Game day: December 29, 1981

Best by category

• Points

  1. ★9 George Gervin SAS vs SDC 46
  2. John Long DET @ WAS 41
  3. Jay Vincent DAL vs KCK 41
  4. Adrian Dantley UTA @ LAL 40
  5. Dan Roundfield ATL @ HOU 35
  6. Bernard King GSW vs PHI 35

• Rebounds

  1. ★12 3 Larry Bird BOS @ DEN 21
  2. Moses Malone HOU vs ATL 16
  3. Cedrick Hordges DEN vs BOS 16
  4. David Greenwood CHI vs NYK 15
  5. Leon Douglas KCK @ DAL 14
  6. Michael Brooks SDC @ SAS 13

• Assists

  1. JM Johnny Moore SAS vs SDC 15
  2. Magic Johnson LAL vs UTA 12
  3. John Lucas WAS vs DET 12
  4. Nate Archibald BOS @ DEN 11
  5. Norm Nixon LAL vs UTA 10
  6. Micheal Ray Richardson NYK @ CHI 10

• Efficiency

  1. ★6 Adrian Dantley UTA @ LAL 50
  2. Dan Roundfield ATL @ HOU 44
  3. George Gervin SAS vs SDC 44
  4. John Long DET @ WAS 43
  5. Julius Erving PHI @ GSW 42
  6. Jamaal Wilkes LAL vs UTA 39

• Field goals

  1. ★1 Don Buse IND vs MIL 8/9 88.9%
  2. Randy Smith NYK @ CHI 7/8 87.5%
  3. Darryl Dawkins PHI @ GSW 7/8 87.5%
  4. Freeman Williams SDC @ SAS 9/12 75.0%
  5. Brad Davis DAL vs KCK 6/8 75.0%
  6. Gene Banks SAS vs SDC 6/8 75.0%

• Free throws

  1. ★4 Spencer Haywood WAS vs DET 11/11 100.0%
  2. Julius Erving PHI @ GSW 10/10 100.0%
  3. Purvis Short GSW vs PHI 8/8 100.0%
  4. Alex English DEN vs BOS 6/6 100.0%
  5. Bobby Jones PHI @ GSW 6/6 100.0%
  6. Adrian Dantley UTA @ LAL 14/15 93.3%

• Steals

  1. ★11 Julius Erving PHI @ GSW 5
  2. Maurice Cheeks PHI @ GSW 5
  3. George Gervin SAS vs SDC 3
  4. Jerome Whitehead SDC @ SAS 3
  5. Johnny Moore SAS vs SDC 3
  6. Darryl Dawkins PHI @ GSW 3

• Blocks

  1. KN Kurt Nimphius DAL vs KCK 5
  2. Dan Roundfield ATL @ HOU 3
  3. Moses Malone HOU vs ATL 3
  4. Dave Corzine SAS vs SDC 3
  5. Sly Williams NYK @ CHI 2
  6. Joe Barry Carroll GSW vs PHI 2

• Offensive rebounds

  1. ★12 3 Larry Bird BOS @ DEN 7
  2. Purvis Short GSW vs PHI 6
  3. Cedrick Hordges DEN vs BOS 6
  4. Larry Smith GSW vs PHI 5
  5. World Free GSW vs PHI 4
  6. Julius Erving PHI @ GSW 4

• Minutes

  1. ET Elston Turner DAL vs KCK 46:00
  2. John Drew ATL @ HOU 44:00
  3. Dan Roundfield ATL @ HOU 44:00
  4. Adrian Dantley UTA @ LAL 43:00
  5. Moses Malone HOU vs ATL 43:00
  6. Michael Brooks SDC @ SAS 43:00