top 15 highest scoring games by michael jordan in his rookie season

Michael Jordan put up his most points in a game as a rookie against the Pistons on February 12, 1985, with 49 points.

	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	49	2/12/1985	CHI	vs	DET	45	15	5	4	0	19	31	61.3	0	0		11	13	84.6	66.7	7	8	6	5
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	1/26/1985	CHI	vs	ATL	43	8	10	0	4	17	24	70.8	0	0		11	11	100.0	78.0	1	7	5	3
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	12/27/1984	CHI	vs	CLE	44	7	11	3	0	20	33	60.6	0	1	0.0	5	5	100.0	63.9	2	5	3	1
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	11/13/1984	CHI	vs	SAS	43	10	4	3	2	18	27	66.7	1	1	100.0	8	11	72.7	70.7	2	8	4	4
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	42	1/5/1985	CHI	@	NYK	42	7	4	2	1	16	25	64.0	0	0		10	11	90.9	70.4	4	3	3	3
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	41	2/5/1985	CHI	vs	BOS	45	12	7	4	1	14	25	56.0	0	1	0.0	13	14	92.9	65.8	4	8	1	6
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	40	4/5/1985	CHI	@	PHI	38	1	5	3	0	13	21	61.9	0	1	0.0	14	15	93.3	72.5	0	1	2	6
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38	3/30/1985	CHI	vs	PHI	42	5	6	1	0	13	19	68.4	1	1	100.0	11	13	84.6	76.9	2	3	3	1
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38	3/26/1985	CHI	vs	IND	40	9	5	3	0	13	24	54.2	0	1	0.0	12	13	92.3	63.9	4	5	3	5
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38	3/20/1985	CHI	@	SAS	43	7	4	3	0	14	23	60.9	0	1	0.0	10	12	83.3	67.2	3	4	2	5
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38	2/23/1985	CHI	vs	GSW	32	5	5	3	0	15	20	75.0	0	0		8	8	100.0	80.8	1	4	0	4
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38	1/30/1985	CHI	@	WAS	41	7	8	4	0	12	19	63.2	0	0		14	15	93.3	74.2	0	7	4	3
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38	1/19/1985	CHI	@	IND	41	12	7	3	2	15	27	55.6	2	4	50.0	6	8	75.0	62.3	2	10	2	5
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37	3/5/1985	CHI	vs	WAS	44	9	8	2	1	12	23	52.2	0	0		13	17	76.5	60.7	2	7	2	3
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37	3/3/1985	CHI	vs	NJN	41	14	5	3	1	13	21	61.9	0	0		11	12	91.7	70.4	6	8	3	2
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37	10/29/1984	CHI	vs	MIL	34	4	5	6	2	13	24	54.2	0	0		11	13	84.6	62.2	2	2	3	4
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	36	1/9/1985	CHI	@	BOS	42	6	6	2	1	12	24	50.0	0	0		12	13	92.3	60.6	4	2	4	4
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35	3/28/1985	CHI	@	CLE	41	8	10	2	0	11	25	44.0	1	3	33.3	12	14	85.7	56.2	4	4	2	4
19	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35	1/14/1985	CHI	vs	DEN	43	14	15	3	1	11	16	68.8	0	0		13	15	86.7	77.4	2	12	6	3
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35	11/21/1984	CHI	@	MIL	42	13	2	2	2	11	22	50.0	0	0		13	14	92.9	62.1	4	9	6	3
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	34	12/20/1984	CHI	@	ATL	41	8	7	5	1	12	22	54.5	0	0		10	16	62.5	58.5	4	4	7	5
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	34	12/14/1984	CHI	@	NJN	44	8	8	1	0	12	25	48.0	0	0		10	10	100.0	57.8	2	6	0	4
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	34	11/19/1984	CHI	vs	IND	39	5	2	2	1	11	26	42.3	0	3	0.0	12	16	75.0	51.5	2	3	3	3
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33	4/6/1985	CHI	@	ATL	43	7	4	3	2	12	18	66.7	0	0		9	9	100.0	75.1	2	5	7	4
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33	3/6/1985	CHI	@	BOS	42	7	3	5	2	13	28	46.4	0	0		7	7	100.0	53.1	2	5	5	2

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