most points in a game by a player vs bill russell

Elgin Baylor has posted the most points in a game versus Bill Russell, with 64 points on November 8, 1959.

Interpreted as:
most points in a regular-season game by a player vs Bill Russell
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
64
11/8/1959
MIN MIN
vs
BOS BOS
17
8
25
47
53.2
14
19
73.7
57.8
4
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
62
1/14/1962
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
48
28
2
27
45
60.0
8
11
72.7
62.2
1
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
53
2/23/1960
PHI PHI
BOS BOS
47
29
1
25
44
56.8
3
11
27.3
54.3
2
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
52
12/13/1961
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
48
30
0
22
43
51.2
8
12
66.7
53.9
2
5Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
52
1/20/1959
STL STL
vs
BOS BOS
41
19
20
32
62.5
12
16
75.0
66.6
4
6Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
51
2/14/1962
NYK NYK
vs
BOS BOS
10
6
23
36
63.9
5
6
83.3
66.0
5
7George Yardley
G. Yardley
51
1/15/1958
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
47
19
17
33
51.5
17
19
89.5
61.7
5
8Rick Barry
R. Barry
50
2/14/1967
SFW SFW
BOS BOS
45
8
5
16
32
50.0
18
19
94.7
61.9
5
9Hal Greer
H. Greer
50
2/21/1964
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
8
7
19
39
48.7
12
14
85.7
55.4
5
10Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
50
2/13/1963
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
48
15
11
16
27
59.3
18
22
81.8
68.2
5
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
50
1/30/1963
SFW SFW
@
BOS BOS
48
17
0
20
41
48.8
10
14
71.4
53.0
1
12Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
50
2/1/1959
SYR SYR
@
BOS BOS
53
23
18
34
52.9
14
17
82.4
60.3
6
13Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
49
2/17/1961
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
10
4
22
37
59.5
5
6
83.3
61.8
5
14Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
49
11/11/1959
CIN CIN
@
BOS BOS
9
19
39
48.7
11
12
91.7
55.3
6
15Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
48
11/10/1966
CIN CIN
vs
BOS BOS
53
7
10
17
33
51.5
14
15
93.3
60.6
1
16Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
48
2/2/1964
CIN CIN
@
BOS BOS
53
7
10
16
30
53.3
16
16
100.0
64.8
5
17Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
48
12/5/1963
CIN CIN
vs
BOS BOS
48
11
7
18
29
62.1
12
12
100.0
70.0
3
18Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
48
2/9/1962
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
48
29
1
15
32
46.9
18
23
78.3
57.0
1
19Jerry West
J. West
47
2/21/1965
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
6
6
18
32
56.3
11
15
73.3
60.9
3
20Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
47
1/31/1962
CHI CHI
vs
BOS BOS
20
19
9
11
81.8
3
21Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
47
3/5/1961
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
48
26
2
20
39
51.3
7
12
58.3
53.1
2
22George Yardley
G. Yardley
47
1/12/1960
SYR SYR
BOS BOS
17
2
21
31
67.7
5
7
71.4
69.0
4
23Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
47
1/2/1960
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
48
36
1
18
36
50.0
11
14
78.6
55.7
2
24Jerry West
J. West
46
11/17/1965
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
7
8
15
24
62.5
16
20
80.0
70.1
2
25Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46
2/12/1961
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
48
25
2
20
34
58.8
6
16
37.5
56.0
2

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2
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2
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2.5
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11/5
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10:00 PM
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11/8
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@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Mon
11/10
LAL LAL
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
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11/12
LAL LAL
@
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9:30 PM
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11/14
LAL LAL
@
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3
Lakers Lakers
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2
.750
1.5
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Nuggets Nuggets
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2
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