Purvis Short had his most points in a game against the New Jersey Nets on November 17, 1984, with 59 points.

Interpreted as:

Purvis Short 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	Purvis Short P. Short	59	11/17/1984	GSW	vs	NJN	40	5	0	1	0	20	28	71.4	4	6	66.7	15	16	93.8	84.2	2	3	3	2
2	Purvis Short P. Short	57	1/7/1984	GSW	vs	SAS	42	15	1	1	0	24	38	63.2	2	2	100.0	7	8	87.5	68.6	8	7	3	2
3	Purvis Short P. Short	48	11/11/1984	GSW	@	POR	41	3	2	2	0	19	34	55.9	0	3	0.0	10	11	90.9	61.8	0	3	3	5
4	Purvis Short P. Short	47	2/18/1984	GSW	vs	WAS	41	4	6	2	0	15	25	60.0	1	3	33.3	16	18	88.9	71.4	1	3	4	3
5	Purvis Short P. Short	46	2/17/1985	GSW	vs	WAS	50	8	2	1	0	16	27	59.3	0	1	0.0	14	16	87.5	67.6	2	6	3	1
6	Purvis Short P. Short	45	3/12/1981	GSW	@	DAL	39	4	5	0	0	18	30	60.0	2	2	100.0	7	7	100.0	68.0	1	3	2	6
7	Purvis Short P. Short	44	1/11/1986	GSW	@	DAL	47	9	5	1	0	14	29	48.3	0	1	0.0	16	16	100.0	61.0	7	2	4	6
8	Purvis Short P. Short	44	3/9/1985	GSW	@	PHX	45	5	5	2	1	16	26	61.5	0	2	0.0	12	14	85.7	68.4	1	4	7	5
9	Purvis Short P. Short	43	4/10/1984	GSW	vs	LAL	40	6	2	0	0	17	29	58.6	3	4	75.0	6	11	54.5	63.5	2	4	1	3
10	Purvis Short P. Short	42	4/6/1985	GSW	vs	KCK	43	6	5	1	1	14	25	56.0	1	3	33.3	13	13	100.0	68.4	4	2	5	3
11	Purvis Short P. Short	41	12/26/1985	GSW	vs	SAC	40	3	2	0	0	16	30	53.3	0	1	0.0	9	9	100.0	60.4	3	0	1	3
12	Purvis Short P. Short	40	3/12/1985	GSW	vs	SAS	37	5	3	2	0	17	28	60.7	1	2	50.0	5	7	71.4	64.4	3	2	2	3
13	Purvis Short P. Short	40	12/8/1984	GSW	vs	PHX	42	2	3	4	0	15	30	50.0	1	4	25.0	9	11	81.8	57.4	2	0	4	3
14	Purvis Short P. Short	40	11/15/1984	GSW	vs	DAL	39	6	3	2	0	18	30	60.0	1	3	33.3	3	3	100.0	63.9	3	3	3	3
15	Purvis Short P. Short	40	3/11/1984	GSW	@	KCK	42	6	2	1	0	16	25	64.0	0	1	0.0	8	8	100.0	70.1	3	3	3	5
16	Purvis Short P. Short	40	4/16/1983	GSW	vs	SEA	46	6	4	1	0	18	32	56.3	0	0		4	5	80.0	58.5	2	4	1	3
17	Purvis Short P. Short	40	12/2/1982	GSW	@	DAL	42	5	4	1	0	17	30	56.7	0	1	0.0	6	6	100.0	61.3	2	3	1	5
18	Purvis Short P. Short	40	11/30/1982	GSW	vs	PHX	43	4	4	0	0	15	21	71.4	0	0		10	11	90.9	77.4	0	4	3	1
19	Purvis Short P. Short	39	3/12/1986	GSW	@	UTA	40	6	6	1	1	15	25	60.0	0	0		9	9	100.0	67.3	2	4	3	3
20	Purvis Short P. Short	39	3/8/1986	GSW	vs	CLE	42	7	4	1	1	12	20	60.0	1	2	50.0	14	16	87.5	72.1	1	6	1	2
21	Purvis Short P. Short	39	12/13/1983	GSW	vs	NJN	40	8	0	1	0	14	25	56.0	2	2	100.0	9	12	75.0	64.4	4	4	4	5
22	Purvis Short P. Short	38	1/2/1986	GSW	vs	HOU	35	0	1	2	0	17	25	68.0	1	2	50.0	3	3	100.0	72.2	0	0	0	4
23	Purvis Short P. Short	38	3/2/1985	GSW	vs	LAC	44	6	6	0	1	12	25	48.0	1	5	20.0	13	16	81.3	59.3	2	4	1	2
24	Purvis Short P. Short	38	1/21/1985	GSW	@	IND	51	6	5	0	1	15	31	48.4	1	1	100.0	7	8	87.5	55.0	1	5	1	4
25	Purvis Short P. Short	38	1/7/1985	GSW	@	KCK	44	5	3	2	1	17	32	53.1	0	1	0.0	4	6	66.7	54.8	3	2	5	4