first player to score 20 points in a nba game

Frankie Baumholtz had 25 points against the Toronto Huskies on November 3, 1946.

Interpreted as:
first player to score 20 or more points in a NBA game
NAMEDATEPTSTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Frankie Baumholtz
F. Baumholtz
11/3/1946
25
vs
10
5
7
71.4
3
2John Abramovic
J. Abramovic
11/4/1946
22
vs
8
6
3Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
11/5/1946
28
@
13
2
4
50.0
3
4Moe Becker
M. Becker
11/7/1946
20
@
9
2
3
66.7
5
5Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
11/7/1946
25
vs
9
7
10
70.0
3
6Ariel Maughan
A. Maughan
11/8/1946
25
@
9
7
7
100.0
5
7Chick Halbert
C. Halbert
11/9/1946
23
vs
8
7
11
63.6
3
8Johnny Norlander
J. Norlander
11/9/1946
22
@
7
8
1
9Johnny Norlander
J. Norlander
11/10/1946
21
@
7
7
9
77.8
10Mickey Rottner
M. Rottner
11/11/1946
20
@
9
2
2
100.0
4
11John Abramovic
J. Abramovic
11/11/1946
26
vs
9
8
9
88.9
5
12Dino Martin
D. Martin
11/13/1946
20
@
10
0
13Bones McKinney
B. McKinney
11/14/1946
26
@
11
4
6
66.7
3
14Ed Sadowski
E. Sadowski
11/15/1946
30
vs
12
6
8
75.0
4
15John Abramovic
J. Abramovic
11/16/1946
29
@
10
9
16Ernie Calverley
E. Calverley
11/16/1946
23
vs
10
3
17Chick Halbert
C. Halbert
11/17/1946
22
@
9
4
8
50.0
0
18Mel Riebe
M. Riebe
11/17/1946
31
vs
13
5
5
100.0
3
19Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
11/17/1946
20
@
7
6
7
85.7
2
20John Abramovic
J. Abramovic
11/18/1946
22
vs
10
37
27.0
2
3
66.7
28.7
3
21Ed Sadowski
E. Sadowski
11/18/1946
21
@
7
7
11
63.6
5
22Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
11/19/1946
24
vs
9
6
10
60.0
3
23Leo Mogus
L. Mogus
11/19/1946
33
@
15
3
5
60.0
2
24Mel Riebe
M. Riebe
11/19/1946
23
@
9
5
5
100.0
3
25Ed Sadowski
E. Sadowski
11/19/1946
25
vs
10
5
6
83.3
4

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