most points in a game by a player in 1961

Elgin Baylor posted the most points in a game in 1960-61, with 71 points against the Knicks on November 15, 1960.

Interpreted as:

most points in a regular-season game by a player in 1961

	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	67	3/9/1961	PHI	vs	NYK	48	31	1	27	37	73.0	13	17	76.5	75.3	1
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	2/25/1961	PHI	@	CIN	48	27		25	38	65.8	8	18	44.4	63.2	0
4	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	57	2/18/1961	STL	@	DET	48	28		25	42	59.5	7	9	77.8	62.0	3
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	57	2/16/1961	LAL	@	DET		26		23	45	51.1	11	14	78.6	55.7	5
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	3/1/1961	PHI	@	SYR	48	20	5	22	44	50.0	12	20	60.0	53.0	0
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	56	1/24/1961	LAL	vs	SYR		20	5	19	30	63.3	18	20	90.0	72.2	5
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	1/21/1961	PHI	vs	LAL	48	45	0	25	46	54.3	6	13	46.2	54.1	2
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	1/5/1961	PHI	vs	SYR	48	26	1	20	32	62.5	16	22	72.7	67.2	1
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	1/2/1961	PHI	vs	NYK	48	28	0	23	37	62.2	10	20	50.0	61.1	2
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	55	2/5/1961	PHI	vs	NYK	53	29	1	21	34	61.8	13	18	72.2	65.6	4
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	52	2/3/1961	PHI		CIN	48	30	0	23	38	60.5	6	11	54.5	60.7	1
13	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	11/20/1960	LAL		DET		15		18			16	21	76.2		4
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	51	11/25/1960	LAL	@	DET		24		18	40	45.0	15	20	75.0	52.3	3
15	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	49	3/12/1961	LAL	vs	CIN		18	7	18	36	50.0	13	16	81.3	56.9	4
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	49	2/23/1961	PHI	vs	DET	48	28	1	22	38	57.9	5	10	50.0	57.8	2
17	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	49	2/17/1961	PHI	vs	BOS		10	4	22	37	59.5	5	6	83.3	61.8	5
18	Willie Naulls W. Naulls	49	2/7/1961	NYK	vs	DET		24		23	35	65.7	3	4	75.0	66.6	1
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	49	12/30/1960	PHI		CIN	48	24	1	20	33	60.6	9	14	64.3	62.6	2
20	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	48	3/7/1961	STL	vs	LAL	54	13		15	39	38.5	18	20	90.0	50.2	2
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	48	2/10/1961	PHI	@	NYK	48	36	3	21	33	63.6	6	14	42.9	61.3	3
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	48	1/18/1961	PHI		SYR	48	18	1	17	36	47.2	14	21	66.7	53.1	2
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	47	3/5/1961	PHI	@	BOS	48	26	2	20	39	51.3	7	12	58.3	53.1	2
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	47	3/3/1961	PHI		SYR	48	27	2	17	42	40.5	13	17	76.5	47.5	2
25	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	47	1/31/1961	LAL		DET		24		20	38	52.6	7	10	70.0	55.4	5