lakers most points by a player in a west division finals game

Elgin Baylor has posted the most points by a player in the Western Division for the Lakers in an NBA Finals game, with 61 points against the Celtics on April 14, 1962.

NAME PTS DATE SEASON SERIES 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
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
48
22
1
22
46
47.8
17
19
89.5
56.1
3
2 Jerry West
J. West
53
4/23/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
46
3
10
21
41
51.2
11
13
84.6
56.7
3
3 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
45
5/6/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
46
27
3
20
27
74.1
5
14
35.7
67.9
3
4 Jerry West
J. West
45
4/22/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
47
4
10
19
31
61.3
7
10
70.0
63.6
2
5 Jerry West
J. West
45
4/19/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
45
5
5
17
38
44.7
11
12
91.7
52.0
2
6 Jerry West
J. West
43
4/21/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
44
12
7
13
25
52.0
17
20
85.0
63.6
2
7 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
43
4/21/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
45
20
1
15
34
44.1
13
17
76.5
51.8
3
8 Jerry West
J. West
42
5/5/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
48
13
12
14
29
48.3
14
18
77.8
56.9
2
9 Jerry West
J. West
42
4/17/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
46
8
1
17
30
56.7
8
10
80.0
61.0
1
10 George Mikan
G. Mikan
42
4/4/1949
1948-49
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
vs
WAS WAS
14
21
66.7
14
17
82.4
73.7
4
11 Jerry West
J. West
41
4/25/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
41
3
8
12
22
54.5
17
20
85.0
66.6
3
12 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
41
4/24/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
46
16
2
13
31
41.9
15
17
88.2
53.3
1
13 Jerry West
J. West
41
4/17/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
51
8
2
15
27
55.6
11
13
84.6
62.7
3
14 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
41
4/18/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
51
22
4
13
40
32.5
15
21
71.4
41.6
6
15 Jerry West
J. West
40
4/29/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
45
6
4
15
30
50.0
10
10
100.0
58.1
4
16 Jerry West
J. West
40
4/8/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
45
5
4
13
23
56.5
14
15
93.3
67.6
5
17 Jerry West
J. West
39
5/1/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
46
3
9
16
31
51.6
7
8
87.5
56.5
3
18 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
39
4/10/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
48
23
4
13
35
37.1
13
16
81.3
46.4
2
19 Jerry West
J. West
38
4/28/1968
1967-68
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
44
10
5
13
21
61.9
12
15
80.0
68.8
3
20 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
38
4/17/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
45
23
8
14
27
51.9
10
10
100.0
60.5
5
21 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
38
4/11/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
47
14
6
14
28
50.0
10
14
71.4
55.6
1
22 Jerry West
J. West
37
5/1/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
52
5
18
13
26
50.0
11
12
91.7
59.1
4
23 Jerry West
J. West
36
4/28/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
48
10
3
12
27
44.4
12
16
75.0
52.9
3
24 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
36
4/17/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
47
20
2
13
28
46.4
10
13
76.9
53.4
4
25 Jerry West
J. West
36
4/10/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
41
4
2
11
19
57.9
14
16
87.5
69.1
5

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