
2	Cazzie Russell C. Russell	46	11/10/1973	GSW	vs	BUF	37	6	5	1		20	33	60.6	6	7	85.7	63.7	1	5		4
3	John Drew J. Drew	45	1/29/1978	ATL	vs	BUF	40	17	4	7	0	15	29	51.7	15	22	68.2	58.2				4
4	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	45	12/28/1974	HOU	vs	BUF		2	8			18	25	72.0	9	10	90.0	76.5				2
5	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	45	11/10/1974	DET	vs	BUF		15	4			20	32	62.5	5	12	41.7	60.4
6	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	45	2/15/1974	DET	@	BUF						19	30	63.3	7	7	100.0	68.0
7	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	45	3/19/1972	CIN	vs	BUF		1	10			17	30	56.7	11	13	84.6	63.0
8	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	44	3/20/1973	KCO	vs	BUF	48	3	8			13	29	44.8	18	20	90.0	58.2				1
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	43	12/11/1977	LAL	vs	BUF	45	19	6	0	1	14	27	51.9	15	19	78.9	60.8	6	13	4	5
10	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	43	1/18/1974	CAP	@	BUF	48	23	0			16	28	57.1	11	13	84.6	63.8				3
11	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	43	11/30/1973	CAP	@	BUF	45	18	2			19	32	59.4	5	6	83.3	62.1				3
12	Rudy Tomjanovich R. Tomjanovich	42	1/13/1974	HOU		BUF						16	27	59.3	10	13	76.9	64.2
13	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	42	11/28/1973	ATL	vs	BUF			10			12			18	18	100.0
14	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	41	4/8/1977	NYK	@	BUF	43	17	4			18	29	62.1	5	5	100.0	65.7				3
15	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	41	1/8/1974	ATL	@	BUF						17			7	8	87.5
16	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	41	12/7/1973	NYK	@	BUF	46	21	4			15	29	51.7	11	13	84.6	59.0				4
17	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	41	2/13/1972	ATL	vs	BUF	37	6	2			16	27	59.3	9	11	81.8	64.4				2
18	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	41	1/18/1971	ATL	@	BUF	43	2	4			13	25	52.0	15	19	78.9	61.5				3
19	John Williamson J. Williamson	40	3/4/1978	NJN	@	BUF						14	40	35.0	12	12	100.0	44.2
20	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	40	2/27/1977	WAS	vs	BUF	48	14	2			16	26	61.5	8	10	80.0	65.8				5
21	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	40	1/19/1975	NOJ	vs	BUF		14	13			17	37	45.9	6	7	85.7	49.9				4
22	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	40	12/11/1973	ATL	vs	BUF	49	10	5			14	27	51.9	12	13	92.3	61.1				4
23	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	40	2/11/1973	SEA	vs	BUF	39	11	3			15	31	48.4	10	11	90.9	55.8				4
24	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	40	12/25/1971	ATL	vs	BUF		13	7			15			10	13	76.9
25	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	40	3/19/1971	DET	vs	BUF						17			6	8	75.0					3