most points by a player in a game western division finals

Elgin Baylor has scored the most points in the Western Division in an NBA Finals game, with 61 points against the Celtics on April 14, 1962.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	61	4/14/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	48	22	1	22	46	47.8	17	19	89.5	56.1	3
2	Rick Barry R. Barry	55	4/18/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	PHI	46	12	5	22	48	45.8	11	19	57.9	48.8	4
3	Jerry West J. West	53	4/23/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	46	3	10	21	41	51.2	11	13	84.6	56.7	3
4	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	50	4/12/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	42	19		19	34	55.9	12	15	80.0	61.6	1
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	45	5/6/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	46	27	3	20	27	74.1	5	14	35.7	67.9	3
6	Jerry West J. West	45	4/22/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	47	4	10	19	31	61.3	7	10	70.0	63.6	2
7	Jerry West J. West	45	4/19/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	5	5	17	38	44.7	11	12	91.7	52.0	2
8	Rick Barry R. Barry	44	4/24/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	PHI	44	6	2	16	38	42.1	12	13	92.3	50.3	5
9	Rick Barry R. Barry	43	4/20/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	PHI	45	7	3	17	41	41.5	9	12	75.0	46.5	5
10	Jerry West J. West	43	4/21/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	44	12	7	13	25	52.0	17	20	85.0	63.6	2
11	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	43	4/21/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	20	1	15	34	44.1	13	17	76.5	51.8	3
12	Jerry West J. West	42	5/5/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	48	13	12	14	29	48.3	14	18	77.8	56.9	2
13	Jerry West J. West	42	4/17/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	46	8	1	17	30	56.7	8	10	80.0	61.0	1
14	George Mikan G. Mikan	42	4/4/1949	1948-49	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	WAS				14	21	66.7	14	17	82.4	73.7	4
15	Jerry West J. West	41	4/25/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	41	3	8	12	22	54.5	17	20	85.0	66.6	3
16	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	4/24/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	46	16	2	13	31	41.9	15	17	88.2	53.3	1
17	Jerry West J. West	41	4/17/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	51	8	2	15	27	55.6	11	13	84.6	62.7	3
18	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	4/18/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	51	22	4	13	40	32.5	15	21	71.4	41.6	6
19	Jerry West J. West	40	4/29/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	6	4	15	30	50.0	10	10	100.0	58.1	4
20	Jerry West J. West	40	4/8/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	5	4	13	23	56.5	14	15	93.3	67.6	5
21	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	40	4/9/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	46	18	4	14	23	60.9	12	12	100.0	70.7	4
22	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	40	4/5/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	48	17	6	16	28	57.1	8	9	88.9	62.6	4
23	Jerry West J. West	39	5/1/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	46	3	9	16	31	51.6	7	8	87.5	56.5	3
24	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	39	4/10/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	48	23	4	13	35	37.1	13	16	81.3	46.4	2
25	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	39	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	56	19	3	14	34	41.2	11	13	84.6	49.1	4

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