David Thompson posted the most points in a game in 1977-78, with 73 points versus the Pistons on April 9, 1978.
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NBA most single points by a player in a regular-season game 1977-78| 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 |  | D. Thompson | 73 | 4/9/1978 | @ | 43 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 38 | 73.7 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 78.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 2 |  | G. Gervin | 63 | 4/9/1978 | @ | 33 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 49 | 46.9 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 54.5 | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 |  | C. Murphy | 57 | 3/18/1978 | vs | 48 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 40 | 60.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 62.9 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 |  | R. Barry | 55 | 3/25/1978 | vs | 44 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 70.7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 5 | | R. Barry | 51 | 10/29/1977 | vs | 43 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 38 | 57.9 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 61.4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 6 |  | J. Williamson | 50 | 4/4/1978 | @ | 44 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 32 | 59.4 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 66.3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 7 |  | J. Drew | 48 | 2/12/1978 | @ | 43 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 33 | 63.6 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 64.9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| 8 |  | P. Westphal | 48 | 11/27/1977 | vs | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 66.7 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 69.8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 9 | | C. Murphy | 46 | 3/10/1978 | vs | 43 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 38 | 55.3 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 57.8 | 3 | |||||||||
| 10 | | J. Drew | 45 | 1/29/1978 | vs | 40 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 51.7 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 58.2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 11 | | R. Barry | 45 | 11/9/1977 | vs | 41 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 31 | 51.6 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 61.3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | ||||||
| 12 |  | B. King | 44 | 1/4/1978 | vs | 37 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 29 | 69.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 69.5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 13 | | R. Barry | 44 | 10/25/1977 | @ | 41 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 63.1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 14 |  | K. Grevey | 43 | 3/10/1978 | @ | 40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 70.3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 15 | | J. Williamson | 43 | 2/12/1978 | vs | 48 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 33 | 54.5 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 58.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | P. Westphal | 43 | 2/12/1978 | vs | 39 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 35 | 54.3 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 57.1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| 17 | | D. Thompson | 43 | 2/10/1978 | @ | 44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 65.2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
| 18 |  | J. Erving | 43 | 1/19/1978 | @ | 44 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 32 | 56.3 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 60.5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 19 | | P. Westphal | 43 | 1/5/1978 | @ | 40 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 65.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 20 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 43 | 12/11/1977 | vs | 45 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 60.8 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 21 |  | J. Williamson | 43 | 11/23/1977 | vs | 44 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 34 | 52.9 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 56.6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 22 | | L. Wright | 43 | 10/28/1977 | @ | 41 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 90.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 91.4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 23 | | C. Murphy | 42 | 4/7/1978 | vs | 46 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 32 | 53.1 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 59.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 24 | | D. Thompson | 42 | 3/26/1978 | @ | 41 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 72.2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 25 | | J. Williamson | 42 | 3/17/1978 | vs | 39 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 34 | 52.9 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 56.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
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