Cliff Hagan scored the most points in a 1959 playoff game, with 40 points against the Minneapolis Lakers on March 21, 1959.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a playoff game in 1959

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	40	3/21/1959	STL	vs	MIN				16	22	72.7	8	9	88.9	77.0	5
2	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	39	3/29/1959	SYR	vs	BOS	46	12	8	14	30	46.7	11	13	84.6	54.6	5
3	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	39	3/24/1959	STL	vs	MIN	38	14		17	27	63.0	5	8	62.5	63.9	2
4	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	38	3/26/1959	STL	@	MIN		14		13	23	56.5	12	13	92.3	66.2	4
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	36	3/28/1959	MIN	@	STL	53	15		15	32	46.9	6	7	85.7	51.3	2
6	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	36	3/28/1959	STL	vs	MIN		23		14	35	40.0	8	12	66.7	44.7	3
7	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	35	4/1/1959	SYR	@	BOS	48	16	9	11	29	37.9	13	15	86.7	49.2	5
8	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	35	3/13/1959	SYR	@	NYK	33	12		13	22	59.1	9	10	90.0	66.3	5
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34	4/4/1959	MIN	@	BOS	47	11	4	14	33	42.4	6	13	46.2	43.9	5
10	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	34	3/21/1959	SYR	vs	BOS	43	17	5	11	30	36.7	12	13	92.3	47.6	5
11	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	34	3/15/1959	SYR	vs	NYK	47	18		11			12	13	92.3		3
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	33	3/29/1959	MIN	vs	STL		8		13	23	56.5	7	8	87.5	62.2	5
13	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	33	3/22/1959	MIN	vs	STL		15	6	13	28	46.4	7	7	100.0	53.1	4
14	George Yardley G. Yardley	32	4/1/1959	SYR	@	BOS	45	10	2	12	30	40.0	8	10	80.0	46.5	3
15	George Yardley G. Yardley	32	3/29/1959	SYR	vs	BOS	47	9		13	27	48.1	6	7	85.7	53.2	3
16	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	32	3/26/1959	MIN	vs	STL		12		14	22	63.6	4	8	50.0	62.7	4
17	Gene Shue G. Shue	32	3/15/1959	DET	vs	MIN				11	24	45.8	10	13	76.9	53.8	4
18	Gene Shue G. Shue	31	3/18/1959	DET	@	MIN				11	18	61.1	9	10	90.0	69.2	1
19	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	30	4/9/1959	MIN	vs	BOS	45	14		12	29	41.4	6	8	75.0	46.1	4
20	George Yardley G. Yardley	30	3/18/1959	SYR	@	BOS	35	17		13	33	39.4	4	5	80.0	42.6	4
21	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	30	3/18/1959	MIN	vs	DET		16		8	20	40.0	14	14	100.0	57.3	4
22	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	29	4/9/1959	BOS	@	MIN	41	2		14	30	46.7	1	2	50.0	47.0	3
23	Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey	29	4/4/1959	BOS	vs	MIN	27	5	3	8	20	40.0	13	14	92.9	55.4	3
24	Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey	29	3/25/1959	BOS	@	SYR	26	6		9	21	42.9	11	17	64.7	50.9	6
25	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	29	3/24/1959	STL	vs	MIN	37	18		11	19	57.9	7	10	70.0	62.0	3