George Mikan dropped the most points in a 1951 playoff game, with 41 points versus the Indianapolis Olympians on March 21, 1951.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a playoff game in 1951

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	George Mikan G. Mikan	41	3/21/1951	MIN	vs	IND			17	30	56.7	7	9	77.8	60.4	2
2	Alex Groza A. Groza	40	3/23/1951	IND	vs	MIN			15	29	51.7	10	13	76.9	57.6	4
3	Alex Groza A. Groza	38	3/25/1951	IND	@	MIN			15	30	50.0	8	11	72.7	54.5	5
4	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	34	4/1/1951	SYR	vs	NYK	16	3	11	19	57.9	12	12	100.0	70.0	4
5	George Mikan G. Mikan	32	4/3/1951	MIN	@	ROC	8		12	25	48.0	8	9	88.9	55.2	6
6	Vince Boryla V. Boryla	30	3/28/1951	NYK	vs	SYR		2	11	21	52.4	8	8	100.0	61.2	3
7	George Mikan G. Mikan	30	3/25/1951	MIN	vs	IND			9	22	40.9	12	15	80.0	52.4	5
8	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	30	3/23/1951	MIN	@	IND			11	14	78.6	8	15	53.3	72.8	4
9	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	30	3/20/1951	PHI	vs	SYR	9	1	10	28	35.7	10	13	76.9	44.5	4
10	Max Zaslofsky M. Zaslofsky	28	4/8/1951	NYK	@	ROC	7	4	11	24	45.8	6	8	75.0	50.9	4
11	Arnie Johnson A. Johnson	27	4/18/1951	ROC	@	NYK	15	1	9	13	69.2	9	12	75.0	73.9	5
12	Arnie Risen A. Risen	27	4/11/1951	ROC	@	NYK	18	0	9	24	37.5	9	10	90.0	47.5	2
13	Max Zaslofsky M. Zaslofsky	27	3/22/1951	NYK	vs	BOS		2	8	13	61.5	11	12	91.7	73.9	3
14	Connie Simmons C. Simmons	26	4/15/1951	NYK	@	ROC	8	2	9	13	69.2	8	11	72.7	72.9	5
15	Arnie Risen A. Risen	26	4/13/1951	ROC	@	NYK	20	1	9	22	40.9	8	11	72.7	48.4	5
16	Arnie Risen A. Risen	26	4/3/1951	ROC	vs	MIN	18		9	19	47.4	8	14	57.1	51.7	5
17	Arnie Risen A. Risen	24	4/21/1951	ROC	vs	NYK	13	2	7	19	36.8	10	14	71.4	47.7	4
18	Max Zaslofsky M. Zaslofsky	24	4/15/1951	NYK	@	ROC	3	3	8	17	47.1	8	8	100.0	58.5	3
19	Bob Davies B. Davies	24	4/8/1951	ROC	vs	NYK	5	3	9	19	47.4	6	6	100.0	55.5	5
20	Arnie Risen A. Risen	24	4/7/1951	ROC	vs	NYK	15	5	9	16	56.3	6	9	66.7	60.1	3
21	Arnie Risen A. Risen	24	3/29/1951	ROC	@	MIN			8	18	44.4	8	9	88.9	54.6	6
22	Ralph Beard R. Beard	24	3/25/1951	IND	@	MIN			8	20	40.0	8	11	72.7	48.3	4
23	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	24	3/22/1951	SYR	vs	PHI	16	4	10	16	62.5	4	6	66.7	64.4	3
24	Max Zaslofsky M. Zaslofsky	23	4/18/1951	NYK	vs	ROC	4	1	5	13	38.5	13	16	81.3	57.4	1
25	Vince Boryla V. Boryla	23	4/4/1951	NYK	vs	SYR		0	7	11	63.6	9	10	90.0	74.7	3