players to score 40 points in a game in 1987

Michael Jordan dropped 61 points versus the Hawks on April 16, 1987.

Interpreted as:
players to score 40 or more points in a regular-season game in 1987
NAMEDATEPTSTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
4/16/1987
61
vs
41
10
1
4
1
22
38
57.9
0
3
0.0
17
21
81.0
64.6
5
5
3
3
2Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
4/16/1987
41
@
40
9
4
2
1
16
24
66.7
0
1
0.0
9
9
100.0
73.3
2
7
1
2
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
4/13/1987
50
@
41
9
4
4
3
16
31
51.6
0
1
0.0
18
22
81.8
61.5
1
8
1
5
4Larry Bird
L. Bird
4/12/1987
47
vs
38
7
8
4
0
22
34
64.7
0
1
0.0
3
5
60.0
64.9
4
3
2
3
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
4/12/1987
53
vs
42
4
8
4
2
19
27
70.4
0
0
15
18
83.3
75.9
2
2
3
2
6Moses Malone
M. Malone
4/8/1987
50
@
38
12
0
2
1
18
31
58.1
0
0
14
14
100.0
67.3
7
5
0
2
7Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
4/6/1987
41
vs
45
5
7
3
2
15
28
53.6
0
1
0.0
11
13
84.6
60.8
4
1
7
4
8Larry Bird
L. Bird
3/27/1987
41
@
46
7
7
3
1
17
29
58.6
1
1
100.0
6
6
100.0
64.8
0
7
2
2
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3/26/1987
40
@
43
6
7
4
1
14
30
46.7
0
0
12
14
85.7
55.3
1
5
4
1
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3/24/1987
56
vs
44
7
3
8
0
22
32
68.8
0
1
0.0
12
15
80.0
72.5
1
6
7
2
11Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
3/24/1987
43
@
33
5
1
1
0
14
25
56.0
3
5
60.0
12
13
92.3
70.0
3
2
1
5
12Xavier McDaniel
X. McDaniel
3/23/1987
40
@
48
9
3
2
0
14
26
53.8
0
0
12
16
75.0
60.5
5
4
2
3
13Larry Bird
L. Bird
3/22/1987
40
vs
42
8
13
2
0
17
27
63.0
3
5
60.0
3
4
75.0
69.5
3
5
4
5
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3/22/1987
46
@
43
1
6
4
0
14
26
53.8
0
2
0.0
18
20
90.0
66.1
0
1
7
3
15Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3/21/1987
40
@
44
3
5
4
0
13
25
52.0
0
1
0.0
14
15
93.3
63.3
1
2
7
2
16Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
3/20/1987
41
vs
44
16
3
1
2
14
27
51.9
0
0
13
15
86.7
61.0
7
9
3
2
17Larry Bird
L. Bird
3/20/1987
42
vs
46
12
5
3
3
15
28
53.6
2
5
40.0
10
10
100.0
64.8
4
8
1
1
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3/19/1987
40
@
41
7
3
2
4
14
23
60.9
1
1
100.0
11
11
100.0
71.8
3
4
2
4
19Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
3/17/1987
43
vs
34
7
4
0
1
17
28
60.7
0
0
9
10
90.0
66.4
2
5
1
1
20Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3/16/1987
44
@
43
4
5
4
0
15
28
53.6
0
1
0.0
14
14
100.0
64.4
1
3
4
5
21Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
3/15/1987
40
@
44
11
5
0
1
13
24
54.2
0
2
0.0
14
17
82.4
63.5
4
7
5
4
22Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3/11/1987
49
@
44
8
7
2
4
19
34
55.9
1
1
100.0
10
11
90.9
63.1
4
4
6
4
23Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
3/10/1987
42
@
50
13
2
2
2
14
27
51.9
3
3
100.0
11
12
91.7
65.1
5
8
6
2
24John Long
J. Long
3/9/1987
42
vs
39
4
6
3
0
15
28
53.6
2
2
100.0
10
10
100.0
64.8
2
2
2
3
25Alex English
A. English
3/5/1987
43
vs
41
2
8
1
0
18
22
81.8
0
0
7
7
100.0
85.7
0
2
2
3

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