nba player most points in a single game 1995 1996

Michael Jordan had the most points in a game in 1995-96, with 53 points against the Pistons on March 7, 1996.

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NBA player most points in a single regular-season game 1995 1996
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
53
3/7/1996
CHI CHI
vs
DET DET
38
11
2
6
0
21
28
75.0
2
4
50.0
9
10
90.0
81.8
2
9
4
3
2Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
51
1/18/1996
HOU HOU
vs
BOS BOS
45
14
3
3
2
20
37
54.1
0
0
11
14
78.6
59.1
5
9
2
3
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
51
12/9/1995
UTA UTA
vs
GSW GSW
45
14
3
1
0
19
28
67.9
0
0
13
16
81.3
72.8
6
8
2
5
4Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
M. Abdul-Rauf
51
12/7/1995
DEN DEN
@
UTA UTA
41
2
2
2
0
17
27
63.0
9
14
64.3
8
8
100.0
83.6
0
2
2
2
5Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
50
3/29/1996
MIA MIA
vs
WAS WAS
39
12
1
0
2
17
24
70.8
0
0
16
17
94.1
79.4
6
6
4
3
6Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
49
3/22/1996
ORL ORL
@
WAS WAS
45
17
2
1
3
21
40
52.5
0
0
7
13
53.8
53.6
8
9
3
4
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
48
1/13/1996
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
34
10
2
1
1
18
28
64.3
5
7
71.4
7
7
100.0
77.2
3
7
2
1
8Karl Malone
K. Malone
47
12/26/1995
UTA UTA
vs
POR POR
41
8
5
3
0
21
31
67.7
0
0
5
6
83.3
69.9
2
6
2
4
9Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
47
12/15/1995
SAC SAC
@
HOU HOU
41
6
7
4
0
17
29
58.6
3
5
60.0
10
13
76.9
67.7
2
4
3
3
10Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
46
3/23/1996
HOU HOU
vs
MIN MIN
44
19
8
3
3
16
23
69.6
0
0
14
18
77.8
74.4
7
12
6
3
11Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
46
1/15/1996
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
39
4
2
1
0
16
31
51.6
3
7
42.9
11
11
100.0
64.2
0
4
5
5
12Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
45
3/13/1996
PHX PHX
@
DET DET
45
11
2
1
0
17
29
58.6
5
6
83.3
6
6
100.0
71.1
2
9
3
3
13Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
45
2/3/1996
MIA MIA
vs
BOS BOS
42
11
0
3
7
19
34
55.9
0
0
7
10
70.0
58.6
4
7
4
4
14David Robinson
D. Robinson
45
12/10/1995
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
52
16
2
1
3
15
26
57.7
0
0
15
19
78.9
65.5
6
10
3
3
15Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
45
12/9/1995
CHI CHI
@
MIL MIL
42
5
4
2
0
16
28
57.1
0
0
13
16
81.3
64.2
3
2
2
3
16David Robinson
D. Robinson
44
3/8/1996
SAS SAS
vs
NJN NJN
43
9
4
4
5
18
24
75.0
0
0
8
9
88.9
78.7
3
6
4
2
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
44
2/18/1996
CHI CHI
@
IND IND
42
5
7
3
2
16
29
55.2
3
4
75.0
9
10
90.0
65.9
4
1
3
2
18Rik Smits
R. Smits
44
12/10/1995
IND IND
vs
LAC LAC
40
10
1
1
2
20
29
69.0
0
0
4
6
66.7
69.5
2
8
3
0
19Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
44
11/22/1995
CHA CHA
vs
BOS BOS
41
7
4
0
0
15
27
55.6
3
6
50.0
11
11
100.0
69.1
2
5
3
5
20Bobby Phills
B. Phills
43
12/30/1995
CLE CLE
vs
POR POR
49
7
3
2
1
13
24
54.2
7
11
63.6
10
11
90.9
74.5
2
5
2
3
21Juwan Howard
J. Howard
42
4/19/1996
WAS WAS
@
TOR TOR
42
9
4
2
0
19
29
65.5
1
1
100.0
3
8
37.5
64.6
3
6
5
4
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
42
3/10/1996
HOU HOU
@
VAN VAN
43
18
3
2
3
16
26
61.5
0
1
0.0
10
11
90.9
68.1
4
14
1
2
23Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
42
2/29/1996
HOU HOU
vs
PHI PHI
43
11
5
1
3
15
25
60.0
0
1
0.0
12
17
70.6
64.7
3
8
6
1
24Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
42
11/8/1995
ORL ORL
vs
NJN NJN
54
8
8
5
2
13
21
61.9
1
5
20.0
15
20
75.0
70.5
5
3
4
1
25Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
42
11/3/1995
CHI CHI
vs
CHA CHA
39
6
7
0
0
16
29
55.2
3
7
42.9
7
9
77.8
63.7
1
5
1
4

More Bulls Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

113.3

23rd

DRTG

118.3

23rd

NETRTG

-5.1

23rd

3P%

36.6

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
9
Hawks Hawks
14
11
.560
5.5
10
Bucks Bucks
10
15
.400
9.5
11
Bulls Bulls
9
14
.391
9.5
12
Hornets Hornets
7
17
.292
12.0
13
Nets Nets
6
17
.261
12.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
CHI CHI
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Sun
12/14
NOP NOP
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Wed
12/17
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
12/19
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Sun
12/21
CHI CHI
@
ATL ATL
3:30 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

13 - 12

123

Final

91

CHI Bulls

9 - 14

Sun 7 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
23
1
.958
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
16
7
.696
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/10
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
100-102
Mon
11/10
IND IND
@
UTA UTA
128-152
Mon
11/10
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
122-108
Tue
11/11
ORL ORL
@
NYK NYK
124-107
Tue
11/11
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
113-124

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/10
PHX PHX
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Wed
12/10
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Thu
12/11
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
LAC LAC
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM