Magic Johnson scored his most points in a game against the Kings on December 23, 1986, with 46 points.

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Magic Johnson career high 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	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	46	12/23/1986	LAL	@	SAC	48	10	9	1	0	17	36	47.2	0	1	0.0	12	16	75.0	53.4	1	9	2	3
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	42	1/19/1987	LAL	@	NJN	41	11	7	2	1	13	28	46.4	0	2	0.0	16	16	100.0	59.9	4	7	6	3
3	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	41	3/28/1981	LAL	@	UTA	44	12	11	1	0	17	23	73.9	0	0		7	10	70.0	74.8	2	10	5	2
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	40	11/30/1988	LAL	vs	SEA	38	9	10	2	1	13	21	61.9	1	1	100.0	13	14	92.9	73.6	2	7	3	2
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	40	2/13/1987	LAL	vs	IND	41	6	7	1	1	14	24	58.3	0	0		12	14	85.7	66.3	3	3	4	2
6	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	40	1/9/1982	LAL	@	DET	36	10	9			18	23	78.3	0	0		4	5	80.0	79.4				4
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	39	1/18/1988	LAL	vs	HOU	38	5	17	2	0	15	20	75.0	0	0		9	10	90.0	79.9	0	5	5	2
8	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	39	2/15/1987	LAL	vs	BOS	45	7	10	2	0	12	20	60.0	1	1	100.0	14	15	93.3	73.3	3	4	4	4
9	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	39	4/7/1985	LAL	vs	POR	46	9	11	2	0	11	16	68.8	0	0		17	19	89.5	80.0	2	7	8	5
10	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	38	4/9/1990	LAL	vs	DAL	41	8	8	1	1	8	13	61.5	3	5	60.0	19	22	86.4	83.8	1	7	2	1
11	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	38	1/10/1987	LAL	@	GSW	39	4	7	1	0	12	20	60.0	1	1	100.0	13	13	100.0	73.9	0	4	6	3
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	38	12/21/1986	LAL	@	HOU	42	8	16	3	1	11	18	61.1	0	0		16	16	100.0	75.9	0	8	2	1
13	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	37	3/17/1990	LAL	@	MIN	45	5	13	2	1	9	19	47.4	3	5	60.0	16	19	84.2	67.6	2	3	0	1
14	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	37	2/18/1987	LAL	@	DEN	41	9	16	0	2	13	20	65.0	0	1	0.0	11	12	91.7	73.2	0	9	6	0
15	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	37	2/17/1985	LAL	vs	BOS	42	3	13	2	0	10	16	62.5	0	0		17	19	89.5	75.9	1	2	5	1
16	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	36	4/8/1983	LAL	vs	GSW	37	13	14	3	3	15	21	71.4	0	0		6	8	75.0	73.4	2	11	9	2
17	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	35	3/1/1989	LAL	vs	GSW	32	14	8	1	0	13	20	65.0	4	7	57.1	5	5	100.0	78.8	6	8	1	1
18	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	35	12/14/1988	LAL	@	NJN	45	9	9	3	0	13	20	65.0	0	1	0.0	9	11	81.8	70.5	0	9	3	1
19	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	35	4/3/1987	LAL	@	POR	40	10	11	1	0	14	24	58.3	0	0		7	9	77.8	62.6	2	8	4	4
20	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	34	12/30/1990	LAL	vs	PHI	39	13	13	2	0	10	17	58.8	2	4	50.0	12	12	100.0	76.3	3	10	4	1
21	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	34	3/14/1990	LAL	@	PHI	40	6	9	1	0	9	15	60.0	4	6	66.7	12	13	92.3	82.0	1	5	5	2
22	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	34	12/5/1989	LAL	vs	LAC	41	6	10	4	1	11	20	55.0	0	4	0.0	12	15	80.0	63.9	1	5	4	3
23	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	34	3/26/1989	LAL	vs	PHX	44	10	18	1	0	11	22	50.0	0	5	0.0	12	13	92.3	61.3	0	10	4	1
24	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	34	12/30/1988	LAL	vs	LAC	39	8	14	4	0	10	24	41.7	0	4	0.0	14	14	100.0	56.4	2	6	3	1
25	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	34	1/24/1988	LAL	@	SEA	42	10	6	2	0	9	19	47.4	0	1	0.0	16	19	84.2	62.1	1	9	6	1