most points in an nba game before 1/2/1947

Before January 2, 1947, Joe Fulks had the most points in a game, with 37 points versus the Providence Steam Rollers on December 3, 1946.

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Most points by a player in an NBA regular-season game before 1/2/1947
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
37
12/3/1946
vs
16
50
32.0
5
8
62.5
34.6
2
2Leo Mogus
L. Mogus
33
11/19/1946
@
15
3
5
60.0
2
3Mel Riebe
M. Riebe
31
11/17/1946
vs
13
5
5
100.0
3
4Ed Sadowski
E. Sadowski
30
11/15/1946
vs
12
6
8
75.0
4
5Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
29
12/29/1946
@
11
27
40.7
7
14
50.0
43.7
5
6Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
29
12/21/1946
@
10
9
13
69.2
4
7Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
29
12/10/1946
@
12
5
7
71.4
3
8Stan Stutz
S. Stutz
29
12/7/1946
@
12
5
9Chick Halbert
C. Halbert
29
12/1/1946
vs
11
7
11
63.6
3
10John Abramovic
J. Abramovic
29
11/16/1946
@
10
9
11Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
28
12/14/1946
@
12
4
12Stan Miasek
S. Miasek
28
12/14/1946
@
10
8
13Don Carlson
D. Carlson
28
12/12/1946
@
13
2
3
14Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
28
11/5/1946
@
13
2
4
50.0
3
15Frankie Baumholtz
F. Baumholtz
27
12/29/1946
vs
10
7
8
87.5
4
16John Logan
J. Logan
27
12/29/1946
vs
10
25
40.0
7
10
70.0
45.9
1
17Tom King
T. King
27
12/22/1946
@
11
5
7
71.4
1
18Mel Riebe
M. Riebe
27
11/23/1946
@
12
3
4
75.0
19Don Carlson
D. Carlson
26
12/22/1946
vs
11
4
8
50.0
3
20Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
26
12/19/1946
vs
10
6
10
60.0
21Al Brightman
A. Brightman
26
12/1/1946
@
10
6
6
100.0
2
22Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
26
11/30/1946
@
7
12
23Bones McKinney
B. McKinney
26
11/14/1946
@
11
4
6
66.7
3
24John Abramovic
J. Abramovic
26
11/11/1946
vs
9
8
9
88.9
5
25Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
25
12/27/1946
@
8
9

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