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NBA players with 50 or more points in a regular-season game before 1978| 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 |  | P. Maravich | 3/18/1977 | 51 | @ | 48 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 34 | 61.8 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 66.4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | | P. Maravich | 2/25/1977 | 68 | vs | 43 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 43 | 60.5 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 66.2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||||||
| 3 | | P. Maravich | 12/26/1976 | 50 | vs | 48 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 39 | 59.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 60.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | | P. Maravich | 12/14/1976 | 51 | vs | 47 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 38 | 47.4 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 55.5 | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 |  | P. Smith | 12/11/1976 | 51 | vs | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 71.2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 6 |  | B. McAdoo | 3/17/1976 | 52 | @ | 45 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 72.9 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 7 | | P. Smith | 1/8/1976 | 51 | vs | 40 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 76.9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 8 | | B. McAdoo | 11/20/1975 | 50 | @ | 50 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 70.4 | 3 | 17 | 5 | |||||||
| 9 |  | G. Goodrich | 3/28/1975 | 53 | vs | 44 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 38 | 55.3 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 61.2 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 10 | | B. McAdoo | 3/18/1975 | 51 | @ | 20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 31 | 71.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 72.9 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 11 |  | R. Barry | 1/23/1975 | 55 | vs | 46 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 49 | 46.9 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 51.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 12 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 1/19/1975 | 50 | vs | 45 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 67.5 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||||||
| 13 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 1/2/1975 | 52 | vs | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 16 | 20 | 80.0 | 68.8 | 5 | |||||||||
| 14 | | R. Barry | 3/26/1974 | 64 | vs | 43 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 45 | 66.7 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 67.8 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |||||||
| 15 |  | F. Brown | 3/23/1974 | 58 | @ | 45 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 37 | 64.9 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 67.9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| 16 | | R. Barry | 2/23/1974 | 51 | vs | 46 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 40 | 55.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 58.6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| 17 | | B. McAdoo | 2/22/1974 | 52 | vs | 48 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 76.1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 18 | | R. Barry | 12/8/1973 | 50 | vs | 37 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 37 | 56.8 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 61.7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||
| 19 |  | G. Petrie | 3/16/1973 | 51 | vs | 40 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 72.8 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 20 |  | N. Archibald | 1/27/1973 | 52 | @ | 48 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 70.8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | G. Petrie | 1/20/1973 | 51 | @ | 42 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 54.3 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 62.0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | R. Barry | 1/17/1973 | 51 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 33 | 72.7 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 73.4 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | | N. Archibald | 1/9/1973 | 52 | vs | 53 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 73.3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 24 | | S. Haywood | 1/3/1973 | 51 | vs | 48 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 33 | 45.5 | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 56.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 25 |  | P. Chenier | 12/6/1972 | 53 | vs | 42 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 31 | 71.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 73.9 | 0 | |||||||||||
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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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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