Michael Jordan had his most points in a game in 1997-98 versus the Los Angeles Clippers on November 21, 1997, with 49 points.
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Michael Jordan highest scoring regular-season games in 1997-98 season| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | M. Jordan | 49 | 11/21/1997 | @ | 52 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 38 | 47.4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 52.8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | +15 | ||
| 2 | | M. Jordan | 47 | 12/27/1997 | vs | 36 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 74.1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +11 | |||
| 3 | | M. Jordan | 45 | 1/18/1998 | vs | 41 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 65.6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +9 | ||
| 4 | | M. Jordan | 44 | 4/18/1998 | vs | 40 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 91.7 | 63.7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -6 | |||
| 5 | | M. Jordan | 44 | 1/9/1998 | @ | 41 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 58.8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +6 | ||
| 6 | | M. Jordan | 44 | 1/2/1998 | vs | 43 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 76.9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +15 | ||
| 7 | | M. Jordan | 42 | 3/8/1998 | @ | 43 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 56.8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +5 | ||
| 8 | | M. Jordan | 41 | 4/3/1998 | vs | 38 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 71.9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +19 | ||
| 9 | | M. Jordan | 41 | 12/29/1997 | vs | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 60.6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | +14 | ||
| 10 | | M. Jordan | 40 | 4/5/1998 | @ | 37 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 61.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +15 | |||
| 11 | | M. Jordan | 40 | 2/4/1998 | @ | 43 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 37 | 45.9 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 50.5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | -13 | ||
| 12 | | M. Jordan | 40 | 1/13/1998 | vs | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 27 | 44.4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 57.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +5 | ||
| 13 | | M. Jordan | 37 | 4/11/1998 | vs | 35 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 62.9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +22 | ||
| 14 | | M. Jordan | 37 | 3/10/1998 | vs | 39 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 59.9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +6 | ||
| 15 | | M. Jordan | 37 | 2/13/1998 | vs | 36 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 63.6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 67.8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +12 | ||
| 16 | | M. Jordan | 36 | 12/17/1997 | vs | 35 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 66.0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | +21 | ||
| 17 | | M. Jordan | 35 | 3/17/1998 | @ | 42 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 54.8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +9 | ||
| 18 | | M. Jordan | 34 | 3/27/1998 | @ | 43 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 54.3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +18 | |||
| 19 | | M. Jordan | 34 | 1/3/1998 | @ | 47 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 57.0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | +9 | ||
| 20 | | M. Jordan | 33 | 3/22/1998 | @ | 41 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 46.4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 53.1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -1 | ||
| 21 | | M. Jordan | 33 | 2/25/1998 | vs | 42 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 34.6 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 49.3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | M. Jordan | 33 | 1/21/1998 | vs | 31 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 66.6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +18 | ||
| 23 | | M. Jordan | 33 | 12/30/1997 | @ | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 39.3 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 48.9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -12 | ||
| 24 | | M. Jordan | 33 | 11/23/1997 | @ | 41 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 68.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +10 | |||
| 25 | | M. Jordan | 32 | 1/25/1998 | vs | 44 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 55.0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -4 | ||
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