DeWayne Scales scored his most points in a game against the Hawks on January 29, 1981, with 20 points.

Interpreted as:

DeWayne Scales most points in a regular-season game

	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	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	20	1/29/1981	NYK	@	ATL	28	4	0		1	9	14	64.3	0	0		2	2	100.0	67.2			0	3
2	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	15	1/23/1981	NYK	@	POR	29	12	0	0	0	6	14	42.9	0	0		3	4	75.0	47.6	8	4	5	1
3	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	15	1/20/1981	NYK	vs	SEA	34	10	0			7	18	38.9	0	0		1	2	50.0	39.7	3	7	3	3
4	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	14	12/19/1980	NYK	@	WAS	22	7	1			7	11	63.6	0			0	0		63.6				3
5	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	12	3/21/1981	NYK	vs	CLE	16	4	0		0	6	8	75.0	0			0	0		75.0				2
6	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	12	1/22/1981	NYK	@	SDC	26	7	0	0	0	6	15	40.0	0	0		0	0		40.0			0	2
7	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	11	1/26/1981	NYK	vs	PHX	29	12	0	1	1	4	10	40.0	0	0		3	3	100.0	48.6	1	11	3	2
8	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	11	1/24/1981	NYK	@	GSW	20	5	0	0	0	4	8	50.0	0	0		3	3	100.0	59.0	1	4	1	4
9	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	11	1/16/1981	NYK	@	DAL	26	4	0		1	5	12	41.7	0	0		1	2	50.0	42.7			1	3
10	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	11	1/14/1981	NYK	@	SAS	25	5	1	1	0	5	9	55.6	0	1	0.0	1	2	50.0	55.7				3
11	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	11	11/11/1980	NYK	vs	DET	14	6	1			4	9	44.4	0			3	3	100.0	53.3				5
12	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	9	3/25/1981	NYK	@	WAS	18	10	1			4	10	40.0	0			1	3	33.3	39.8				1
13	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	8	3/17/1981	NYK	vs	IND	11	6	0			4	9	44.4	0			0	0		44.4				3
14	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	8	2/6/1981	NYK	@	CHI	20	3	0	2	0	4	6	66.7	0	0		0	0		66.7	0	3	1	3
15	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	6	1/20/1984	WAS	@	MIL	12	3	0	1	0	3	5	60.0	0	0		0	0		60.0	0	3	2	1
16	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	6	1/3/1981	NYK	vs	ATL	9	3	0			3	8	37.5	0			0	0		37.5				2
17	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	5	3/11/1981	NYK	@	PHI	3	2	1		0	2	4	50.0	1	1	100.0	0	0		62.5				1
18	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	5	3/3/1981	NYK	vs	ATL	14	3	0			2	2	100.0	0	0		1	1	100.0	102.5				0
19	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	5	11/5/1980	NYK	@	KCK	5	4	0	0	0	2	5	40.0	0			1	2	50.0	42.5				0
20	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	4	3/20/1981	NYK	@	IND	9	1	0		0	2	2	100.0	0	0		0	0		100.0				2
21	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	4	3/8/1981	NYK	@	BOS	5	1	1			2	4	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0				0
22	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	4	1/17/1981	NYK	@	HOU	20	4	0	1	0	2	5	40.0	0			0	0		40.0			1	2
23	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	3	11/1/1980	NYK	vs	WAS	7	3	0			0	3	0.0	0			3	5	60.0	28.8				0
24	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	2	11/6/1981	NYK	@	DAL	6	2	0			1	2	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0			2	0
25	DeWayne Scales D. Scales	2	2/18/1981	NYK	@	SEA	5	1	0			1	2	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0	1	0	0	0