most points in a game in 1962 finals

Elgin Baylor scored the most points in a 1962 NBA Finals game, with 61 points versus the Celtics on April 14, 1962.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a game in 1962 finals
NAME PTS DATE SEASON SERIES TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
61
4/14/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
48
22
1
22
46
47.8
17
19
89.5
56.1
3
2 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
41
4/18/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
51
22
4
13
40
32.5
15
21
71.4
41.6
6
3 Jerry West
J. West
40
4/8/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
45
5
4
13
23
56.5
14
15
93.3
67.6
5
4 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
39
4/10/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
48
23
4
13
35
37.1
13
16
81.3
46.4
2
5 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
38
4/11/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
47
14
6
14
28
50.0
10
14
71.4
55.6
1
6 Jerry West
J. West
36
4/10/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
41
4
2
11
19
57.9
14
16
87.5
69.1
5
7 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
36
4/8/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
46
12
5
14
30
46.7
8
8
100.0
53.7
3
8 Jerry West
J. West
35
4/18/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
53
6
0
14
30
46.7
7
8
87.5
52.2
4
9 Sam Jones
S. Jones
35
4/16/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
40
7
3
17
27
63.0
1
4
25.0
60.8
3
10 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
35
4/7/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
36
17
3
14
29
48.3
7
7
100.0
54.6
2
11 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
34
4/16/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
45
15
3
11
27
40.7
12
14
85.7
51.3
5
12 Jerry West
J. West
34
4/16/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
46
6
5
12
19
63.2
10
12
83.3
70.0
3
13 Bill Russell
B. Russell
30
4/18/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
53
40
4
8
18
44.4
14
17
82.4
58.9
2
14 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
30
4/14/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
35
11
4
12
22
54.5
6
7
85.7
59.8
6
15 Sam Jones
S. Jones
27
4/18/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
47
8
3
12
31
38.7
3
4
75.0
41.2
2
16 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
27
4/8/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
33
6
2
12
26
46.2
3
3
100.0
49.4
5
17 Sam Jones
S. Jones
26
4/14/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
42
5
2
12
23
52.2
2
3
66.7
53.5
2
18 Bill Russell
B. Russell
26
4/14/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
29
3
10
19
52.6
6
6
100.0
60.1
3
19 Jerry West
J. West
26
4/14/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
47
4
0
8
24
33.3
10
11
90.9
45.1
2
20 Jerry West
J. West
26
4/11/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
40
5
4
10
23
43.5
6
9
66.7
48.2
2
21 Bill Russell
B. Russell
26
4/10/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
48
23
6
9
16
56.3
8
11
72.7
62.4
4
22 Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
24
4/10/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
37
3
8
10
23
43.5
4
5
80.0
47.6
4
23 Sam Jones
S. Jones
24
4/7/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
38
11
2
10
19
52.6
4
4
100.0
57.8
3
24 Frank Ramsey
F. Ramsey
23
4/18/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
33
5
2
4
11
36.4
15
16
93.8
63.7
6
25 Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
23
4/8/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
39
8
11
9
18
50.0
5
8
62.5
53.4
2

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Thunder Thunder
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14
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Rockets Rockets
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Tue
10/21
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Fri
10/24
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@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Sun
10/26
LAL LAL
@
SAC SAC
9:00 PM
Mon
10/27
POR POR
@
LAL LAL
10:30 PM
Wed
10/29
LAL LAL
@
MIN MIN
9:30 PM
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1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
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Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
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Clippers Clippers
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32
.610
18.0
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33
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64
18
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61
21
.744
3.0
3
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31
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3/30
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