most points scored in 1 game while playing magic johnson from 1983-84 to 1991-92

Between the 1983-84 and 1991-92 seasons, Karl Malone dropped the most points in a game versus Magic Johnson, with 45 points on April 12, 1990.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player scored in 1 regular-season game while playing Magic Johnson from 1983-84 to 1991-92
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Karl Malone
K. Malone
45
4/12/1990
vs
44
11
1
1
1
17
27
63.0
0
1
0.0
11
13
84.6
68.8
5
6
7
2
2Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
43
4/21/1989
vs
44
11
7
5
0
19
29
65.5
0
1
0.0
5
7
71.4
67.0
7
4
3
3
3Purvis Short
P. Short
43
4/10/1984
vs
40
6
2
0
0
17
29
58.6
3
4
75.0
6
11
54.5
63.5
2
4
1
3
4Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
42
1/3/1989
vs
46
6
1
3
0
16
24
66.7
4
5
80.0
6
6
100.0
78.8
2
4
3
3
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
42
12/20/1988
vs
39
7
8
4
0
11
23
47.8
2
3
66.7
18
22
81.8
64.3
4
3
1
0
6Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
42
2/21/1988
@
41
3
10
1
1
15
27
55.6
0
1
0.0
12
12
100.0
65.1
0
3
3
4
7Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
42
12/2/1983
@
37
7
6
1
0
14
32
43.8
0
2
0.0
14
18
77.8
52.6
3
4
2
2
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
41
11/28/1986
@
45
10
3
1
1
19
43
44.2
0
1
0.0
3
4
75.0
45.8
8
2
3
4
9Bernard King
B. King
40
12/9/1990
@
45
5
3
1
1
15
32
46.9
1
1
100.0
9
11
81.8
54.3
1
4
4
5
10Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
40
4/19/1988
vs
44
5
10
1
1
17
28
60.7
1
3
33.3
5
6
83.3
65.3
1
4
3
4
11Larry Nance
L. Nance
40
11/21/1984
vs
43
13
3
1
1
19
23
82.6
0
0
2
5
40.0
79.4
5
8
4
1
12Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
39
12/30/1990
@
42
9
1
2
1
14
23
60.9
2
4
50.0
9
12
75.0
69.0
5
4
1
2
13Xavier McDaniel
X. McDaniel
39
4/23/1989
@
39
5
4
1
1
16
25
64.0
3
3
100.0
4
4
100.0
72.9
3
2
0
1
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
39
2/2/1988
@
40
2
4
3
1
14
26
53.8
0
0
11
11
100.0
63.2
1
1
3
3
15Xavier McDaniel
X. McDaniel
39
4/19/1987
@
39
8
1
5
0
17
28
60.7
0
1
0.0
5
6
83.3
63.6
6
2
2
4
16Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
39
12/20/1986
vs
37
3
1
1
0
15
20
75.0
0
0
9
9
100.0
81.4
1
2
3
3
17Bernard King
B. King
39
2/24/1985
vs
38
2
1
2
0
16
28
57.1
0
0
7
7
100.0
62.7
1
1
1
5
18Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
39
1/15/1985
vs
39
9
2
3
0
15
27
55.6
0
0
9
11
81.8
61.2
5
4
3
2
19Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
38
4/17/1988
vs
42
7
5
1
3
17
26
65.4
0
0
4
6
66.7
66.3
3
4
3
6
20Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38
3/10/1988
vs
42
9
7
3
1
17
34
50.0
0
1
0.0
4
4
100.0
53.1
5
4
2
2
21Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
38
2/19/1988
vs
48
7
6
0
1
17
42
40.5
1
4
25.0
3
3
100.0
43.9
3
4
3
5
22Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
38
3/9/1984
vs
48
4
7
4
0
15
21
71.4
1
1
100.0
7
7
100.0
78.9
3
1
7
3
23David Robinson
D. Robinson
37
3/17/1991
@
42
9
4
1
0
13
16
81.3
0
1
0.0
11
14
78.6
83.5
3
6
2
1
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
37
12/19/1989
vs
44
7
5
2
1
15
29
51.7
2
4
50.0
5
5
100.0
59.3
0
7
7
1
25Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
37
1/31/1989
vs
41
1
5
1
0
15
23
65.2
5
8
62.5
2
4
50.0
74.7
0
1
4
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3
22
11
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4
24
12
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5.5
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22
11
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6.0
6
23
13
.639
6.5
7
21
15
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8.5
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19
18
.514
11.0
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13.0
10
15
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14.0
11
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.371
16.0
12
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.361
16.5
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.343
17.0
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21.5
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