who is the first player to score 40 points in a game

Dino Martin had 40 points against the Cleveland Rebels on January 9, 1947.

Interpreted as:
Who is the first player to score 40 or more points in a game?
NAMEDATEPTSTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Dino Martin
D. Martin
1/9/1947
40
vs
17
6
7
85.7
1
2Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
1/14/1947
41
@
15
11
16
68.8
3
3Carl Braun
C. Braun
12/6/1947
47
@
18
35
51.4
11
4Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
3/7/1948
40
vs
15
10
13
76.9
5George Mikan
G. Mikan
12/1/1948
44
@
14
16
19
84.2
6George Mikan
G. Mikan
12/4/1948
47
@
16
15
19
78.9
1
7Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
12/18/1948
47
@
18
41
43.9
11
14
78.6
49.8
4
8George Mikan
G. Mikan
1/30/1949
48
vs
18
29
62.1
12
14
85.7
68.3
6
9Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
2/10/1949
63
vs
0
27
56
48.2
9
14
64.3
50.7
3
10George Mikan
G. Mikan
2/22/1949
48
@
18
37
48.6
12
17
70.6
54.0
11George Mikan
G. Mikan
2/26/1949
53
@
17
28
60.7
19
20
95.0
72.0
5
12George Mikan
G. Mikan
3/13/1949
51
vs
22
40
55.0
7
12
58.3
56.3
2
13George Mikan
G. Mikan
3/19/1949
46
@
18
40
45.0
10
13
76.9
50.3
14George Mikan
G. Mikan
4/4/1949
42
vs
14
21
66.7
14
17
82.4
73.7
4
15Alex Groza
A. Groza
11/10/1949
41
@
14
33
42.4
13
17
76.5
50.6
16Alex Groza
A. Groza
11/22/1949
43
vs
17
35
48.6
9
16
56.3
51.1
17Alex Groza
A. Groza
12/22/1949
42
vs
13
16
20
80.0
18George Mikan
G. Mikan
1/5/1950
42
@
4
14
32
43.8
14
16
87.5
53.8
4
19Bobby Cook
B. Cook
1/12/1950
44
vs
5
18
33
54.5
8
9
88.9
59.5
5
20George Mikan
G. Mikan
1/14/1950
51
@
20
36
55.6
11
12
91.7
61.8
5
21George Mikan
G. Mikan
1/24/1950
40
@
15
10
10
100.0
3
22Bob Brannum
B. Brannum
3/10/1950
41
vs
17
7
8
87.5
3
23George Mikan
G. Mikan
4/23/1950
40
vs
2
13
20
65.0
14
17
82.4
72.8
6
24George Mikan
G. Mikan
11/18/1950
47
@
16
40
40.0
15
16
93.8
50.0
4
25George Mikan
G. Mikan
12/13/1950
43
vs
14
27
51.9
15
20
75.0
60.1
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