most points scored by a player in one game in the 1986-87 season

Michael Jordan posted the most points in a game in 1986-87, with 61 points on April 16, 1987 and on March 4, 1987.

Interpreted as:
most points scored by a player in one regular-season game in the 1986-87 season
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
61
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
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
61
3/4/1987
@
43
7
3
3
3
22
39
56.4
0
0
17
18
94.4
65.0
3
4
5
0
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
58
2/26/1987
vs
37
8
3
3
2
16
25
64.0
0
0
26
27
96.3
78.6
1
7
3
4
4Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
57
12/10/1986
vs
40
9
4
2
1
19
28
67.9
0
1
0.0
19
21
90.5
76.5
4
5
2
1
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
56
3/24/1987
vs
44
7
3
8
0
22
32
68.8
0
1
0.0
12
15
80.0
72.5
1
6
7
2
6Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
54
2/3/1987
vs
47
5
2
3
0
19
34
55.9
0
2
0.0
16
20
80.0
63.1
1
4
5
3
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
53
4/12/1987
vs
42
4
8
4
2
19
27
70.4
0
0
15
18
83.3
75.9
2
2
3
2
8Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
53
1/12/1987
vs
37
6
2
2
3
19
25
76.0
1
1
100.0
14
19
73.7
79.4
3
3
1
3
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
53
1/8/1987
vs
43
4
5
3
2
20
34
58.8
0
0
13
16
81.3
64.6
3
1
3
3
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
50
4/13/1987
@
41
9
4
4
3
16
31
51.6
0
1
0.0
18
22
81.8
61.5
1
8
1
5
11Moses Malone
M. Malone
50
4/8/1987
@
38
12
0
2
1
18
31
58.1
0
0
14
14
100.0
67.3
7
5
0
2
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
50
11/1/1986
@
41
6
3
4
3
15
31
48.4
0
0
20
22
90.9
61.5
2
4
6
2
13Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
49
3/11/1987
@
44
8
7
2
4
19
34
55.9
1
1
100.0
10
11
90.9
63.1
4
4
6
4
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
49
1/30/1987
@
41
2
5
3
2
19
35
54.3
0
4
0.0
11
12
91.7
60.8
1
1
4
4
15Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
48
3/5/1987
@
45
3
3
0
1
19
31
61.3
0
1
0.0
10
13
76.9
65.4
1
2
1
2
16Jeff Malone
J. Malone
48
3/4/1987
vs
45
4
7
1
1
17
27
63.0
0
1
0.0
14
15
93.3
71.4
1
3
4
1
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
48
11/14/1986
vs
41
5
1
2
1
17
33
51.5
1
1
100.0
13
14
92.9
61.3
2
3
0
3
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
47
4/12/1987
vs
38
7
8
4
0
22
34
64.7
0
1
0.0
3
5
60.0
64.9
4
3
2
3
19Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
47
1/17/1987
vs
44
10
6
4
1
17
34
50.0
0
0
13
14
92.9
58.5
5
5
4
2
20Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
47
1/3/1987
vs
38
4
2
1
0
16
35
45.7
0
2
0.0
15
17
88.2
55.3
1
3
1
4
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
46
3/22/1987
@
43
1
6
4
0
14
26
53.8
0
2
0.0
18
20
90.0
66.1
0
1
7
3
22Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
46
2/10/1987
@
42
12
2
2
0
13
25
52.0
0
1
0.0
20
22
90.9
66.3
6
6
2
1
23Alex English
A. English
46
1/24/1987
vs
40
4
10
0
1
19
25
76.0
0
0
8
9
88.9
79.4
1
3
0
2
24Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
46
12/23/1986
@
48
10
9
1
0
17
36
47.2
0
1
0.0
12
16
75.0
53.4
1
9
2
3
25Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
45
2/13/1987
vs
41
3
6
2
2
14
28
50.0
0
0
17
19
89.5
61.9
0
3
1
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RPG

9.3

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APG

8.8

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ORTG

113.6

23rd

DRTG

118.5

25th

NETRTG

-5.0

23rd

3P%

36.1

16th

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TEAMWLPCTGB
9
14
12
.538
7.0
10
11
16
.407
10.5
11
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10
15
.400
10.5
12
8
18
.308
13.0
13
7
18
.280
13.5
Schedule
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12/17
@
8:00 PM
Fri
12/19
@
7:30 PM
Sun
12/21
@
3:30 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:30 PM
Fri
12/26
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
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114

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104

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
21
5
.808
2
18
7
.720
2.5
3
16
11
.593
5.5
4
15
11
.577
6.0
5
15
11
.577
6.0
6
14
11
.560
6.5
7
15
12
.556
6.5
8
15
12
.556
6.5
9
14
12
.538
7.0
10
11
16
.407
10.5
11
10
15
.400
10.5
12
8
18
.308
13.0
13
7
18
.280
13.5
14
6
20
.231
15.0
15
4
20
.167
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
24
2
.923
2
19
6
.760
4.5
3
18
7
.720
5.5
4
18
7
.720
5.5
5
16
7
.696
6.5
6
17
9
.654
7.0
7
14
12
.538
10.0
8
13
14
.481
11.5
9
12
14
.462
12.0
10
10
15
.400
13.5
11
10
16
.385
14.0
12
10
17
.370
14.5
13
6
20
.231
18.0
14
6
20
.231
18.0
15
5
22
.185
19.5

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/14
@
109-96
Fri
11/14
@
123-112
Fri
11/14
@
119-95
Sat
11/15
@
118-121
Sat
11/15
@
110-123

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/17
@
8:00 PM
Wed
12/17
@
8:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:30 PM