most points in a single game by a knick before 1961

Before 1960-61, Richie Guerin dropped the most points for the Knicks in a game, with 57 points versus the Syracuse Nationals on December 11, 1959.

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most points in a single regular-season game by a knick before 1961
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
57
12/11/1959
vs
38
12
8
18
31
58.1
21
26
80.8
67.2
1
2Carl Braun
C. Braun
47
12/6/1947
@
18
35
51.4
11
3Carl Braun
C. Braun
44
2/27/1956
14
22
63.6
16
16
100.0
75.8
5
4Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
42
12/17/1959
43
5
15
28
53.6
12
16
75.0
59.9
3
5Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
41
2/21/1960
vs
6
10
16
26
61.5
9
11
81.8
66.5
3
6Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
41
1/25/1959
@
12
4
13
19
68.4
15
16
93.8
78.7
5
7Kenny Sears
K. Sears
41
11/7/1958
@
17
12
14
85.7
17
18
94.4
93.5
3
8Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
39
2/28/1960
vs
15
9
14
64.3
3
9Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
39
2/4/1959
@
46
15
5
15
23
65.2
9
10
90.0
71.2
1
10Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
38
2/10/1960
vs
5
5
14
26
53.8
10
13
76.9
59.9
5
11Kenny Sears
K. Sears
38
2/18/1958
vs
24
15
8
11
72.7
5
12Carl Braun
C. Braun
38
2/22/1950
vs
2
10
18
55.6
18
26
69.2
64.5
3
13Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
37
2/7/1960
@
42
8
15
13
24
54.2
11
13
84.6
62.2
5
14Kenny Sears
K. Sears
37
2/7/1960
@
39
9
0
14
23
60.9
9
9
100.0
68.6
3
15Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
37
2/24/1959
vs
13
11
14
78.6
4
16Willie Naulls
W. Naulls
36
1/14/1960
11
21
52.4
14
15
93.3
65.2
4
17Kenny Sears
K. Sears
36
1/11/1959
vs
8
0
14
21
66.7
8
10
80.0
70.9
5
18Carl Braun
C. Braun
36
3/11/1950
12
12
14
85.7
19Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
35
1/27/1960
2
4
14
29
48.3
7
7
100.0
54.6
1
20Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
35
11/3/1959
9
3
15
25
60.0
5
6
83.3
63.3
3
21Kenny Sears
K. Sears
35
10/24/1959
vs
15
1
11
18
61.1
13
13
100.0
73.8
3
22Willie Naulls
W. Naulls
35
2/4/1958
vs
15
5
5
100.0
3
23Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
35
2/19/1957
vs
14
7
8
87.5
3
24Carl Braun
C. Braun
35
2/4/1954
2
4
13
17
76.5
9
9
100.0
83.5
5
25Vince Boryla
V. Boryla
35
11/5/1950
@
14
26
53.8
7
9
77.8
58.4
5

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