most points in a playoff game in 1953

Bob Cousy posted the most points in a 1953 playoff game, with 50 points against the Syracuse Nationals on March 21, 1953.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a playoff game in 1953
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 Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
50
3/21/1953
BOS BOS
vs
SYR SYR
66
3
2
10
22
45.5
30
32
93.8
69.3
5
2 Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
28
3/25/1953
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
40
5
11
21
52.4
6
10
60.0
55.1
4
3 George Mikan
G. Mikan
27
4/8/1953
MIN MIN
@
NYK NYK
10
22
45.5
7
10
70.0
51.1
6
4 Fred Scolari
F. Scolari
27
3/30/1953
FTW FTW
vs
MIN MIN
7
13
16
81.3
4
5 George Mikan
G. Mikan
25
4/4/1953
MIN MIN
vs
NYK NYK
6
22
27.3
13
15
86.7
43.7
6
6 George Mikan
G. Mikan
25
4/1/1953
MIN MIN
@
FTW FTW
7
11
16
68.8
6
7 Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
25
3/29/1953
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
46
3
10
20
50.0
5
10
50.0
51.2
5
8 Connie Simmons
C. Simmons
25
3/17/1953
NYK NYK
vs
BAL BAL
8
9
10
90.0
3
9 Larry Foust
L. Foust
24
3/22/1953
FTW FTW
vs
ROC ROC
8
8
10
80.0
3
10 George Mikan
G. Mikan
23
3/30/1953
MIN MIN
@
FTW FTW
8
7
10
70.0
5
11 Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
23
3/28/1953
NYK NYK
vs
BOS BOS
34
0
8
15
53.3
7
8
87.5
62.1
4
12 Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
22
4/4/1953
NYK NYK
@
MIN MIN
6
9
66.7
10
13
76.9
74.7
1
13 Joe Graboski
J. Graboski
22
3/22/1953
IND
@
MIN MIN
0
8
20
40.0
6
6
100.0
48.6
4
14 Carl Braun
C. Braun
21
4/4/1953
NYK NYK
@
MIN MIN
6
17
35.3
9
9
100.0
50.1
5
15 Larry Foust
L. Foust
21
3/28/1953
FTW FTW
@
MIN MIN
9
20
45.0
3
5
60.0
47.3
6
16 Vince Boryla
V. Boryla
21
3/28/1953
NYK NYK
vs
BOS BOS
39
2
6
11
54.5
9
10
90.0
68.2
2
17 Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
21
3/26/1953
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
41
13
7
18
38.9
7
8
87.5
48.8
4
18 Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
21
3/26/1953
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
40
4
8
15
53.3
5
8
62.5
56.7
0
19 George Mikan
G. Mikan
21
3/26/1953
MIN MIN
vs
FTW FTW
23
8
18
44.4
5
6
83.3
50.9
6
20 Jim Baechtold
J. Baechtold
21
3/20/1953
BAL BAL
vs
NYK NYK
9
3
7
42.9
4
21 Eddie Miller
E. Miller
21
3/20/1953
BAL BAL
vs
NYK NYK
21
9
3
10
30.0
5
22 George Mikan
G. Mikan
20
4/7/1953
MIN MIN
@
NYK NYK
5
21
23.8
10
11
90.9
38.7
4
23 Larry Foust
L. Foust
20
4/1/1953
FTW FTW
vs
MIN MIN
6
8
9
88.9
6
24 Monk Meineke
M. Meineke
20
3/30/1953
FTW FTW
vs
MIN MIN
5
10
13
76.9
5
25 George Mikan
G. Mikan
20
3/28/1953
MIN MIN
vs
FTW FTW
7
13
53.8
6
6
100.0
63.9
3

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64
18
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