what nba player scored the most points in a single game in 1970/71

Dave Bing had the most points in a game in 1970-71, with 54 points versus the Bulls on February 21, 1971.

Interpreted as:
What NBA player scored the most points in a single regular-season game in 1970/71?
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Dave Bing
D. Bing
54
2/21/1971
DET DET
vs
CHI CHI
46
7
3
22
38
57.9
10
10
100.0
63.7
3
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
53
1/27/1971
MIL MIL
@
BOS BOS
48
14
7
22
31
71.0
9
14
64.3
71.3
2
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
53
11/4/1970
MIL MIL
@
CLE CLE
45
11
3
20
32
62.5
13
14
92.9
69.4
4
4Walt Wesley
W. Wesley
50
2/19/1971
CLE CLE
vs
CIN CIN
44
12
1
20
34
58.8
10
14
71.4
62.3
3
5Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
50
11/20/1970
SDR SDR
vs
SEA SEA
48
25
3
18
35
51.4
14
16
87.5
59.5
1
6Dave Bing
D. Bing
49
3/9/1971
DET DET
vs
PHX PHX
44
5
3
17
29
58.6
15
18
83.3
66.4
6
7Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
49
11/18/1970
ATL ATL
@
POR POR
42
4
0
22
35
62.9
5
12
41.7
60.8
2
8Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
48
3/16/1971
MIL MIL
@
PHX PHX
41
14
1
17
25
68.0
14
20
70.0
71.0
4
9Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
48
11/25/1970
SDR SDR
@
CIN CIN
46
22
2
17
30
56.7
14
15
93.3
65.6
2
10Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
47
3/13/1971
CIN CIN
vs
ATL ATL
3
15
20
75.0
17
21
81.0
80.4
4
11Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
46
3/19/1971
POR POR
vs
SEA SEA
42
4
10
14
31
45.2
18
21
85.7
57.2
0
12Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
45
11/7/1970
SDR SDR
@
SFW SFW
48
13
4
19
38
50.0
7
10
70.0
53.1
1
13Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
44
3/13/1971
ATL ATL
@
CIN CIN
3
18
27
66.7
8
10
80.0
70.1
5
14Bob Love
B. Love
44
3/5/1971
CHI CHI
SFW SFW
44
13
1
17
32
53.1
10
14
71.4
57.7
2
15Chet Walker
C. Walker
44
2/19/1971
CHI CHI
vs
DET DET
43
11
2
14
20
70.0
16
16
100.0
81.4
3
16Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
44
1/30/1971
SDR SDR
@
CIN CIN
48
20
0
15
28
53.6
14
23
60.9
57.7
2
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
44
1/23/1971
MIL MIL
vs
POR POR
37
17
7
20
23
87.0
4
9
44.4
81.6
2
18Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
44
1/17/1971
MIL MIL
vs
BOS BOS
45
20
5
17
30
56.7
10
15
66.7
60.1
2
19Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
44
11/11/1970
MIL MIL
@
BOS BOS
48
15
3
17
24
70.8
10
12
83.3
75.1
2
20Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
43
3/16/1971
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
46
1
1
16
30
53.3
11
14
78.6
59.5
3
21Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
43
2/24/1971
SFW SFW
@
DET DET
48
15
1
18
29
62.1
7
11
63.6
63.5
2
22Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
43
2/23/1971
POR POR
@
PHI PHI
42
5
4
18
31
58.1
7
9
77.8
61.5
3
23Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
43
2/12/1971
POR POR
vs
SEA SEA
40
4
1
18
28
64.3
7
8
87.5
68.2
4
24Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
43
11/5/1970
BAL BAL
@
POR POR
42
22
1
20
31
64.5
3
4
75.0
65.6
3
25Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
43
11/1/1970
ATL ATL
@
CLE CLE
37
1
3
19
26
73.1
5
8
62.5
72.8
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