Elgin Baylor has scored the most points by a Minneapolis Lakers rookie in a game, with 55 points against the Cincinnati Royals on February 25, 1959.
| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Baylor | 55 | 2/25/1959 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 57.9 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 60.5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | | E. Baylor | 41 | 1/25/1959 | @ | 18 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 58.2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 3 |  | D. Russell | 39 | 3/1/2016 | vs | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 84.1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | +13 | ||
| 4 | | E. Baylor | 39 | 3/11/1959 | vs | 14 | 34 | 41.2 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 48.6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 |  | K. Kuzma | 38 | 12/20/2017 | @ | 40 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 88.8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | +9 | ||
| 6 |  | J. West | 38 | 2/26/1961 | vs | 15 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 54.8 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 56.5 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | | E. Baylor | 38 | 1/28/1959 | vs | 19 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 64.6 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 8 |  | D. Knecht | 37 | 11/19/2024 | vs | 38 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 101.6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | +18 | ||
| 9 | | E. Baylor | 37 | 11/20/1958 | vs | 14 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 64.7 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | | E. Baylor | 36 | 3/8/1959 | vs | 22 | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 49.2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | | E. Baylor | 36 | 11/11/1958 | @ | 47 | 23 | 15 | 37 | 40.5 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 44.4 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | | E. Baylor | 35 | 11/29/1958 | @ | 22 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 69.6 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | | E. Baylor | 34 | 2/28/1959 | @ | 16 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 56.7 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | | E. Baylor | 34 | 11/9/1958 | @ | 45 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 60.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 15 | | E. Baylor | 33 | 3/4/1959 | @ | 10 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | | E. Baylor | 33 | 12/20/1958 | vs | 15 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 57.0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | | D. Knecht | 32 | 3/14/2025 | @ | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 48.1 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 57.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -10 | ||
| 18 | | D. Russell | 32 | 4/8/2016 | @ | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 73.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | ||
| 19 |  | J. Brown | 32 | 4/15/2015 | vs | 48 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 67.1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -23 | ||
| 20 | | B. Scott | 32 | 2/1/1984 | @ | 37 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 70.1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 21 | | J. Edwards | 32 | 10/28/1977 | @ | 34 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 63.6 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 22 | | E. Baylor | 32 | 3/5/1959 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 70.7 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 23 | | J. Pollard | 32 | 2/13/1949 | vs | 12 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 24 |  | A. Reaves | 31 | 4/10/2022 | @ | 42 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 66.9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | +12 | ||
| 25 | | K. Kuzma | 31 | 12/25/2017 | vs | 41 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 65.3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -9 | ||
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