Elgin Baylor had the most points in a game in 1958-59, with 55 points versus the Cincinnati Royals on February 25, 1959.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in one regular-season game 1959

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	55	2/25/1959	MIN		CIN		12		22	38	57.9	11	17	64.7	60.5	3
2	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	52	1/20/1959	STL	vs	BOS	41	19		20	32	62.5	12	16	75.0	66.6	4
3	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	50	2/28/1959	CIN	vs	STL		18		22	47	46.8	6	8	75.0	49.5	4
4	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	50	2/1/1959	SYR	@	BOS	53	23		18	34	52.9	14	17	82.4	60.3	6
5	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	50	1/11/1959	STL	vs	DET	45	18	4	18	31	58.1	14	17	82.4	65.0	2
6	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	46	3/4/1959	CIN	vs	MIN				16			14	16	87.5		5
7	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	45	3/8/1959	CIN	@	BOS	44	18	5	19	37	51.4	7	9	77.8	54.9	3
8	Hal Greer H. Greer	45	2/14/1959	SYR	@	BOS	37	11		20	28	71.4	5	7	71.4	72.4	4
9	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	45	11/19/1958	CIN	vs	BOS				18	23	78.3	9	11	81.8	80.8	4
10	Gene Shue G. Shue	45	11/9/1958	DET	vs	BOS				14			17	21	81.0		2
11	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	43	2/27/1959	BOS	vs	MIN	36	11	2	18	28	64.3	7	12	58.3	64.6	3
12	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	43	2/10/1959	MIN		CIN				17	24	70.8	9	10	90.0	75.7	5
13	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	42	3/5/1959	PHI	vs	STL		11	0	14	28	50.0	14	16	87.5	59.9	5
14	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	42	11/27/1958	STL	vs	SYR		20		17	33	51.5	8	12	66.7	54.9	2
15	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	42	11/9/1958	PHI	@	CIN		11	2	15	24	62.5	12	14	85.7	69.6	5
16	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	1/25/1959	MIN	@	PHI		18	2	13	26	50.0	15	21	71.4	58.2	5
17	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	41	1/25/1959	NYK	@	STL		12	4	13	19	68.4	15	16	93.8	78.7	5
18	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	41	1/8/1959	CIN	vs	SYR				14			13	18	72.2		5
19	Woody Sauldsberry W. Sauldsberry	41	1/2/1959	PHI	vs	SYR		20	1	18	38	47.4	5	7	71.4	49.9	2
20	Kenny Sears K. Sears	41	11/7/1958	NYK	@	DET		17		12	14	85.7	17	18	94.4	93.5	3
21	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	40	3/7/1959	STL	vs	DET				12			16	17	94.1		1
22	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	40	2/1/1959	STL	vs	DET	36	20		14	21	66.7	12	18	66.7	69.2	2
23	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	40	1/28/1959	STL	@	BOS	51	21		15	28	53.6	10	13	76.9	59.3	5
24	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	39	3/11/1959	MIN	vs	DET				14	34	41.2	11	14	78.6	48.6	5
25	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	39	2/4/1959	NYK	@	BOS	46	15	5	15	23	65.2	9	10	90.0	71.2	1