most points in a playoff game in 1961

Elgin Baylor dropped 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
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
49
3/15/1961
vs
21
17
34
50.0
15
20
75.0
57.2
5
2Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
47
3/27/1961
@
48
20
17
45
37.8
13
16
81.3
45.2
4
3Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
47
3/18/1961
@
17
13
14
92.9
5
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46
3/14/1961
vs
48
32
2
19
39
48.7
8
14
57.1
50.9
3
5Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
44
3/21/1961
@
48
14
18
31
58.1
8
13
61.5
59.9
1
6Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
40
4/9/1961
vs
46
18
4
14
23
60.9
12
12
100.0
70.7
4
7Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
40
4/5/1961
@
48
17
6
16
28
57.1
8
9
88.9
62.6
4
8Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
40
3/25/1961
@
48
18
15
26
57.7
10
14
71.4
62.2
1
9Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
40
3/14/1961
vs
39
18
9
17
28
60.7
6
7
85.7
64.4
4
10Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
39
4/1/1961
@
48
12
16
36
44.4
7
7
100.0
49.9
2
11Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
39
3/29/1961
vs
51
21
7
14
30
46.7
11
12
91.7
55.3
6
12Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
35
3/22/1961
@
45
9
13
28
46.4
9
10
90.0
54.0
3
13Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
35
3/19/1961
vs
15
13
28
46.4
9
12
75.0
52.6
3
14Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
33
4/2/1961
@
33
13
4
12
24
50.0
9
10
90.0
58.1
4
15Jerry West
J. West
33
3/25/1961
vs
39
4
10
19
52.6
13
16
81.3
63.4
5
16Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33
3/18/1961
vs
48
23
1
13
29
44.8
7
14
50.0
46.9
3
17Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
32
3/21/1961
vs
38
14
3
12
28
42.9
8
10
80.0
49.4
3
18Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
32
3/16/1961
@
48
14
3
13
28
46.4
6
10
60.0
49.4
4
19Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
31
4/8/1961
vs
48
24
3
9
24
37.5
13
14
92.9
51.4
5
20Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
31
4/1/1961
vs
48
17
11
24
45.8
9
13
69.2
52.2
5
21Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
31
3/29/1961
@
48
21
9
22
40.9
13
18
72.2
51.8
5
22Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
31
3/25/1961
vs
48
15
12
24
50.0
7
9
77.8
55.4
4
23Jerry West
J. West
31
3/15/1961
vs
7
11
12
21
57.1
7
9
77.8
62.1
4
24Bill Russell
B. Russell
30
4/11/1961
vs
48
38
3
9
17
52.9
12
17
70.6
61.3
2
25Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
30
4/5/1961
@
43
19
3
12
32
37.5
6
7
85.7
42.8
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