most points scored in a game as a lakers forward player

Elgin Baylor has dropped the most points by a Lakers forward in a game, with 71 points against the Knicks on November 15, 1960.

Interpreted as:
most points scored in a regular-season game as a lakers forward player
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 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
71
11/15/1960
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
45
25
1
28
48
58.3
15
19
78.9
63.0
5
2 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
64
11/8/1959
MIN MIN
vs
BOS BOS
17
8
25
47
53.2
14
19
73.7
57.8
4
3 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
63
12/8/1961
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
31
7
23
55
41.8
17
24
70.8
48.0
4
4 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
60
4/13/2016
LAL LAL
vs
UTA UTA
42
4
4
1
1
22
50
44.0
6
21
28.6
10
12
83.3
54.3
0
4
2
1
+7
5 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
57
2/16/1961
LAL LAL
@
DET DET
26
23
45
51.1
11
14
78.6
55.7
5
6 LeBron James
L. James
56
3/5/2022
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
39
10
3
0
1
19
31
61.3
6
11
54.5
12
13
92.3
76.3
2
8
4
0
+13
7 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
56
1/24/1961
LAL LAL
vs
SYR SYR
20
5
19
30
63.3
18
20
90.0
72.2
5
8 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
55
12/4/2022
LAL LAL
@
WAS WAS
38
17
1
0
3
22
30
73.3
2
3
66.7
9
9
100.0
81.0
3
14
2
1
+17
9 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
55
2/25/1959
MIN MIN
CIN CIN
12
22
38
57.9
11
17
64.7
60.5
3
10 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
52
12/15/1962
LAL LAL
vs
SFW SFW
43
13
6
19
32
59.4
14
17
82.4
65.9
2
11 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
52
12/29/1961
LAL LAL
PHI PHI
16
2
18
33
54.5
16
19
84.2
62.9
4
12 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
52
12/13/1961
LAL LAL
vs
STL STL
52
25
10
18
41
43.9
16
17
94.1
53.6
3
13 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
52
12/11/1961
LAL LAL
vs
STL STL
43
15
21
39
53.8
10
15
66.7
57.0
2
14 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
52
11/20/1960
LAL LAL
DET DET
15
18
16
21
76.2
4
15 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
52
10/18/1959
MIN MIN
vs
DET DET
21
22
36
61.1
8
12
66.7
63.0
4
16 LeBron James
L. James
51
11/18/2018
LAL LAL
@
MIA MIA
38
8
3
2
1
19
31
61.3
6
8
75.0
7
10
70.0
72.0
1
7
2
3
+20
17 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
51
12/14/1962
LAL LAL
@
SFW SFW
46
9
1
21
36
58.3
9
9
100.0
63.8
3
18 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
51
11/25/1960
LAL LAL
@
DET DET
24
18
40
45.0
15
20
75.0
52.3
3
19 LeBron James
L. James
50
3/11/2022
LAL LAL
vs
WAS WAS
36
7
6
0
1
18
25
72.0
6
9
66.7
8
8
100.0
87.7
0
7
3
3
+22
20 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
50
12/8/2019
LAL LAL
vs
MIN MIN
39
7
6
4
1
20
29
69.0
0
2
0.0
10
10
100.0
74.9
3
4
1
1
+19
21 Cedric Ceballos
C. Ceballos
50
12/20/1994
LAL LAL
vs
MIN MIN
46
9
2
1
2
21
31
67.7
3
5
60.0
5
9
55.6
71.5
4
5
5
4
22 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
50
2/13/1963
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
48
15
11
16
27
59.3
18
22
81.8
68.2
5
23 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
50
12/12/1962
LAL LAL
vs
SYR SYR
13
6
20
29
69.0
10
13
76.9
72.0
5
24 Rudy LaRusso
R. LaRusso
50
3/14/1962
LAL LAL
vs
STL STL
43
19
19
32
59.4
12
18
66.7
62.6
4
25 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
50
12/4/1961
LAL LAL
vs
SYR SYR
20
7
17
34
50.0
16
22
72.7
57.2
3

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