highest ts% with 40 pts in a game before 1980

Before 1979-80, George Gervin had the highest true shooting percentage in a game with 40+ points, at 96.9 percent against the Trail Blazers on January 23, 1977.

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NAMETS%PTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1George Gervin
G. Gervin
96.9
41
1/23/1977
vs
34
4
2
1
2
14
15
93.3
13
14
92.9
0
4
6
2Jerry West
J. West
95.3
45
1/25/1967
vs
47
8
8
16
17
94.1
13
15
86.7
5
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
93.9
41
11/25/1966
@
43
19
4
16
17
94.1
9
11
81.8
1
4Kenny Sears
K. Sears
93.5
41
11/7/1958
@
17
12
14
85.7
17
18
94.4
3
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
93.4
41
3/20/1970
@
39
15
6
16
18
88.9
9
9
100.0
2
6Don Kojis
D. Kojis
92.4
40
12/3/1969
vs
41
9
0
17
19
89.5
6
6
100.0
5
7Larry Wright
L. Wright
91.4
43
10/28/1977
@
41
4
5
18
20
90.0
7
8
87.5
3
8Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
91.2
40
11/25/1973
vs
29
4
9
2
0
12
14
85.7
16
18
88.9
0
4
3
9Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
87.4
43
3/13/1967
@
45
8
9
14
18
77.8
15
15
100.0
4
10Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
87.2
41
10/30/1971
vs
13
0
17
20
85.0
7
8
87.5
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
86.9
42
2/24/1967
45
30
10
18
18
100.0
6
14
42.9
3
12Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
86.9
41
2/3/1967
@
39
2
5
14
17
82.4
13
15
86.7
4
13Larry Foust
L. Foust
86.8
40
1/12/1962
13
16
81.3
14
16
87.5
5
14Dan Issel
D. Issel
86.4
40
2/25/1977
@
31
9
3
1
0
14
17
82.4
12
14
85.7
2
7
5
15Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
85.5
40
12/22/1971
vs
48
4
13
15
19
78.9
10
10
100.0
4
16Zelmo Beaty
Z. Beaty
85.1
41
11/10/1967
@
44
13
3
17
21
81.0
7
7
100.0
6
17Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
84.5
44
11/27/1965
@
48
5
16
14
19
73.7
16
16
100.0
2
18Jerry West
J. West
84.1
44
1/21/1969
@
15
20
75.0
14
14
100.0
2
19Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
84.0
42
3/18/1977
vs
39
15
9
1
4
11
14
78.6
20
25
80.0
5
10
5
20Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
83.9
53
10/23/1965
vs
45
21
2
21
25
84.0
11
15
73.3
1
21Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
83.7
42
3/27/1979
@
46
12
5
1
1
18
22
81.8
6
7
85.7
4
8
9
5
22Jeff Mullins
J. Mullins
82.8
43
1/24/1972
@
44
4
7
18
22
81.8
7
9
77.8
3
23Connie Hawkins
C. Hawkins
82.4
40
1/20/1972
vs
38
5
1
15
19
78.9
10
12
83.3
2
24Junior Bridgeman
J. Bridgeman
82.1
41
12/15/1976
@
38
7
2
0
0
16
21
76.2
9
9
100.0
3
25Austin Carr
A. Carr
81.9
42
4/10/1977
@
43
6
3
0
0
18
23
78.3
6
6
100.0
4
2
3
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for true shooting percentage going back to the 1982-83 season.

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