nba players most points scored in a single game 1979/1980

George Gervin had the most points in a game in 1979-80, with 55 points against the Pacers on January 23, 1980.

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NBA players most points scored in a single regular-season game 1979/1980
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1George Gervin
G. Gervin
55
1/23/1980
@
39
5
5
0
1
21
32
65.6
1
2
50.0
12
15
80.0
71.2
0
2George Gervin
G. Gervin
53
1/8/1980
vs
43
3
2
3
1
23
40
57.5
0
0
7
8
87.5
60.9
1
2
2
2
3Mike Newlin
M. Newlin
52
12/16/1979
vs
49
6
3
1
0
19
28
67.9
1
3
33.3
13
15
86.7
75.1
3
3
4
3
4Larry Kenon
L. Kenon
51
3/30/1980
vs
36
7
1
0
0
23
32
71.9
0
0
5
6
83.3
73.6
4
5Freeman Williams
F. Williams
51
1/19/1980
@
44
4
3
2
1
22
34
64.7
2
4
50.0
5
6
83.3
69.6
3
1
5
1
6Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
50
11/27/1979
vs
45
9
2
2
0
21
27
77.8
0
0
8
10
80.0
79.6
2
7
3
3
7Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
49
2/21/1980
@
39
2
2
1
1
18
30
60.0
2
2
100.0
11
12
91.7
69.4
0
2
3
0
8Otis Birdsong
O. Birdsong
49
1/29/1980
@
40
4
3
3
1
20
25
80.0
0
0
9
15
60.0
77.5
1
3
2
3
9World B. Free
W. B. Free
49
12/16/1979
vs
40
6
5
0
0
21
33
63.6
0
0
7
12
58.3
64.0
6
1
10Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
47
2/5/1980
vs
44
8
4
1
0
15
23
65.2
0
0
17
17
100.0
77.1
3
5
4
1
11Dan Issel
D. Issel
47
1/31/1980
vs
41
8
2
4
2
14
24
58.3
0
0
19
23
82.6
68.9
4
4
1
4
12George Gervin
G. Gervin
47
11/13/1979
vs
48
3
3
1
1
22
33
66.7
0
0
3
4
75.0
67.6
1
2
3
2
13George Gervin
G. Gervin
47
10/18/1979
@
40
5
3
4
1
21
35
60.0
1
2
50.0
4
6
66.7
62.4
3
2
7
2
14Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
46
2/8/1980
@
43
14
0
2
0
20
36
55.6
0
0
6
7
85.7
58.9
8
6
2
4
15George Gervin
G. Gervin
46
12/27/1979
vs
44
7
3
4
0
14
25
56.0
0
2
0.0
18
21
85.7
67.2
2
16World B. Free
W. B. Free
46
10/12/1979
vs
41
7
5
7
1
19
29
65.5
0
0
8
8
100.0
70.7
2
5
8
4
17Cliff Robinson
C. Robinson
45
3/9/1980
vs
36
10
4
19
28
67.9
1
6
7
85.7
72.4
3
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
45
2/13/1980
@
43
13
3
2
0
19
32
59.4
3
5
60.0
4
4
100.0
66.6
5
8
5
4
19Scott Wedman
S. Wedman
45
1/2/1980
@
45
7
2
0
19
31
61.3
1
2
50.0
6
7
85.7
66.0
3
20Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
45
12/18/1979
vs
43
11
5
5
0
15
28
53.6
0
0
15
18
83.3
62.6
5
6
2
3
21Moses Malone
M. Malone
45
11/13/1979
@
43
11
2
1
2
17
25
68.0
0
0
11
13
84.6
73.2
5
6
6
4
22World B. Free
W. B. Free
45
11/7/1979
@
46
3
5
1
0
17
26
65.4
0
0
11
14
78.6
70.0
2
1
2
4
23World B. Free
W. B. Free
44
3/15/1980
vs
40
6
3
2
0
16
28
57.1
0
1
0.0
12
13
92.3
65.2
4
2
0
3
24Billy Knight
B. Knight
44
1/25/1980
vs
43
13
7
4
1
20
29
69.0
0
1
0.0
4
6
66.7
69.5
3
2
25Moses Malone
M. Malone
44
10/17/1979
vs
40
29
0
1
2
16
22
72.7
0
0
12
14
85.7
78.1
16
13
8
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