Michael Adams dropped the most points in a game in 1990-91, with 54 points against the Bucks on March 23, 1991.
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most points by a player in a regular-season game this 90-91| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Adams | 54 | 3/23/1991 | vs | 43 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 31 | 54.8 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 70.2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 2 |  | B. King | 52 | 12/29/1990 | vs | 39 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 35 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 63.2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 3 |  | C. Smith | 52 | 12/1/1990 | @ | 37 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 85.7 | 71.7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 4 |  | V. Maxwell | 51 | 1/26/1991 | vs | 46 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 19 | 22 | 86.4 | 73.5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 5 | | B. King | 50 | 3/6/1991 | vs | 48 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 65.7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 6 |  | P. Ewing | 50 | 12/1/1990 | vs | 42 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 31 | 71.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 74.3 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 7 | | B. King | 49 | 1/31/1991 | @ | 43 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 35 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 62.2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 8 | | B. King | 47 | 2/7/1991 | vs | 40 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 35 | 54.3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 59.0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| 9 |  | M. Jordan | 46 | 4/15/1991 | vs | 39 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 69.4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 10 | | B. King | 46 | 1/3/1991 | vs | 36 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 75.2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 11 | | B. King | 46 | 12/22/1990 | @ | 42 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 30 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 70.5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 12 | | V. Maxwell | 45 | 4/5/1991 | @ | 44 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 76.5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 13 | | M. Adams | 45 | 1/31/1991 | vs | 41 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 43.3 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 58.7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 14 | | B. King | 45 | 1/10/1991 | vs | 39 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 66.3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 15 |  | D. Wilkins | 45 | 12/29/1990 | vs | 42 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 74.3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 16 |  | C. Barkley | 45 | 12/28/1990 | @ | 44 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 75.7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 17 | | B. King | 45 | 11/20/1990 | vs | 40 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 60.7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 18 |  | L. Bird | 45 | 11/14/1990 | vs | 44 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 70.4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 19 | | M. Jordan | 44 | 4/2/1991 | vs | 41 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 70.3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 20 | | B. King | 44 | 2/26/1991 | @ | 56 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 38 | 42.1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 49.8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 21 | | P. Ewing | 44 | 1/29/1991 | @ | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 35 | 48.6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 53.4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | ||||
| 22 | | M. Adams | 44 | 12/26/1990 | @ | 37 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 79.3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 23 | | B. King | 44 | 11/3/1990 | vs | 43 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 76.2 | 56.1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 24 |  | S. Pippen | 43 | 2/23/1991 | vs | 31 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 91.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 25 | | D. Wilkins | 43 | 1/26/1991 | @ | 43 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 69.0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |||
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