Michael Jordan: Games with 50 or more points
Michael Jordan scored 50 or more points 38 times in his career
Michael Jordan delighted the basketball world 39 times with performances of 50 or more points.
The Bulls' fans were the most privileged witness because 38 times MJ did it with the Bulls' jersey, including 22 times at Chicago. Eight times he did it in the Playoffs, inlcluding the NBA Playoffs record of 63 points.
MJ is one of just 6 players in NBA history with multiple 60-point games.
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| Points | Opponent | Site | Date | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA |
| 69 | Cleveland OT | Cleveland | 3/28/90 | 23 | 37 | 21 | 23 |
| 64 | Orlando OT | Chicago | 1/16/93 | 27 | 49 | 9 | 11 |
| 63 | Boston 2OT | Boston (Playoffs) * | 4/20/86 | 22 | 41 | 19 | 21 |
| 61 | Detroit OT | Detroit | 3/4/87 | 22 | 39 | 17 | 18 |
| 61 | Atlanta | Chicago | 4/16/87 | 22 | 38 | 17 | 21 |
| 59 | Detroit | Detroit | 3/3/88 | 21 | 27 | 17 | 19 |
| 58 | New Jersey | Chicago | 2/6/87 | 16 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 57 | Washington | Chicago | 12/23/92 | 22 | 37 | 7 | 8 |
| 56 | Philadelphia | Chicago | 3/24/87 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 15 |
| 56 | Miami | Miami (Playoffs) | 4/29/92 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 13 |
| 55 | Cleveland | Chicago (Playoffs) | 5/1/88 | 24 | 45 | 7 | 7 |
| 55 | Phoenix | Chicago (Playoffs) | 6/16/93 | 21 | 37 | 13 | 18 |
| 55 | New York | New York | 3/28/95 | 21 | 37 | 10 | 11 |
| 55 | Washington | Washington (Playoffs) | 4/30/97 | 22 | 35 | 10 | 10 |
| 54 | L.A. Lakers | Los Angeles | 11/20/92 | 21 | 39 | 11 | 14 |
| 54 | Cleveland | Chicago | 11/3/89 | 19 | 31 | 15 | 17 |
| 54 | New York | Chicago (Playoffs) | 5/31/93 | 18 | 30 | 12 | 14 |
| 53 | Portland | Chicago | 1/8/87 | 20 | 34 | 13 | 16 |
| 53 | Indiana | Chicago | 4/12/87 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 15 |
| 53 | Phoenix | Chicago | 1/21/89 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 15 |
| 53 | Detroit | Chicago | 3/7/96 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 10 |
| 52 | Cleveland | Chicago | 12/17/87 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 12 |
| 52 | Portland | Chicago | 2/26/88 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 12 |
| 52 | Boston | Boston | 11/9/88 | 18 | 33 | 14 | 16 |
| 52 | Philadelphia | Philadelphia | 11/16/88 | 24 | 29 | 4 | 4 |
| 52 | Denver | Denver | 11/26/88 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 14 |
| 52 | Orlando | Orlando | 12/20/89 | 20 | 37 | 10 | 10 |
| 52 | Charlotte | Chicago | 3/12/93 | 21 | 35 | 8 | 9 |
| 51 | New Orleans | Washington | 12/29/01 | 21 | 38 | 9 | 10 |
| 51 | Washington | Washington | 3/19/92 | 19 | 30 | 12 | 15 |
| 51 | New York | Chicago | 1/21/97 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 11 |
| 50 | New York | New York | 11/1/86 | 15 | 31 | 20 | 22 |
| 50 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee | 4/13/87 | 16 | 31 | 18 | 22 |
| 50 | Boston | Chicago | 3/18/88 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 11 |
| 50 | Cleveland | Chicago (Playoffs) | 4/28/88 | 19 | 35 | 12 | 12 |
| 50 | Milwaukee | Chicago | 2/16/89 | 16 | 26 | 17 | 18 |
| 50 | Cleveland | Chicago (Playoffs) | 5/5/89 | 14 | 28 | 22 | 27 |
| 50 | Denver | Chicago | 3/24/92 | 18 | 31 | 12 | 13 |
| 50 | Miami | Miami | 11/6/96 | 18 | 33 | 13 | 14 |
* NBA playoff record