who was the first player with 30 points in an nba games

Ed Sadowski scored 30 points against the Providence Steam Rollers on November 15, 1946.

NAMEDATEPTSTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Ed Sadowski
E. Sadowski
11/15/1946
30
vs
12
6
8
75.0
4
2Mel Riebe
M. Riebe
11/17/1946
31
vs
13
5
5
100.0
3
3Leo Mogus
L. Mogus
11/19/1946
33
@
15
3
5
60.0
2
4Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
12/3/1946
37
vs
16
50
32.0
5
8
62.5
34.6
2
5Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
1/2/1947
35
vs
15
35
42.9
5
9
55.6
44.9
4
6Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
1/4/1947
31
@
9
13
15
86.7
7Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
1/9/1947
35
vs
11
13
15
86.7
4
8Dino Martin
D. Martin
1/9/1947
40
vs
17
6
7
85.7
1
9Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
1/12/1947
32
@
9
14
19
73.7
4
10Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
1/14/1947
41
@
15
11
16
68.8
3
11Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
1/16/1947
36
vs
11
14
19
73.7
4
12Red Wallace
R. Wallace
1/31/1947
38
vs
16
22
72.7
6
8
75.0
74.5
2
13Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
2/1/1947
31
@
12
7
14Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
2/6/1947
37
vs
15
7
8
87.5
0
15Ernie Calverley
E. Calverley
2/15/1947
31
vs
14
3
5
60.0
16Coulby Gunther
C. Gunther
2/15/1947
32
@
11
10
12
83.3
17Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
2/20/1947
34
vs
13
8
12
66.7
5
18Bob Feerick
B. Feerick
3/1/1947
30
vs
12
6
19Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
3/2/1947
32
vs
13
6
8
75.0
3
20Coulby Gunther
C. Gunther
3/11/1947
30
@
13
4
7
57.1
4
21Ed Sadowski
E. Sadowski
3/12/1947
35
@
11
13
17
76.5
22Bob Feerick
B. Feerick
3/19/1947
35
vs
17
1
1
100.0
2
23Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
3/27/1947
34
vs
12
10
11
90.9
4
24Stan Stutz
S. Stutz
4/5/1947
30
vs
8
14
16
87.5
2
25Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
4/16/1947
37
vs
0
13
31
41.9
11
14
78.6
49.8
3

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