exactly 40 points in a nba conference first round playoff game

George Mikan scored 40 points in Game 6 of the 1950 NBA Finals versus the Syracuse Nationals on April 23, 1950.

	NAME	DATE	PTS	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	George Mikan G. Mikan	4/23/1950	40	MIN	vs	SYR			2	13	20	65.0	14	17	82.4	72.8	6
2	Alex Groza A. Groza	3/23/1951	40	IND	vs	MIN				15	29	51.7	10	13	76.9	57.6	4
3	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	3/21/1959	40	STL	vs	MIN				16	22	72.7	8	9	88.9	77.0	5
4	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	3/11/1960	40	PHI	vs	SYR		12	5	13	24	54.2	14	14	100.0	66.3	4
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	3/12/1960	40	MIN	@	DET				15			10	11	90.9		4
6	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	3/13/1960	40	SYR	vs	PHI		22	4	13	27	48.1	14	15	93.3	59.5	5
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	3/17/1960	40	MIN	@	STL		14		11	26	42.3	18	23	78.3	55.4	5
8	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	3/22/1960	40	MIN	@	STL	53	18		16	38	42.1	8	13	61.5	45.7	4
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	3/14/1961	40	LAL	vs	DET	39	18	9	17	28	60.7	6	7	85.7	64.4	4
10	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	3/25/1961	40	STL	@	LAL	48	18		15	26	57.7	10	14	71.4	62.2	1
11	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	4/5/1961	40	STL	@	BOS	48	17	6	16	28	57.1	8	9	88.9	62.6	4
12	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	4/9/1961	40	STL	vs	BOS	46	18	4	14	23	60.9	12	12	100.0	70.7	4
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3/19/1962	40	PHI	vs	SYR	48	25	4	18	32	56.3	4	7	57.1	57.0	4
14	Jerry West J. West	3/25/1962	40	LAL	vs	DET		13		16	34	47.1	8	14	57.1	49.8	5
15	Jerry West J. West	4/8/1962	40	LAL	@	BOS	45	5	4	13	23	56.5	14	15	93.3	67.6	5
16	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	3/26/1965	40	CIN	@	PHI	48	4	13	13	19	68.4	14	14	100.0	79.5	4
17	Sam Jones S. Jones	4/6/1965	40	BOS	@	PHI	42	6	3	16	32	50.0	8	8	100.0	56.3	3
18	Jeff Mullins J. Mullins	4/8/1967	40	SFW	@	STL	41	9	4	17	32	53.1	6	7	85.7	57.0	5
19	Cazzie Russell C. Russell	3/27/1968	40	NYK	@	PHI	52	5	1	17	27	63.0	6	8	75.0	65.5	4
20	Jerry West J. West	4/11/1968	40	LAL	@	SFW	45	6	8	14	20	70.0	12	14	85.7	76.5	2
21	Hal Greer H. Greer	4/17/1968	40	PHI	@	BOS	46	4	1	15	24	62.5	10	13	76.9	67.3	4
22	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	5/2/1968	40	BOS	@	LAL	47	10	7	14	28	50.0	12	12	100.0	60.1	4
23	Jerry West J. West	4/29/1969	40	LAL	@	BOS	45	6	4	15	30	50.0	10	10	100.0	58.1	4
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	4/12/1972	40	MIL	@	LAL	48	7	7	18	31	58.1	4	4	100.0	61.1	4
25	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	3/29/1974	40	CAP	@	NYK	48	14	4	19	29	65.5	2	3	66.7	66.0	4