most points in game nba before 1955

Before 1954-55, Joe Fulks put up the most points in a game, with 63 points versus the Indianapolis Jets on February 10, 1949.

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most points by a player in regular-season game NBA before 1955
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
63
2/10/1949
vs
0
27
56
48.2
9
14
64.3
50.7
3
2George Mikan
G. Mikan
61
1/20/1952
vs
36
22
45
48.9
17
21
81.0
56.2
4
3George Mikan
G. Mikan
53
2/26/1949
@
17
28
60.7
19
20
95.0
72.0
5
4George Mikan
G. Mikan
51
1/14/1950
@
20
36
55.6
11
12
91.7
61.8
5
5George Mikan
G. Mikan
51
3/13/1949
vs
22
40
55.0
7
12
58.3
56.3
2
6Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
50
2/16/1954
12
6
18
30
60.0
14
16
87.5
67.5
5
7Dike Eddleman
D. Eddleman
48
12/17/1950
@
19
28
67.9
10
12
83.3
72.1
3
8George Mikan
G. Mikan
48
2/22/1949
@
18
37
48.6
12
17
70.6
54.0
9George Mikan
G. Mikan
48
1/30/1949
vs
18
29
62.1
12
14
85.7
68.3
6
10George Mikan
G. Mikan
47
11/18/1950
@
16
40
40.0
15
16
93.8
50.0
4
11Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
47
12/18/1948
@
18
41
43.9
11
14
78.6
49.8
4
12George Mikan
G. Mikan
47
12/4/1948
@
16
15
19
78.9
1
13Carl Braun
C. Braun
47
12/6/1947
@
18
35
51.4
11
14Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
46
3/6/1953
vs
41
18
29
62.1
10
17
58.8
63.0
3
15George Mikan
G. Mikan
46
1/14/1953
@
28
16
30
53.3
14
15
93.3
62.8
6
16George Mikan
G. Mikan
46
3/10/1951
@
16
31
51.6
14
17
82.4
59.8
3
17George Mikan
G. Mikan
46
3/19/1949
@
18
40
45.0
10
13
76.9
50.3
18George Mikan
G. Mikan
44
3/4/1951
@
13
18
20
90.0
5
19Bobby Cook
B. Cook
44
1/12/1950
vs
5
18
33
54.5
8
9
88.9
59.5
5
20George Mikan
G. Mikan
44
12/1/1948
@
14
16
19
84.2
21George Mikan
G. Mikan
43
12/13/1950
vs
14
27
51.9
15
20
75.0
60.1
5
22Alex Groza
A. Groza
43
11/22/1949
vs
17
35
48.6
9
16
56.3
51.1
23Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
42
2/22/1954
17
32
53.1
8
9
88.9
58.4
4
24Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
42
12/11/1952
41
4
4
17
25
68.0
8
9
88.9
72.5
3
25George Mikan
G. Mikan
42
1/5/1950
@
4
14
32
43.8
14
16
87.5
53.8
4

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