minneapolis lakers most points by a player in a single regular season game in the 1960s

Between the 1959-60 and 1968-69 seasons, Elgin Baylor had the most points for the Lakers in a game, with 71 points against the Knicks on November 15, 1960.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	71	11/15/1960	LAL	@	NYK	45	25	1	28	48	58.3	15	19	78.9	63.0	5
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	66	2/9/1969	LAL	vs	PHX	48	27	4	29	35	82.9	8	18	44.4	76.9	1
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	64	11/8/1959	MIN	vs	BOS		17	8	25	47	53.2	14	19	73.7	57.8	4
4	Jerry West J. West	63	1/17/1962	LAL	vs	NYK	39	3	3	22	36	61.1	19	22	86.4	69.0	5
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	63	12/8/1961	LAL	@	PHI		31	7	23	55	41.8	17	24	70.8	48.0	4
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	60	1/26/1969	LAL		CIN		21		22	36	61.1	16	24	66.7	64.4	1
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	57	2/16/1961	LAL	@	DET		26		23	45	51.1	11	14	78.6	55.7	5
8	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	56	1/24/1961	LAL	vs	SYR		20	5	19	30	63.3	18	20	90.0	72.2	5
9	Jerry West J. West	53	1/29/1965	LAL	vs	CIN		6	3	21	36	58.3	11	12	91.7	64.2	6
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	12/15/1962	LAL	vs	SFW	43	13	6	19	32	59.4	14	17	82.4	65.9	2
11	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	12/29/1961	LAL		PHI		16	2	18	33	54.5	16	19	84.2	62.9	4
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	12/13/1961	LAL	vs	STL	52	25	10	18	41	43.9	16	17	94.1	53.6	3
13	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	12/11/1961	LAL	vs	STL	43	15		21	39	53.8	10	15	66.7	57.0	2
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	11/20/1960	LAL		DET		15		18			16	21	76.2		4
15	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	10/18/1959	MIN	vs	DET		21		22	36	61.1	8	12	66.7	63.0	4
16	Jerry West J. West	51	12/10/1965	LAL	@	CIN	41	8	4	21	35	60.0	9	11	81.8	64.0	3
17	Jerry West J. West	51	12/3/1965	LAL	vs	CIN		7	7	16	26	61.5	19	20	95.0	73.3	4
18	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	51	12/14/1962	LAL	@	SFW	46	9	1	21	36	58.3	9	9	100.0	63.8	3
19	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	51	11/25/1960	LAL	@	DET		24		18	40	45.0	15	20	75.0	52.3	3
20	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	50	2/13/1963	LAL	@	BOS	48	15	11	16	27	59.3	18	22	81.8	68.2	5
21	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	50	12/12/1962	LAL	vs	SYR		13	6	20	29	69.0	10	13	76.9	72.0	5
22	Rudy LaRusso R. LaRusso	50	3/14/1962	LAL	vs	STL	43	19		19	32	59.4	12	18	66.7	62.6	4
23	Jerry West J. West	50	1/24/1962	LAL	vs	CIN		8	10	17	30	56.7	16	18	88.9	65.9	3
24	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	50	12/4/1961	LAL	vs	SYR		20	7	17	34	50.0	16	22	72.7	57.2	3
25	Jerry West J. West	49	2/17/1968	LAL	vs	PHI	55	6	8	19	32	59.4	11	14	78.6	64.2	5