On February 10 in 1949, Joe Fulks went 27-for-56 from the field and scored 63 points in a 108-87 win over the Jets. Box score: https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194902100PHW.html

It was the first 50-point game in NBA history. George Mikan then rattled off the next four, from 1949-1952.

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IanicRR | TOR

50 | 4 hours ago

Joe Fulks was the first guy to think “maybe I should jump when I shoot” and it paid dividends. Dude was a trailblazer.

ajteitel | Suns

26 | 4 hours ago

I’m pretty sure he never played for Portland

WinesburgOhio | 76ers

7 | 2 hours ago

Actually it was Sneak Deal right around 1900.

Yes, that’s his real professional name (like Magic Johnson).

Yes, he really was the first jump shooter ~125 years ago.

Otherwise-Formal-220 | Heat

6 | 4 hours ago

Wait they weren’t jumping to shoot?

IanicRR | TOR

7 | 3 hours ago

Nah dude, it was all set shots and all near the rim.

Otherwise-Formal-220 | Heat

1 | 3 hours ago

What’s a set shot, like catapulting it while on the ground

IanicRR | TOR

7 | 3 hours ago

Essentially, basically how you shoot a free throw but for every shot.

Icy_Rich_6076

1 | an hour ago

Jumpers started out as a free throw form, not the other way around lol. I mean back then a mid range shot was in essence the furthest out they shot from

MumrikDK

1 | 3 minutes ago

Gotta start somewhere.

AdaxReddit

20 | 4 hours ago

The OG shot chucker

MrFishAndLoaves | Pelicans

3 | 3 hours ago

Fulk it, chulk it

Spare-Shake-2999 | Hornets

1 | 4 hours ago

The OG Jump Shooter

peanut-britle-latte | Knicks

1 | 44 minutes ago

Averaged 30% shooting in his career.

What a bro.

SloshaPacana

15 | 4 hours ago

I hope one day we’ll get a player like him a 22pg scorer who shoots 25% from the field overall

We won’t but i hope we do

Awanderingleaf

13 | 4 hours ago

Allen Iverson scored 30 a game on sub 40% fg%. Probably the closest we will get lol.

SloshaPacana

4 | 3 hours ago

2000s had a few players like that it was brutal to play slow pace, a lot mid range and insane defense, Antoine Walker was an all star power forward with 22pg on 39% shooting, Stackhouse had a few seasons like that too

But obviously nothing close to 25%

BetweenTheBuzzAndMe | Charlotte Bobcats

3 | 4 hours ago

i was convinced Terry Rozier was going to do this for us when we S&T’ed Kemba for him. Thankfully Terry saved that for his Miami stint

FadeRunna | 76ers

6 | 2 hours ago

Dude invented the “green light” in basketball and probably the traffic light at the same time.

Broski28of25 | France

4 | 4 hours ago

For a second or two, I thought the 27-107 was his FGA.

Tricky-Efficiency709

3 | 4 hours ago

On that day, he didn’t give a Fulk.

Panther_Pilot | Hornets

2 | 4 hours ago

He gave zero Fulks once his record was broken

RapsareChamps_Suckit | Clippers

2 | 4 hours ago

Just a reminder it took the nba 50 years to put the guy that invented the shot clock into the Hall of Fame

thepeachgod | Celtics

2 | 4 hours ago

People forget man, Jumpin’ Joe Fulks was a problem

Sufficient_Being_208

2 | an hour ago

Jets can’t catch a break.

Sea-Network-6905

1 | 4 hours ago

OG ball hog

masterpierround | Grizzlies

1 | 3 hours ago

Jumpin’ Joe was crazy.

NewCriticism5887

1 | 3 hours ago

Why bother calling it the first 50 point game if he scored 60 lmao

Bulbasuar8869 | Warriors

8 | 3 hours ago

he scored 63 before anyone even broke 50, which makes it more imoressive

Peteyy34 | NBA

2 | 2 hours ago

Bingo

Ok-Caterpillar-9524 | Hornets

1 | 10 minutes ago

Steph Curry was the first player to make 300 threes in a season in 2016. He made 402.

But he was still the first to 300 which others have done since.

Threeballer97

1 | 38 minutes ago

Everything Curry has, he owes to “Jumpin” Joe Fulks.

On this date in 1949, Joe Fulks recorded the NBA’s first ever 50-point game, going off for 63 points on 56 attempts