25 Most Dominant Individual Games in NBA History

By Chris Piemonte | Dec 17, 2014

Dec 14, 2014; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) celebrates after surpassing Michael Jordan on the NBA All-Time Scoring List during the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports /

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18. Joe Fulks – 1949 Regular Season

Joe Fulks’ 63 points against the Indianapolis Jets was a spectacular feat. When you factor in that this was pre-shot clock era, it becomes downright impressive.

At the time, this was an NBA record for points in a game that stood until 1960.

Unfortunately, only 1,500 fans were in attendance to witness, as there was a transportation strike happening at the time in Philadelphia.

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