Elgin Baylor put up 41 points in Game 7 of the 1962 NBA Finals against the Celtics on April 18, 1962.
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players with 35 or more points in a single playoff game before 1963 in NBA history| NAME | DATE | PTS | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | E. Baylor | 4/18/1962 | 41 | @ | 51 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 40 | 32.5 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 41.6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | J. West | 4/18/1962 | 35 | @ | 53 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 52.2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | S. Jones | 4/16/1962 | 35 | @ | 40 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 60.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | | E. Baylor | 4/14/1962 | 61 | @ | 48 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 46 | 47.8 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 56.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | | E. Baylor | 4/11/1962 | 38 | vs | 47 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 55.6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | E. Baylor | 4/10/1962 | 39 | vs | 48 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 37.1 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 46.4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 7 | | J. West | 4/10/1962 | 36 | vs | 41 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 69.1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | E. Baylor | 4/8/1962 | 36 | @ | 46 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 53.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | J. West | 4/8/1962 | 40 | @ | 45 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 67.6 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 10 | | E. Baylor | 4/7/1962 | 35 | @ | 36 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 48.3 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 54.6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 11 | | E. Baylor | 4/3/1962 | 38 | @ | 22 | 13 | 36 | 36.1 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 42.8 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | | J. West | 4/3/1962 | 38 | @ | 6 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 20 | 23 | 87.0 | 75.6 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | | E. Baylor | 3/31/1962 | 37 | vs | 19 | 12 | 32 | 37.5 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 47.4 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | W. Chamberlain | 3/31/1962 | 41 | vs | 48 | 34 | 2 | 15 | 29 | 51.7 | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | 53.0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 15 | | E. Baylor | 3/29/1962 | 45 | @ | 17 | 18 | 37 | 48.6 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 52.7 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 16 | | J. West | 3/29/1962 | 41 | @ | 10 | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 63.7 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 17 | | W. Chamberlain | 3/28/1962 | 35 | @ | 48 | 29 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 43.8 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 46.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | W. Chamberlain | 3/27/1962 | 42 | vs | 48 | 37 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 51.6 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 54.6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | J. West | 3/25/1962 | 40 | vs | 13 | 16 | 34 | 47.1 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 49.8 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 20 | | E. Baylor | 3/24/1962 | 35 | vs | 17 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 64.6 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | | W. Chamberlain | 3/22/1962 | 56 | vs | 48 | 35 | 1 | 22 | 48 | 45.8 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 48.5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | W. Chamberlain | 3/19/1962 | 40 | vs | 48 | 25 | 4 | 18 | 32 | 56.3 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 57.0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 23 |  | P. Arizin | 3/16/1962 | 43 | vs | 10 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 62.1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 24 |  | B. Pettit | 4/9/1961 | 40 | vs | 46 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 70.7 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 25 |  | C. Hagan | 4/5/1961 | 40 | @ | 48 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 62.6 | 4 | |||||||||||
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