highest scoring games 1953

Ed Macauley and George Mikan were tied for the most points in a game in 1952-53, with 46 points.

Interpreted as:
highest scoring by a player regular-season games 1953
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
46
3/6/1953
vs
41
18
29
62.1
10
17
58.8
63.0
3
2George Mikan
G. Mikan
46
1/14/1953
@
28
16
30
53.3
14
15
93.3
62.8
6
3Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
42
12/11/1952
41
4
4
17
25
68.0
8
9
88.9
72.5
3
4George Mikan
G. Mikan
41
1/17/1953
@
15
27
55.6
11
12
91.7
63.5
5
5Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
37
11/1/1952
@
10
19
52.6
17
22
77.3
64.5
4
6George Mikan
G. Mikan
36
2/12/1953
vs
13
22
59.1
10
13
76.9
64.9
2
7George Mikan
G. Mikan
36
2/5/1953
vs
25
12
20
60.0
12
13
92.3
70.0
4
8Jack Nichols
J. Nichols
36
1/22/1953
@
6
4
16
30
53.3
4
5
80.0
55.9
4
9Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
35
2/15/1953
vs
19
7
14
50.0
21
25
84.0
70.0
6
10George Mikan
G. Mikan
35
11/22/1952
vs
15
31
48.4
5
6
83.3
52.0
5
11Jack Nichols
J. Nichols
34
1/18/1953
@
15
26
57.7
4
6
66.7
59.4
5
12Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
34
1/10/1953
15
11
12
15
80.0
4
13Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
34
1/7/1953
@
5
5
13
18
72.2
8
9
88.9
77.4
5
14Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
33
3/15/1953
@
47
7
12
21
57.1
9
11
81.8
63.9
4
15George Mikan
G. Mikan
33
3/1/1953
9
17
52.9
15
18
83.3
66.2
5
16Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
33
2/7/1953
@
12
10
13
13
100.0
3
17Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
33
1/18/1953
vs
48
3
10
21
47.6
13
15
86.7
59.8
2
18Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
33
1/10/1953
@
10
13
14
92.9
6
19Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
32
3/3/1953
13
6
9
66.7
3
20Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
32
2/17/1953
@
9
14
17
82.4
2
21Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
32
2/15/1953
22
10
12
19
63.2
3
22Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
32
2/4/1953
vs
34
5
13
18
72.2
6
8
75.0
74.3
3
23Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
32
1/11/1953
@
10
12
12
100.0
6
24Paul Hoffman
P. Hoffman
32
1/9/1953
14
26
53.8
4
7
57.1
55.0
25Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
32
12/10/1952
48
19
13
6
10
60.0
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