players with 30 points in a single playoff game before 1961

Cliff Hagan put up 36 points in Game 6 of the 1960 NBA Finals against the Celtics on April 7, 1960.

Interpreted as:
players with 30 or more points in a single playoff game before 1961
NAMEDATEPTSTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
4/7/1960
36
vs
46
13
4
13
24
54.2
10
14
71.4
59.7
4
2Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
4/5/1960
34
vs
37
10
4
14
25
56.0
6
9
66.7
58.7
3
3Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
4/3/1960
32
vs
39
11
2
12
24
50.0
8
11
72.7
55.5
4
4Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
4/2/1960
30
@
40
6
4
13
31
41.9
4
8
50.0
43.5
4
5Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
3/29/1960
35
@
43
22
7
14
29
48.3
7
7
100.0
54.6
2
6Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
3/29/1960
30
vs
36
1
1
13
30
43.3
4
4
100.0
47.2
1
7Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3/26/1960
33
@
13
9
28
32.1
15
15
100.0
47.7
4
8Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3/24/1960
38
vs
9
17
26
65.4
4
5
80.0
67.4
4
9Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
3/24/1960
30
@
45
18
11
20
55.0
8
9
88.9
62.6
2
10Guy Rodgers
G. Rodgers
3/24/1960
31
vs
48
10
9
14
26
53.8
3
10
30.0
51.0
5
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3/22/1960
50
@
46
35
2
22
42
52.4
6
14
42.9
51.9
2
12Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3/22/1960
40
@
53
18
16
38
42.1
8
13
61.5
45.7
4
13Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3/20/1960
39
vs
16
17
29
58.6
5
6
83.3
61.6
3
14Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
3/20/1960
35
vs
48
12
2
11
28
39.3
13
16
81.3
49.9
3
15Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
3/19/1960
35
@
16
11
24
45.8
13
18
72.2
54.8
2
16Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
3/18/1960
30
vs
43
15
4
11
21
52.4
8
8
100.0
61.2
4
17Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3/17/1960
40
@
14
11
26
42.3
18
23
78.3
55.4
5
18Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
3/17/1960
30
vs
13
10
25
40.0
10
10
100.0
51.0
2
19Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3/16/1960
42
@
48
29
1
17
35
48.6
8
14
57.1
51.0
2
20Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3/14/1960
53
vs
47
22
2
24
42
57.1
5
16
31.3
54.0
0
21Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
3/14/1960
31
@
14
3
11
21
52.4
9
10
90.0
61.0
2
22Frank Selvy
F. Selvy
3/13/1960
30
vs
11
8
11
72.7
4
23Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
3/13/1960
40
vs
22
4
13
27
48.1
14
15
93.3
59.5
5
24Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3/12/1960
40
@
15
10
11
90.9
4
25Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
3/11/1960
40
vs
12
5
13
24
54.2
14
14
100.0
66.3
4

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