highest scoring game in the 1980-81

Adrian Dantley put up the most points in a game in 1980-81, with 55 points versus the Nuggets on February 6, 1981.

Interpreted as:
highest scoring by a player regular-season game in the 1980-81
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
55
2/6/1981
vs
47
7
3
1
1
24
36
66.7
0
0
7
8
87.5
69.6
6
1
4
4
2Billy Knight
B. Knight
52
11/11/1980
@
39
5
0
5
0
19
30
63.3
0
0
14
16
87.5
70.2
1
3Moses Malone
M. Malone
51
3/11/1981
vs
44
19
2
2
0
20
28
71.4
0
11
12
91.7
76.6
3
3
4Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
51
1/7/1981
@
45
5
7
2
0
20
25
80.0
0
0
11
11
100.0
85.5
2
3
3
1
5Bernard King
B. King
50
1/3/1981
vs
43
8
4
3
2
20
25
80.0
0
0
10
11
90.9
83.8
5
3
3
3
6Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
50
10/31/1980
vs
41
4
4
2
0
12
17
70.6
0
0
26
29
89.7
84.0
3
4
7George Gervin
G. Gervin
49
2/17/1981
vs
40
6
2
0
0
17
31
54.8
0
2
0.0
15
17
88.2
63.7
4
8Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
48
3/18/1981
vs
48
11
7
0
17
25
68.0
0
0
14
15
93.3
75.9
6
3
9Mike Dunleavy
M. Dunleavy
48
12/6/1980
vs
34
4
6
2
0
19
30
63.3
0
0
10
13
76.9
67.2
1
3
3
2
10John Drew
J. Drew
47
12/27/1980
vs
41
6
3
0
18
32
56.3
0
1
0.0
11
11
100.0
63.8
5
11Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
46
2/20/1981
vs
45
14
1
2
1
17
27
63.0
0
0
12
17
70.6
66.7
6
8
5
5
12Purvis Short
P. Short
45
3/12/1981
@
39
4
5
0
0
18
30
60.0
2
2
100.0
7
7
100.0
68.0
1
3
2
6
13Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
45
1/14/1981
@
46
4
2
0
15
25
60.0
0
0
15
21
71.4
65.7
0
4
4
14Julius Erving
J. Erving
45
11/1/1980
vs
47
9
4
3
4
16
32
50.0
0
0
13
17
76.5
57.0
5
4
15David Thompson
D. Thompson
44
3/1/1981
vs
36
5
2
1
1
18
28
64.3
0
0
8
10
80.0
67.9
4
1
3
3
16David Thompson
D. Thompson
43
3/29/1981
@
42
5
1
1
1
17
27
63.0
0
0
9
11
81.8
67.5
2
3
4
2
17Mike Newlin
M. Newlin
43
2/4/1981
vs
41
1
4
1
0
13
22
59.1
1
1
100.0
16
17
94.1
72.9
4
6
18Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
43
11/14/1980
vs
47
11
5
0
0
16
27
59.3
0
0
11
11
100.0
67.5
4
19David Thompson
D. Thompson
43
11/1/1980
vs
36
5
2
0
0
17
28
60.7
0
0
9
10
90.0
66.4
4
1
4
3
20Alex English
A. English
42
3/18/1981
@
48
8
4
2
2
17
27
63.0
0
0
8
8
100.0
68.8
2
6
5
4
21Bernard King
B. King
42
2/24/1981
@
45
12
3
0
0
17
28
60.7
1
1
100.0
7
9
77.8
65.7
3
9
6
5
22Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
42
2/18/1981
@
47
8
0
2
0
19
36
52.8
0
0
4
7
57.1
53.7
3
5
2
1
23Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
42
1/3/1981
vs
32
2
4
2
0
16
27
59.3
0
0
10
10
100.0
66.9
0
2
3
4
24Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
42
12/21/1980
vs
38
13
2
1
3
15
27
55.6
0
0
12
14
85.7
63.3
5
8
4
2
25Ray Williams
R. Williams
42
12/9/1980
vs
42
8
6
16
28
57.1
1
9
9
100.0
65.7
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