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Dec. 3, 1946 Joe Fulks of the Philadelphia Warriors set what

Joe Fulks of the Philadelphia Warriors set what Is then a league scoring mark with 37 points against the Providence Steamrollers at Philadelphia
December 3, 1946 1 min read
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On Dec. 3, 1946, Joe Fulks of the Philadelphia Warriors set what was then a league scoring mark with 37 points against the Providence Steamrollers at Philadelphia. Fulks’ 50 field goal attempts (he made 16) were the most by a player during a game in the NBA’s inaugural season and remained the record for the most field goal attempts by a rookie in a game for 13 years.

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