most points in a playoff game in 1962

Elgin Baylor put up the most points in a 1962 playoff game, with 61 points versus the Celtics on April 14, 1962.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a playoff game in 1962
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
61
4/14/1962
@
48
22
1
22
46
47.8
17
19
89.5
56.1
3
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
56
3/22/1962
vs
48
35
1
22
48
45.8
12
22
54.5
48.5
2
3Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
45
3/29/1962
@
17
18
37
48.6
9
13
69.2
52.7
5
4Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
43
3/16/1962
vs
10
5
16
28
57.1
11
15
73.3
62.1
5
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
42
3/27/1962
vs
48
37
5
16
31
51.6
10
17
58.8
54.6
1
6Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
41
4/18/1962
@
51
22
4
13
40
32.5
15
21
71.4
41.6
6
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
41
3/31/1962
vs
48
34
2
15
29
51.7
11
22
50.0
53.0
2
8Jerry West
J. West
41
3/29/1962
@
10
15
26
57.7
11
14
78.6
63.7
0
9Jerry West
J. West
40
4/8/1962
@
45
5
4
13
23
56.5
14
15
93.3
67.6
5
10Jerry West
J. West
40
3/25/1962
vs
13
16
34
47.1
8
14
57.1
49.8
5
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
40
3/19/1962
vs
48
25
4
18
32
56.3
4
7
57.1
57.0
4
12Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
39
4/10/1962
vs
48
23
4
13
35
37.1
13
16
81.3
46.4
2
13Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
38
4/11/1962
vs
47
14
6
14
28
50.0
10
14
71.4
55.6
1
14Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
38
4/3/1962
@
22
13
36
36.1
12
19
63.2
42.8
4
15Jerry West
J. West
38
4/3/1962
@
6
9
15
60.0
20
23
87.0
75.6
2
16Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
37
3/31/1962
vs
19
12
32
37.5
13
16
81.3
47.4
3
17Jerry West
J. West
36
4/10/1962
vs
41
4
2
11
19
57.9
14
16
87.5
69.1
5
18Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
36
4/8/1962
@
46
12
5
14
30
46.7
8
8
100.0
53.7
3
19Jerry West
J. West
35
4/18/1962
@
53
6
0
14
30
46.7
7
8
87.5
52.2
4
20Sam Jones
S. Jones
35
4/16/1962
@
40
7
3
17
27
63.0
1
4
25.0
60.8
3
21Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
35
4/7/1962
@
36
17
3
14
29
48.3
7
7
100.0
54.6
2
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
35
3/28/1962
@
48
29
6
14
32
43.8
7
12
58.3
46.9
2
23Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
35
3/24/1962
vs
17
8
15
24
62.5
5
7
71.4
64.6
4
24Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
34
4/16/1962
vs
45
15
3
11
27
40.7
12
14
85.7
51.3
5
25Jerry West
J. West
34
4/16/1962
vs
46
6
5
12
19
63.2
10
12
83.3
70.0
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