highest scoring games 1971-1972

Chet Walker scored the most points in a game in 1971-72, with 56 points versus the Cincinnati Royals on February 6, 1972.

Interpreted as:
highest scoring by a player regular-season games 1971-1972
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Chet Walker
C. Walker
56
2/6/1972
vs
36
4
2
22
30
73.3
12
13
92.3
78.4
1
2Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
55
2/23/1972
vs
44
3
7
20
31
64.5
15
19
78.9
69.9
0
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
55
12/10/1971
vs
47
17
3
23
36
63.9
9
11
81.8
67.3
4
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
53
2/18/1972
vs
13
9
18
28
64.3
17
22
77.3
70.3
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
53
2/9/1972
@
48
14
8
23
31
74.2
7
9
77.8
75.8
1
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
51
2/13/1972
@
48
17
7
21
36
58.3
9
14
64.3
60.5
2
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
50
3/17/1972
@
46
8
2
22
39
56.4
6
8
75.0
58.8
3
8Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
50
2/5/1972
vs
44
4
2
20
27
74.1
10
13
76.9
76.4
4
9Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
50
1/16/1972
vs
47
3
6
18
29
62.1
14
16
87.5
69.4
3
10Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
49
2/2/1972
vs
2
5
17
35
48.6
15
16
93.8
58.3
3
11Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
48
1/7/1972
vs
44
15
1
21
28
75.0
6
8
75.0
76.1
0
12Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
47
12/17/1971
@
46
13
9
18
27
66.7
11
17
64.7
68.2
4
13Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
46
3/22/1972
vs
3
12
19
26
73.1
8
11
72.7
74.6
14Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
46
3/12/1972
vs
48
6
11
17
29
58.6
12
16
75.0
63.8
2
15Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
46
11/14/1971
42
19
3
15
24
62.5
16
22
72.7
68.3
4
16Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
45
3/26/1972
@
48
2
13
15
29
51.7
15
17
88.2
61.7
3
17Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
45
3/19/1972
vs
1
10
17
30
56.7
11
13
84.6
63.0
18Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
45
3/6/1972
vs
50
25
5
19
34
55.9
7
12
58.3
57.3
5
19Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
45
2/5/1972
vs
4
11
11
28
39.3
23
24
95.8
58.4
20Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
45
2/2/1972
@
48
13
1
18
33
54.5
9
12
75.0
58.8
3
21Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
45
1/16/1972
@
48
13
6
19
30
63.3
7
9
77.8
66.3
3
22Jerry West
J. West
45
12/1/1971
@
43
6
5
19
27
70.4
7
10
70.0
71.7
0
23Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
44
2/26/1972
53
20
11
18
26
69.2
8
12
66.7
70.3
4
24Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
44
2/20/1972
vs
48
18
4
16
30
53.3
12
15
80.0
60.1
3
25Tom Van Arsdale
T. Van Arsdale
44
2/13/1972
@
5
10
19
31
61.3
6
8
75.0
63.7

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24
20
.545
8.5
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22
21
.512
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22
.476
11.5
10
20
25
.444
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18
24
.429
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1/20
@
8:00 PM
Thu
1/22
@
8:00 PM
Sat
1/24
@
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Mon
1/26
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@
7:00 PM
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102

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
31
10
.756
2
26
16
.619
5.5
3
25
18
.581
7.0
4
25
19
.568
7.5
5
23
18
.561
8.0
6
23
19
.548
8.5
7
24
20
.545
8.5
8
22
21
.512
10.0
9
20
22
.476
11.5
10
20
25
.444
13.0
11
18
24
.429
13.5
12
16
27
.372
16.0
13
12
29
.293
19.0
14
10
32
.238
21.5
15
10
34
.227
22.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
36
8
.818
2
30
13
.698
5.5
3
29
14
.674
6.5
4
27
16
.628
8.5
5
25
15
.625
9.0
6
25
16
.610
9.5
7
26
17
.605
9.5
8
25
19
.568
11.0
9
22
22
.500
14.0
10
19
23
.452
16.0
11
18
23
.439
16.5
12
18
26
.409
18.0
13
14
29
.326
21.5
14
12
31
.279
23.5
15
10
35
.222
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@
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12/24
@
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12/24
@
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
1/20
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
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Tue
1/20
@
10:00 PM