most points in a playoff game in 1951

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

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a playoff game in 1951
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1George Mikan
G. Mikan
41
3/21/1951
vs
17
30
56.7
7
9
77.8
60.4
2
2Alex Groza
A. Groza
40
3/23/1951
vs
15
29
51.7
10
13
76.9
57.6
4
3Alex Groza
A. Groza
38
3/25/1951
@
15
30
50.0
8
11
72.7
54.5
5
4Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
34
4/1/1951
vs
16
3
11
19
57.9
12
12
100.0
70.0
4
5George Mikan
G. Mikan
32
4/3/1951
@
8
12
25
48.0
8
9
88.9
55.2
6
6Vince Boryla
V. Boryla
30
3/28/1951
vs
2
11
21
52.4
8
8
100.0
61.2
3
7George Mikan
G. Mikan
30
3/25/1951
vs
9
22
40.9
12
15
80.0
52.4
5
8Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
30
3/23/1951
@
11
14
78.6
8
15
53.3
72.8
4
9Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
30
3/20/1951
vs
9
1
10
28
35.7
10
13
76.9
44.5
4
10Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
28
4/8/1951
@
7
4
11
24
45.8
6
8
75.0
50.9
4
11Arnie Johnson
A. Johnson
27
4/18/1951
@
15
1
9
13
69.2
9
12
75.0
73.9
5
12Arnie Risen
A. Risen
27
4/11/1951
@
18
0
9
24
37.5
9
10
90.0
47.5
2
13Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
27
3/22/1951
vs
2
8
13
61.5
11
12
91.7
73.9
3
14Connie Simmons
C. Simmons
26
4/15/1951
@
8
2
9
13
69.2
8
11
72.7
72.9
5
15Arnie Risen
A. Risen
26
4/13/1951
@
20
1
9
22
40.9
8
11
72.7
48.4
5
16Arnie Risen
A. Risen
26
4/3/1951
vs
18
9
19
47.4
8
14
57.1
51.7
5
17Arnie Risen
A. Risen
24
4/21/1951
vs
13
2
7
19
36.8
10
14
71.4
47.7
4
18Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
24
4/15/1951
@
3
3
8
17
47.1
8
8
100.0
58.5
3
19Bob Davies
B. Davies
24
4/8/1951
vs
5
3
9
19
47.4
6
6
100.0
55.5
5
20Arnie Risen
A. Risen
24
4/7/1951
vs
15
5
9
16
56.3
6
9
66.7
60.1
3
21Arnie Risen
A. Risen
24
3/29/1951
@
8
18
44.4
8
9
88.9
54.6
6
22Ralph Beard
R. Beard
24
3/25/1951
@
8
20
40.0
8
11
72.7
48.3
4
23Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
24
3/22/1951
vs
16
4
10
16
62.5
4
6
66.7
64.4
3
24Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
23
4/18/1951
vs
4
1
5
13
38.5
13
16
81.3
57.4
1
25Vince Boryla
V. Boryla
23
4/4/1951
vs
0
7
11
63.6
9
10
90.0
74.7
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