nba players with 50 points in a single game in the 1961 season

Wilt Chamberlain dropped 67 points versus the Knicks on March 9, 1961.

Interpreted as:
NBA players with 50 or more points in a single regular-season game in the 1961 season
NAME DATE PTS TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3/9/1961
67
PHI PHI
vs
NYK NYK
48
31
1
27
37
73.0
13
17
76.5
75.3
1
2 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3/1/1961
56
PHI PHI
@
SYR SYR
48
20
5
22
44
50.0
12
20
60.0
53.0
0
3 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2/25/1961
58
PHI PHI
@
CIN CIN
48
27
25
38
65.8
8
18
44.4
63.2
0
4 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
2/18/1961
57
STL STL
@
DET DET
48
28
25
42
59.5
7
9
77.8
62.0
3
5 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
2/16/1961
57
LAL LAL
@
DET DET
26
23
45
51.1
11
14
78.6
55.7
5
6 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2/5/1961
55
PHI PHI
vs
NYK NYK
53
29
1
21
34
61.8
13
18
72.2
65.6
4
7 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2/3/1961
52
PHI PHI
CIN CIN
48
30
0
23
38
60.5
6
11
54.5
60.7
1
8 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
1/24/1961
56
LAL LAL
vs
SYR SYR
20
5
19
30
63.3
18
20
90.0
72.2
5
9 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1/21/1961
56
PHI PHI
vs
LAL LAL
48
45
0
25
46
54.3
6
13
46.2
54.1
2
10 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1/5/1961
56
PHI PHI
vs
SYR SYR
48
26
1
20
32
62.5
16
22
72.7
67.2
1
11 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1/2/1961
56
PHI PHI
vs
NYK NYK
48
28
0
23
37
62.2
10
20
50.0
61.1
2
12 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
11/25/1960
51
LAL LAL
@
DET DET
24
18
40
45.0
15
20
75.0
52.3
3
13 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
11/20/1960
52
LAL LAL
DET DET
15
18
16
21
76.2
4
14 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
11/15/1960
71
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
45
25
1
28
48
58.3
15
19
78.9
63.0
5

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ORTG

115.0

15th

DRTG

111.7

7th

NETRTG

3.3

10th

3P%

36.4

16th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
7
Warriors Warriors
48
34
.585
20.0
8
Grizzlies Grizzlies
48
34
.585
20.0
9
Kings Kings
40
42
.488
28.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/4
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
8:30 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

3 - 3

107

Final

115

HOU Rockets

3 - 3

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
3/24
ATL ATL
@
HOU HOU
114-121
Mon
3/24
MEM MEM
@
UTA UTA
140-103
Mon
3/24
OKC OKC
@
SAC SAC
121-105
Mon
3/24
CLE CLE
@
POR POR
122-111
Tue
3/25
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
119-114

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/4
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Sun
5/4
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
8:30 PM
Mon
5/5
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Tue
5/6
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Wed
5/7
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM