Jim McElroy dropped his most points in a game against the Kansas City Kings on January 23, 1979, with 40 points.

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Jim McElroy 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	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	40	1/23/1979	NOJ	vs	KCK	42	4	5	4	4	15	25	60.0				10	10	100.0	68.0				5
2	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	37	2/21/1979	NOJ	vs	SEA	45	5	5			14	25	56.0				9	10	90.0	62.9	2	3		1
3	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	37	3/27/1977	NOJ	@	IND	53	5	10			15	25	60.0				7	8	87.5	64.9				1
4	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	33	10/24/1979	DET	vs	WAS	38	4	3			11	20	55.0	0			11	15	73.3	62.0				1
5	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	33	3/18/1979	NOJ	vs	PHX	44	4	10	2	2	16	25	64.0				1	2	50.0	63.8	0	4	3	2
6	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	32	11/24/1978	NOJ	@	NJN	46	3	4			13	19	68.4				6	10	60.0	68.4				4
7	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	32	3/5/1977	NOJ	@	WAS	46	1	5			14	24	58.3				4	4	100.0	62.1				2
8	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	32	3/1/1977	NOJ	@	KCK	33	5	7	3	0	10	17	58.8				12	12	100.0	71.8				1
9	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	31	10/18/1979	DET	vs	NYK	35	1	9			11	20	55.0	0	0		9	13	69.2	60.3				4
10	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	29	3/15/1979	NOJ	vs	SAS	46	0	10	4	0	13	22	59.1				3	4	75.0	61.0	0	0		3
11	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	29	3/13/1979	NOJ	@	NYK	43	2	4			10	20	50.0				9	12	75.0	57.4				1
12	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	29	3/10/1979	NOJ	@	HOU	42	3	3			11	22	50.0				7	7	100.0	57.8				2
13	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	29	2/28/1979	NOJ	@	BOS	37	5	5	2	0	10	21	47.6				9	9	100.0	58.1	1	4	1	1
14	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	27	2/13/1979	NOJ	@	POR	34	5	5	1	2	8	17	47.1				11	16	68.8	56.2	2	3	1	2
15	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	27	2/11/1978	NOJ	@	DET	42	2	2			11	18	61.1				5	6	83.3	65.4				3
16	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	26	11/27/1979	DET	@	NYK	38	2	6			10	17	58.8	0			6	7	85.7	64.7				0
17	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	26	2/28/1978	NOJ	vs	BUF	42	4	16			11	16	68.8				4	5	80.0	71.4				3
18	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	26	1/27/1978	NOJ	vs	KCK	33	5	7	2	1	10	14	71.4				6	6	100.0	78.1				3
19	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	26	2/3/1977	NOJ	@	GSW	45	6	3	3	1	12	16	75.0				2	4	50.0	73.2	1	5		3
20	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	25	4/3/1979	NOJ	vs	BOS	42	6	13			12	20	60.0				1	3	33.3	58.6				1
21	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	25	2/10/1979	NOJ	@	DET	34	2	2			8	13	61.5				9	9	100.0	73.7				5
22	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	25	3/12/1977	NOJ	@	HOU	41	4	3	0		10	15	66.7				5	5	100.0	72.7				2
23	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	25	2/11/1977	NOJ	@	CHI	47	3	6	3	0	11	20	55.0				3	3	100.0	58.6	3	0		1
24	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	24	10/26/1979	DET	vs	SAS	34	1	6	0	0	8	14	57.1	1	3	33.3	7	8	87.5	68.5				5
25	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	23	2/18/1979	NOJ	@	DEN	37	2	4	3	1	9	18	50.0				5	7	71.4	54.6	0	2	2	4