lakers player most points scored in playoff game in hastory

Elgin Baylor has scored the most points for the Lakers in a playoff game, with 61 points in Game 5 of the 1962 NBA Finals versus the Celtics.

	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	Jerry West J. West	53	4/23/1969	LAL	vs	BOS	46	3	10			21	41	51.2				11	13	84.6	56.7				3
3	Jerry West J. West	52	4/5/1965	LAL	vs	BAL		5	9			16	38	42.1				20	21	95.2	55.0				4
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	50	5/4/2006	LAL	vs	PHX	52	8	5	3	0	20	35	57.1	5	8	62.5	5	6	83.3	66.4	1	7	7	4	-6
5	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	49	4/23/2008	LAL	vs	DEN	42	4	10	1	1	18	27	66.7	5	9	55.6	8	9	88.9	79.1	1	3	2	4	+13
6	Jerry West J. West	49	4/3/1965	LAL	vs	BAL		6	8			15	35	42.9				19	21	90.5	55.4				5
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	49	3/15/1961	LAL	vs	DET		21				17	34	50.0				15	20	75.0	57.2				5
8	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	48	5/13/2001	LAL	@	SAC	48	16	3	2	1	15	29	51.7	1	1	100.0	17	19	89.5	64.2	9	7	2	2	+6
9	Jerry West J. West	48	4/9/1965	LAL	@	BAL		3	5			20	43	46.5				8	8	100.0	51.6				5
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	47	3/27/1961	LAL	@	STL	48	20				17	45	37.8				13	16	81.3	45.2				4
11	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	47	3/18/1961	LAL	@	DET						17						13	14	92.9					5
12	George Mikan G. Mikan	47	3/29/1952	MIN	@	ROC						15	26	57.7				17	18	94.4	69.3				4
13	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	46	4/23/2000	LAL	vs	SAC	46	17	1	2	5	21	33	63.6	0	0		4	5	80.0	65.3	7	10	2	5	+16
14	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	46	4/25/1997	LAL	vs	POR	35	11	2	1	2	17	27	63.0	0	0		12	18	66.7	65.9	3	8	1	3	+23
15	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	45	4/26/2007	LAL	vs	PHX	45	6	6	1	1	15	26	57.7	2	3	66.7	13	13	100.0	70.9	0	6	5	3	+1
16	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	45	5/19/2001	LAL	@	SAS	47	10	3	1	1	19	35	54.3	1	2	50.0	6	8	75.0	58.4	1	9	4	4	+17
17	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
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	45	5/6/1970	LAL	vs	NYK	46	27	3			20	27	74.1				5	14	35.7	67.9				3
19	Jerry West J. West	45	4/22/1966	LAL	vs	BOS	47	4	10			19	31	61.3				7	10	70.0	63.6				2
20	Jerry West J. West	45	4/19/1965	LAL	@	BOS	45	5	5			17	38	44.7				11	12	91.7	52.0				2
21	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	45	3/29/1962	LAL	@	DET		17				18	37	48.6				9	13	69.2	52.7				5
22	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	44	6/6/2001	LAL	vs	PHI	52	20	5	1	0	17	28	60.7	0	0		10	22	45.5	58.4	6	14	4	3	-6
23	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	44	5/6/2001	LAL	vs	SAC	44	21	4	0	7	17	32	53.1	0	0		10	19	52.6	54.5	11	10	2	3	+3
24	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	44	5/8/1991	LAL	vs	GSW	44	12	9	0	0	12	23	52.2	0	3	0.0	20	22	90.9	67.3	1	11	5	5
25	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	44	4/25/1973	LAL	vs	GSW	36	3	8			19	26	73.1				6	7	85.7	75.7				3

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