elgin baylor most points in a playoff game

Elgin Baylor had his most points in a playoff game in Game 5 of the 1962 NBA Finals versus the Celtics, with 61 points.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	61	4/14/1962	LAL	@	BOS	48	22	1	22	46	47.8	17	19	89.5	56.1	3
2	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	49	3/15/1961	LAL	vs	DET		21		17	34	50.0	15	20	75.0	57.2	5
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	47	3/27/1961	LAL	@	STL	48	20		17	45	37.8	13	16	81.3	45.2	4
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	47	3/18/1961	LAL	@	DET				17			13	14	92.9		5
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	45	3/29/1962	LAL	@	DET		17		18	37	48.6	9	13	69.2	52.7	5
6	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	44	3/21/1961	LAL	@	STL	48	14		18	31	58.1	8	13	61.5	59.9	1
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	43	4/21/1963	LAL	@	BOS	45	20	1	15	34	44.1	13	17	76.5	51.8	3
8	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	42	4/3/1966	LAL	vs	STL	41	14	9	17	27	63.0	8	9	88.9	67.8	2
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	4/24/1966	LAL	@	BOS	46	16	2	13	31	41.9	15	17	88.2	53.3	1
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	4/18/1962	LAL	@	BOS	51	22	4	13	40	32.5	15	21	71.4	41.6	6
11	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40	3/14/1961	LAL	vs	DET	39	18	9	17	28	60.7	6	7	85.7	64.4	4
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40	3/22/1960	MIN	@	STL	53	18		16	38	42.1	8	13	61.5	45.7	4
13	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40	3/17/1960	MIN	@	STL		14		11	26	42.3	18	23	78.3	55.4	5
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40	3/12/1960	MIN	@	DET				15			10	11	90.9		4
15	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	39	4/9/1963	LAL	@	STL	46	8	3	14	34	41.2	11	13	84.6	49.1	4
16	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	39	4/10/1962	LAL	vs	BOS	48	23	4	13	35	37.1	13	16	81.3	46.4	2
17	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	39	4/1/1961	LAL	@	STL	48	12		16	36	44.4	7	7	100.0	49.9	2
18	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	39	3/29/1961	LAL	vs	STL	51	21	7	14	30	46.7	11	12	91.7	55.3	6
19	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	39	3/20/1960	MIN	vs	STL		16		17	29	58.6	5	6	83.3	61.6	3
20	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	38	4/17/1963	LAL	vs	BOS	45	23	8	14	27	51.9	10	10	100.0	60.5	5
21	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	38	4/11/1962	LAL	vs	BOS	47	14	6	14	28	50.0	10	14	71.4	55.6	1
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	38	4/3/1962	LAL	@	DET		22		13	36	36.1	12	19	63.2	42.8	4
23	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	38	3/24/1960	MIN	vs	STL		9		17	26	65.4	4	5	80.0	67.4	4
24	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	37	3/31/1968	LAL	vs	CHI	37	12	1	16	25	64.0	5	9	55.6	63.9	1
25	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	37	3/26/1967	LAL	@	SFW		18	4	16	33	48.5	5	6	83.3	51.9	3

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