nba players most points scored in a single game 1952/153

George Mikan dropped the most points in a game in 1951-52, with 61 points against the Rochester Royals on January 20, 1952.

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NBA players most points scored in a single regular-season game 1952/153
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1George Mikan
G. Mikan
61
1/20/1952
vs
36
22
45
48.9
17
21
81.0
56.2
4
2George Mikan
G. Mikan
41
3/4/1952
@
36
2
11
28
39.3
19
21
90.5
55.0
5
3Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
41
1/17/1952
vs
59
25
9
23
27
85.2
5
4George Mikan
G. Mikan
41
11/9/1951
@
17
1
15
31
48.4
11
17
64.7
53.3
4
5Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
40
2/29/1952
vs
14
1
15
24
62.5
10
11
90.9
69.3
3
6George Mikan
G. Mikan
39
12/22/1951
@
16
33
48.5
7
8
87.5
53.4
5
7Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
38
3/15/1952
12
14
15
93.3
3
8George Mikan
G. Mikan
37
1/1/1952
vs
16
25
64.0
5
7
71.4
65.9
6
9Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
36
2/25/1952
@
13
20
65.0
10
10
100.0
73.8
4
10Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
36
2/22/1952
vs
14
1
14
27
51.9
8
10
80.0
57.3
4
11Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
36
2/7/1952
@
14
30
46.7
8
12
66.7
51.0
4
12Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
36
1/16/1952
@
44
5
13
20
65.0
10
13
76.9
70.0
1
13George Mikan
G. Mikan
36
12/21/1951
@
18
0
16
28
57.1
4
5
80.0
59.6
6
14Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
35
12/14/1951
vs
3
5
12
22
54.5
11
13
84.6
63.1
4
15Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
35
11/18/1951
vs
48
3
11
24
45.8
13
16
81.3
56.4
2
16Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
35
11/16/1951
@
18
2
11
22
50.0
13
15
86.7
61.2
4
17Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
34
12/21/1951
vs
63
14
2
12
24
50.0
10
13
76.9
57.2
4
18George Mikan
G. Mikan
34
11/28/1951
vs
12
22
54.5
10
12
83.3
62.3
4
19Bob Davies
B. Davies
33
3/3/1952
@
12
9
10
90.0
5
20Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
33
2/6/1952
vs
48
11
11
21
52.4
11
13
84.6
61.8
3
21Joe Graboski
J. Graboski
33
1/29/1952
14
21
66.7
5
7
71.4
68.5
4
22Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
33
1/22/1952
vs
6
5
12
31
38.7
9
10
90.0
46.6
5
23George Mikan
G. Mikan
33
1/13/1952
vs
9
27
33.3
15
19
78.9
46.7
4
24George Mikan
G. Mikan
33
12/23/1951
@
15
29
51.7
3
3
100.0
54.4
6
25Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
32
3/15/1952
@
14
9
14
15
93.3
4

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