Purvis Short dropped his most points in a game against the New Jersey Nets on November 17, 1984, with 59 points.
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Purvis Short most points in a regular-season game| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | P. Short | 59 | 11/17/1984 | vs | 40 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 84.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 2 | | P. Short | 57 | 1/7/1984 | vs | 42 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 38 | 63.2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 68.6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 3 | | P. Short | 48 | 11/11/1984 | @ | 41 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 34 | 55.9 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 61.8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 4 | | P. Short | 47 | 2/18/1984 | vs | 41 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 71.4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 5 | | P. Short | 46 | 2/17/1985 | vs | 50 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 67.6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 6 | | P. Short | 45 | 3/12/1981 | @ | 39 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 68.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 7 | | P. Short | 44 | 1/11/1986 | @ | 47 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 29 | 48.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 16 | 16 | 100.0 | 61.0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 8 | | P. Short | 44 | 3/9/1985 | @ | 45 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 68.4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 9 | | P. Short | 43 | 4/10/1984 | vs | 40 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 63.5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 10 | | P. Short | 42 | 4/6/1985 | vs | 43 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 68.4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 11 | | P. Short | 41 | 12/26/1985 | vs | 40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 60.4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 12 | | P. Short | 40 | 3/12/1985 | vs | 37 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 64.4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 13 | | P. Short | 40 | 12/8/1984 | vs | 42 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 50.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 57.4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 14 | | P. Short | 40 | 11/15/1984 | vs | 39 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 63.9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 15 | | P. Short | 40 | 3/11/1984 | @ | 42 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 70.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 16 | | P. Short | 40 | 4/16/1983 | vs | 46 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 32 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 58.5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 17 | | P. Short | 40 | 12/2/1982 | @ | 42 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 61.3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 18 | | P. Short | 40 | 11/30/1982 | vs | 43 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 77.4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 19 | | P. Short | 39 | 3/12/1986 | @ | 40 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 67.3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 20 | | P. Short | 39 | 3/8/1986 | vs | 42 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 72.1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 21 | | P. Short | 39 | 12/13/1983 | vs | 40 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 64.4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 22 | | P. Short | 38 | 1/2/1986 | vs | 35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 72.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 23 | | P. Short | 38 | 3/2/1985 | vs | 44 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 59.3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 24 | | P. Short | 38 | 1/21/1985 | @ | 51 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 31 | 48.4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 55.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 25 | | P. Short | 38 | 1/7/1985 | @ | 44 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 32 | 53.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 54.8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |||
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