which nba player has the most 40 point games in 1979

World B. Free and George Gervin were tied for the most games with 40+ points in 1978-79, with 5 games.

Interpreted as:
Which NBA player has the most 40 or more point games in 1979?
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1World B. Free
W. B. Free
5
224
1978-79
SDC SDC
41.8
44.8
4.4
4.4
15.8
28.6
55.2
13.2
15.6
84.6
63.2
3.6
209
22
22
18
21
2George Gervin
G. Gervin
5
233
1978-79
SAS SAS
37.0
46.6
3.8
2.4
1.4
1.8
17.8
27.2
65.4
11.0
12.2
90.2
71.5
185
19
12
7
9
13
3Bernard King
B. King
3
122
1978-79
NJN NJN
43.0
40.7
10.7
4.0
15.7
22.3
70.1
9.3
14.7
63.6
70.6
129
32
12
11
4Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
3
128
1978-79
TOT
44.0
42.7
11.0
3.7
1.0
17.3
24.0
72.2
8.0
11.7
68.6
73.2
132
33
11
3
12
5John Williamson
J. Williamson
3
129
1978-79
NJN NJN
44.0
43.0
4.0
6.0
15.0
26.0
57.7
13.0
14.7
88.6
66.2
132
12
18
11
6Walter Davis
W. Davis
2
82
1978-79
PHX PHX
39.0
41.0
6.0
4.0
3.5
0.0
16.5
29.5
55.9
8.0
9.0
88.9
61.3
2.0
4.0
4.5
78
12
8
7
0
9
7
7John Drew
J. Drew
2
94
1978-79
ATL ATL
33.0
47.0
5.5
1.0
0.5
18.5
29.5
62.7
10.0
13.0
76.9
66.7
4.0
66
11
2
1
8
6
8David Thompson
D. Thompson
1
44
1978-79
DEN DEN
39.0
44.0
4.0
3.0
1.0
4.0
18.0
26.0
69.2
8.0
9.0
88.9
73.4
1.0
3.0
3.0
39
4
3
1
4
3
2
9Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
1
41
1978-79
CHI CHI
52.0
41.0
15.0
4.0
0.0
2.0
15.0
26.0
57.7
11.0
18.0
61.1
60.4
4.0
11.0
3.0
52
15
4
0
2
3
3
10Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
1
43
1978-79
PHX PHX
36.0
43.0
4.0
11.0
0.0
0.0
15.0
22.0
68.2
13.0
14.0
92.9
76.3
1.0
3.0
2.0
36
4
11
0
0
2
2
11Campy Russell
C. Russell
1
41
1978-79
CLE CLE
44.0
41.0
10.0
9.0
4.0
2.0
16.0
27.0
59.3
9.0
11.0
81.8
64.4
4.0
6.0
5.0
44
10
9
4
2
5
5
12Moses Malone
M. Malone
1
45
1978-79
HOU HOU
48.0
45.0
15.0
1.0
14.0
23.0
60.9
17.0
19.0
89.5
71.7
48
15
1
5
13Eric Money
E. Money
1
40
1978-79
NJN NJN
40.0
40.0
4.0
4.0
15.0
22.0
68.2
10.0
12.0
83.3
73.3
2.0
2.0
40
4
4
5
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1
40
1978-79
LAL LAL
40.0
40.0
16.0
5.0
0.0
4.0
15.0
25.0
60.0
10.0
14.0
71.4
64.2
5.0
11.0
2.0
40
16
5
0
4
2
2
15Jim McElroy
J. McElroy
1
40
1978-79
NOJ NOJ
42.0
40.0
4.0
5.0
4.0
4.0
15.0
25.0
60.0
10.0
10.0
100.0
68.0
42
4
5
4
4
5
16Maurice Lucas
M. Lucas
1
46
1978-79
POR POR
43.0
46.0
17.0
4.0
0.0
1.0
19.0
26.0
73.1
8.0
10.0
80.0
75.7
5.0
12.0
7.0
43
17
4
0
1
7
5
17George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
1
41
1978-79
DEN DEN
34.0
41.0
11.0
2.0
5.0
0.0
15.0
23.0
65.2
11.0
12.0
91.7
72.5
3.0
8.0
2.0
34
11
2
5
0
2
3
18Toby Knight
T. Knight
1
43
1978-79
NYK NYK
44.0
43.0
12.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
19.0
30.0
63.3
5.0
6.0
83.3
65.9
3.0
9.0
2.0
44
12
0
0
3
2
3
19Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
1
40
1978-79
MIL MIL
42.0
40.0
12.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
17.0
23.0
73.9
6.0
7.0
85.7
76.7
6.0
6.0
4.0
42
12
4
0
0
4
2
20Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
1
51
1978-79
NOJ NOJ
44.0
51.0
16.0
1.0
20.0
26.0
76.9
11.0
13.0
84.6
80.4
44
16
1
2
21Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
1
41
1978-79
NOJ NOJ
38.0
41.0
4.0
5.0
3.0
0.0
16.0
28.0
57.1
9.0
10.0
90.0
63.3
38
4
5
3
0
2
22Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
1
40
1978-79
LAL LAL
41.0
40.0
12.0
5.0
1.0
0.0
14.0
22.0
63.6
12.0
14.0
85.7
71.0
7.0
5.0
2.0
41
12
5
1
0
2
3
23Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
1
46
1978-79
NYK NYK
46.0
46.0
10.0
3.0
20.0
28.0
71.4
6.0
8.0
75.0
73.0
46
10
3
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