Wilt Chamberlain posted the most points in a 1960 playoff game, with 53 points against the Syracuse Nationals on March 14, 1960.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a playoff game in 1960

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	3/14/1960	PHI	vs	SYR	47	22	2	24	42	57.1	5	16	31.3	54.0	0
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50	3/22/1960	PHI	@	BOS	46	35	2	22	42	52.4	6	14	42.9	51.9	2
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	42	3/16/1960	PHI	@	BOS	48	29	1	17	35	48.6	8	14	57.1	51.0	2
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40	3/22/1960	MIN	@	STL	53	18		16	38	42.1	8	13	61.5	45.7	4
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40	3/17/1960	MIN	@	STL		14		11	26	42.3	18	23	78.3	55.4	5
6	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	40	3/13/1960	SYR	vs	PHI		22	4	13	27	48.1	14	15	93.3	59.5	5
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40	3/12/1960	MIN	@	DET				15			10	11	90.9		4
8	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	40	3/11/1960	PHI	vs	SYR		12	5	13	24	54.2	14	14	100.0	66.3	4
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	39	3/20/1960	MIN	vs	STL		16		17	29	58.6	5	6	83.3	61.6	3
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	38	3/24/1960	MIN	vs	STL		9		17	26	65.4	4	5	80.0	67.4	4
11	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	36	4/7/1960	STL	vs	BOS	46	13	4	13	24	54.2	10	14	71.4	59.7	4
12	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	35	3/29/1960	STL	@	BOS	43	22	7	14	29	48.3	7	7	100.0	54.6	2
13	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	35	3/20/1960	PHI	vs	BOS	48	12	2	11	28	39.3	13	16	81.3	49.9	3
14	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	35	3/19/1960	STL	@	MIN		16		11	24	45.8	13	18	72.2	54.8	2
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35	3/11/1960	PHI	vs	SYR	48	27	3	16	36	44.4	3	10	30.0	43.3	2
16	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	34	4/5/1960	BOS	vs	STL	37	10	4	14	25	56.0	6	9	66.7	58.7	3
17	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	33	3/26/1960	MIN	@	STL		13		9	28	32.1	15	15	100.0	47.7	4
18	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	32	4/3/1960	STL	vs	BOS	39	11	2	12	24	50.0	8	11	72.7	55.5	4
19	Guy Rodgers G. Rodgers	31	3/24/1960	PHI	vs	BOS	48	10	9	14	26	53.8	3	10	30.0	51.0	5
20	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	31	3/14/1960	SYR	@	PHI		14	3	11	21	52.4	9	10	90.0	61.0	2
21	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	30	4/2/1960	BOS	@	STL	40	6	4	13	31	41.9	4	8	50.0	43.5	4
22	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	30	3/29/1960	BOS	vs	STL	36	1	1	13	30	43.3	4	4	100.0	47.2	1
23	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	30	3/24/1960	STL	@	MIN	45	18		11	20	55.0	8	9	88.9	62.6	2
24	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	30	3/18/1960	PHI	vs	BOS	43	15	4	11	21	52.4	8	8	100.0	61.2	4
25	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	30	3/17/1960	STL	vs	MIN		13		10	25	40.0	10	10	100.0	51.0	2