who had the most points in a game in 1996

Michael Jordan posted the most points in a game in 1995-96, with 53 points versus the Pistons on March 7, 1996.

Interpreted as:

Who had the most points in a regular-season game in 1996?

	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	53	3/7/1996	CHI	vs	DET	38	11	2	6	0	21	28	75.0	2	4	50.0	9	10	90.0	81.8	2	9	4	3
2	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	51	1/18/1996	HOU	vs	BOS	45	14	3	3	2	20	37	54.1	0	0		11	14	78.6	59.1	5	9	2	3
3	Karl Malone K. Malone	51	12/9/1995	UTA	vs	GSW	45	14	3	1	0	19	28	67.9	0	0		13	16	81.3	72.8	6	8	2	5
4	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf M. Abdul-Rauf	51	12/7/1995	DEN	@	UTA	41	2	2	2	0	17	27	63.0	9	14	64.3	8	8	100.0	83.6	0	2	2	2
5	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	50	3/29/1996	MIA	vs	WAS	39	12	1	0	2	17	24	70.8	0	0		16	17	94.1	79.4	6	6	4	3
6	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	49	3/22/1996	ORL	@	WAS	45	17	2	1	3	21	40	52.5	0	0		7	13	53.8	53.6	8	9	3	4
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	48	1/13/1996	CHI	@	PHI	34	10	2	1	1	18	28	64.3	5	7	71.4	7	7	100.0	77.2	3	7	2	1
8	Karl Malone K. Malone	47	12/26/1995	UTA	vs	POR	41	8	5	3	0	21	31	67.7	0	0		5	6	83.3	69.9	2	6	2	4
9	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	47	12/15/1995	SAC	@	HOU	41	6	7	4	0	17	29	58.6	3	5	60.0	10	13	76.9	67.7	2	4	3	3
10	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	46	3/23/1996	HOU	vs	MIN	44	19	8	3	3	16	23	69.6	0	0		14	18	77.8	74.4	7	12	6	3
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	46	1/15/1996	CHI	@	WAS	39	4	2	1	0	16	31	51.6	3	7	42.9	11	11	100.0	64.2	0	4	5	5
12	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	45	3/13/1996	PHX	@	DET	45	11	2	1	0	17	29	58.6	5	6	83.3	6	6	100.0	71.1	2	9	3	3
13	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	45	2/3/1996	MIA	vs	BOS	42	11	0	3	7	19	34	55.9	0	0		7	10	70.0	58.6	4	7	4	4
14	David Robinson D. Robinson	45	12/10/1995	SAS	@	NYK	52	16	2	1	3	15	26	57.7	0	0		15	19	78.9	65.5	6	10	3	3
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	12/9/1995	CHI	@	MIL	42	5	4	2	0	16	28	57.1	0	0		13	16	81.3	64.2	3	2	2	3
16	David Robinson D. Robinson	44	3/8/1996	SAS	vs	NJN	43	9	4	4	5	18	24	75.0	0	0		8	9	88.9	78.7	3	6	4	2
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	44	2/18/1996	CHI	@	IND	42	5	7	3	2	16	29	55.2	3	4	75.0	9	10	90.0	65.9	4	1	3	2
18	Rik Smits R. Smits	44	12/10/1995	IND	vs	LAC	40	10	1	1	2	20	29	69.0	0	0		4	6	66.7	69.5	2	8	3	0
19	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	44	11/22/1995	CHA	vs	BOS	41	7	4	0	0	15	27	55.6	3	6	50.0	11	11	100.0	69.1	2	5	3	5
20	Bobby Phills B. Phills	43	12/30/1995	CLE	vs	POR	49	7	3	2	1	13	24	54.2	7	11	63.6	10	11	90.9	74.5	2	5	2	3
21	Juwan Howard J. Howard	42	4/19/1996	WAS	@	TOR	42	9	4	2	0	19	29	65.5	1	1	100.0	3	8	37.5	64.6	3	6	5	4
22	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	42	3/10/1996	HOU	@	VAN	43	18	3	2	3	16	26	61.5	0	1	0.0	10	11	90.9	68.1	4	14	1	2
23	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	42	2/29/1996	HOU	vs	PHI	43	11	5	1	3	15	25	60.0	0	1	0.0	12	17	70.6	64.7	3	8	6	1
24	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	42	11/8/1995	ORL	vs	NJN	54	8	8	5	2	13	21	61.9	1	5	20.0	15	20	75.0	70.5	5	3	4	1
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	42	11/3/1995	CHI	vs	CHA	39	6	7	0	0	16	29	55.2	3	7	42.9	7	9	77.8	63.7	1	5	1	4

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