Gary Payton posted his most points in a game against the Timberwolves on March 4, 2001, with 44 points.

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Gary Payton 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	Gary Payton G. Payton	44	3/4/2001	SEA	@	MIN	53	7	9	4	0	18	30	60.0	2	5	40.0	6	9	66.7	64.8	0	7	1	2	-8
2	Gary Payton G. Payton	43	12/27/2001	SEA	vs	LAC	45	8	6	0	0	18	27	66.7	1	3	33.3	6	7	85.7	71.5	2	6	0	4	+8
3	Gary Payton G. Payton	43	4/16/2000	SEA	@	HOU	48	11	7	4	1	17	31	54.8	2	4	50.0	7	8	87.5	62.3	5	6	1	2	+9
4	Gary Payton G. Payton	41	2/15/2000	SEA	vs	WAS	30	3	5	2	0	14	21	66.7	7	12	58.3	6	7	85.7	85.1	0	3	2	3	+31
5	Gary Payton G. Payton	40	12/4/2002	SEA	vs	IND	46	3	10	2	0	19	30	63.3	1	2	50.0	1	2	50.0	64.8	0	3	1	3	+2
6	Gary Payton G. Payton	40	3/13/2000	SEA	@	VAN	43	3	11	3	0	14	27	51.9	0	3	0.0	12	15	80.0	59.5	0	3	2	3	+16
7	Gary Payton G. Payton	38	12/3/2000	SEA	vs	GSW	39	7	12	1	0	15	27	55.6	2	4	50.0	6	6	100.0	64.1	1	6	1	1	+4
8	Gary Payton G. Payton	38	3/24/1996	SEA	@	SAC	46	11	9	2	0	14	26	53.8	2	3	66.7	8	9	88.9	63.4	5	6	4	4
9	Gary Payton G. Payton	36	1/17/2000	SEA	@	LAL	43	6	7	0	0	14	27	51.9	5	10	50.0	3	5	60.0	61.6	0	6	4	2	+7
10	Gary Payton G. Payton	36	12/8/1999	SEA	vs	MIN	47	8	10	1	1	12	24	50.0	7	11	63.6	5	5	100.0	68.7	2	6	2	0	+12
11	Gary Payton G. Payton	35	12/26/2002	SEA	vs	TOR	42	7	7	0	0	15	25	60.0	1	1	100.0	4	5	80.0	64.3	1	6	2	3	+21
12	Gary Payton G. Payton	35	12/9/2000	SEA	vs	HOU	43	5	15	2	1	15	25	60.0	0	3	0.0	5	8	62.5	61.4	1	4	3	2	+2
13	Gary Payton G. Payton	35	11/1/2000	SEA	vs	DEN	35	4	10	2	0	13	16	81.3	1	1	100.0	8	10	80.0	85.8	0	4	3	4	+4
14	Gary Payton G. Payton	35	3/31/2000	SEA	vs	SAC	37	4	15	6	0	15	22	68.2	2	8	25.0	3	3	100.0	75.0	0	4	2	0	+25
15	Gary Payton G. Payton	35	2/1/2000	SEA	@	UTA	44	5	7	2	0	11	17	64.7	6	9	66.7	7	8	87.5	85.3	0	5	2	3	+7
16	Gary Payton G. Payton	35	1/12/2000	SEA	@	DEN	43	10	5	1	0	12	20	60.0	3	8	37.5	8	8	100.0	74.4	2	8	5	0	+16
17	Gary Payton G. Payton	34	1/23/2001	SEA	vs	LAL	43	6	6	0	0	11	19	57.9	1	2	50.0	11	14	78.6	67.6	0	6	3	2	+9
18	Gary Payton G. Payton	34	12/22/2000	SEA	vs	WAS	39	4	8	3	0	12	24	50.0	0	1	0.0	10	11	90.9	58.9	1	3	1	4	+24
19	Gary Payton G. Payton	34	3/5/2000	SEA	@	MIN	53	5	12	2	2	13	26	50.0	2	6	33.3	6	8	75.0	57.6	1	4	4	1	-5
20	Gary Payton G. Payton	34	3/5/1999	SEA	@	LAL	42	4	11	2	0	14	23	60.9	6	10	60.0	0	0		73.9	0	4	1	2	-2
21	Gary Payton G. Payton	34	2/17/1999	SEA	vs	SAC	49	4	10	0	1	11	27	40.7	2	8	25.0	10	10	100.0	54.1	2	2	2	1	-5
22	Gary Payton G. Payton	33	4/18/2000	SEA	@	SAC	53	11	14	3	1	13	28	46.4	2	6	33.3	5	6	83.3	53.9	2	9	1	3	+7
23	Gary Payton G. Payton	33	12/23/1999	SEA	@	MIN	48	6	8	1	1	11	27	40.7	7	17	41.2	4	4	100.0	57.4	1	5	2	2	-7
24	Gary Payton G. Payton	33	4/11/1999	SEA	@	LAL	45	5	9	2	0	12	24	50.0	2	8	25.0	7	11	63.6	57.2	0	5	6	5	+8
25	Gary Payton G. Payton	33	4/1/1999	SEA	@	DEN	41	6	11	0	0	13	26	50.0	0	2	0.0	7	11	63.6	53.5	2	4	2	4	-4