Slick Leonard put up the most points in a 1957 playoff game, with 42 points versus the St. Louis Hawks on March 25, 1957.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a playoff game in 1957

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Slick Leonard S. Leonard	42	3/25/1957	MIN	vs	STL	52		8	14	32	43.8	14	14	100.0	55.0	3
2	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	39	4/13/1957	STL	@	BOS	56	19	3	14	34	41.2	11	13	84.6	49.1	4
3	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	37	4/13/1957	BOS	vs	STL	45	23	2	17	33	51.5	3	11	27.3	48.9	6
4	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	37	3/30/1957	STL	@	BOS	54	14		11	26	42.3	15	20	75.0	53.2	3
5	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	36	3/30/1957	BOS	vs	STL	46	4		12	31	38.7	12	13	92.3	49.0	2
6	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	35	3/25/1957	STL	@	MIN	49	17		13	25	52.0	9	12	75.0	57.8	2
7	George Yardley G. Yardley	34	3/17/1957	FTW	@	MIN				13	29	44.8	8	10	80.0	50.9	3
8	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	33	4/9/1957	STL	@	BOS	42	15	3	12	21	57.1	9	14	64.3	60.8	2
9	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	33	4/7/1957	STL	vs	BOS	40	16		12	24	50.0	9	10	90.0	58.1	5
10	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	33	3/24/1957	MIN	@	STL	38	9		14	24	58.3	5	8	62.5	60.0	2
11	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	32	4/11/1957	STL	vs	BOS	44	23	5	8	24	33.3	16	22	72.7	47.5	4
12	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	32	4/9/1957	BOS	vs	STL	43	2	3	13	24	54.2	6	6	100.0	60.1	2
13	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	31	4/7/1957	BOS	@	STL	43	4	8	11	26	42.3	9	13	69.2	48.9	3
14	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	31	3/23/1957	SYR	vs	BOS	46	15	4	8	20	40.0	15	19	78.9	54.7	4
15	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	30	3/24/1957	STL	vs	MIN	37	7		10	21	47.6	10	13	76.9	56.1	3
16	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	30	3/23/1957	BOS	@	SYR	43	7		11	23	47.8	8	10	80.0	54.7	4
17	Larry Foust L. Foust	30	3/19/1957	FTW	vs	MIN				9			12	13	92.3		5
18	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	30	3/17/1957	MIN	vs	FTW				13	29	44.8	4	6	66.7	47.4	5
19	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	30	3/16/1957	MIN	@	STL	45	12		11	29	37.9	8	11	72.7	44.3	1
20	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	28	4/11/1957	BOS	@	STL	42	11		12	34	35.3	4	5	80.0	38.7	4
21	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	28	4/6/1957	BOS	@	STL	37	3		9	16	56.3	10	10	100.0	68.6	6
22	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	28	3/16/1957	STL	vs	MIN	39	15		11	20	55.0	6	8	75.0	59.5	4
23	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	26	4/6/1957	STL	vs	BOS	42	28		9	33	27.3	8	10	80.0	34.8	1
24	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	26	3/30/1957	BOS	vs	STL	49	7	5	8	20	40.0	10	11	90.9	52.3	3
25	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	26	3/30/1957	BOS	vs	STL	42	11		10	27	37.0	6	7	85.7	43.2	5