most points in a playoff game in 1959

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

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a playoff game in 1959
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
40
3/21/1959
vs
16
22
72.7
8
9
88.9
77.0
5
2Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
39
3/29/1959
vs
46
12
8
14
30
46.7
11
13
84.6
54.6
5
3Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
39
3/24/1959
vs
38
14
17
27
63.0
5
8
62.5
63.9
2
4Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
38
3/26/1959
@
14
13
23
56.5
12
13
92.3
66.2
4
5Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
36
3/28/1959
@
53
15
15
32
46.9
6
7
85.7
51.3
2
6Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
36
3/28/1959
vs
23
14
35
40.0
8
12
66.7
44.7
3
7Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
35
4/1/1959
@
48
16
9
11
29
37.9
13
15
86.7
49.2
5
8Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
35
3/13/1959
@
33
12
13
22
59.1
9
10
90.0
66.3
5
9Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
34
4/4/1959
@
47
11
4
14
33
42.4
6
13
46.2
43.9
5
10Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
34
3/21/1959
vs
43
17
5
11
30
36.7
12
13
92.3
47.6
5
11Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
34
3/15/1959
vs
47
18
11
12
13
92.3
3
12Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
33
3/29/1959
vs
8
13
23
56.5
7
8
87.5
62.2
5
13Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
33
3/22/1959
vs
15
6
13
28
46.4
7
7
100.0
53.1
4
14George Yardley
G. Yardley
32
4/1/1959
@
45
10
2
12
30
40.0
8
10
80.0
46.5
3
15George Yardley
G. Yardley
32
3/29/1959
vs
47
9
13
27
48.1
6
7
85.7
53.2
3
16Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
32
3/26/1959
vs
12
14
22
63.6
4
8
50.0
62.7
4
17Gene Shue
G. Shue
32
3/15/1959
vs
11
24
45.8
10
13
76.9
53.8
4
18Gene Shue
G. Shue
31
3/18/1959
@
11
18
61.1
9
10
90.0
69.2
1
19Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
30
4/9/1959
vs
45
14
12
29
41.4
6
8
75.0
46.1
4
20George Yardley
G. Yardley
30
3/18/1959
@
35
17
13
33
39.4
4
5
80.0
42.6
4
21Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
30
3/18/1959
vs
16
8
20
40.0
14
14
100.0
57.3
4
22Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
29
4/9/1959
@
41
2
14
30
46.7
1
2
50.0
47.0
3
23Frank Ramsey
F. Ramsey
29
4/4/1959
vs
27
5
3
8
20
40.0
13
14
92.9
55.4
3
24Frank Ramsey
F. Ramsey
29
3/25/1959
@
26
6
9
21
42.9
11
17
64.7
50.9
6
25Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
29
3/24/1959
vs
37
18
11
19
57.9
7
10
70.0
62.0
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