Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, the New York Knicks dropped their most points in a game versus the Pistons on November 11, 1980, with 149 points.
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top scoring in a regular-season game knicks in the 80s| TEAM | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |||
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| 1 |  | Knicks | 149 | 11/11/1980 | vs | W 149-118 | 240 | 48 | 31 | 62 | 101 | 61.4 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 96.0 | 66.5 | 26 | |||||||||
| 2 | | Knicks | 141 | 12/20/1988 | vs | W 141-113 | 240 | 57 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 47 | 101 | 46.5 | 2 | 13 | 15.4 | 45 | 55 | 81.8 | 56.3 | 20 | 37 | 15 | 25 | ||
| 3 | | Knicks | 141 | 11/19/1988 | vs | W 141-122 | 240 | 41 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 54 | 93 | 58.1 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 26 | 35 | 74.3 | 65.0 | 12 | 29 | 17 | 27 | ||
| 4 | | Knicks | 140 | 1/7/1984 | vs | W 140-103 | 240 | 40 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 54 | 85 | 63.5 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 31 | 38 | 81.6 | 68.8 | 12 | 28 | 19 | 28 | ||
| 5 | | Knicks | 139 | 2/23/1989 | vs | W 139-114 | 240 | 51 | 35 | 18 | 7 | 54 | 99 | 54.5 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 26 | 32 | 81.3 | 61.5 | 19 | 32 | 20 | 29 | ||
| 6 | | Knicks | 139 | 1/23/1982 | vs | L 139-140 | 265 | 40 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 87 | 58.6 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 36 | 46 | 78.3 | 64.8 | 11 | 29 | 15 | 40 | ||
| 7 | | Knicks | 138 | 2/11/1984 | @ | W 138-112 | 240 | 52 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 53 | 91 | 58.2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 31 | 39 | 79.5 | 63.8 | 17 | 35 | 19 | 32 | ||
| 8 | | Knicks | 138 | 1/3/1980 | vs | W 138-101 | 240 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 53 | 93 | 57.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 31 | 35 | 88.6 | 63.7 | 20 | 20 | ||||
| 9 | | Knicks | 137 | 4/20/1989 | vs | W 137-117 | 240 | 50 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 52 | 98 | 53.1 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 24 | 31 | 77.4 | 61.4 | 19 | 31 | 26 | 28 | ||
| 10 | | Knicks | 137 | 10/27/1984 | vs | W 137-118 | 240 | 45 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 48 | 83 | 57.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 41 | 55 | 74.5 | 63.9 | 11 | 34 | 18 | 37 | ||
| 11 | | Knicks | 136 | 4/5/1988 | @ | W 136-119 | 240 | 37 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 56 | 92 | 60.9 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 66.0 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 29 | ||
| 12 | | Knicks | 136 | 10/23/1979 | vs | W 136-112 | 240 | 52 | 35 | 52 | 104 | 50.0 | 0 | 32 | 40 | 80.0 | 55.9 | 26 | |||||||||
| 13 | | Knicks | 135 | 11/30/1988 | @ | W 135-128 | 265 | 46 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 97 | 49.5 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 33 | 44 | 75.0 | 58.0 | 16 | 30 | 24 | 28 | ||
| 14 | | Knicks | 135 | 11/18/1988 | @ | L 135-137 | 240 | 52 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 52 | 96 | 54.2 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 61.3 | 22 | 30 | 20 | 27 | ||
| 15 | | Knicks | 135 | 2/5/1987 | vs | W 135-118 | 240 | 44 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 56 | 94 | 59.6 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 21 | 26 | 80.8 | 64.0 | 12 | 32 | 15 | 25 | ||
| 16 | | Knicks | 135 | 12/8/1981 | vs | W 135-122 | 240 | 33 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 61 | 95 | 64.2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 66.4 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 26 | |||
| 17 | | Knicks | 134 | 1/8/1989 | vs | W 134-100 | 240 | 52 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 53 | 101 | 52.5 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 21 | 28 | 75.0 | 59.1 | 13 | 39 | 12 | 19 | ||
| 18 | | Knicks | 134 | 11/1/1979 | @ | W 134-118 | 240 | 34 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 58 | 89 | 65.2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 66.7 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 21 | ||
| 19 | | Knicks | 133 | 11/23/1988 | @ | W 133-111 | 240 | 38 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 48 | 91 | 52.7 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 28 | 35 | 80.0 | 62.5 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 20 | ||
| 20 | | Knicks | 133 | 3/21/1988 | @ | W 133-121 | 240 | 43 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 50 | 95 | 52.6 | 2 | 12 | 16.7 | 31 | 45 | 68.9 | 57.9 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 34 | ||
| 21 | | Knicks | 133 | 3/16/1980 | @ | W 133-124 | 240 | 39 | 30 | 54 | 91 | 59.3 | 0 | 25 | 29 | 86.2 | 64.1 | 22 | |||||||||
| 22 | | Knicks | 133 | 2/28/1980 | vs | W 133-124 | 240 | 48 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 57 | 113 | 50.4 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 55.0 | 16 | 28 | ||||
| 23 | | Knicks | 133 | 11/24/1979 | vs | W 133-113 | 240 | 44 | 45 | 9 | 5 | 58 | 91 | 63.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 66.9 | 11 | 33 | 21 | 21 | ||
| 24 | | Knicks | 132 | 3/2/1989 | vs | W 132-123 | 240 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 52 | 94 | 55.3 | 5 | 17 | 29.4 | 23 | 30 | 76.7 | 61.6 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 19 | ||
| 25 | | Knicks | 132 | 1/14/1989 | vs | W 132-122 | 240 | 45 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 50 | 94 | 53.2 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 24 | 33 | 72.7 | 60.8 | 17 | 28 | 24 | 31 | ||
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| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
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| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
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| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
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