most points in a single basketball game by a king before 1957

Before 1956-57, Jack Twyman put up the most points for the Rochester Royals in a game, with 40 points against the Celtics on January 28, 1956.

Interpreted as:
most points in a single basketball regular-season game by a king before 1957
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
40
1/28/1956
vs
17
27
63.0
6
10
60.0
63.7
4
2Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
36
1/25/1956
@
11
22
50.0
14
19
73.7
59.3
4
3Arnie Risen
A. Risen
35
2/28/1954
@
40
15
0
14
27
51.9
7
10
70.0
55.7
6
4Bob Davies
B. Davies
33
3/3/1952
@
12
9
10
90.0
5
5Bob Davies
B. Davies
33
1/19/1949
12
9
11
81.8
6Ed Fleming
E. Fleming
32
2/22/1956
17
3
10
17
58.8
12
17
70.6
65.4
4
7Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
32
11/5/1955
vs
20
8
11
10
11
90.9
3
8Bob Davies
B. Davies
32
12/26/1949
@
7
14
26
53.8
4
5
80.0
56.7
3
9Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
31
12/9/1955
27
6
7
23
30.4
17
20
85.0
48.7
5
10Odie Spears
O. Spears
31
11/8/1952
vs
10
11
12
91.7
5
11Bobby Wanzer
B. Wanzer
30
2/1/1953
@
46
9
9
20
45.0
12
15
80.0
56.4
4
12Arnie Risen
A. Risen
30
1/3/1953
vs
11
8
10
80.0
5
13Arnie Risen
A. Risen
30
3/11/1952
@
12
6
12
50.0
5
14Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
29
2/22/1956
8
3
10
20
50.0
9
9
100.0
60.5
3
15Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
29
2/3/1956
@
26
4
11
26
42.3
7
9
77.8
48.4
4
16Bob Davies
B. Davies
29
2/2/1953
10
9
11
81.8
4
17Bob Davies
B. Davies
29
1/17/1953
vs
13
6
17
19
89.5
4
18Arnie Risen
A. Risen
29
12/6/1952
vs
12
5
7
71.4
4
19Bobby Wanzer
B. Wanzer
29
3/17/1951
vs
12
5
5
100.0
20Bob Davies
B. Davies
29
2/11/1950
vs
8
13
14
92.9
21Bob Davies
B. Davies
29
3/16/1949
@
11
7
7
100.0
22Arnie Risen
A. Risen
29
3/6/1949
@
10
9
12
75.0
23Bob Davies
B. Davies
29
2/9/1949
@
12
5
7
71.4
24Bob Davies
B. Davies
29
1/23/1949
@
11
7
7
100.0
25Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
28
2/5/1956
@
11
24
45.8
6
12
50.0
47.8
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