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NBA players with 50 or more points in a regular-season game before 1972| NAME | DATE | PTS | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | D. Bing | 2/21/1971 | 54 | vs | 46 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 38 | 57.9 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 63.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | W. Wesley | 2/19/1971 | 50 | vs | 44 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 34 | 58.8 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 62.3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 1/27/1971 | 53 | @ | 48 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 71.0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 71.3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 |  | E. Hayes | 11/20/1970 | 50 | vs | 48 | 25 | 3 | 18 | 35 | 51.4 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 59.5 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 11/4/1970 | 53 | @ | 45 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 69.4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 2/21/1970 | 51 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 72.6 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 |  | L. Hudson | 11/10/1969 | 57 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 73.5 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 76.0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8 |  | W. Chamberlain | 2/9/1969 | 66 | vs | 48 | 27 | 4 | 29 | 35 | 82.9 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 76.9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | W. Chamberlain | 1/26/1969 | 60 | 21 | 22 | 36 | 61.1 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 64.4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | | E. Hayes | 11/13/1968 | 54 | vs | 48 | 22 | 20 | 45 | 44.4 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 51.4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 11 |  | W. Chamberlain | 3/18/1968 | 53 | vs | 48 | 32 | 14 | 24 | 29 | 82.8 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 79.3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 12 |  | E. Monroe | 2/13/1968 | 56 | vs | 51 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 33 | 60.6 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 65.6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 13 | | W. Chamberlain | 12/20/1967 | 53 | @ | 45 | 38 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 87.0 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 76.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 14 | | W. Chamberlain | 12/16/1967 | 68 | @ | 48 | 34 | 2 | 30 | 40 | 75.0 | 8 | 22 | 36.4 | 68.4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 15 | | W. Chamberlain | 12/1/1967 | 52 | 48 | 37 | 2 | 22 | 29 | 75.9 | 8 | 30 | 26.7 | 61.6 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 16 |  | W. Reed | 11/1/1967 | 53 | @ | 18 | 2 | 21 | 29 | 72.4 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 75.4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 17 |  | R. Barry | 2/16/1967 | 52 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 40 | 45.0 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 53.8 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | | R. Barry | 2/14/1967 | 50 | 45 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 50.0 | 18 | 19 | 94.7 | 61.9 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | | W. Chamberlain | 2/13/1967 | 58 | vs | 48 | 25 | 6 | 26 | 34 | 76.5 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 72.2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 20 | | R. Barry | 1/14/1967 | 50 | @ | 43 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 37 | 54.1 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 59.8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | R. Barry | 12/25/1966 | 50 | @ | 47 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 35 | 54.3 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 61.4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | R. Barry | 12/8/1966 | 50 | 48 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 46 | 41.3 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 47.9 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | | R. Barry | 10/29/1966 | 57 | @ | 48 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 44 | 47.7 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 55.4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 24 | | W. Chamberlain | 3/3/1966 | 62 | vs | 48 | 37 | 3 | 26 | 39 | 66.7 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 65.5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | W. Chamberlain | 2/7/1966 | 65 | vs | 47 | 29 | 2 | 28 | 43 | 65.1 | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 62.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
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| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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