most points in an nba game before 12/3/1946

Before December 3, 1946, Leo Mogus put up the most points in a game, with 33 points versus the Toronto Huskies on November 19, 1946.

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most points by a player in an NBA regular-season game before 12/3/1946
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Leo Mogus
L. Mogus
33
11/19/1946
@
15
3
5
60.0
2
2Mel Riebe
M. Riebe
31
11/17/1946
vs
13
5
5
100.0
3
3Ed Sadowski
E. Sadowski
30
11/15/1946
vs
12
6
8
75.0
4
4Chick Halbert
C. Halbert
29
12/1/1946
vs
11
7
11
63.6
3
5John Abramovic
J. Abramovic
29
11/16/1946
@
10
9
6Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
28
11/5/1946
@
13
2
4
50.0
3
7Mel Riebe
M. Riebe
27
11/23/1946
@
12
3
4
75.0
8Al Brightman
A. Brightman
26
12/1/1946
@
10
6
6
100.0
2
9Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
26
11/30/1946
@
7
12
10Bones McKinney
B. McKinney
26
11/14/1946
@
11
4
6
66.7
3
11John Abramovic
J. Abramovic
26
11/11/1946
vs
9
8
9
88.9
5
12Ed Sadowski
E. Sadowski
25
11/19/1946
vs
10
5
6
83.3
4
13Ariel Maughan
A. Maughan
25
11/8/1946
@
9
7
7
100.0
5
14Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
25
11/7/1946
vs
9
7
10
70.0
3
15Frankie Baumholtz
F. Baumholtz
25
11/3/1946
vs
10
5
7
71.4
3
16John Janisch
J. Janisch
24
11/28/1946
@
8
8
9
88.9
4
17Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
24
11/19/1946
vs
9
6
10
60.0
3
18Ed Sadowski
E. Sadowski
23
11/26/1946
vs
7
9
11
81.8
5
19Dino Martin
D. Martin
23
11/25/1946
@
9
5
20Mel Riebe
M. Riebe
23
11/19/1946
@
9
5
5
100.0
3
21Ernie Calverley
E. Calverley
23
11/16/1946
vs
10
3
22Chick Halbert
C. Halbert
23
11/9/1946
vs
8
7
11
63.6
3
23Earl Shannon
E. Shannon
22
11/30/1946
vs
9
4
8
50.0
2
24Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
22
11/27/1946
@
10
2
3
66.7
2
25John Janisch
J. Janisch
22
11/26/1946
vs
11
0

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