players to score 40 points in a playoff game before 1970

Jerry West put up 42 points in Game 7 of the 1969 NBA Finals versus the Celtics on May 5, 1969.

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players to score 40 or more points in a playoff game before 1970

	NAME	DATE	PTS	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Jerry West J. West	5/5/1969	42	LAL	vs	BOS	48	13	12	14	29	48.3	14	18	77.8	56.9	2
2	Jerry West J. West	4/29/1969	40	LAL	@	BOS	45	6	4	15	30	50.0	10	10	100.0	58.1	4
3	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	4/25/1969	43	BOS	@	LAL	48	12	6	15	27	55.6	13	14	92.9	64.8	6
4	Jerry West J. West	4/25/1969	41	LAL	vs	BOS	41	3	8	12	22	54.5	17	20	85.0	66.6	3
5	Jerry West J. West	4/23/1969	53	LAL	vs	BOS	46	3	10	21	41	51.2	11	13	84.6	56.7	3
6	Willis Reed W. Reed	4/2/1969	43	NYK	vs	BAL	46	17	1	15	29	51.7	13	14	92.9	61.1	3
7	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	5/2/1968	40	BOS	@	LAL	47	10	7	14	28	50.0	12	12	100.0	60.1	4
8	Hal Greer H. Greer	4/17/1968	40	PHI	@	BOS	46	4	1	15	24	62.5	10	13	76.9	67.3	4
9	Jerry West J. West	4/11/1968	40	LAL	@	SFW	45	6	8	14	20	70.0	12	14	85.7	76.5	2
10	Dave Bing D. Bing	4/1/1968	44	DET	vs	BOS	46	9	4	19	38	50.0	6	7	85.7	53.6	4
11	Flynn Robinson F. Robinson	3/27/1968	41	CHI	vs	LAL	47	7	4	18	33	54.5	5	8	62.5	56.1	3
12	Cazzie Russell C. Russell	3/27/1968	40	NYK	@	PHI	52	5	1	17	27	63.0	6	8	75.0	65.5	4
13	Zelmo Beaty Z. Beaty	3/23/1968	46	STL	vs	SFW	43	22	2	14	25	56.0	18	21	85.7	67.2	4
14	Rick Barry R. Barry	4/24/1967	44	SFW	vs	PHI	44	6	2	16	38	42.1	12	13	92.3	50.3	5
15	Rick Barry R. Barry	4/20/1967	43	SFW	vs	PHI	45	7	3	17	41	41.5	9	12	75.0	46.5	5
16	Rick Barry R. Barry	4/18/1967	55	SFW	vs	PHI	46	12	5	22	48	45.8	11	19	57.9	48.8	4
17	Rick Barry R. Barry	4/12/1967	41	SFW	@	STL	46	11	5	14	36	38.9	13	17	76.5	47.1	5
18	Jeff Mullins J. Mullins	4/8/1967	40	SFW	@	STL	41	9	4	17	32	53.1	6	7	85.7	57.0	5
19	Rick Barry R. Barry	4/1/1967	47	SFW	vs	STL	45	10	6	17	38	44.7	13	13	100.0	53.8	3
20	Sam Jones S. Jones	3/28/1967	51	BOS	@	NYK	43	4	1	19	30	63.3	13	17	76.5	68.0	3
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3/21/1967	41	PHI	vs	CIN	48	22	5	19	30	63.3	3	9	33.3	60.4	1
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	4/24/1966	41	LAL	@	BOS	46	16	2	13	31	41.9	15	17	88.2	53.3	1
23	Jerry West J. West	4/22/1966	45	LAL	vs	BOS	47	4	10	19	31	61.3	7	10	70.0	63.6	2
24	Jerry West J. West	4/17/1966	41	LAL	@	BOS	51	8	2	15	27	55.6	11	13	84.6	62.7	3
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	4/12/1966	46	PHI	vs	BOS	48	34	1	19	34	55.9	8	25	32.0	51.1	5

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