which nba player had the most 22 point games in 1979

George Gervin had the most games with 22+ points in 1978-79, with 68 games.

Interpreted as:
Which NBA player had the most 22 or more point games in 1979?
NAMEGPPTSSEASONTMMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1George Gervin
G. Gervin
68
2,166
1978-79
36.6
31.9
5.1
2.8
1.8
1.1
12.7
22.9
55.6
6.4
7.8
82.7
60.6
2,486
346
188
119
75
235
2World B. Free
W. B. Free
64
1,984
1978-79
39.1
31.0
4.0
4.5
11.1
22.3
49.8
8.8
11.6
76.0
56.6
2,501
254
288
201
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
54
1,455
1978-79
40.4
26.9
12.8
5.4
4.1
10.9
18.4
59.2
5.1
6.9
73.7
62.7
2,183
692
292
221
159
4Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
54
1,566
1978-79
37.0
29.0
8.0
3.1
1.5
1.0
11.9
20.8
57.5
5.1
6.6
78.0
61.3
2,000
430
166
83
56
138
5Moses Malone
M. Malone
52
1,533
1978-79
43.1
29.5
19.6
1.8
10.4
17.8
58.4
8.7
11.4
76.5
64.7
2,242
1,019
94
149
6Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
51
1,403
1978-79
41.5
27.5
13.1
3.5
0.6
1.9
10.7
17.7
60.3
6.1
8.2
74.6
64.4
3.7
9.4
4.0
2,115
670
181
31
98
202
172
7Walter Davis
W. Davis
49
1,355
1978-79
32.6
27.7
4.8
4.3
2.3
0.3
11.2
19.1
58.4
5.3
6.2
85.3
63.2
1.5
3.4
3.5
1,596
237
213
112
16
173
169
8David Thompson
D. Thompson
49
1,393
1978-79
36.5
28.4
3.9
2.8
1.0
1.0
10.8
19.4
55.8
6.8
8.9
76.1
61.0
1.5
2.3
2.6
1,789
189
136
50
50
127
114
9Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
47
1,366
1978-79
35.2
29.1
2.0
6.8
1.2
0.4
12.0
21.3
56.0
5.1
6.1
84.0
60.5
0.5
1.5
3.0
1,653
93
320
56
17
141
97
10Julius Erving
J. Erving
47
1,291
1978-79
27.5
10.8
5.8
7.7
75.2
11Otis Birdsong
O. Birdsong
44
1,207
1978-79
37.2
27.4
4.7
4.0
11.3
20.1
56.1
4.9
6.6
74.8
59.7
1,635
207
177
147
12Larry Kenon
L. Kenon
44
1,226
1978-79
38.3
27.9
10.7
4.1
2.3
0.3
11.7
21.1
55.3
4.5
5.3
85.5
59.5
1,683
472
180
101
11
98
13John Drew
J. Drew
42
1,222
1978-79
29.1
10.5
8.1
10.6
76.9
14George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
42
1,164
1978-79
36.5
27.7
12.3
3.9
2.2
0.9
9.8
19.2
51.1
8.1
12.1
67.2
56.6
3.7
8.6
4.6
1,533
516
164
91
36
195
172
15Bernard King
B. King
40
1,163
1978-79
29.1
10.2
11.7
5.7
9.4
61.1
407
169
16Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
39
1,116
1978-79
42.0
28.6
13.6
2.1
11.3
21.3
52.9
6.1
8.7
69.4
56.9
1,639
532
82
138
17Campy Russell
C. Russell
39
1,084
1978-79
41.6
27.8
7.8
4.9
0.4
10.2
19.5
52.2
7.4
9.3
79.9
58.9
1,621
306
191
16
112
18Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
39
1,177
1978-79
TOT
41.0
30.2
9.7
3.1
12.2
21.6
56.3
5.8
8.6
68.0
59.4
1,600
377
120
19Randy Smith
R. Smith
38
988
1978-79
40.1
26.0
3.8
5.3
10.7
21.0
50.7
4.7
5.6
84.0
55.4
3.6
1,524
145
200
136
88
20John Williamson
J. Williamson
38
1,152
1978-79
30.3
11.5
7.3
8.4
86.5
21Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
35
937
1978-79
37.1
26.8
6.6
5.1
10.6
19.5
54.3
5.6
6.8
81.6
59.4
1,299
231
179
112
22Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
35
984
1978-79
28.1
10.0
11.0
20.3
53.9
6.2
8.1
76.1
58.8
350
23Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
34
951
1978-79
TOT
40.3
28.0
9.8
2.0
11.8
21.4
55.1
4.3
5.4
80.8
58.8
1,369
333
67
24Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
34
910
1978-79
40.0
26.8
2.3
4.4
11.4
20.5
55.5
4.1
4.3
95.2
59.9
1,359
77
148
129
25Gus Williams
G. Williams
32
852
1978-79
34.9
26.6
4.1
4.6
11.1
19.9
55.6
4.4
5.7
77.6
59.3
1.8
2.3
1,117
130
146
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