Since 1970-71, David Thompson has put up the most points in a loss, with 73 points versus the Pistons on April 9, 1978.
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most points by a player in a regular-season loss all-time after 1970| NAME | PTS | L | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Thompson | 73 | 1 | 4/9/1978 | @ | 43 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 38 | 73.7 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 78.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 2 |  | D. Booker | 70 | 1 | 3/24/2017 | @ | 45 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 40 | 52.5 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 24 | 26 | 92.3 | 68.0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | -6 | ||
| 3 |  | M. Jordan | 64 | 1 | 1/16/1993 | vs | 47 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 49 | 55.1 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 59.4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 4 |  | G. Gervin | 63 | 1 | 4/9/1978 | @ | 33 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 49 | 46.9 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 54.5 | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | | D. Booker | 62 | 1 | 1/26/2024 | @ | 38 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 37 | 59.5 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 72.6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | +1 | ||
| 6 |  | K. Towns | 62 | 1 | 1/22/2024 | vs | 38 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 35 | 60.0 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 75.3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 7 |  | N. Jokić | 61 | 1 | 4/1/2025 | vs | 53 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 19 | 24 | 79.2 | 77.1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | +2 | ||
| 8 |  | J. Brunson | 61 | 1 | 3/29/2024 | @ | 43 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 47 | 53.2 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 61.4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +20 | ||
| 9 | | M. Jordan | 61 | 1 | 4/16/1987 | vs | 41 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 38 | 57.9 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 64.6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 10 |  | D. Fox | 60 | 1 | 11/15/2024 | vs | 44 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 35 | 62.9 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 75.3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +1 | ||
| 11 |  | S. Curry | 60 | 1 | 2/3/2024 | @ | 41 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 38 | 57.9 | 10 | 23 | 43.5 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 73.8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | -1 | ||
| 12 |  | B. Beal | 60 | 1 | 1/6/2021 | @ | 38 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 35 | 57.1 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 72.1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -9 | ||
| 13 |  | D. Lillard | 60 | 1 | 11/8/2019 | vs | 40 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 33 | 57.6 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 15 | 15 | 100.0 | 75.8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +4 | ||
| 14 |  | K. Walker | 60 | 1 | 11/17/2018 | vs | 45 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 34 | 61.8 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 76.4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | +1 | ||
| 15 |  | B. King | 60 | 1 | 12/25/1984 | vs | 41 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 26 | 84.6 | 72.4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 16 | | D. Booker | 59 | 1 | 3/25/2019 | @ | 41 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 34 | 55.9 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 71.1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | -13 | ||
| 17 |  | P. Short | 59 | 1 | 11/17/1984 | vs | 40 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 84.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 18 |  | J. Harden | 58 | 1 | 1/16/2019 | vs | 45 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 34 | 47.1 | 5 | 19 | 26.3 | 21 | 23 | 91.3 | 65.7 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | -8 | ||
| 19 |  | R. Westbrook | 58 | 1 | 3/7/2017 | vs | 36 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 39 | 53.8 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 63.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | +7 | ||
| 20 |  | K. Bryant | 58 | 1 | 12/29/2006 | @ | 54 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 45 | 48.9 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 57.7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | +5 | ||
| 21 |  | J. Randle | 57 | 1 | 3/20/2023 | vs | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 29 | 65.5 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 82.1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -6 | ||
| 22 | | S. Curry | 57 | 1 | 2/6/2021 | @ | 37 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 82.6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +7 | ||
| 23 | | J. Harden | 57 | 1 | 3/20/2019 | @ | 46 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 39 | 46.2 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 64.4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +11 | ||
| 24 |  | M. Redd | 57 | 1 | 11/11/2006 | vs | 46 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 32 | 56.3 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 72.2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +2 | ||
| 25 |  | C. Murphy | 57 | 1 | 3/18/1978 | vs | 48 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 40 | 60.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 62.9 | 4 | |||||||||
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
Heat| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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