player with most points in a game in 1979

George Gervin dropped the most points in a game in 1978-79, with 52 points against the San Diego Clippers on January 11, 1979.

Interpreted as:

player with most points in a regular-season game in 1979

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	George Gervin G. Gervin	52	1/11/1979	SAS	vs	SDC	37	1	4	2	1	24	33	72.7	4	4	100.0	74.8			3	1
2	Truck Robinson T. Robinson	51	11/21/1978	NOJ	vs	NJN	44	16	1			20	26	76.9	11	13	84.6	80.4				2
3	John Drew J. Drew	50	12/30/1978	ATL	vs	DEN	33	5	1	2	1	19	32	59.4	12	16	75.0	64.0	2	3	3	2
4	World B. Free W. B. Free	49	2/2/1979	SDC	vs	DEN	39	6	4	1	0	18	33	54.5	13	14	92.9	62.6	3	3	5	6
5	John Williamson J. Williamson	48	12/9/1978	NJN	vs	SDC	38	5	4	2	0	13	25	52.0	22	24	91.7	67.5			7	5
6	George Gervin G. Gervin	46	4/3/1979	SAS	@	CLE	40	6	1	0	3	18	27	66.7	10	11	90.9	72.2	3	3	3	3
7	George Gervin G. Gervin	46	3/30/1979	SAS	vs	HOU	35	5	1	0	2	15	24	62.5	16	18	88.9	72.1				3
8	World B. Free W. B. Free	46	1/13/1979	SDC	@	ATL	44	7	3	1	0	12	18	66.7	22	29	75.9	74.8			5	3
9	Maurice Lucas M. Lucas	46	1/12/1979	POR	@	BOS	43	17	4	0	1	19	26	73.1	8	10	80.0	75.7	5	12	7	5
10	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	46	10/26/1978	NYK	@	NOJ	46	10	3			20	28	71.4	6	8	75.0	73.0				6
11	George Gervin G. Gervin	46	10/18/1978	SAS	@	SDC	39	3	4	2	2	16	30	53.3	14	16	87.5	62.1			4	4
12	Moses Malone M. Malone	45	2/18/1979	HOU	@	NJN	48	15	1			14	23	60.9	17	19	89.5	71.7				5
13	World B. Free W. B. Free	45	2/13/1979	SDC	vs	WAS	51	3	2			16	32	50.0	13	14	92.9	59.0			3	3
14	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	45	1/23/1979	NYK	@	LAL	44	10	2	1	2	19	27	70.4	7	10	70.0	71.7	3	7	5	5
15	David Thompson D. Thompson	44	4/8/1979	DEN	@	PHI	39	4	3	1	4	18	26	69.2	8	9	88.9	73.4	1	3	3	2
16	John Drew J. Drew	44	12/20/1978	ATL	vs	NYK	33	6	1		0	18	27	66.7	8	10	80.0	70.1			5	4
17	Paul Westphal P. Westphal	43	3/16/1979	PHX	@	SAS	36	4	11	0	0	15	22	68.2	13	14	92.9	76.3	1	3	2	2
18	Toby Knight T. Knight	43	12/15/1978	NYK	@	CHI	44	12	0	0	3	19	30	63.3	5	6	83.3	65.9	3	9	2	3
19	George Gervin G. Gervin	43	10/28/1978	SAS	vs	DET	34	4	2	3	1	16	22	72.7	11	12	91.7	78.8				2
20	World B. Free W. B. Free	42	3/30/1979	SDC	@	DEN	34	3	6	0	2	16	33	48.5	10	12	83.3	54.9	1	2	3	6
21	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	42	3/27/1979	BOS	@	CLE	46	12	5	1	1	18	22	81.8	6	7	85.7	83.7	4	8	9	5
22	Walter Davis W. Davis	42	12/28/1978	PHX	vs	POR	37	5	4	3	0	16	26	61.5	10	11	90.9	68.1	2	3	7	4
23	World B. Free W. B. Free	42	11/2/1978	SDC	vs	NYK	41	3	7		1	17	27	63.0	8	9	88.9	67.8			2	3
24	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	41	3/24/1979	CHI	@	NYK	52	15	4	0	2	15	26	57.7	11	18	61.1	60.4	4	11	3	3
25	Campy Russell C. Russell	41	3/13/1979	CLE	vs	PHX	44	10	9	4	2	16	27	59.3	9	11	81.8	64.4	4	6	5	5