what is most points scored in a nba playoff game in 1953 nba playoffs

Bob Cousy scored the most points, with 50 points in Game 2 of the 1953 Division Semifinals against the Syracuse Nationals on March 21, 1953.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	50	3/21/1953	BOS	vs	SYR	66	3	2	10	22	45.5	30	32	93.8	69.3	5
2	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	28	3/25/1953	BOS	@	NYK	40		5	11	21	52.4	6	10	60.0	55.1	4
3	George Mikan G. Mikan	27	4/8/1953	MIN	@	NYK				10	22	45.5	7	10	70.0	51.1	6
4	Fred Scolari F. Scolari	27	3/30/1953	FTW	vs	MIN				7			13	16	81.3		4
5	George Mikan G. Mikan	25	4/4/1953	MIN	vs	NYK				6	22	27.3	13	15	86.7	43.7	6
6	George Mikan G. Mikan	25	4/1/1953	MIN	@	FTW				7			11	16	68.8		6
7	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	25	3/29/1953	BOS	vs	NYK	46		3	10	20	50.0	5	10	50.0	51.2	5
8	Connie Simmons C. Simmons	25	3/17/1953	NYK	vs	BAL				8			9	10	90.0		3
9	Larry Foust L. Foust	24	3/22/1953	FTW	vs	ROC				8			8	10	80.0		3
10	George Mikan G. Mikan	23	3/30/1953	MIN	@	FTW				8			7	10	70.0		5
11	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	23	3/28/1953	NYK	vs	BOS	34		0	8	15	53.3	7	8	87.5	62.1	4
12	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	22	4/4/1953	NYK	@	MIN				6	9	66.7	10	13	76.9	74.7	1
13	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	22	3/22/1953	IND	@	MIN			0	8	20	40.0	6	6	100.0	48.6	4
14	Carl Braun C. Braun	21	4/4/1953	NYK	@	MIN				6	17	35.3	9	9	100.0	50.1	5
15	Larry Foust L. Foust	21	3/28/1953	FTW	@	MIN				9	20	45.0	3	5	60.0	47.3	6
16	Vince Boryla V. Boryla	21	3/28/1953	NYK	vs	BOS	39		2	6	11	54.5	9	10	90.0	68.2	2
17	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	21	3/26/1953	BOS	vs	NYK	41		13	7	18	38.9	7	8	87.5	48.8	4
18	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	21	3/26/1953	BOS	vs	NYK	40		4	8	15	53.3	5	8	62.5	56.7	0
19	George Mikan G. Mikan	21	3/26/1953	MIN	vs	FTW		23		8	18	44.4	5	6	83.3	50.9	6
20	Jim Baechtold J. Baechtold	21	3/20/1953	BAL	vs	NYK				9			3	7	42.9		4
21	Eddie Miller E. Miller	21	3/20/1953	BAL	vs	NYK		21		9			3	10	30.0		5
22	George Mikan G. Mikan	20	4/7/1953	MIN	@	NYK				5	21	23.8	10	11	90.9	38.7	4
23	Larry Foust L. Foust	20	4/1/1953	FTW	vs	MIN				6			8	9	88.9		6
24	Monk Meineke M. Meineke	20	3/30/1953	FTW	vs	MIN				5			10	13	76.9		5
25	George Mikan G. Mikan	20	3/28/1953	MIN	vs	FTW				7	13	53.8	6	6	100.0	63.9	3

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