nba playoffs most 40 points in a single game 1963

Sam Jones put up the most points in a 1963 playoff game, with 47 points against the Cincinnati Royals on April 10, 1963.

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NBA playoffs most 40 points by a player in a single game 1963

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Sam Jones S. Jones	47	4/10/1963	BOS	vs	CIN	41	7	1	18	27	66.7	11	12	91.7	72.8	4
2	Lee Shaffer L. Shaffer	45	3/26/1963	SYR	vs	CIN		5		17	27	63.0	11	13	84.6	68.8	4
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	43	4/21/1963	LAL	@	BOS	45	20	1	15	34	44.1	13	17	76.5	51.8	3
4	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	43	4/10/1963	CIN	@	BOS	48	6	6	11	24	45.8	21	22	95.5	63.8	4
5	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	43	3/28/1963	CIN	@	BOS	48	14	10	17	25	68.0	9	12	75.0	71.0	1
6	Jerry West J. West	42	4/17/1963	LAL	vs	BOS	46	8	1	17	30	56.7	8	10	80.0	61.0	1
7	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	42	3/22/1963	STL	vs	DET	45	18	5	16	30	53.3	10	11	90.9	60.3	1
8	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	41	3/21/1963	CIN	vs	SYR		15	12	13	27	48.1	15	18	83.3	58.7	3
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	39	4/9/1963	LAL	@	STL	46	8	3	14	34	41.2	11	13	84.6	49.1	4
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	38	4/17/1963	LAL	vs	BOS	45	23	8	14	27	51.9	10	10	100.0	60.5	5
11	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	38	3/31/1963	STL	@	LAL	43	14	6	14	22	63.6	10	15	66.7	66.4	1
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	37	4/7/1963	LAL	vs	STL	33	13	4	16	27	59.3	5	6	83.3	62.4	2
13	Sam Jones S. Jones	36	4/21/1963	BOS	vs	LAL	43	7	2	13	24	54.2	10	10	100.0	63.4	4
14	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	36	4/9/1963	STL	vs	LAL	44	20	3	15	23	65.2	6	15	40.0	60.8	5
15	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	36	4/7/1963	CIN	vs	BOS	48	15	14	14	31	45.2	8	9	88.9	51.5	3
16	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	36	4/6/1963	CIN	@	BOS	48	12	10	14	26	53.8	8	8	100.0	61.0	4
17	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	36	3/24/1963	STL	@	DET	47	22	1	11	29	37.9	14	17	82.4	49.3	5
18	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	35	4/19/1963	BOS	@	LAL	40	14	2	12	30	40.0	11	14	78.6	48.4	3
19	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35	4/11/1963	LAL	vs	STL	40	15	7	14	28	50.0	7	8	87.5	55.5	3
20	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	35	3/26/1963	STL	@	DET	39	13	4	14	24	58.3	7	8	87.5	63.6	5
21	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	34	4/6/1963	BOS	vs	CIN	28	12	2	12	21	57.1	10	14	71.4	62.6	6
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34	4/4/1963	LAL	@	STL	45	12	2	13	30	43.3	8	9	88.9	50.1	5
23	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	34	4/2/1963	STL	@	LAL	26	9	5	15	21	71.4	4	4	100.0	74.7	4
24	Lee Shaffer L. Shaffer	34	3/23/1963	SYR	vs	CIN		9		15	30	50.0	4	6	66.7	52.1	4
25	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	33	4/14/1963	LAL	@	BOS	45	10	1	12	23	52.2	9	10	90.0	60.2	3

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