most points scored by a lakers player in a game with 40 points or less before 1964

Before 1963-64, Elgin Baylor, Jerry West and George Mikan were tied for the most points for the Lakers in a game with 40 or fewer points, with 40 points.

Interpreted as:

most points scored by a lakers player in a regular-season game with 40 points or less before 1964

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40	1/20/1963	LAL	@	BOS	45	15	3	14	33	42.4	12	17	70.6	49.4	5
2	Jerry West J. West	40	1/9/1963	LAL	@	DET				17	26	65.4	6	8	75.0	67.8	4
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40	11/28/1962	LAL	vs	STL	44	12	8	15	26	57.7	10	10	100.0	65.8	4
4	Jerry West J. West	40	2/16/1962	LAL	@	DET				14			12	12	100.0		0
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40	12/25/1961	LAL	@	CIN		7		15	27	55.6	10	12	83.3	62.0	5
6	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40	11/23/1961	LAL	@	STL	43	23		16	38	42.1	8	14	57.1	45.3	4
7	Jerry West J. West	40	10/28/1961	LAL	vs	DET		8		13	28	46.4	14	18	77.8	55.7	1
8	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40	1/3/1961	LAL	vs	BOS		18		14	26	53.8	12	15	80.0	61.3	5
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40	12/4/1960	LAL	vs	BOS		15		14	23	60.9	12	13	92.3	69.6	4
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40	11/9/1960	LAL		PHI		24	3	14	32	43.8	12	12	100.0	53.6	3
11	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40	11/5/1960	LAL	vs	SYR		25		12	37	32.4	16	16	100.0	45.4	4
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40	2/16/1960	MIN		BOS		14		15	29	51.7	10	10	100.0	59.9	3
13	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40	11/7/1959	MIN	@	DET	53	18		16			8	11	72.7		5
14	George Mikan G. Mikan	40	3/14/1951	MIN	vs	SYR				15	20	75.0	10	12	83.3	79.1	4
15	George Mikan G. Mikan	40	3/11/1951	MIN	vs	BOS				16	23	69.6	8	12	66.7	70.7	6
16	George Mikan G. Mikan	40	3/8/1951	MIN	@	NYK			5	15	35	42.9	10	14	71.4	48.6	5
17	George Mikan G. Mikan	40	1/24/1950	MIN	@	CHI				15			10	10	100.0		3
18	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	39	1/25/1963	LAL		SYR		10		13			13	15	86.7		3
19	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	39	11/17/1962	LAL	@	CHI				14			11	13	84.6		5
20	Jerry West J. West	39	2/23/1962	LAL		CHI				14			11	14	78.6		3
21	Jerry West J. West	39	1/31/1962	LAL	@	DET				13			13	13	100.0		2
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	39	1/25/1962	LAL	vs	CIN		27		14	28	50.0	11	14	78.6	57.1	2
23	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	39	11/13/1961	LAL	vs	CHI		17		14			11	15	73.3		3
24	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	39	11/8/1961	LAL	vs	STL	46	20		16	31	51.6	7	12	58.3	53.7	2
25	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	39	3/7/1961	LAL	@	STL	51	21		18	37	48.6	3	4	75.0	50.3	6