most points in a game lakers player before 1977

Before 1976-77, Elgin Baylor dropped the most points for the Lakers in a game, with 71 points versus the Knicks on November 15, 1960.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a regular-season game lakers player before 1977

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	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	66	2/9/1969	LAL	vs	PHX	48	27	4		29	35	82.9	8	18	44.4	76.9	1
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	64	11/8/1959	MIN	vs	BOS		17	8		25	47	53.2	14	19	73.7	57.8	4
4	Jerry West J. West	63	1/17/1962	LAL	vs	NYK	39	3	3		22	36	61.1	19	22	86.4	69.0	5
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	63	12/8/1961	LAL	@	PHI		31	7		23	55	41.8	17	24	70.8	48.0	4
6	George Mikan G. Mikan	61	1/20/1952	MIN	vs	ROC		36			22	45	48.9	17	21	81.0	56.2	4
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	60	1/26/1969	LAL		CIN		21			22	36	61.1	16	24	66.7	64.4	1
8	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	57	2/16/1961	LAL	@	DET		26			23	45	51.1	11	14	78.6	55.7	5
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	56	1/24/1961	LAL	vs	SYR		20	5		19	30	63.3	18	20	90.0	72.2	5
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	55	2/25/1959	MIN		CIN		12			22	38	57.9	11	17	64.7	60.5	3
11	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	53	3/28/1975	LAL	vs	KCO	44	3	2	1	21	38	55.3	11	12	91.7	61.2	5
12	Jerry West J. West	53	1/29/1965	LAL	vs	CIN		6	3		21	36	58.3	11	12	91.7	64.2	6
13	George Mikan G. Mikan	53	2/26/1949	MIN	@	BAL					17	28	60.7	19	20	95.0	72.0	5
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	12/15/1962	LAL	vs	SFW	43	13	6		19	32	59.4	14	17	82.4	65.9	2
15	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	12/29/1961	LAL		PHI		16	2		18	33	54.5	16	19	84.2	62.9	4
16	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	12/13/1961	LAL	vs	STL	52	25	10		18	41	43.9	16	17	94.1	53.6	3
17	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	12/11/1961	LAL	vs	STL	43	15			21	39	53.8	10	15	66.7	57.0	2
18	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	11/20/1960	LAL		DET		15			18			16	21	76.2		4
19	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	10/18/1959	MIN	vs	DET		21			22	36	61.1	8	12	66.7	63.0	4
20	Jerry West J. West	51	12/10/1965	LAL	@	CIN	41	8	4		21	35	60.0	9	11	81.8	64.0	3
21	Jerry West J. West	51	12/3/1965	LAL	vs	CIN		7	7		16	26	61.5	19	20	95.0	73.3	4
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	51	12/14/1962	LAL	@	SFW	46	9	1		21	36	58.3	9	9	100.0	63.8	3
23	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	51	11/25/1960	LAL	@	DET		24			18	40	45.0	15	20	75.0	52.3	3
24	George Mikan G. Mikan	51	1/14/1950	MIN	@	ROC					20	36	55.6	11	12	91.7	61.8	5
25	George Mikan G. Mikan	51	3/13/1949	MIN	vs	NYK					22	40	55.0	7	12	58.3	56.3	2