George Yardley posted 40 points against the Minneapolis Lakers on January 31, 1957.

Interpreted as:

first piston with 40 or more points in a game

	NAME	DATE	PTS	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	George Yardley G. Yardley	1/31/1957	40	FTW	@	MIN				11	20	55.0	18	21	85.7	68.4	3
2	George Yardley G. Yardley	10/26/1957	41	DET	vs	PHI				15			11	19	57.9		3
3	George Yardley G. Yardley	12/26/1957	48	DET	@	STL				14	32	43.8	20	24	83.3	56.4	3
4	George Yardley G. Yardley	1/15/1958	51	DET	@	BOS	47	19		17	33	51.5	17	19	89.5	61.7	5
5	George Yardley G. Yardley	1/23/1958	44	DET	@	MIN				15	33	45.5	14	14	100.0	56.2	4
6	George Yardley G. Yardley	2/4/1958	52	DET	vs	SYR		20		18	31	58.1	16	16	100.0	68.3	3
7	George Yardley G. Yardley	2/18/1958	48	DET	vs	SYR				16	29	55.2	16	19	84.2	64.2	2
8	George Yardley G. Yardley	2/19/1958	43	DET	@	MIN				17	27	63.0	9	10	90.0	68.5	2
9	George Yardley G. Yardley	2/25/1958	44	DET		STL				18	29	62.1	8	10	80.0	65.9	5
10	George Yardley G. Yardley	2/27/1958	41	DET		MIN		27	2	17	30	56.7	7	9	77.8	60.4	2
11	George Yardley G. Yardley	3/6/1958	49	DET	@	MIN				19	33	57.6	11	15	73.3	61.9	3
12	Gene Shue G. Shue	11/9/1958	45	DET	vs	BOS				14			17	21	81.0		2
13	Gene Shue G. Shue	11/24/1959	43	DET		CIN		9		16			11	11	100.0		1
14	Bailey Howell B. Howell	11/25/1960	43	DET	vs	LAL		30		12			19	21	90.5		4
15	Gene Shue G. Shue	1/18/1961	41	DET		CIN		6		16	28	57.1	9	11	81.8	62.4	4
16	Don Ohl D. Ohl	1/23/1963	43	DET	@	LAL		9		18	34	52.9	7	8	87.5	57.3	4
17	Don Ohl D. Ohl	3/5/1963	42	DET		SFW	48	4	1	18	28	64.3	6	7	85.7	67.6	5
18	Don Ohl D. Ohl	3/8/1963	41	DET		SFW	53	4	4	17	32	53.1	7	11	63.6	55.6	3
19	Bailey Howell B. Howell	2/26/1964	42	DET	vs	PHI				16			10	13	76.9		4
20	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	1/12/1966	41	DET	vs	PHI		24	3	19	27	70.4	3	5	60.0	70.2	4
21	Dave Bing D. Bing	3/8/1967	47	DET	vs	BAL		6	5	21	38	55.3	5	6	83.3	57.8
22	Dave Bing D. Bing	11/3/1967	42	DET	@	BAL	48	4	11	16	30	53.3	10	13	76.9	58.8	5
23	Dave Bing D. Bing	11/15/1967	40	DET	vs	PHI	46	5	3	18	29	62.1	4	5	80.0	64.1	4
24	Dave Bing D. Bing	12/6/1967	40	DET	vs	CHI	45	5	6	17	31	54.8	6	8	75.0	57.9	4
25	Dave Bing D. Bing	12/13/1967	43	DET	vs	NYK	43	5	5	16	27	59.3	11	15	73.3	64.0	2