Before 1969-70, Elvin Hayes and Wilt Chamberlain were tied for the most points in a game with fewer than 55 points, with 54 points.
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most points by a player in a regular-season game in NBA history less than 55 points before 1970| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Hayes | 54 | 11/13/1968 | vs | 48 | 22 | 20 | 45 | 44.4 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 51.4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 |  | W. Chamberlain | 54 | 3/1/1963 | 48 | 27 | 5 | 23 | 44 | 52.3 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 54.8 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | | W. Chamberlain | 54 | 11/9/1962 | vs | 48 | 27 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 71.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | | W. Chamberlain | 54 | 1/18/1962 | vs | 48 | 31 | 3 | 22 | 50 | 44.0 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 47.3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 5 | | W. Chamberlain | 54 | 12/12/1961 | 48 | 25 | 5 | 22 | 42 | 52.4 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 56.1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 |  | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 3/18/1968 | vs | 48 | 32 | 14 | 24 | 29 | 82.8 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 79.3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 7 | | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 12/20/1967 | @ | 45 | 38 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 87.0 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 76.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 8 |  | W. Reed | 53 | 11/1/1967 | @ | 18 | 2 | 21 | 29 | 72.4 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 75.4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 1/25/1966 | 48 | 31 | 3 | 21 | 41 | 51.2 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 56.7 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 10/23/1965 | vs | 45 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 25 | 84.0 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 83.9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 11 |  | J. West | 53 | 1/29/1965 | vs | 6 | 3 | 21 | 36 | 58.3 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 64.2 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 1/3/1965 | @ | 48 | 28 | 4 | 24 | 42 | 57.1 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 58.2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 13 | | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 11/12/1964 | @ | 48 | 23 | 2 | 22 | 46 | 47.8 | 9 | 22 | 40.9 | 47.6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 14 | | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 11/29/1962 | vs | 48 | 34 | 4 | 20 | 29 | 69.0 | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 67.0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 15 | | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 11/23/1962 | vs | 48 | 24 | 3 | 20 | 36 | 55.6 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 58.0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 10/28/1962 | @ | 53 | 27 | 2 | 23 | 60 | 38.3 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 39.3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 17 | | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 2/1/1962 | vs | 48 | 26 | 5 | 22 | 36 | 61.1 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 61.6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 1/27/1962 | vs | 48 | 27 | 1 | 21 | 28 | 75.0 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 74.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 1/19/1962 | 48 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 42 | 54.8 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 57.1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 1/5/1962 | vs | 48 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 39 | 51.3 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 54.9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 12/27/1961 | vs | 48 | 30 | 4 | 20 | 42 | 47.6 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 53.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 10/21/1961 | vs | 48 | 35 | 2 | 21 | 41 | 51.2 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 54.7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 23 | | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 2/23/1960 | 47 | 29 | 1 | 25 | 44 | 56.8 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 54.3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 24 |  | G. Mikan | 53 | 2/26/1949 | @ | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 19 | 20 | 95.0 | 72.0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | | W. Chamberlain | 52 | 12/1/1967 | 48 | 37 | 2 | 22 | 29 | 75.9 | 8 | 30 | 26.7 | 61.6 | 3 | ||||||||||||
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