highest scoring game 1961

Elgin Baylor put up the most points in a game in 1960-61, with 71 points against the Knicks on November 15, 1960.

Interpreted as:
highest scoring by a player regular-season game 1961
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
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
67
3/9/1961
vs
48
31
1
27
37
73.0
13
17
76.5
75.3
1
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
58
2/25/1961
@
48
27
25
38
65.8
8
18
44.4
63.2
0
4Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
57
2/18/1961
@
48
28
25
42
59.5
7
9
77.8
62.0
3
5Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
57
2/16/1961
@
26
23
45
51.1
11
14
78.6
55.7
5
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
56
3/1/1961
@
48
20
5
22
44
50.0
12
20
60.0
53.0
0
7Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
56
1/24/1961
vs
20
5
19
30
63.3
18
20
90.0
72.2
5
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
56
1/21/1961
vs
48
45
0
25
46
54.3
6
13
46.2
54.1
2
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
56
1/5/1961
vs
48
26
1
20
32
62.5
16
22
72.7
67.2
1
10Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
56
1/2/1961
vs
48
28
0
23
37
62.2
10
20
50.0
61.1
2
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
55
2/5/1961
vs
53
29
1
21
34
61.8
13
18
72.2
65.6
4
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
52
2/3/1961
48
30
0
23
38
60.5
6
11
54.5
60.7
1
13Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
52
11/20/1960
15
18
16
21
76.2
4
14Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
51
11/25/1960
@
24
18
40
45.0
15
20
75.0
52.3
3
15Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
49
3/12/1961
vs
18
7
18
36
50.0
13
16
81.3
56.9
4
16Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
49
2/23/1961
vs
48
28
1
22
38
57.9
5
10
50.0
57.8
2
17Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
49
2/17/1961
vs
10
4
22
37
59.5
5
6
83.3
61.8
5
18Willie Naulls
W. Naulls
49
2/7/1961
vs
24
23
35
65.7
3
4
75.0
66.6
1
19Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
49
12/30/1960
48
24
1
20
33
60.6
9
14
64.3
62.6
2
20Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
48
3/7/1961
vs
54
13
15
39
38.5
18
20
90.0
50.2
2
21Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
48
2/10/1961
@
48
36
3
21
33
63.6
6
14
42.9
61.3
3
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
48
1/18/1961
48
18
1
17
36
47.2
14
21
66.7
53.1
2
23Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
47
3/5/1961
@
48
26
2
20
39
51.3
7
12
58.3
53.1
2
24Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
47
3/3/1961
48
27
2
17
42
40.5
13
17
76.5
47.5
2
25Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
47
1/31/1961
24
20
38
52.6
7
10
70.0
55.4
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