most points by a player in a single playoff game in the 60s

Between the 1959-60 and 1968-69 seasons, Elgin Baylor put up the most points in a playoff game, with 61 points in Game 5 of the 1962 NBA Finals versus the Celtics.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
61
4/14/1962
@
48
22
1
22
46
47.8
17
19
89.5
56.1
3
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
56
3/22/1962
vs
48
35
1
22
48
45.8
12
22
54.5
48.5
2
3Rick Barry
R. Barry
55
4/18/1967
vs
46
12
5
22
48
45.8
11
19
57.9
48.8
4
4Jerry West
J. West
53
4/23/1969
vs
46
3
10
21
41
51.2
11
13
84.6
56.7
3
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
53
3/14/1960
vs
47
22
2
24
42
57.1
5
16
31.3
54.0
0
6Jerry West
J. West
52
4/5/1965
vs
5
9
16
38
42.1
20
21
95.2
55.0
4
7Sam Jones
S. Jones
51
3/28/1967
@
43
4
1
19
30
63.3
13
17
76.5
68.0
3
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
50
4/10/1964
vs
45
15
6
22
32
68.8
6
10
60.0
68.7
1
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
50
3/22/1960
@
46
35
2
22
42
52.4
6
14
42.9
51.9
2
10Jerry West
J. West
49
4/3/1965
vs
6
8
15
35
42.9
19
21
90.5
55.4
5
11Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
49
3/15/1961
vs
21
17
34
50.0
15
20
75.0
57.2
5
12Jerry West
J. West
48
4/9/1965
@
3
5
20
43
46.5
8
8
100.0
51.6
5
13Rick Barry
R. Barry
47
4/1/1967
vs
45
10
6
17
38
44.7
13
13
100.0
53.8
3
14Sam Jones
S. Jones
47
4/10/1963
vs
41
7
1
18
27
66.7
11
12
91.7
72.8
4
15Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
47
3/27/1961
@
48
20
17
45
37.8
13
16
81.3
45.2
4
16Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
47
3/18/1961
@
17
13
14
92.9
5
17Zelmo Beaty
Z. Beaty
46
3/23/1968
vs
43
22
2
14
25
56.0
18
21
85.7
67.2
4
18Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46
4/12/1966
vs
48
34
1
19
34
55.9
8
25
32.0
51.1
5
19Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46
4/5/1964
@
48
23
2
19
36
52.8
8
16
50.0
53.4
5
20Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46
3/14/1961
vs
48
32
2
19
39
48.7
8
14
57.1
50.9
3
21Jerry West
J. West
45
4/22/1966
vs
47
4
10
19
31
61.3
7
10
70.0
63.6
2
22Jerry West
J. West
45
4/19/1965
@
45
5
5
17
38
44.7
11
12
91.7
52.0
2
23Lee Shaffer
L. Shaffer
45
3/26/1963
vs
5
17
27
63.0
11
13
84.6
68.8
4
24Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
45
3/29/1962
@
17
18
37
48.6
9
13
69.2
52.7
5
25Dave Bing
D. Bing
44
4/1/1968
vs
46
9
4
19
38
50.0
6
7
85.7
53.6
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