most points in one finals game in the 1960s

Between the 1959-60 and 1968-69 seasons, Elgin Baylor scored the most points in an NBA Finals game, with 61 points versus the Celtics on April 14, 1962.

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most points by a player in one finals game in the 1960s

	NAME	PTS	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	61	4/14/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	48	22	1	22	46	47.8	17	19	89.5	56.1	3
2	Rick Barry R. Barry	55	4/18/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	PHI	46	12	5	22	48	45.8	11	19	57.9	48.8	4
3	Jerry West J. West	53	4/23/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	46	3	10	21	41	51.2	11	13	84.6	56.7	3
4	Jerry West J. West	45	4/22/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	47	4	10	19	31	61.3	7	10	70.0	63.6	2
5	Jerry West J. West	45	4/19/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	5	5	17	38	44.7	11	12	91.7	52.0	2
6	Rick Barry R. Barry	44	4/24/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	PHI	44	6	2	16	38	42.1	12	13	92.3	50.3	5
7	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	43	4/25/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	12	6	15	27	55.6	13	14	92.9	64.8	6
8	Rick Barry R. Barry	43	4/20/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	PHI	45	7	3	17	41	41.5	9	12	75.0	46.5	5
9	Jerry West J. West	43	4/21/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	44	12	7	13	25	52.0	17	20	85.0	63.6	2
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	43	4/21/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	20	1	15	34	44.1	13	17	76.5	51.8	3
11	Jerry West J. West	42	5/5/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	48	13	12	14	29	48.3	14	18	77.8	56.9	2
12	Jerry West J. West	42	4/17/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	46	8	1	17	30	56.7	8	10	80.0	61.0	1
13	Jerry West J. West	41	4/25/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	41	3	8	12	22	54.5	17	20	85.0	66.6	3
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	4/24/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	46	16	2	13	31	41.9	15	17	88.2	53.3	1
15	Jerry West J. West	41	4/17/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	51	8	2	15	27	55.6	11	13	84.6	62.7	3
16	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	4/18/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	51	22	4	13	40	32.5	15	21	71.4	41.6	6
17	Jerry West J. West	40	4/29/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	6	4	15	30	50.0	10	10	100.0	58.1	4
18	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	40	5/2/1968	1967-68	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	47	10	7	14	28	50.0	12	12	100.0	60.1	4
19	Jerry West J. West	40	4/8/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	5	4	13	23	56.5	14	15	93.3	67.6	5
20	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	40	4/9/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	46	18	4	14	23	60.9	12	12	100.0	70.7	4
21	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	40	4/5/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	48	17	6	16	28	57.1	8	9	88.9	62.6	4
22	Jerry West J. West	39	5/1/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	46	3	9	16	31	51.6	7	8	87.5	56.5	3
23	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	39	4/10/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	48	23	4	13	35	37.1	13	16	81.3	46.4	2
24	Jerry West J. West	38	4/28/1968	1967-68	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	44	10	5	13	21	61.9	12	15	80.0	68.8	3
25	Hal Greer H. Greer	38	4/20/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	@	SFW	46	9	4	15	35	42.9	8	9	88.9	48.8	3

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