nba regular season players with exactly 52 points in a game 1972-73 to 1998-99

Nate Archibald dropped 52 points against the Knicks on January 9, 1973.

	NAME	DATE	PTS	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	1/9/1973	52	KCO	vs	NYK	53	3	14			18	28	64.3				16	17	94.1	73.3				1
2	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	1/27/1973	52	KCO	@	ATL	48	8	11			21	31	67.7				10	13	76.9	70.8				2
3	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	2/22/1974	52	BUF	vs	BOS	48	22	2		7	20	28	71.4				12	14	85.7	76.1				4
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1/2/1975	52	MIL	vs	ATL	43	10	1	0	2	18	29	62.1				16	20	80.0	68.8				5
5	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	3/17/1976	52	BUF	@	SEA	45	11	2			18	26	69.2				16	22	72.7	72.9				4
6	George Gervin G. Gervin	1/11/1979	52	SAS	vs	SDC	37	1	4	2	1	24	33	72.7				4	4	100.0	74.8			3	1
7	Mike Newlin M. Newlin	12/16/1979	52	NJN	vs	BOS	49	6	3	1	0	19	28	67.9	1	3	33.3	13	15	86.7	75.1	3	3	4	3
8	Billy Knight B. Knight	11/11/1980	52	IND	@	SAS	39	5	0	5	0	19	30	63.3	0	0		14	16	87.5	70.2				1
9	Ray Williams R. Williams	4/17/1982	52	NJN	@	DET	43	4	7			21	34	61.8	1	1	100.0	9	11	81.8	66.9				5
10	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	3/5/1983	52	GSW	vs	UTA	42	14	1	1	5	22	32	68.8	0	0		8	13	61.5	68.9	7	7	1	2
11	Bernard King B. King	11/24/1984	52	NYK	vs	IND	36	7	7	0	0	19	31	61.3	0	0		14	17	82.4	67.6	2	5	2	4
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	12/17/1987	52	CHI	vs	CLE	41	3	6	4	1	20	31	64.5	0	0		12	12	100.0	71.7	0	3	2	2
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2/26/1988	52	CHI	vs	POR	43	8	3	2	3	21	34	61.8	0	2	0.0	10	12	83.3	66.2	2	6	6	5
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	11/9/1988	52	CHI	@	BOS	42	3	2	9	2	18	33	54.5	2	4	50.0	14	16	87.5	64.9	0	3	2	4
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	11/16/1988	52	CHI	@	PHI	43	9	1	4	2	24	29	82.8	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	84.5	3	6	4	2
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	11/26/1988	52	CHI	@	DEN	44	11	7	1	0	19	27	70.4	3	5	60.0	11	14	78.6	78.4	2	9	6	3
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	12/20/1989	52	CHI	@	ORL	45	5	7	4	0	20	37	54.1	2	3	66.7	10	10	100.0	62.8	1	4	3	3
18	Karl Malone K. Malone	12/22/1989	52	UTA	@	CHA	43	17	3	2	0	22	28	78.6	0	0		8	12	66.7	78.1	3	14	2	3
19	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	1/31/1990	52	SAS	vs	CHA	39	11	2	2	0	19	32	59.4	0	2	0.0	14	17	82.4	65.9	3	8	2	4
20	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	4/19/1990	52	HOU	vs	DEN	42	18	4	3	3	21	34	61.8	0	0		10	13	76.9	65.5	6	12	11	6
21	Charles Smith C. Smith	12/1/1990	52	LAC	@	DEN	37	6	2	3	2	17	27	63.0	0	0		18	21	85.7	71.7	1	5	4	2
22	Bernard King B. King	12/29/1990	52	WAS	vs	DEN	39	8	6	1	0	20	35	57.1	0	0		12	14	85.7	63.2	3	5	4	3
23	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	12/7/1991	52	ATL	vs	NYK	52	5	3	1	0	17	30	56.7	2	2	100.0	16	18	88.9	68.6	0	5	7	2
24	David Robinson D. Robinson	1/16/1993	52	SAS	vs	CHA	40	14	3	0	7	20	28	71.4	1	2	50.0	11	15	73.3	75.1	3	11	2	3
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3/12/1993	52	CHI	vs	CHA	43	9	5	2	1	21	35	60.0	2	4	50.0	8	9	88.9	66.7	3	6	0	3