most points scored in nba game by a player for pistons before 1958

Before 1957-58, George Yardley put up the most points for the Fort Wayne Pistons in a game, with 40 points against the Minneapolis Lakers on January 31, 1957.

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most points scored in NBA regular-season game by a player for pistons before 1958

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	George Yardley G. Yardley	40	1/31/1957	FTW	@	MIN				11	20	55.0	18	21	85.7	68.4	3
2	Larry Foust L. Foust	37	12/1/1954	FTW	@	ROC				12	14	85.7	13	16	81.3	87.9	5
3	George Yardley G. Yardley	36	12/26/1956	FTW		ROC				14			8	11	72.7		4
4	George Yardley G. Yardley	35	2/25/1957	FTW	vs	SYR				10			15	18	83.3		3
5	George Yardley G. Yardley	35	1/20/1957	FTW	@	SYR				11	21	52.4	13	15	86.7	63.4	3
6	Larry Foust L. Foust	34	1/30/1955	FTW	vs	MIN		24		10			14	15	93.3		2
7	George Yardley G. Yardley	33	2/22/1957	FTW		ROC				13			7	10	70.0		1
8	George Yardley G. Yardley	33	2/3/1957	FTW	@	SYR		12		10			13	15	86.7		5
9	George Yardley G. Yardley	33	1/3/1957	FTW	vs	MIN				9			15	18	83.3		3
10	Larry Foust L. Foust	33	12/18/1955	FTW	vs	MIN				7			19	22	86.4		5
11	Larry Foust L. Foust	33	1/11/1955	FTW	vs	BOS				10			13	16	81.3		4
12	Fred Schaus F. Schaus	33	12/31/1950	FTW	@	TRI				11	19	57.9	11	11	100.0	69.2	4
13	George Yardley G. Yardley	32	3/10/1957	FTW	vs	ROC				9			14	15	93.3		4
14	George Yardley G. Yardley	32	1/26/1957	FTW	vs	PHI		14	2	12	22	54.5	8	11	72.7	59.6	2
15	George Yardley G. Yardley	32	1/5/1957	FTW	vs	NYK				11			10	13	76.9		3
16	George Yardley G. Yardley	32	12/30/1956	FTW	vs	PHI		14	1	13	28	46.4	6	6	100.0	52.2	3
17	George Yardley G. Yardley	32	3/6/1955	FTW	@	BOS	39		4	10	14	71.4	12	13	92.3	81.1	4
18	George Yardley G. Yardley	32	12/2/1954	FTW	vs	BOS				12			8	11	72.7		5
19	George Yardley G. Yardley	31	3/8/1957	FTW	vs	MIN				12			7	9	77.8		3
20	George Yardley G. Yardley	31	2/28/1957	FTW	@	SYR				11	18	61.1	9	9	100.0	70.6	2
21	Frankie Brian F. Brian	31	12/26/1954	FTW	vs	PHI				10			11	12	91.7		4
22	Larry Foust L. Foust	31	12/6/1953	FTW	vs	SYR		13	2	9			13	16	81.3		3
23	Larry Foust L. Foust	31	3/2/1952	FTW	vs	IND				13			5	7	71.4		1
24	George Yardley G. Yardley	30	11/25/1956	FTW	vs	PHI		15	1	7	13	53.8	16	18	88.9	71.7	0
25	George Yardley G. Yardley	30	2/18/1956	FTW	@	SYR	42	19	4	10	25	40.0	10	14	71.4	48.1	1