Paul Thompson dropped his most points in a game versus the Spurs on November 27, 1983, with 26 points.

Interpreted as:

Paul Thompson 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	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	26	11/27/1983	CLE	vs	SAS	23	6	2	0	0	10	17	58.8	0	0		6	7	85.7	64.7	3	3	0	3
2	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	24	12/4/1985	PHI	vs	WAS	44	12	5	2	0	8	22	36.4	0	0		8	10	80.0	45.5	6	6	3	6
3	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	24	12/11/1984	CLE	vs	MIL	35	9	2	2	0	10	18	55.6	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	60.7	3	6	3	5
4	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	23	12/12/1984	CLE	@	ATL	34	7	4	2	2	11	26	42.3	0	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	43.5	2	5	3	5
5	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	23	12/14/1983	CLE	@	BOS	25	4	1	1	2	9	13	69.2	0	1	0.0	5	7	71.4	71.5	4	0	1	0
6	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	20	12/29/1983	CLE	vs	ATL	42	8	3	3	5	9	16	56.3	0	0		2	2	100.0	59.2	2	6	4	2
7	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	19	4/5/1984	CLE	vs	CHI	31	7	1	1	1	9	14	64.3	0	0		1	1	100.0	65.8	3	4	1	4
8	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	19	2/23/1984	CLE	vs	PHI	38	6	0	3	0	9	14	64.3	0	0		1	2	50.0	63.8	3	3	2	5
9	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	19	2/18/1984	CLE	vs	IND	29	7	1	3	0	9	14	64.3	0	0		1	2	50.0	63.8	4	3	0	4
10	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	18	12/29/1984	CLE	vs	MIL	32	6	1	2	2	9	18	50.0	0	2	0.0	0	1	0.0	48.8	2	4	1	5
11	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	18	12/4/1984	CLE	vs	LAL	26	4	4	1	1	8	16	50.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	53.3	2	2	1	2
12	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	18	4/14/1984	CLE	@	WAS	43	7	2	2	0	7	13	53.8	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	61.0	0	7	3	0
13	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	18	1/10/1984	CLE	@	MIL	30	5	2	2	1	6	10	60.0	0	0		6	6	100.0	71.2	2	3	0	2
14	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	18	12/7/1983	CLE	vs	ATL	25	7	2	0	0	7	10	70.0	0	0		4	5	80.0	73.8	3	4	0	2
15	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	18	11/16/1983	CLE	@	PHX	19	2	1	0	0	7	10	70.0	0	2	0.0	4	4	100.0	76.5	1	1	2	4
16	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	17	11/29/1985	PHI	@	IND	25	1	0	1	2	8	13	61.5	0	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	63.2	0	1	0	2
17	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	16	3/30/1985	MIL	vs	ATL	22	7	0	0	0	6	14	42.9	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	50.8	6	1	0	0
18	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	16	1/15/1985	CLE	@	KCK	22	2	0	1	1	6	11	54.5	1	1	100.0	3	4	75.0	62.7	0	2	0	3
19	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	16	12/15/1984	CLE	vs	NYK	24	1	2	2	2	6	11	54.5	1	2	50.0	3	4	75.0	62.7	0	1	0	0
20	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	16	12/2/1984	CLE	@	BOS	27	5	3	1	1	5	13	38.5	1	2	50.0	5	6	83.3	51.2	2	3	5	2
21	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	16	11/27/1984	CLE	vs	POR	20	2	0	1	2	8	13	61.5	0	1	0.0	0	0		61.5	0	2	2	4
22	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	16	11/15/1984	CLE	@	ATL	28	2	0	1	1	8	13	61.5	0	0		0	0		61.5	1	1	3	2
23	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	16	4/13/1984	CLE	vs	NYK	28	7	2	2	1	8	11	72.7	0	0		0	0		72.7	3	4	0	4
24	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	16	1/24/1984	CLE	vs	BOS	25	8	1	0	0	7	15	46.7	0	1	0.0	2	3	66.7	49.0	2	6	0	1
25	Paul Thompson P. Thompson	15	12/1/1984	CLE	vs	BOS	32	5	4	2	0	6	21	28.6	0	0		3	4	75.0	33.0	4	1	0	1