most points scored in a game as a lakers forward player

Elgin Baylor has posted 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	@	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	vs	BOS		17	8			25	47	53.2				14	19	73.7	57.8				4
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	63	12/8/1961	LAL	@	PHI		31	7			23	55	41.8				17	24	70.8	48.0				4
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	60	4/13/2016	LAL	vs	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	@	DET		26				23	45	51.1				11	14	78.6	55.7				5
6	LeBron James L. James	56	3/5/2022	LAL	vs	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	vs	SYR		20	5			19	30	63.3				18	20	90.0	72.2				5
8	Anthony Davis A. Davis	55	12/4/2022	LAL	@	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		CIN		12				22	38	57.9				11	17	64.7	60.5				3
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	12/15/1962	LAL	vs	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		PHI		16	2			18	33	54.5				16	19	84.2	62.9				4
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	12/13/1961	LAL	vs	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	vs	STL	43	15				21	39	53.8				10	15	66.7	57.0				2
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	11/20/1960	LAL		DET		15				18						16	21	76.2					4
15	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	10/18/1959	MIN	vs	DET		21				22	36	61.1				8	12	66.7	63.0				4
16	LeBron James L. James	51	11/18/2018	LAL	@	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	@	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	@	DET		24				18	40	45.0				15	20	75.0	52.3				3
19	LeBron James L. James	50	3/11/2022	LAL	vs	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	vs	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	vs	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	@	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	vs	SYR		13	6			20	29	69.0				10	13	76.9	72.0				5
24	Rudy LaRusso R. LaRusso	50	3/14/1962	LAL	vs	STL	43	19				19	32	59.4				12	18	66.7	62.6				4
25	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	50	12/4/1961	LAL	vs	SYR		20	7			17	34	50.0				16	22	72.7	57.2				3