nba regular season players with exactly 49 points in a game before 1962

Elgin Baylor posted 49 points against the Cincinnati Royals on March 12, 1961.

NAMEDATEPTSTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3/12/1961
49
LAL LAL
vs
CIN CIN
18
7
18
36
50.0
13
16
81.3
56.9
4
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2/23/1961
49
PHI PHI
vs
DET DET
48
28
1
22
38
57.9
5
10
50.0
57.8
2
3Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
2/17/1961
49
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
10
4
22
37
59.5
5
6
83.3
61.8
5
4Willie Naulls
W. Naulls
2/7/1961
49
NYK NYK
vs
DET DET
24
23
35
65.7
3
4
75.0
66.6
1
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
12/30/1960
49
PHI PHI
CIN CIN
48
24
1
20
33
60.6
9
14
64.3
62.6
2
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
11/26/1959
49
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
48
33
2
19
33
57.6
11
16
68.8
61.2
1
7Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
11/11/1959
49
CIN CIN
@
BOS BOS
9
19
39
48.7
11
12
91.7
55.3
6
8George Yardley
G. Yardley
3/6/1958
49
DET DET
@
MIN MIN
19
33
57.6
11
15
73.3
61.9
3
9Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
11/13/1956
49
STL STL
vs
ROC ROC
43
29
18
34
52.9
13
17
76.5
59.1
5

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119.9

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116.7

18th

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3.2

13th

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35.5

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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
16
5
.762
4.5
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
.714
5.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Sun
12/7
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Wed
12/10
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Thu
12/18
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

16 - 5

123

Final

120

TOR Raptors

15 - 8

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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
16
5
.762
4.5
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
.714
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
14
8
.636
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
17
5
.773
2
Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
15
8
.652
2.5
4
Heat Heat
14
8
.636
3.0
5
Celtics Celtics
13
9
.591
4.0
6
Magic Magic
13
9
.591
4.0

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/6
CHA CHA
@
MIA MIA
108-126
Thu
11/6
UTA UTA
@
MIN MIN
97-137
Thu
11/6
OKC OKC
@
SAC SAC
132-101
Thu
11/6
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
104-129
Fri
11/7
DAL DAL
@
WAS WAS
111-105

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
UTA UTA
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
DEN DEN
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM