nba playoffs most 40 points in a single game 1962

Elgin Baylor dropped the most points in a 1962 playoff game, with 61 points versus the Celtics on April 14, 1962.

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NBA playoffs most 40 points by a player in a single game 1962

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	61	4/14/1962	LAL	@	BOS	48	22	1	22	46	47.8	17	19	89.5	56.1	3
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	3/22/1962	PHI	vs	SYR	48	35	1	22	48	45.8	12	22	54.5	48.5	2
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	45	3/29/1962	LAL	@	DET		17		18	37	48.6	9	13	69.2	52.7	5
4	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	43	3/16/1962	PHI	vs	SYR		10	5	16	28	57.1	11	15	73.3	62.1	5
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	42	3/27/1962	PHI	vs	BOS	48	37	5	16	31	51.6	10	17	58.8	54.6	1
6	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	4/18/1962	LAL	@	BOS	51	22	4	13	40	32.5	15	21	71.4	41.6	6
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	41	3/31/1962	PHI	vs	BOS	48	34	2	15	29	51.7	11	22	50.0	53.0	2
8	Jerry West J. West	41	3/29/1962	LAL	@	DET		10		15	26	57.7	11	14	78.6	63.7	0
9	Jerry West J. West	40	4/8/1962	LAL	@	BOS	45	5	4	13	23	56.5	14	15	93.3	67.6	5
10	Jerry West J. West	40	3/25/1962	LAL	vs	DET		13		16	34	47.1	8	14	57.1	49.8	5
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	40	3/19/1962	PHI	vs	SYR	48	25	4	18	32	56.3	4	7	57.1	57.0	4
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	39	4/10/1962	LAL	vs	BOS	48	23	4	13	35	37.1	13	16	81.3	46.4	2
13	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	38	4/11/1962	LAL	vs	BOS	47	14	6	14	28	50.0	10	14	71.4	55.6	1
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	38	4/3/1962	LAL	@	DET		22		13	36	36.1	12	19	63.2	42.8	4
15	Jerry West J. West	38	4/3/1962	LAL	@	DET		6		9	15	60.0	20	23	87.0	75.6	2
16	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	37	3/31/1962	LAL	vs	DET		19		12	32	37.5	13	16	81.3	47.4	3
17	Jerry West J. West	36	4/10/1962	LAL	vs	BOS	41	4	2	11	19	57.9	14	16	87.5	69.1	5
18	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	36	4/8/1962	LAL	@	BOS	46	12	5	14	30	46.7	8	8	100.0	53.7	3
19	Jerry West J. West	35	4/18/1962	LAL	@	BOS	53	6	0	14	30	46.7	7	8	87.5	52.2	4
20	Sam Jones S. Jones	35	4/16/1962	BOS	@	LAL	40	7	3	17	27	63.0	1	4	25.0	60.8	3
21	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35	4/7/1962	LAL	@	BOS	36	17	3	14	29	48.3	7	7	100.0	54.6	2
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35	3/28/1962	PHI	@	BOS	48	29	6	14	32	43.8	7	12	58.3	46.9	2
23	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35	3/24/1962	LAL	vs	DET		17	8	15	24	62.5	5	7	71.4	64.6	4
24	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34	4/16/1962	LAL	vs	BOS	45	15	3	11	27	40.7	12	14	85.7	51.3	5
25	Jerry West J. West	34	4/16/1962	LAL	vs	BOS	46	6	5	12	19	63.2	10	12	83.3	70.0	3