who has the most points in an nba game before 1985

Before 1984-85, Wilt Chamberlain posted the most points in a game, with 100 points versus the Knicks on March 2, 1962.

Interpreted as:

Who has the most points in an NBA regular-season game before 1985?

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	100	3/2/1962	PHI		NYK	48	25	2			36	63	57.1	28	32	87.5	64.9				2
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	78	12/8/1961	PHI	vs	LAL	63	43	1			31	62	50.0	16	31	51.6	51.6				4
3	David Thompson D. Thompson	73	4/9/1978	DEN	@	DET	43	7	2	0	1	28	38	73.7	17	20	85.0	78.0	3	4	4	2
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	73	11/16/1962	SFW	@	NYK	48	14	1			29	43	67.4	15	19	78.9	71.1				0
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	73	1/13/1962	PHI	vs	CHI	48	36	0			29	48	60.4	15	25	60.0	61.9				2
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	72	11/3/1962	SFW	@	LAL	48	18	1			29	48	60.4	14	18	77.8	64.4				0
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	71	11/15/1960	LAL	@	NYK	45	25	1			28	48	58.3	15	19	78.9	63.0				5
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	70	3/10/1963	SFW	@	SYR	48	18	3			27	38	71.1	16	22	72.7	73.4				2
9	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	68	2/25/1977	NOJ	vs	NYK	43	6	6	3	2	26	43	60.5	16	19	84.2	66.2	1	5		6
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	68	12/16/1967	PHI	@	CHI	48	34	2			30	40	75.0	8	22	36.4	68.4				1
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	67	1/11/1963	SFW	vs	LAL	48	25	1			28	47	59.6	11	17	64.7	61.5				1
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	67	2/25/1962	PHI	vs	NYK	48	21	1			25	38	65.8	17	22	77.3	70.3				1
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	67	2/17/1962	PHI	@	STL	48	28	2			26	44	59.1	15	20	75.0	63.4				1
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	67	3/9/1961	PHI	vs	NYK	48	31	1			27	37	73.0	13	17	76.5	75.3				1
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	66	2/9/1969	LAL	vs	PHX	48	27	4			29	35	82.9	8	18	44.4	76.9				1
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	65	2/7/1966	PHI	vs	LAL	47	29	2			28	43	65.1	9	20	45.0	62.7				3
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	65	2/27/1962	PHI	@	STL	48	23	2			25	43	58.1	15	20	75.0	62.7				3
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	65	2/13/1962	PHI	@	CIN	48	22	4			24	40	60.0	17	30	56.7	61.1				3
19	Rick Barry R. Barry	64	3/26/1974	GSW	vs	POR	43	10	9	5	0	30	45	66.7	4	5	80.0	67.8	0	10		4
20	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	64	11/8/1959	MIN	vs	BOS		17	8			25	47	53.2	14	19	73.7	57.8				4
21	George Gervin G. Gervin	63	4/9/1978	SAS	@	NOJ	33	2	1	2	1	23	49	46.9	17	20	85.0	54.5				3
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	63	11/26/1964	SFW	@	PHI	48	32	3			27	58	46.6	9	20	45.0	47.2				2
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	63	12/14/1962	SFW	vs	LAL	48	30	1			24	41	58.5	15	20	75.0	63.3				4
24	Jerry West J. West	63	1/17/1962	LAL	vs	NYK	39	3	3			22	36	61.1	19	22	86.4	69.0				5
25	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	63	12/8/1961	LAL	@	PHI		31	7			23	55	41.8	17	24	70.8	48.0				4

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