most playoff points in a game 5 in lakers history

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

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most playoff points by a player in a game 5 in lakers history

	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	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	47	3/27/1961	LAL	@	STL	48	20				17	45	37.8				13	16	81.3	45.2				4
3	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
4	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
5	Anthony Davis A. Davis	43	8/29/2020	LAL	vs	POR	36	9	4	1	0	14	18	77.8	4	6	66.7	11	13	84.6	90.6	2	7	1	2	+15
6	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	43	5/8/2012	LAL	vs	DEN	43	6	5	2	0	14	32	43.8	5	11	45.5	10	11	90.9	58.4	1	5	3	2	-6
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	43	5/15/1990	LAL	vs	PHX	44	8	7	0	0	15	26	57.7	0	2	0.0	13	16	81.3	65.1	2	6	6	4
8	Jerry West J. West	43	4/11/1965	LAL	vs	BAL		6	7			17	34	50.0				9	12	75.0	54.7				3
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	43	4/21/1963	LAL	@	BOS	45	20	1			15	34	44.1				13	17	76.5	51.8				3
10	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	42	5/21/2012	LAL	@	OKC	41	5	0	2	0	18	33	54.5	1	6	16.7	5	7	71.4	58.2	0	5	2	3	-14
11	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	4/24/1966	LAL	@	BOS	46	16	2			13	31	41.9				15	17	88.2	53.3				1
12	LeBron James L. James	40	10/9/2020	LAL	vs	MIA	42	13	7	3	0	15	21	71.4	6	9	66.7	4	6	66.7	84.6	3	10	4	1	+7
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40	5/14/1980	LAL	vs	PHI	41	15	1	0	4	16	24	66.7	0	0		8	9	88.9	71.5	4	11	5	4
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40	3/22/1960	MIN	@	STL	53	18				16	38	42.1				8	13	61.5	45.7				4
15	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	39	5/29/2008	LAL	vs	SAS	43	3	3	2	0	16	30	53.3	2	6	33.3	5	5	100.0	60.6	0	3	2	2	+6
16	Jerry West J. West	39	5/1/1969	LAL	vs	BOS	46	3	9			16	31	51.6				7	8	87.5	56.5				3
17	LeBron James L. James	38	9/26/2020	LAL	vs	DEN	40	16	10	1	0	15	25	60.0	1	4	25.0	7	8	87.5	66.6	3	13	2	2	+12
18	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	38	6/13/2010	LAL	@	BOS	44	5	4	1	1	13	27	48.1	4	10	40.0	8	9	88.9	61.4	2	3	4	5	-6
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38	4/30/1980	LAL	vs	SEA	43	11	6	2	7	15	26	57.7	0	0		8	11	72.7	61.6	4	7	3	2
20	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	37	3/31/1968	LAL	vs	CHI	37	12	1			16	25	64.0				5	9	55.6	63.9				1
21	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	37	4/7/1963	LAL	vs	STL	33	13	4			16	27	59.3				5	6	83.3	62.4				2
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	37	3/31/1962	LAL	vs	DET		19				12	32	37.5				13	16	81.3	47.4				3
23	LeBron James L. James	36	8/29/2020	LAL	vs	POR	34	10	10	1	1	14	19	73.7	4	7	57.1	4	4	100.0	86.7	0	10	5	1	+20
24	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	36	5/13/2003	LAL	@	SAS	48	7	6	2	0	15	31	48.4	5	11	45.5	1	2	50.0	56.5	2	5	4	3	-2
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	36	6/7/1985	LAL	vs	BOS	42	7	7	1	3	16	28	57.1	0	0		4	5	80.0	59.6	2	5	4	4