what was the highest scoring nba game by a player in 1957

Bob Pettit had the most points in a game in 1956-57, with 49 points against the Rochester Royals on November 13, 1956.

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What was the highest scoring NBA regular-season game by a player in 1957?

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	49	11/13/1956	STL	vs	ROC	43	29		18	34	52.9	13	17	76.5	59.1	5
2	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	47	3/3/1957	SYR	vs	PHI	42	19	2	18	27	66.7	11	12	91.7	72.8	2
3	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	44	2/10/1957	STL	vs	ROC	34	17		15	28	53.6	14	18	77.8	61.2	5
4	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	42	12/9/1956	SYR	vs	BOS	47	14	2	15	28	53.6	12	12	100.0	63.1	3
5	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	41	3/5/1957	BOS	@	STL	44	14		15	35	42.9	11	15	73.3	49.3	3
6	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	41	2/8/1957	STL	@	PHI		13	0	15	26	57.7	11	11	100.0	66.5	2
7	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	41	12/30/1956	STL	vs	MIN	41	18		13	28	46.4	15	20	75.0	55.7	4
8	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	41	12/11/1956	STL	@	NYK		21		17	31	54.8	7	9	77.8	58.6	5
9	George Yardley G. Yardley	40	1/31/1957	FTW	@	MIN				11	20	55.0	18	21	85.7	68.4	3
10	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	40	1/10/1957	SYR	vs	MIN		14		11			18	18	100.0		4
11	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	39	1/12/1957	STL	vs	BOS		20		17			5	8	62.5		3
12	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	39	12/27/1956	STL	vs	SYR	40	17		10	26	38.5	19	21	90.5	55.3	2
13	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	38	1/29/1957	PHI	@	NYK		13	3	13	29	44.8	12	15	80.0	53.4	4
14	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	38	1/18/1957	STL	@	BOS	43	20	7	14	28	50.0	10	12	83.3	57.1	3
15	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	38	1/10/1957	STL		NYK		29		16	39	41.0	6	6	100.0	45.6	2
16	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	37	3/2/1957	PHI	vs	SYR		9	1	10	22	45.5	17	19	89.5	60.9	5
17	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	37	2/24/1957	PHI	@	STL	44	6	6	12	23	52.2	13	17	76.5	60.7	5
18	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	37	2/2/1957	STL	@	MIN		17		13	34	38.2	11	14	78.6	46.1	4
19	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	37	1/6/1957	PHI	@	SYR		9	2	13	24	54.2	11	14	78.6	61.3	6
20	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	37	12/25/1956	STL	@	NYK		12		13			11	12	91.7		5
21	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	37	12/1/1956	PHI	@	STL		9	4	14	21	66.7	9	11	81.8	71.6	5
22	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	36	3/9/1957	SYR	vs	BOS				9			18	18	100.0		5
23	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	36	2/17/1957	STL	@	MIN				10	22	45.5	16	24	66.7	55.3	3
24	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	36	1/25/1957	STL		ROC				11			14	15	93.3		4
25	George Yardley G. Yardley	36	12/26/1956	FTW		ROC				14			8	11	72.7		4