Game day: October 16, 1971

Best by category

• Points

  1. ★6 Lou Hudson ATL vs PHI 32
  2. Jim McMillian LAL @ NYK 28
  3. Billy Cunningham PHI @ ATL 27
  4. Earl Monroe BLT vs GSW 27
  5. Bingo Smith CLE @ BUF 26
  6. Elvin Hayes HOU @ PHX 26

• Rebounds

  1. ★13 2 Wilt Chamberlain LAL @ NYK 19
  2. Spencer Haywood SEA vs MIL 17
  3. Curtis Perry HOU @ PHX 16
  4. Elmore Smith BUF vs CLE 15
  5. Bingo Smith CLE @ BUF 15
  6. Fred Carter BLT vs GSW 15

• Assists

  1. ★9 Lenny Wilkens SEA vs MIL 9
  2. Herm Gilliam ATL vs PHI 8
  3. Dick Barnett NYK vs LAL 7
  4. Jerry West LAL @ NYK 6
  5. Oscar Robertson MIL @ SEA 6
  6. Fred Carter BLT vs GSW 6

• Efficiency

  1. Jim McMillian LAL @ NYK 37
  2. Paul Silas PHX vs HOU 35
  3. Bob Kauffman BUF vs CLE 33
  4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL @ SEA 32
  5. Bingo Smith CLE @ BUF 32
  6. John Tresvant BLT vs GSW 30

• Field goals

  1. BB ★3 Bill Bridges ATL vs PHI 8/11 72.7%
  2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL @ SEA 12/17 70.6%
  3. Dave Wohl PHI @ ATL 9/13 69.2%
  4. Hal Greer PHI @ ATL 8/12 66.7%
  5. Greg Smith MIL @ SEA 6/9 66.7%
  6. Paul Silas PHX vs HOU 9/14 64.3%

• Free throws

  1. Jim McMillian LAL @ NYK 10/10 100.0%
  2. Bob Kauffman BUF vs CLE 6/6 100.0%
  3. Happy Hairston LAL @ NYK 6/6 100.0%
  4. Dick Van Arsdale PHX vs HOU 11/12 91.7%
  5. Paul Silas PHX vs HOU 8/9 88.9%
  6. Bobby Washington CLE @ BUF 7/8 87.5%

• Minutes

  1. ★19 6 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL @ SEA 48:00
  2. Spencer Haywood SEA vs MIL 48:00
  3. Elmore Smith BUF vs CLE 48:00
  4. Billy Cunningham PHI @ ATL 46:00
  5. Bingo Smith CLE @ BUF 45:00
  6. John Johnson CLE @ BUF 44:00