most points by a player in a game 1996-97

Michael Jordan posted the most points in a game in 1996-97, with 51 points versus the Knicks on January 21, 1997.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a regular-season game 1996-97
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
51
1/21/1997
CHI CHI
vs
NYK NYK
43
4
4
2
0
18
30
60.0
5
8
62.5
10
11
90.9
73.2
1
3
2
1
+7
2Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
50
4/12/1997
PHI PHI
@
CLE CLE
46
5
6
2
0
17
32
53.1
5
9
55.6
11
18
61.1
62.6
2
3
9
5
-4
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
50
11/6/1996
CHI CHI
@
MIA MIA
40
6
0
1
1
18
33
54.5
1
2
50.0
13
14
92.9
63.8
1
5
0
1
+9
4Glen Rice
G. Rice
48
3/6/1997
CHA CHA
vs
BOS BOS
52
4
1
0
1
18
27
66.7
5
8
62.5
7
8
87.5
78.6
0
4
3
1
+3
5Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
48
1/30/1997
HOU HOU
vs
DEN DEN
43
10
3
0
2
24
40
60.0
0
0
0
0
60.0
3
7
3
3
-1
6Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
47
2/18/1997
CHI CHI
vs
DEN DEN
41
5
4
2
0
19
27
70.4
2
5
40.0
7
7
100.0
78.1
4
1
1
3
+7
7Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
46
1/21/1997
GSW GSW
vs
DAL DAL
46
6
10
5
1
16
27
59.3
6
10
60.0
8
9
88.9
74.3
1
5
3
1
+11
8Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
45
3/29/1997
HOU HOU
vs
DEN DEN
39
11
4
0
2
14
24
58.3
1
1
100.0
16
17
94.1
71.5
1
10
2
5
+22
9Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
45
3/7/1997
MIA MIA
@
WAS WAS
51
7
7
4
0
13
25
52.0
6
12
50.0
13
14
92.9
72.2
1
6
6
3
+1
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
45
2/2/1997
CHI CHI
@
SEA SEA
45
7
3
1
0
19
28
67.9
2
3
66.7
5
6
83.3
73.4
3
4
1
2
+4
11Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
45
12/28/1996
CHI CHI
vs
CLE CLE
42
7
5
3
0
13
25
52.0
0
1
0.0
19
20
95.0
66.6
2
5
4
4
+17
12Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
44
4/11/1997
PHI PHI
@
MIL MIL
43
3
9
2
1
16
28
57.1
3
4
75.0
9
11
81.8
67.0
1
2
4
5
-7
13Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
44
4/7/1997
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
48
1
8
2
0
16
32
50.0
6
14
42.9
6
8
75.0
61.9
1
0
4
2
-26
14Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
44
12/7/1996
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
40
7
6
1
1
16
23
69.6
2
4
50.0
10
11
90.9
79.0
1
6
5
3
+19
15Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
44
11/23/1996
CHI CHI
@
UTA UTA
39
6
4
2
1
17
32
53.1
0
6
0.0
10
12
83.3
59.0
1
5
2
3
-7
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
43
2/11/1997
CHI CHI
vs
CHA CHA
42
5
4
3
0
16
24
66.7
1
2
50.0
10
14
71.4
71.3
0
5
5
2
+4
17Glen Rice
G. Rice
43
1/31/1997
CHA CHA
vs
MIL MIL
42
3
2
0
0
13
20
65.0
5
5
100.0
12
13
92.3
83.6
0
3
3
4
-4
18Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
43
12/15/1996
GSW GSW
vs
WAS WAS
43
4
3
0
0
14
23
60.9
6
7
85.7
9
15
60.0
72.6
0
4
6
2
-16
19Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
42
4/17/1997
LAL LAL
vs
SAC SAC
33
12
3
1
1
15
31
48.4
0
1
0.0
12
14
85.7
56.5
6
6
3
2
+9
20Glen Rice
G. Rice
42
4/7/1997
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
50
6
4
0
0
11
21
52.4
5
9
55.6
15
16
93.8
74.9
0
6
2
2
+7
21Glen Rice
G. Rice
42
1/21/1997
CHA CHA
vs
HOU HOU
48
8
4
1
0
13
25
52.0
2
6
33.3
14
16
87.5
65.5
3
5
3
1
+6
22Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
42
12/18/1996
MIL MIL
vs
LAL LAL
46
6
2
0
1
19
30
63.3
2
3
66.7
2
2
100.0
68.0
3
3
1
3
-10
23Glen Rice
G. Rice
41
4/5/1997
CHA CHA
vs
PHI PHI
39
3
2
1
1
14
22
63.6
3
3
100.0
10
10
100.0
77.7
0
3
0
3
-8
24Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
41
3/10/1997
GSW GSW
@
LAC LAC
40
2
2
3
1
9
17
52.9
1
4
25.0
22
25
88.0
73.2
0
2
2
5
-6
25Karl Malone
K. Malone
41
3/7/1997
UTA UTA
vs
DET DET
42
6
4
1
0
15
26
57.7
0
0
11
15
73.3
62.9
1
5
3
2
+16
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