highest scoring playoff game in the 1950s

Between the 1949-50 and 1958-59 seasons, Bob Pettit and Bob Cousy were tied for the most points in a playoff game, with 50 points.

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highest scoring by a player playoff game in the 1950s

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	50	4/12/1958	STL	vs	BOS	42	19		19	34	55.9	12	15	80.0	61.6	1
2	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	50	3/21/1953	BOS	vs	SYR	66	3	2	10	22	45.5	30	32	93.8	69.3	5
3	George Mikan G. Mikan	47	3/29/1952	MIN	@	ROC				15	26	57.7	17	18	94.4	69.3	4
4	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	43	3/25/1956	PHI	@	SYR	46	16	7	14	22	63.6	15	15	100.0	75.2	5
5	Slick Leonard S. Leonard	42	3/25/1957	MIN	vs	STL	52		8	14	32	43.8	14	14	100.0	55.0	3
6	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	41	3/21/1956	STL	@	MIN				14	24	58.3	13	19	68.4	63.3	3
7	George Mikan G. Mikan	41	3/21/1951	MIN	vs	IND				17	30	56.7	7	9	77.8	60.4	2
8	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	40	3/21/1959	STL	vs	MIN				16	22	72.7	8	9	88.9	77.0	5
9	Alex Groza A. Groza	40	3/23/1951	IND	vs	MIN				15	29	51.7	10	13	76.9	57.6	4
10	George Mikan G. Mikan	40	4/23/1950	MIN	vs	SYR			2	13	20	65.0	14	17	82.4	72.8	6
11	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	39	3/29/1959	SYR	vs	BOS	46	12	8	14	30	46.7	11	13	84.6	54.6	5
12	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	39	3/24/1959	STL	vs	MIN	38	14		17	27	63.0	5	8	62.5	63.9	2
13	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	39	4/13/1957	STL	@	BOS	56	19	3	14	34	41.2	11	13	84.6	49.1	4
14	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	38	3/26/1959	STL	@	MIN		14		13	23	56.5	12	13	92.3	66.2	4
15	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	38	3/19/1958	STL	vs	DET				17	30	56.7	4	6	66.7	58.2	3
16	Alex Groza A. Groza	38	3/25/1951	IND	@	MIN				15	30	50.0	8	11	72.7	54.5	5
17	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	37	3/30/1958	STL	@	BOS	42	12	3	10	18	55.6	17	18	94.4	71.4	5
18	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	37	4/13/1957	BOS	vs	STL	45	23	2	17	33	51.5	3	11	27.3	48.9	6
19	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	37	3/30/1957	STL	@	BOS	54	14		11	26	42.3	15	20	75.0	53.2	3
20	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	37	3/25/1956	PHI	@	SYR	45	9	3	11	21	52.4	15	19	78.9	63.0	3
21	George Mikan G. Mikan	37	4/8/1950	MIN	@	SYR				13			11	14	78.6		4
22	George Mikan G. Mikan	37	3/28/1950	MIN	@	FTW				10			17	18	94.4		3
23	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	36	3/28/1959	MIN	@	STL	53	15		15	32	46.9	6	7	85.7	51.3	2
24	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	36	3/28/1959	STL	vs	MIN		23		14	35	40.0	8	12	66.7	44.7	3
25	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	36	3/30/1957	BOS	vs	STL	46	4		12	31	38.7	12	13	92.3	49.0	2

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