first nba player to have a 44 point game

Carl Braun scored 47 points against the Providence Steam Rollers on December 6, 1947.

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first NBA player to have a 44 or more point game

	NAME	DATE	PTS	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Carl Braun C. Braun	12/6/1947	47	NYK	@	PRO				18	35	51.4	11
2	George Mikan G. Mikan	12/1/1948	44	MIN	@	FTW				14			16	19	84.2
3	George Mikan G. Mikan	12/4/1948	47	MIN	@	CHI				16			15	19	78.9		1
4	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	12/18/1948	47	PHI	@	PRO				18	41	43.9	11	14	78.6	49.8	4
5	George Mikan G. Mikan	1/30/1949	48	MIN	vs	WAS				18	29	62.1	12	14	85.7	68.3	6
6	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	2/10/1949	63	PHI	vs	IND			0	27	56	48.2	9	14	64.3	50.7	3
7	George Mikan G. Mikan	2/22/1949	48	MIN	@	NYK				18	37	48.6	12	17	70.6	54.0
8	George Mikan G. Mikan	2/26/1949	53	MIN	@	BAL				17	28	60.7	19	20	95.0	72.0	5
9	George Mikan G. Mikan	3/13/1949	51	MIN	vs	NYK				22	40	55.0	7	12	58.3	56.3	2
10	George Mikan G. Mikan	3/19/1949	46	MIN	@	ROC				18	40	45.0	10	13	76.9	50.3
11	Bobby Cook B. Cook	1/12/1950	44	SHE	vs	DEN			5	18	33	54.5	8	9	88.9	59.5	5
12	George Mikan G. Mikan	1/14/1950	51	MIN	@	ROC				20	36	55.6	11	12	91.7	61.8	5
13	George Mikan G. Mikan	11/18/1950	47	MIN	@	ROC				16	40	40.0	15	16	93.8	50.0	4
14	Dike Eddleman D. Eddleman	12/17/1950	48	TRI	@	FTW				19	28	67.9	10	12	83.3	72.1	3
15	George Mikan G. Mikan	3/4/1951	44	MIN	@	BOS				13			18	20	90.0		5
16	George Mikan G. Mikan	3/10/1951	46	MIN	@	TRI				16	31	51.6	14	17	82.4	59.8	3
17	George Mikan G. Mikan	1/20/1952	61	MIN	vs	ROC		36		22	45	48.9	17	21	81.0	56.2	4
18	George Mikan G. Mikan	3/29/1952	47	MIN	@	ROC				15	26	57.7	17	18	94.4	69.3	4
19	George Mikan G. Mikan	1/14/1953	46	MIN	@	BAL		28		16	30	53.3	14	15	93.3	62.8	6
20	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	3/6/1953	46	BOS	vs	MIN	41			18	29	62.1	10	17	58.8	63.0	3
21	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	3/21/1953	50	BOS	vs	SYR	66	3	2	10	22	45.5	30	32	93.8	69.3	5
22	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	2/16/1954	50	PHI		SYR		12	6	18	30	60.0	14	16	87.5	67.5	5
23	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	2/4/1955	45	PHI	vs	ROC		20	1	15	23	65.2	15	22	68.2	68.8	4
24	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	12/27/1955	46	STL	vs	BOS				17	27	63.0	12	14	85.7	69.4	3
25	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	2/24/1956	46	STL		SYR	43	22	5	17	34	50.0	12	14	85.7	57.3	3

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