Wilt Chamberlain had his most points in a playoff game in Game 5 of the 1962 Division Semifinals versus the Syracuse Nationals, with 56 points.

Interpreted as:

chamberlain career high points in a game in playoffs

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	3/22/1962	PHI	vs	SYR	48	35	1	22	48	45.8	12	22	54.5	48.5	2
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	3/14/1960	PHI	vs	SYR	47	22	2	24	42	57.1	5	16	31.3	54.0	0
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50	4/10/1964	SFW	vs	STL	45	15	6	22	32	68.8	6	10	60.0	68.7	1
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50	3/22/1960	PHI	@	BOS	46	35	2	22	42	52.4	6	14	42.9	51.9	2
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	46	4/12/1966	PHI	vs	BOS	48	34	1	19	34	55.9	8	25	32.0	51.1	5
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	46	4/5/1964	SFW	@	STL	48	23	2	19	36	52.8	8	16	50.0	53.4	5
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	46	3/14/1961	PHI	vs	SYR	48	32	2	19	39	48.7	8	14	57.1	50.9	3
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	45	5/6/1970	LAL	vs	NYK	46	27	3	20	27	74.1	5	14	35.7	67.9	3
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	42	3/27/1962	PHI	vs	BOS	48	37	5	16	31	51.6	10	17	58.8	54.6	1
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	42	3/16/1960	PHI	@	BOS	48	29	1	17	35	48.6	8	14	57.1	51.0	2
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	41	3/21/1967	PHI	vs	CIN	48	22	5	19	30	63.3	3	9	33.3	60.4	1
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	41	3/31/1962	PHI	vs	BOS	48	34	2	15	29	51.7	11	22	50.0	53.0	2
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	40	3/19/1962	PHI	vs	SYR	48	25	4	18	32	56.3	4	7	57.1	57.0	4
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	39	4/16/1964	SFW	vs	STL	48	30	6	19	29	65.5	1	6	16.7	61.6	2
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38	3/31/1965	PHI	vs	CIN	48	26	5	14	22	63.6	10	16	62.5	65.4	3
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37	3/22/1968	PHI	vs	NYK	48	29	7	17	29	58.6	3	5	60.0	59.3	2
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37	3/22/1967	PHI	@	CIN	48	27	11	16	24	66.7	5	9	55.6	66.2	4
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37	4/1/1964	SFW	vs	STL	48	22	2	15	28	53.6	7	9	77.8	57.9	3
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	36	4/5/1970	LAL	vs	PHX	46	14	3	12	20	60.0	12	19	63.2	63.5	2
20	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	36	4/8/1964	SFW	@	STL	48	23	3	14	30	46.7	8	15	53.3	49.2	0
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35	4/22/1964	SFW	vs	BOS	46	25	5	15	22	68.2	5	11	45.5	65.2	0
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35	3/28/1962	PHI	@	BOS	48	29	6	14	32	43.8	7	12	58.3	46.9	2
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35	3/11/1960	PHI	vs	SYR	48	27	3	16	36	44.4	3	10	30.0	43.3	2
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	34	4/9/1965	PHI	vs	BOS	53	34	3	11	24	45.8	12	20	60.0	51.8	4
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	34	4/12/1964	SFW	@	STL	46	24	3	13	24	54.2	8	15	53.3	55.6	1