first nba player to score 15 points in a game

George Nostrand had 16 points against the Knicks on November 1, 1946.

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first NBA player to score 15 or more points in a game

	NAME	DATE	PTS	TM		OPP	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	George Nostrand G. Nostrand	11/1/1946	16	TOR	vs	NYK	7			2	7	28.6		3
2	Ed Sadowski E. Sadowski	11/1/1946	18	TOR	vs	NYK	8			2	6	33.3		6
3	Max Zaslofsky M. Zaslofsky	11/2/1946	18	CHI	vs	NYK	7			4				0
4	Dino Martin D. Martin	11/2/1946	18	PRO	vs	BOS	7			4
5	Earl Shannon E. Shannon	11/2/1946	15	PRO	vs	BOS	6			3
6	Frankie Baumholtz F. Baumholtz	11/3/1946	25	CLE	vs	TOR	10			5	7	71.4		3
7	George Nostrand G. Nostrand	11/3/1946	17	TOR	@	CLE	7			3	5	60.0		3
8	John Abramovic J. Abramovic	11/4/1946	22	PIT	vs	WAS	8			6
9	Max Zaslofsky M. Zaslofsky	11/5/1946	28	CHI	@	BOS	13			2	4	50.0		3
10	Stan Miasek S. Miasek	11/5/1946	16	DET	vs	STL	6			4
11	Moe Becker M. Becker	11/7/1946	20	PIT	@	PHI	9			2	3	66.7		5
12	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	11/7/1946	25	PHI	vs	PIT	9			7	10	70.0		3
13	Ernie Calverley E. Calverley	11/7/1946	17	PRO	vs	CHI	7			3	3	100.0		2
14	Earl Shannon E. Shannon	11/7/1946	19	PRO	vs	CHI	8			3	6	50.0		4
15	Don Putman D. Putman	11/7/1946	17	STL	vs	NYK	8	27	29.6	1	2	50.0	30.5	2
16	Dick Fitzgerald D. Fitzgerald	11/8/1946	16	TOR	vs	DET	7			2	4	50.0		2
17	John Janisch J. Janisch	11/8/1946	15	DET	@	TOR	7			1	3	33.3		2
18	Ariel Maughan A. Maughan	11/8/1946	25	DET	@	TOR	9			7	7	100.0		5
19	Stan Miasek S. Miasek	11/8/1946	19	DET	@	TOR	8			3	6	50.0		2
20	Ed Sadowski E. Sadowski	11/8/1946	16	TOR	vs	DET	7			2	3	66.7		3
21	Chick Halbert C. Halbert	11/9/1946	23	CHI	vs	TOR	8			7	11	63.6		3
22	Tony Jaros T. Jaros	11/9/1946	15	CHI	vs	TOR	5			5	6	83.3		2
23	Ed Sadowski E. Sadowski	11/9/1946	15	TOR	@	CHI	6			3	7	42.9		4
24	Stan Miasek S. Miasek	11/9/1946	19	DET	vs	BOS	8			3
25	John Abramovic J. Abramovic	11/9/1946	16	PIT	@	PRO	6			4

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1	Pistons	31	10	.756
2	Celtics	26	16	.619	5.5
3	Knicks	25	18	.581	7.0
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11	Grizzlies	18	23	.439	16.5
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14	Kings	12	32	.273	24.0
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