who was the first player to score at least 60 points in an nba game

Joe Fulks dropped 63 points against the Indianapolis Jets on February 10, 1949.

	NAME	DATE	PTS	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	2/10/1949	63	PHI	vs	IND			0	27	56	48.2	9	14	64.3	50.7	3
2	George Mikan G. Mikan	1/20/1952	61	MIN	vs	ROC		36		22	45	48.9	17	21	81.0	56.2	4
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	11/8/1959	64	MIN	vs	BOS		17	8	25	47	53.2	14	19	73.7	57.8	4
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	11/15/1960	71	LAL	@	NYK	45	25	1	28	48	58.3	15	19	78.9	63.0	5
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3/9/1961	67	PHI	vs	NYK	48	31	1	27	37	73.0	13	17	76.5	75.3	1
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	12/1/1961	60	PHI	@	LAL	48	21	4	22	47	46.8	16	26	61.5	51.3	1
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	12/8/1961	63	LAL	@	PHI		31	7	23	55	41.8	17	24	70.8	48.0	4
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	12/8/1961	78	PHI	vs	LAL	63	43	1	31	62	50.0	16	31	51.6	51.6	4
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	12/9/1961	61	PHI	vs	CHI	48	36	0	28	48	58.3	5	10	50.0	58.2	3
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	12/29/1961	60	PHI		LAL	48	26	3	24	43	55.8	12	19	63.2	58.4	1
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1/13/1962	73	PHI	vs	CHI	48	36	0	29	48	60.4	15	25	60.0	61.9	2
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1/14/1962	62	PHI	@	BOS	48	28	2	27	45	60.0	8	11	72.7	62.2	1
13	Jerry West J. West	1/17/1962	63	LAL	vs	NYK	39	3	3	22	36	61.1	19	22	86.4	69.0	5
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1/17/1962	62	PHI		STL	53	23	4	24	48	50.0	14	20	70.0	54.6	3
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1/21/1962	62	PHI		SYR	53	23	3	25	42	59.5	12	17	70.6	62.7	1
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2/13/1962	65	PHI	@	CIN	48	22	4	24	40	60.0	17	30	56.7	61.1	3
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2/17/1962	67	PHI	@	STL	48	28	2	26	44	59.1	15	20	75.0	63.4	1
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2/22/1962	61	PHI	vs	STL	48	26	1	21	36	58.3	19	34	55.9	59.9	0
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2/25/1962	67	PHI	vs	NYK	48	21	1	25	38	65.8	17	22	77.3	70.3	1
20	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2/27/1962	65	PHI	@	STL	48	23	2	25	43	58.1	15	20	75.0	62.7	3
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2/28/1962	61	PHI	@	CHI	48	28	6	24	46	52.2	13	17	76.5	57.0	4
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3/2/1962	100	PHI		NYK	48	25	2	36	63	57.1	28	32	87.5	64.9	2
23	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	4/14/1962	61	LAL	@	BOS	48	22	1	22	46	47.8	17	19	89.5	56.1	3
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	11/3/1962	72	SFW	@	LAL	48	18	1	29	48	60.4	14	18	77.8	64.4	0
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	11/16/1962	73	SFW	@	NYK	48	14	1	29	43	67.4	15	19	78.9	71.1	0

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Joe Fulks dropped 63 points against the Indianapolis Jets on February 10, 1949.

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