highest points scored by a small forward in a game

Elgin Baylor has put up the most points by a small forward in a game, with 71 points against the Knicks on November 15, 1960.

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NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
71
11/15/1960
@
45
25
1
28
48
58.3
15
19
78.9
63.0
5
2Rick Barry
R. Barry
64
3/26/1974
vs
43
10
9
5
0
30
45
66.7
4
5
80.0
67.8
0
10
4
3Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
64
11/8/1959
vs
17
8
25
47
53.2
14
19
73.7
57.8
4
4Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
63
12/8/1961
@
31
7
23
55
41.8
17
24
70.8
48.0
4
5Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
60
4/13/2016
vs
42
4
4
1
1
22
50
44.0
6
21
28.6
10
12
83.3
54.3
0
4
2
1
+7
6Larry Bird
L. Bird
60
3/12/1985
@
43
7
3
0
0
22
36
61.1
1
4
25.0
15
16
93.8
69.7
4
3
3
3
7Bernard King
B. King
60
12/25/1984
vs
41
7
4
0
0
19
30
63.3
0
0
22
26
84.6
72.4
2
5
5
2
8Purvis Short
P. Short
59
11/17/1984
vs
40
5
0
1
0
20
28
71.4
4
6
66.7
15
16
93.8
84.2
2
3
3
2
9Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
59
1/15/1960
vs
14
21
39
53.8
17
20
85.0
61.7
3
10LeBron James
L. James
57
11/3/2017
@
43
11
7
3
2
23
34
67.6
2
4
50.0
9
9
100.0
75.1
5
6
3
2
+6
11Michael Redd
M. Redd
57
11/11/2006
vs
46
2
0
3
1
18
32
56.3
6
12
50.0
15
17
88.2
72.2
0
2
3
2
+2
12Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
57
12/10/1986
vs
40
9
4
2
1
19
28
67.9
0
1
0.0
19
21
90.5
76.5
4
5
2
1
13Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
57
4/10/1986
vs
38
5
1
3
0
21
37
56.8
0
0
15
19
78.9
62.8
4
1
3
1
14Purvis Short
P. Short
57
1/7/1984
vs
42
15
1
1
0
24
38
63.2
2
2
100.0
7
8
87.5
68.6
8
7
3
2
15Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
57
12/4/1982
vs
38
9
3
0
0
20
27
74.1
0
0
17
22
77.3
77.7
3
6
2
5
16Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
57
11/10/1969
38
8
8
25
34
73.5
7
8
87.5
76.0
4
17Rick Barry
R. Barry
57
10/29/1966
@
48
15
7
21
44
47.7
15
17
88.2
55.4
2
18Rick Barry
R. Barry
57
12/14/1965
@
44
15
3
18
29
62.1
21
22
95.5
73.7
5
19Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
57
2/16/1961
@
26
23
45
51.1
11
14
78.6
55.7
5
20LeBron James
L. James
56
3/5/2022
vs
39
10
3
0
1
19
31
61.3
6
11
54.5
12
13
92.3
76.3
2
8
4
0
+13
21LeBron James
L. James
56
3/20/2005
@
48
10
5
2
0
18
36
50.0
6
12
50.0
14
15
93.3
65.7
2
8
4
0
-7
22Glen Rice
G. Rice
56
4/15/1995
vs
45
4
0
0
0
20
27
74.1
7
8
87.5
9
10
90.0
89.2
1
3
2
4
23Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
56
1/29/1983
vs
37
6
4
18
26
69.2
0
0
20
22
90.9
78.5
4
24Chet Walker
C. Walker
56
2/6/1972
vs
36
4
2
22
30
73.3
12
13
92.3
78.4
1
25Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
56
1/24/1961
vs
20
5
19
30
63.3
18
20
90.0
72.2
5

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