oldest nba players to score 61 points in a game playoffs

Elgin Baylor is the oldest with 61+ points in a playoff game. He was 27 years and 210 days old in Game 5 of the 1962 NBA Finals against the Celtics.

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oldest NBA players to score 61 or more points in a game playoffs

		NAME	AGE	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	27-210	61	4/14/1962	LAL	@	BOS	48	22	1			22	46	47.8				17	19	89.5	56.1				3
2		Michael Jordan M. Jordan	23-062	63	4/20/1986	CHI	@	BOS	53	5	6	3	2	22	41	53.7	0	0		19	21	90.5	62.7	1	4	4	4

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4	Nuggets	3	1	.750	1.5
5	Trail Blazers	3	2	.600	2.0
6	Lakers	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Grizzlies	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Jazz	2	2	.500	2.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/31	LAL	@	MEM	9:30 PM
Sun 11/2	MIA	@	LAL	9:30 PM
Mon 11/3	LAL	@	POR	10:00 PM
Wed 11/5	SAS	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sat 11/8	LAL	@	ATL	8:00 PM

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37.5

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36.3

Antetokounmpo

34.8

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14.5

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14.0

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13.8

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11.3

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10.0

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9.5

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3.0

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3.0

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3.0

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4.8

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2.5

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4.5

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4.5

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90.1

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1	Thunder	5	0	1.000
2	Spurs	4	0	1.000	0.5
3	Warriors	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Nuggets	3	1	.750	1.5
5	Trail Blazers	3	2	.600	2.0
6	Lakers	3	2	.600	2.0

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2	76ers	4	0	1.000
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Tue 10/21	BKN	@	CHA	117-136
Tue 10/21	MIA	@	ORL	121-125

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/30	ORL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 10/30	GSW	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Thu 10/30	WAS	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Thu 10/30	MIA	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Fri 10/31	ATL	@	IND	7:00 PM

Elgin Baylor is the oldest with 61+ points in a playoff game. He was 27 years and 210 days old in Game 5 of the 1962 NBA Finals against the Celtics.

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