David Thompson has put up the most points in a game in his first 414 games, with 73 points against the Pistons on April 9, 1978.

	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	David Thompson D. Thompson	73	4/9/1978	DEN	@	DET	43	7	2	0	1	28	38	73.7				17	20	85.0	78.0	3	4	4	2
2	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	68	2/25/1977	NOJ	vs	NYK	43	6	6	3	2	26	43	60.5				16	19	84.2	66.2	1	5		6
3	George Gervin G. Gervin	63	4/9/1978	SAS	@	NOJ	33	2	1	2	1	23	49	46.9				17	20	85.0	54.5				3
4	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	63	2/10/1949	PHI	vs	IND			0			27	56	48.2				9	14	64.3	50.7				3
5	George Mikan G. Mikan	61	1/20/1952	MIN	vs	ROC		36				22	45	48.9				17	21	81.0	56.2				4
6	George Gervin G. Gervin	55	1/23/1980	SAS	@	IND	39	5	5	0	1	21	32	65.6	1	2	50.0	12	15	80.0	71.2				0
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	55	12/10/1971	MIL	vs	BOS	47	17	3			23	36	63.9				9	11	81.8	67.3				4
8	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	54	11/13/1968	SDR	vs	DET	48	22				20	45	44.4				14	17	82.4	51.4				2
9	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	53	4/20/1994	ORL	vs	MIN	36	18	4	2	2	22	31	71.0	0	0		9	13	69.2	72.2	7	11	3	3
10	George Gervin G. Gervin	53	1/8/1980	SAS	vs	DEN	43	3	2	3	1	23	40	57.5	0	0		7	8	87.5	60.9	1	2	2	2
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	53	2/18/1972	MIL	vs	PHI		13	9			18	28	64.3				17	22	77.3	70.3
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	53	2/9/1972	MIL	@	CLE	48	14	8			23	31	74.2				7	9	77.8	75.8				1
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	53	1/27/1971	MIL	@	BOS	48	14	7			22	31	71.0				9	14	64.3	71.3				2
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	53	11/4/1970	MIL	@	CLE	45	11	3			20	32	62.5				13	14	92.9	69.4				4
15	George Mikan G. Mikan	53	2/26/1949	MIN	@	BAL						17	28	60.7				19	20	95.0	72.0				5
16	Billy Knight B. Knight	52	11/11/1980	IND	@	SAS	39	5	0	5	0	19	30	63.3	0	0		14	16	87.5	70.2				1
17	Mike Newlin M. Newlin	52	12/16/1979	NJN	vs	BOS	49	6	3	1	0	19	28	67.9	1	3	33.3	13	15	86.7	75.1	3	3	4	3
18	George Gervin G. Gervin	52	1/11/1979	SAS	vs	SDC	37	1	4	2	1	24	33	72.7				4	4	100.0	74.8			3	1
19	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	52	2/22/1974	BUF	vs	BOS	48	22	2		7	20	28	71.4				12	14	85.7	76.1				4
20	Vince Carter V. Carter	51	2/27/2000	TOR	vs	PHX	43	9	1	3	0	17	32	53.1	4	8	50.0	13	13	100.0	67.6	5	4	5	5	+5
21	Larry Kenon L. Kenon	51	3/30/1980	SAS	vs	DET	36	7	1	0	0	23	32	71.9	0	0		5	6	83.3	73.6				4
22	Truck Robinson T. Robinson	51	11/21/1978	NOJ	vs	NJN	44	16	1			20	26	76.9				11	13	84.6	80.4				2
23	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	51	3/18/1977	NOJ	@	PHX	48	6	1	5	2	21	34	61.8				9	10	90.0	66.4	1	5		3
24	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	51	12/14/1976	NOJ	vs	KCK	47	7	6	1	1	18	38	47.4				15	18	83.3	55.5				2
25	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	51	3/18/1975	BUF	@	HOU		20	6	4	2	22	31	71.0				7	9	77.8	72.9				4