first nba player to attempt 35 field goals in a game

John Abramovic took 37 shots against the Toronto Huskies on November 18, 1946.

	NAME	DATE	FGA	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	AST	FGM	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	John Abramovic J. Abramovic	11/18/1946	37	PIT	vs	TOR		22		10	27.0	2	3	66.7	28.7	3
2	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	12/3/1946	50	PHI	vs	PRO		37		16	32.0	5	8	62.5	34.6	2
3	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	1/2/1947	35	PHI	vs	PRO		35		15	42.9	5	9	55.6	44.9	4
4	Frankie Baumholtz F. Baumholtz	1/16/1947	36	CLE	@	STL		24		10	27.8	4	5	80.0	31.4	3
5	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	11/27/1947	40	PHI	vs	NYK		24	0	7	17.5	10	13	76.9	26.2	5
6	Carl Braun C. Braun	12/6/1947	35	NYK	@	PRO		47		18	51.4	11
7	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	12/30/1947	47	PHI	@	BOS		31		12	25.5	7	8	87.5	30.7
8	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	3/18/1948	55	PHI	vs	PRO		35		13	23.6	9	10	90.0	29.5
9	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	3/23/1948	38	PHI	@	STL		18	0	6	15.8	6	8	75.0	21.7	5
10	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	3/25/1948	36	PHI	@	STL		17	0	7	19.4	3	4	75.0	22.5	3
11	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	3/27/1948	37	PHI	vs	STL		30	0	12	32.4	6	7	85.7	37.4	5
12	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	3/30/1948	46	PHI	vs	STL		21	0	8	17.4	5	8	62.5	21.2	4
13	George Mikan G. Mikan	11/9/1948	39	MIN	@	BOS		29		11	28.2	7	10	70.0	33.4
14	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	12/2/1948	35	PHI	vs	BOS		32	1	11	31.4	10	13	76.9	39.3	5
15	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	12/18/1948	41	PHI	@	PRO		47		18	43.9	11	14	78.6	49.8	4
16	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	1/18/1949	38	PHI	vs	PRO	48	34	1	13	34.2	8	9	88.9	40.5	3
17	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	1/27/1949	38	PHI	vs	NYK		39	0	13	34.2	13	14	92.9	44.2	4
18	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	1/29/1949	36	PHI	@	NYK		27	1	10	27.8	7	11	63.6	33.1	3
19	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	2/10/1949	56	PHI	vs	IND		63	0	27	48.2	9	14	64.3	50.7	3
20	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	2/17/1949	35	PHI	vs	NYK		36	0	12	34.3	12	14	85.7	43.7	2
21	George Mikan G. Mikan	2/18/1949	39	MIN	@	BOS		28		10	25.6	8	11	72.7	31.9
22	George Mikan G. Mikan	2/22/1949	37	MIN	@	NYK		48		18	48.6	12	17	70.6	54.0
23	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	2/22/1949	41	PHI	@	ROC		21	0	8	19.5	5	6	83.3	24.1	3
24	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	3/1/1949	35	PHI	vs	STL		23	0	8	22.9	7	9	77.8	29.5	4
25	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	3/10/1949	35	PHI	vs	ROC		29	0	10	28.6	9	11	81.8	36.4	4

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