Elgin Baylor dropped the most points in a game in 1958-59, with 55 points against the Cincinnati Royals on February 25, 1959.
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most point by a player in a regular-season game in 1959| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | E. Baylor | 55 | 2/25/1959 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 57.9 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 60.5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 |  | B. Pettit | 52 | 1/20/1959 | vs | 41 | 19 | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 66.6 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 |  | J. Twyman | 50 | 2/28/1959 | vs | 18 | 22 | 47 | 46.8 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 49.5 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | D. Schayes | 50 | 2/1/1959 | @ | 53 | 23 | 18 | 34 | 52.9 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 60.3 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | | B. Pettit | 50 | 1/11/1959 | vs | 45 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 65.0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | J. Twyman | 46 | 3/4/1959 | vs | 16 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | | J. Twyman | 45 | 3/8/1959 | @ | 44 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 37 | 51.4 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 54.9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 8 |  | H. Greer | 45 | 2/14/1959 | @ | 37 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 72.4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | | J. Twyman | 45 | 11/19/1958 | vs | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 80.8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 |  | G. Shue | 45 | 11/9/1958 | vs | 14 | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 |  | T. Heinsohn | 43 | 2/27/1959 | vs | 36 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 64.6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 12 |  | V. Mikkelsen | 43 | 2/10/1959 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 75.7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 |  | P. Arizin | 42 | 3/5/1959 | vs | 11 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 59.9 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | | B. Pettit | 42 | 11/27/1958 | vs | 20 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 54.9 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 15 | | P. Arizin | 42 | 11/9/1958 | @ | 11 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 69.6 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | | E. Baylor | 41 | 1/25/1959 | @ | 18 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 58.2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 17 |  | R. Guerin | 41 | 1/25/1959 | @ | 12 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 78.7 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | | J. Twyman | 41 | 1/8/1959 | vs | 14 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 | | W. Sauldsberry | 41 | 1/2/1959 | vs | 20 | 1 | 18 | 38 | 47.4 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 49.9 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | | K. Sears | 41 | 11/7/1958 | @ | 17 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 93.5 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 21 | | B. Pettit | 40 | 3/7/1959 | vs | 12 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | | B. Pettit | 40 | 2/1/1959 | vs | 36 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 69.2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | | B. Pettit | 40 | 1/28/1959 | @ | 51 | 21 | 15 | 28 | 53.6 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 59.3 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | | E. Baylor | 39 | 3/11/1959 | vs | 14 | 34 | 41.2 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 48.6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | | R. Guerin | 39 | 2/4/1959 | @ | 46 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 71.2 | 1 | |||||||||||
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