highest points scored in a game 5 in the nba

Elgin Baylor has posted the most points in a game 5, with 61 points in Game 5 of the 1962 NBA Finals against the Celtics.

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highest points by a player scored in a game 5 in the NBA

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	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	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
3	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	55	6/1/2021	POR	@	DEN	52	6	10	1	3	17	24	70.8	12	17	70.6	9	10	90.0	96.8	1	5	1	0	+2
4	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	52	5/16/2001	PHI	vs	TOR	43	2	7	4	0	21	32	65.6	8	14	57.1	2	2	100.0	79.1	0	2	1	3	+30
5	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	50	4/23/2019	POR	vs	OKC	45	7	6	3	1	17	33	51.5	10	18	55.6	6	8	75.0	68.5	2	5	6	2	+9
6	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	50	6/1/2006	DAL	vs	PHX	43	12	3	1	0	14	26	53.8	5	6	83.3	17	18	94.4	73.7	1	11	1	2	+22
7	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
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50	3/22/1960	PHI	@	BOS	46	35	2			22	42	52.4				6	14	42.9	51.9				2
9	Kevin Durant K. Durant	49	6/15/2021	BKN	vs	MIL	48	17	10	3	2	16	23	69.6	4	9	44.4	13	16	81.3	81.6	0	17	3	3	+6
10	LeBron James L. James	48	5/31/2007	CLE	@	DET	50	9	7	2	0	18	33	54.5	2	3	66.7	10	14	71.4	61.3	3	6	2	3	+2
11	Devin Booker D. Booker	47	4/25/2023	PHX	vs	LAC	42	8	10	2	0	19	27	70.4	4	7	57.1	5	6	83.3	79.3	2	6	3	4	+11
12	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	47	4/25/2017	OKC	@	HOU	42	11	9	0	0	15	34	44.1	5	18	27.8	12	17	70.6	56.7	5	6	7	5	+12
13	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	47	3/27/1961	LAL	@	STL	48	20				17	45	37.8				13	16	81.3	45.2				4
14	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	46	4/30/2024	PHI	@	NYK	52	5	9	0	0	17	30	56.7	7	12	58.3	5	8	62.5	68.6	0	5	3	5	+3
15	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	46	5/3/2002	BOS	vs	PHI	44	4	6	1	1	16	25	64.0	8	10	80.0	6	7	85.7	81.9	1	3	0	1	+27
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	46	6/12/1992	CHI	@	POR	42	5	4	0	1	14	23	60.9	2	4	50.0	16	19	84.2	73.3	0	5	4	5
17	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	46	5/8/1984	UTA	vs	PHX	41	6	4	2	0	16	27	59.3	0	0		14	14	100.0	69.4	1	5	6	2
18	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	46	4/20/1975	WAS	vs	BUF	48	12	5	3	3	19	26	73.1				8	13	61.5	72.5				3
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	46	4/3/1970	MIL	vs	PHI	47	25	2			18	36	50.0				10	15	66.7	54.0				3
20	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
21	Kevin Durant K. Durant	45	4/24/2019	GSW	vs	LAC	41	6	6	2	1	14	26	53.8	5	12	41.7	12	12	100.0	71.9	0	6	1	4	+2
22	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	45	4/25/2018	OKC	vs	UTA	44	15	7	0	0	17	39	43.6	5	9	55.6	6	6	100.0	54.0	3	12	5	3	+10
23	LeBron James L. James	45	5/3/2006	CLE	vs	WAS	46	7	6	2	0	14	23	60.9	0	1	0.0	17	18	94.4	72.8	5	2	4	5	-4
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	45	4/29/1977	LAL	vs	GSW	44	18	3	2	1	16	28	57.1				13	18	72.2	62.6	7	11		4
25	Lee Shaffer L. Shaffer	45	3/26/1963	SYR	vs	CIN		5				17	27	63.0				11	13	84.6	68.8				4