lakers player with playoff game most points before 1990

Before 1989-90, Elgin Baylor put up the most points for the Lakers in a playoff game, with 61 points in Game 5 of the 1962 NBA Finals against 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	Jerry West J. West	49	4/3/1965	LAL	vs	BAL		6	8			15	35	42.9				19	21	90.5	55.4				5
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	49	3/15/1961	LAL	vs	DET		21				17	34	50.0				15	20	75.0	57.2				5
6	Jerry West J. West	48	4/9/1965	LAL	@	BAL		3	5			20	43	46.5				8	8	100.0	51.6				5
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	47	3/27/1961	LAL	@	STL	48	20				17	45	37.8				13	16	81.3	45.2				4
8	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	47	3/18/1961	LAL	@	DET						17						13	14	92.9					5
9	George Mikan G. Mikan	47	3/29/1952	MIN	@	ROC						15	26	57.7				17	18	94.4	69.3				4
10	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
11	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
12	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
13	Jerry West J. West	45	4/19/1965	LAL	@	BOS	45	5	5			17	38	44.7				11	12	91.7	52.0				2
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	45	3/29/1962	LAL	@	DET		17				18	37	48.6				9	13	69.2	52.7				5
15	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
16	Jerry West J. West	44	4/7/1965	LAL	@	BAL		7	4			13	29	44.8				18	19	94.7	58.9				5
17	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	44	3/21/1961	LAL	@	STL	48	14				18	31	58.1				8	13	61.5	59.9				1
18	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	43	5/1/1977	LAL	@	GSW	41	20	3	0	4	17	25	68.0				9	11	81.8	72.1	5	15		5
19	Jerry West J. West	43	4/21/1965	LAL	vs	BOS	44	12	7			13	25	52.0				17	20	85.0	63.6				2
20	Jerry West J. West	43	4/11/1965	LAL	vs	BAL		6	7			17	34	50.0				9	12	75.0	54.7				3
21	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	43	4/21/1963	LAL	@	BOS	45	20	1			15	34	44.1				13	17	76.5	51.8				3
22	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	42	5/16/1980	LAL	@	PHI	47	15	7	3	1	14	23	60.9	0	1	0.0	14	14	100.0	72.0	3	12	5	3
23	Jim McMillian J. McMillian	42	4/12/1972	LAL	vs	MIL	43	7	2			16	25	64.0				10	14	71.4	67.4				2
24	Jerry West J. West	42	5/5/1969	LAL	vs	BOS	48	13	12			14	29	48.3				14	18	77.8	56.9				2
25	Jerry West J. West	42	4/9/1966	LAL	@	STL	42	7	4			18	32	56.3				6	6	100.0	60.6				3

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