1996-97 NBA Regular Season:
Players with the Most Points in a Game

List with the players who had the most points in a single game in the 1996-1997 NBA Regular Season. Top 50 individual performances.

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Points

51
Michael Jordan
(Chicago Bulls)

Who scored the most points in a 1996-97 Regular Season game?

Michael Jordan scored 51 points in a game, the best individual performance for this stat in the 1996-97 Regular Season.

Most Points in One Game -
TOP 50

1996-97 Regular Season

Rk
Player
(Team)
Points
W/L Game
1
(Bulls)
51 pts
W
88-87 vs. Knicks
2
(76ers)
50 pts
L
118-125 @ Cavaliers
(Bulls)
50 pts
W
106-100 @ Heat
4
(Rockets)
48 pts
L
109-113 vs. Nuggets
(Hornets)
48 pts
W
122-121 OT vs. Celtics
6
(Bulls)
47 pts
W
134-123 vs. Nuggets
7
(Warriors)
46 pts
W
105-93 vs. Mavericks
8
(Heat)
45 pts
W
108-105 OT @ Bullets
(Bulls)
45 pts
W
91-84 @ Supersonics
(Bulls)
45 pts
W
102-97 vs. Cavaliers
(Rockets)
45 pts
W
120-105 vs. Nuggets
Rk
Player
(Team)
Points
W/L Game
12
(76ers)
44 pts
L
118-126 @ Bucks
(76ers)
44 pts
L
102-128 @ Bulls
(Bulls)
44 pts
L
100-105 @ Jazz
(Bucks)
44 pts
W
126-118 @ Bullets
16
(Bulls)
43 pts
W
103-100 vs. Hornets
(Hornets)
43 pts
W
102-95 vs. Bucks
(Warriors)
43 pts
L
102-110 vs. Bullets
19
(Lakers)
42 pts
W
108-99 vs. Kings
(Hornets)
42 pts
W
110-105 OT @ Cavaliers
(Hornets)
42 pts
W
114-108 vs. Rockets
(Bucks)
42 pts
L
105-111 vs. Lakers
Rk
Player
(Team)
Points
W/L Game
23
(Nets)
41 pts
L
111-114 vs. Magic
(Jazz)
41 pts
W
95-88 vs. Pistons
(Jazz)
41 pts
W
111-104 @ Warriors
(Jazz)
41 pts
W
111-99 @ Suns
(Rockets)
41 pts
L
100-105 OT vs. Jazz
(Lakers)
41 pts
W
111-105 @ Bucks
(Hornets)
41 pts
W
115-113 vs. 76ers
(Kings)
41 pts
W
105-98 vs. Clippers
(Hawks)
41 pts
L
96-102 @ Jazz
(Warriors)
41 pts
L
106-112 @ Clippers
(Warriors)
41 pts
W
112-101 vs. Celtics
Rk
Player
(Team)
Points
W/L Game
34
(Lakers)
40 pts
L
121-127 2OT vs. Knicks
(76ers)
40 pts
L
110-131 vs. Bullets
(76ers)
40 pts
L
101-116 vs. Hawks
(Bulls)
40 pts
W
107-104 @ Bucks
(Bulls)
40 pts
W
88-84 @ Clippers
(Nets)
40 pts
L
123-132 @ Bucks
(Pacers)
40 pts
W
106-95 @ Hornets
(Grizzlies)
40 pts
L
105-111 @ Nets
(Hornets)
40 pts
W
124-110 vs. Magic
(Hornets)
40 pts
W
99-93 @ Knicks
(Kings)
40 pts
L
88-100 @ Suns
(Trail Blazers)
40 pts
W
118-106 vs. Celtics
(Bucks)
40 pts
W
126-118 vs. 76ers
(Pacers)
40 pts
W
103-96 OT vs. Clippers
(Warriors)
40 pts
L
108-118 @ Bullets
(Warriors)
40 pts
L
98-110 @ Clippers
Rk
Player
(Team)
Points
W/L Game
50
(Hawks)
39 pts
W
87-83 vs. Cavaliers
(Rockets)
39 pts
L
108-114 @ Hornets
(Nuggets)
39 pts
W
121-105 vs. Spurs
(Knicks)
39 pts
W
113-102 @ Celtics
(Bulls)
39 pts
W
108-107 vs. Bullets
(Pacers)
39 pts
W
116-115 @ Hornets
(Rockets)
39 pts
W
112-103 vs. Timberwolves
(Rockets)
39 pts
L
99-104 vs. Suns
(Lakers)
39 pts
W
100-98 vs. Jazz
(Grizzlies)
39 pts
W
121-107 @ Suns
(Hornets)
39 pts
L
81-86 @ Magic
(Hornets)
39 pts
W
108-96 @ Timberwolves
(Hornets)
39 pts
W
109-101 @ Warriors
(Warriors)
39 pts
W
122-114 OT vs. 76ers
(76ers)
39 pts
L
113-115 @ Hornets