what is the highest point by a player in a game in 1951

Dike Eddleman scored the most points in a game in 1950-51, with 48 points against the Fort Wayne Pistons on December 17, 1950.

Interpreted as:

What is the highest point by a player in a regular-season game in 1951?

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Dike Eddleman D. Eddleman	48	12/17/1950	TRI	@	FTW			19	28	67.9	10	12	83.3	72.1	3
2	George Mikan G. Mikan	47	11/18/1950	MIN	@	ROC			16	40	40.0	15	16	93.8	50.0	4
3	George Mikan G. Mikan	46	3/10/1951	MIN	@	TRI			16	31	51.6	14	17	82.4	59.8	3
4	George Mikan G. Mikan	44	3/4/1951	MIN	@	BOS			13			18	20	90.0		5
5	George Mikan G. Mikan	43	12/13/1950	MIN	vs	ROC			14	27	51.9	15	20	75.0	60.1	5
6	Frankie Brian F. Brian	41	1/11/1951	TRI	vs	MIN			13	28	46.4	15	15	100.0	59.2	4
7	George Mikan G. Mikan	41	12/28/1950	MIN	@	ROC			15	35	42.9	11	13	84.6	50.3	5
8	George Mikan G. Mikan	40	3/14/1951	MIN	vs	SYR			15	20	75.0	10	12	83.3	79.1	4
9	George Mikan G. Mikan	40	3/11/1951	MIN	vs	BOS			16	23	69.6	8	12	66.7	70.7	6
10	George Mikan G. Mikan	40	3/8/1951	MIN	@	NYK		5	15	35	42.9	10	14	71.4	48.6	5
11	George Mikan G. Mikan	39	2/28/1951	MIN	@	FTW			14			11	12	91.7		5
12	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	39	2/25/1951	BOS	vs	PHI	7	6	16	24	66.7	7	7	100.0	72.0	5
13	George Mikan G. Mikan	39	12/20/1950	MIN	@	BAL			13			13	15	86.7		5
14	George Mikan G. Mikan	38	3/17/1951	MIN	@	TRI			13	27	48.1	12	13	92.3	58.1	4
15	George Mikan G. Mikan	38	12/3/1950	MIN	vs	PHI			13	23	56.5	12	15	80.0	64.2	5
16	Alex Groza A. Groza	37	3/17/1951	IND	@	BAL			15	24	62.5	7	7	100.0	68.3
17	George Mikan G. Mikan	37	2/8/1951	MIN	vs	ROC			14	32	43.8	9	10	90.0	50.8	3
18	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	37	12/28/1950	PHI	vs	SYR	13	2	12	28	42.9	13	14	92.9	54.2	1
19	George Mikan G. Mikan	37	12/9/1950	MIN	@	TRI			12	27	44.4	13	14	92.9	55.8	5
20	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	36	2/21/1951	BOS	vs	NYK			14	26	53.8	8	10	80.0	59.2	1
21	George Mikan G. Mikan	36	2/21/1951	MIN	vs	SYR			10	22	45.5	16	18	88.9	60.2	5
22	Alex Groza A. Groza	35	3/14/1951	IND	@	FTW			12			11	13	84.6
23	Ralph Beard R. Beard	35	3/11/1951	IND	@	ROC			14	25	56.0	7	12	58.3	57.8
24	George Mikan G. Mikan	35	1/31/1951	MIN	vs	TRI			14	21	66.7	7	8	87.5	71.4	4
25	George Mikan G. Mikan	35	12/25/1950	MIN	vs	WAS			11			13	17	76.5		5