Elgin Baylor posted the most points in a 1961 playoff game, with 49 points versus the Pistons on March 15, 1961.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a playoff game in 1961

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	49	3/15/1961	LAL	vs	DET		21		17	34	50.0	15	20	75.0	57.2	5
2	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	47	3/27/1961	LAL	@	STL	48	20		17	45	37.8	13	16	81.3	45.2	4
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	47	3/18/1961	LAL	@	DET				17			13	14	92.9		5
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	46	3/14/1961	PHI	vs	SYR	48	32	2	19	39	48.7	8	14	57.1	50.9	3
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	44	3/21/1961	LAL	@	STL	48	14		18	31	58.1	8	13	61.5	59.9	1
6	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	40	4/9/1961	STL	vs	BOS	46	18	4	14	23	60.9	12	12	100.0	70.7	4
7	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	40	4/5/1961	STL	@	BOS	48	17	6	16	28	57.1	8	9	88.9	62.6	4
8	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	40	3/25/1961	STL	@	LAL	48	18		15	26	57.7	10	14	71.4	62.2	1
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40	3/14/1961	LAL	vs	DET	39	18	9	17	28	60.7	6	7	85.7	64.4	4
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	39	4/1/1961	LAL	@	STL	48	12		16	36	44.4	7	7	100.0	49.9	2
11	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	39	3/29/1961	LAL	vs	STL	51	21	7	14	30	46.7	11	12	91.7	55.3	6
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35	3/22/1961	LAL	@	STL	45	9		13	28	46.4	9	10	90.0	54.0	3
13	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35	3/19/1961	LAL	vs	DET		15		13	28	46.4	9	12	75.0	52.6	3
14	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	33	4/2/1961	STL	@	BOS	33	13	4	12	24	50.0	9	10	90.0	58.1	4
15	Jerry West J. West	33	3/25/1961	LAL	vs	STL	39	4		10	19	52.6	13	16	81.3	63.4	5
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	33	3/18/1961	PHI	vs	SYR	48	23	1	13	29	44.8	7	14	50.0	46.9	3
17	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	32	3/21/1961	SYR	vs	BOS	38	14	3	12	28	42.9	8	10	80.0	49.4	3
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	32	3/16/1961	PHI	@	SYR	48	14	3	13	28	46.4	6	10	60.0	49.4	4
19	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	31	4/8/1961	STL	vs	BOS	48	24	3	9	24	37.5	13	14	92.9	51.4	5
20	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	31	4/1/1961	STL	vs	LAL	48	17		11	24	45.8	9	13	69.2	52.2	5
21	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	31	3/29/1961	STL	@	LAL	48	21		9	22	40.9	13	18	72.2	51.8	5
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	31	3/25/1961	LAL	vs	STL	48	15		12	24	50.0	7	9	77.8	55.4	4
23	Jerry West J. West	31	3/15/1961	LAL	vs	DET		7	11	12	21	57.1	7	9	77.8	62.1	4
24	Bill Russell B. Russell	30	4/11/1961	BOS	vs	STL	48	38	3	9	17	52.9	12	17	70.6	61.3	2
25	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	30	4/5/1961	STL	@	BOS	43	19	3	12	32	37.5	6	7	85.7	42.8	3