most points scored by a lakers player in a game with 41 points or less before 1955

Before 1954-55, George Mikan scored the most points for the Minneapolis Lakers in a game with 41 or fewer points, with 41 points 4 times.

Interpreted as:

most points scored by a lakers player in a regular-season game with 41 points or less before 1955

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	George Mikan G. Mikan	41	1/17/1953	MIN	@	ROC				15	27	55.6	11	12	91.7	63.5	5
2	George Mikan G. Mikan	41	3/4/1952	MIN	@	PHI		36	2	11	28	39.3	19	21	90.5	55.0	5
3	George Mikan G. Mikan	41	11/9/1951	MIN	@	PHI		17	1	15	31	48.4	11	17	64.7	53.3	4
4	George Mikan G. Mikan	41	12/28/1950	MIN	@	ROC				15	35	42.9	11	13	84.6	50.3	5
5	George Mikan G. Mikan	40	3/14/1951	MIN	vs	SYR				15	20	75.0	10	12	83.3	79.1	4
6	George Mikan G. Mikan	40	3/11/1951	MIN	vs	BOS				16	23	69.6	8	12	66.7	70.7	6
7	George Mikan G. Mikan	40	3/8/1951	MIN	@	NYK			5	15	35	42.9	10	14	71.4	48.6	5
8	George Mikan G. Mikan	40	1/24/1950	MIN	@	CHI				15			10	10	100.0		3
9	George Mikan G. Mikan	39	12/22/1951	MIN	@	BAL				16	33	48.5	7	8	87.5	53.4	5
10	George Mikan G. Mikan	39	2/28/1951	MIN	@	FTW				14			11	12	91.7		5
11	George Mikan G. Mikan	39	12/20/1950	MIN	@	BAL				13			13	15	86.7		5
12	George Mikan G. Mikan	39	2/25/1950	MIN	@	ROC				15			9	12	75.0		2
13	George Mikan G. Mikan	38	3/17/1951	MIN	@	TRI				13	27	48.1	12	13	92.3	58.1	4
14	George Mikan G. Mikan	38	12/3/1950	MIN	vs	PHI				13	23	56.5	12	15	80.0	64.2	5
15	George Mikan G. Mikan	38	1/1/1950	MIN	vs	AND			6	16	25	64.0	6	7	85.7	67.7	5
16	George Mikan G. Mikan	38	12/14/1949	MIN	@	NYK			3	12	27	44.4	14	15	93.3	56.5	4
17	George Mikan G. Mikan	38	11/13/1948	MIN	@	PRO				18			2	5	40.0
18	George Mikan G. Mikan	37	1/1/1952	MIN	vs	SYR				16	25	64.0	5	7	71.4	65.9	6
19	George Mikan G. Mikan	37	2/8/1951	MIN	vs	ROC				14	32	43.8	9	10	90.0	50.8	3
20	George Mikan G. Mikan	37	12/9/1950	MIN	@	TRI				12	27	44.4	13	14	92.9	55.8	5
21	George Mikan G. Mikan	37	11/10/1949	MIN	@	BOS				13			11	12	91.7		5
22	George Mikan G. Mikan	36	11/21/1953	MIN	vs	ROC				13	27	48.1	10	16	62.5	52.9	5
23	George Mikan G. Mikan	36	2/12/1953	MIN	vs	SYR				13	22	59.1	10	13	76.9	64.9	2
24	George Mikan G. Mikan	36	2/5/1953	MIN	vs	NYK		25		12	20	60.0	12	13	92.3	70.0	4
25	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	36	1/16/1952	MIN	@	BOS	44		5	13	20	65.0	10	13	76.9	70.0	1