most points in a playoff game against the celtics before 1971

Before 1970-71, Elgin Baylor scored the most points in a playoff game versus the Celtics, with 61 points in Game 5 of the 1962 NBA Finals.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a playoff game against the celtics before 1971

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	61	4/14/1962	LAL	@	BOS	48	22	1	22	46	47.8	17	19	89.5	56.1	3
2	Jerry West J. West	53	4/23/1969	LAL	vs	BOS	46	3	10	21	41	51.2	11	13	84.6	56.7	3
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50	3/22/1960	PHI	@	BOS	46	35	2	22	42	52.4	6	14	42.9	51.9	2
4	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	50	4/12/1958	STL	vs	BOS	42	19		19	34	55.9	12	15	80.0	61.6	1
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	46	4/12/1966	PHI	vs	BOS	48	34	1	19	34	55.9	8	25	32.0	51.1	5
6	Jerry West J. West	45	4/22/1966	LAL	vs	BOS	47	4	10	19	31	61.3	7	10	70.0	63.6	2
7	Jerry West J. West	45	4/19/1965	LAL	@	BOS	45	5	5	17	38	44.7	11	12	91.7	52.0	2
8	Dave Bing D. Bing	44	4/1/1968	DET	vs	BOS	46	9	4	19	38	50.0	6	7	85.7	53.6	4
9	Jerry West J. West	43	4/21/1965	LAL	vs	BOS	44	12	7	13	25	52.0	17	20	85.0	63.6	2
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	43	4/21/1963	LAL	@	BOS	45	20	1	15	34	44.1	13	17	76.5	51.8	3
11	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	43	4/10/1963	CIN	@	BOS	48	6	6	11	24	45.8	21	22	95.5	63.8	4
12	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	43	3/28/1963	CIN	@	BOS	48	14	10	17	25	68.0	9	12	75.0	71.0	1
13	Jerry West J. West	42	5/5/1969	LAL	vs	BOS	48	13	12	14	29	48.3	14	18	77.8	56.9	2
14	Jerry West J. West	42	4/17/1963	LAL	vs	BOS	46	8	1	17	30	56.7	8	10	80.0	61.0	1
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	42	3/27/1962	PHI	vs	BOS	48	37	5	16	31	51.6	10	17	58.8	54.6	1
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	42	3/16/1960	PHI	@	BOS	48	29	1	17	35	48.6	8	14	57.1	51.0	2
17	Jerry West J. West	41	4/25/1969	LAL	vs	BOS	41	3	8	12	22	54.5	17	20	85.0	66.6	3
18	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	4/24/1966	LAL	@	BOS	46	16	2	13	31	41.9	15	17	88.2	53.3	1
19	Jerry West J. West	41	4/17/1966	LAL	@	BOS	51	8	2	15	27	55.6	11	13	84.6	62.7	3
20	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	4/18/1962	LAL	@	BOS	51	22	4	13	40	32.5	15	21	71.4	41.6	6
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	41	3/31/1962	PHI	vs	BOS	48	34	2	15	29	51.7	11	22	50.0	53.0	2
22	Jerry West J. West	40	4/29/1969	LAL	@	BOS	45	6	4	15	30	50.0	10	10	100.0	58.1	4
23	Hal Greer H. Greer	40	4/17/1968	PHI	@	BOS	46	4	1	15	24	62.5	10	13	76.9	67.3	4
24	Jerry West J. West	40	4/8/1962	LAL	@	BOS	45	5	4	13	23	56.5	14	15	93.3	67.6	5
25	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	40	4/9/1961	STL	vs	BOS	46	18	4	14	23	60.9	12	12	100.0	70.7	4