most points by a player in a game 1971-72

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

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a regular-season game 1971-72

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Chet Walker C. Walker	56	2/6/1972	CHI	vs	CIN	36	4	2	22	30	73.3	12	13	92.3	78.4	1
2	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	55	2/23/1972	CIN	vs	POR	44	3	7	20	31	64.5	15	19	78.9	69.9	0
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	55	12/10/1971	MIL	vs	BOS	47	17	3	23	36	63.9	9	11	81.8	67.3	4
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	53	2/18/1972	MIL	vs	PHI		13	9	18	28	64.3	17	22	77.3	70.3
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	53	2/9/1972	MIL	@	CLE	48	14	8	23	31	74.2	7	9	77.8	75.8	1
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	51	2/13/1972	MIL	@	BOS	48	17	7	21	36	58.3	9	14	64.3	60.5	2
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	50	3/17/1972	MIL	@	LAL	46	8	2	22	39	56.4	6	8	75.0	58.8	3
8	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	50	2/5/1972	ATL	vs	CLE	44	4	2	20	27	74.1	10	13	76.9	76.4	4
9	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	50	1/16/1972	ATL	vs	PHI	47	3	6	18	29	62.1	14	16	87.5	69.4	3
10	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	49	2/2/1972	CIN	vs	NYK		2	5	17	35	48.6	15	16	93.8	58.3	3
11	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	48	1/7/1972	SEA	vs	CLE	44	15	1	21	28	75.0	6	8	75.0	76.1	0
12	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	47	12/17/1971	PHI	@	POR	46	13	9	18	27	66.7	11	17	64.7	68.2	4
13	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	46	3/22/1972	CIN	vs	DET		3	12	19	26	73.1	8	11	72.7	74.6
14	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	46	3/12/1972	CIN	vs	GSW	48	6	11	17	29	58.6	12	16	75.0	63.8	2
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	46	11/14/1971	MIL		PHI	42	19	3	15	24	62.5	16	22	72.7	68.3	4
16	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	45	3/26/1972	CIN	@	CLE	48	2	13	15	29	51.7	15	17	88.2	61.7	3
17	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	45	3/19/1972	CIN	vs	BUF		1	10	17	30	56.7	11	13	84.6	63.0
18	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	45	3/6/1972	MIL	vs	BOS	50	25	5	19	34	55.9	7	12	58.3	57.3	5
19	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	45	2/5/1972	CIN	vs	DET		4	11	11	28	39.3	23	24	95.8	58.4
20	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	45	2/2/1972	MIL	@	PHX	48	13	1	18	33	54.5	9	12	75.0	58.8	3
21	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	45	1/16/1972	PHI	@	ATL	48	13	6	19	30	63.3	7	9	77.8	66.3	3
22	Jerry West J. West	45	12/1/1971	LAL	@	BOS	43	6	5	19	27	70.4	7	10	70.0	71.7	0
23	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	44	2/26/1972	MIL		PHX	53	20	11	18	26	69.2	8	12	66.7	70.3	4
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	44	2/20/1972	MIL	vs	CHI	48	18	4	16	30	53.3	12	15	80.0	60.1	3
25	Tom Van Arsdale T. Van Arsdale	44	2/13/1972	CIN	@	HOU		5	10	19	31	61.3	6	8	75.0	63.7