highest scoring game in nba before 1949

Before 1948-49, Carl Braun dropped the most points in a game, with 47 points versus the Providence Steam Rollers on December 6, 1947.

Interpreted as:
highest scoring by a player regular-season game in NBA before 1949
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Carl Braun
C. Braun
47
12/6/1947
@
18
35
51.4
11
2Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
41
1/14/1947
@
15
11
16
68.8
3
3Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
40
3/7/1948
vs
15
10
13
76.9
4Dino Martin
D. Martin
40
1/9/1947
vs
17
6
7
85.7
1
5Red Wallace
R. Wallace
38
1/31/1947
vs
16
22
72.7
6
8
75.0
74.5
2
6Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
37
2/1/1948
@
14
9
4
7Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
37
2/6/1947
vs
15
7
8
87.5
0
8Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
37
12/3/1946
vs
16
50
32.0
5
8
62.5
34.6
2
9Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
36
1/16/1947
vs
11
14
19
73.7
4
10Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
35
3/18/1948
vs
13
55
23.6
9
10
90.0
29.5
11Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
35
1/9/1948
@
14
7
8
87.5
4
12Bob Feerick
B. Feerick
35
3/19/1947
vs
17
1
1
100.0
2
13Ed Sadowski
E. Sadowski
35
3/12/1947
@
11
13
17
76.5
14Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
35
1/9/1947
vs
11
13
15
86.7
4
15Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
35
1/2/1947
vs
15
35
42.9
5
9
55.6
44.9
4
16Ed Sadowski
E. Sadowski
34
2/26/1948
@
13
22
59.1
8
10
80.0
64.4
6
17Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
34
12/30/1947
@
13
8
9
88.9
18Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
34
3/27/1947
vs
12
10
11
90.9
4
19Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
34
2/20/1947
vs
13
8
12
66.7
5
20Ed Sadowski
E. Sadowski
33
2/19/1948
@
12
9
11
81.8
21Leo Mogus
L. Mogus
33
11/19/1946
@
15
3
5
60.0
2
22Howie Dallmar
H. Dallmar
32
3/16/1948
@
13
6
8
75.0
23Ed Sadowski
E. Sadowski
32
3/5/1948
vs
14
4
4
100.0
24Carl Braun
C. Braun
32
2/11/1948
vs
13
6
25Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
32
3/2/1947
vs
13
6
8
75.0
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