most points scored in a single game in the 1973

Phil Chenier had the most points in a game in 1972-73, with 53 points versus the Trail Blazers on December 6, 1972.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player scored in a single regular-season game in the 1973

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Phil Chenier P. Chenier	53	12/6/1972	BAL	vs	POR	42	1	4	22	31	71.0	9	11	81.8	73.9	0
2	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	52	1/27/1973	KCO	@	ATL	48	8	11	21	31	67.7	10	13	76.9	70.8	2
3	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	52	1/9/1973	KCO	vs	NYK	53	3	14	18	28	64.3	16	17	94.1	73.3	1
4	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	51	3/16/1973	POR	vs	HOU	40	4	5	19	28	67.9	13	16	81.3	72.8	1
5	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	51	1/20/1973	POR	@	HOU	42	2	7	19	35	54.3	13	14	92.9	62.0	1
6	Rick Barry R. Barry	51	1/17/1973	GSW		HOU	43	5	7	24	33	72.7	3	4	75.0	73.4	3
7	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	51	1/3/1973	SEA	vs	KCO	48	18	2	15	33	45.5	21	27	77.8	56.8	3
8	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	51	11/18/1972	KCO	vs	HOU	48	1	14	17	34	50.0	17	18	94.4	60.8	4
9	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	49	2/13/1973	KCO	vs	HOU	47	2	10	22	33	66.7	5	5	100.0	69.6	4
10	Bob Love B. Love	49	2/6/1973	CHI	vs	KCO	46	9	2	16	28	57.1	17	20	85.0	66.6	3
11	Bob Love B. Love	49	2/4/1973	CHI	vs	MIL	43	12	2	19	33	57.6	11	13	84.6	63.3	3
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	49	10/17/1972	MIL	@	POR	46	23	1	20	38	52.6	9	12	75.0	56.6	1
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	48	1/25/1973	MIL		HOU	44	24	1	24	32	75.0	0	0		75.0	2
14	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	48	1/16/1973	KCO	vs	SEA	48	5	11	19	36	52.8	10	12	83.3	58.1	5
15	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	48	11/28/1972	DET	vs	POR	47	16	2	19	35	54.3	10	12	83.3	59.6	5
16	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	47	11/15/1972	KCO	vs	SEA	48	5	11	19	39	48.7	9	9	100.0	54.7	1
17	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	46	2/17/1973	LAL	@	POR	43	11	4	19	36	52.8	8	10	80.0	56.9	3
18	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	45	3/28/1973	BUF		HOU		25		20	36	55.6	5	6	83.3	58.2	5
19	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	45	12/30/1972	KCO	@	GSW	48	3	10	18	29	62.1	9	11	81.8	66.5	5
20	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	45	11/18/1972	ATL	vs	PHX	45	0	11	15	31	48.4	15	18	83.3	57.8	3
21	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	44	3/20/1973	KCO	vs	BUF	48	3	8	13	29	44.8	18	20	90.0	58.2	1
22	Bob Love B. Love	44	2/9/1973	CHI	@	CLE	43	9	0	15	28	53.6	14	17	82.4	62.0	4
23	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	44	12/28/1972	MIL	vs	DET	46	28	7	19	27	70.4	6	9	66.7	71.1	3
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	44	12/20/1972	MIL	vs	POR	41	21	6	21	27	77.8	2	2	100.0	78.9	2
25	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	44	11/4/1972	ATL	vs	PHI	42	10	6	14	27	51.9	16	22	72.7	60.0	3