who scored the most points in the 1951 nba playoff elimination game

Alex Groza posted the most points in an elimination game, with 40 points against the Minneapolis Lakers on March 23, 1951.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Alex Groza A. Groza	40	3/23/1951	IND	vs	MIN			15	29	51.7	10	13	76.9	57.6	4
2	Alex Groza A. Groza	38	3/25/1951	IND	@	MIN			15	30	50.0	8	11	72.7	54.5	5
3	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	34	4/1/1951	SYR	vs	NYK	16	3	11	19	57.9	12	12	100.0	70.0	4
4	George Mikan G. Mikan	32	4/3/1951	MIN	@	ROC	8		12	25	48.0	8	9	88.9	55.2	6
5	George Mikan G. Mikan	30	3/25/1951	MIN	vs	IND			9	22	40.9	12	15	80.0	52.4	5
6	Connie Simmons C. Simmons	26	4/15/1951	NYK	@	ROC	8	2	9	13	69.2	8	11	72.7	72.9	5
7	Arnie Risen A. Risen	24	4/21/1951	ROC	vs	NYK	13	2	7	19	36.8	10	14	71.4	47.7	4
8	Max Zaslofsky M. Zaslofsky	24	4/15/1951	NYK	@	ROC	3	3	8	17	47.1	8	8	100.0	58.5	3
9	Ralph Beard R. Beard	24	3/25/1951	IND	@	MIN			8	20	40.0	8	11	72.7	48.3	4
10	Max Zaslofsky M. Zaslofsky	23	4/18/1951	NYK	vs	ROC	4	1	5	13	38.5	13	16	81.3	57.4	1
11	Vince Boryla V. Boryla	23	4/4/1951	NYK	vs	SYR		0	7	11	63.6	9	10	90.0	74.7	3
12	Ralph Beard R. Beard	23	3/23/1951	IND	vs	MIN			10	19	52.6	3	4	75.0	55.4	1
13	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	22	4/13/1951	NYK	vs	ROC	14	1	5	11	45.5	12	15	80.0	62.5	4
14	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	22	3/22/1951	PHI	@	SYR	7	0	6	21	28.6	10	14	71.4	40.5	5
15	Fred Schaus F. Schaus	21	3/22/1951	FTW	vs	ROC			8			5	7	71.4		5
16	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	21	3/22/1951	BOS	@	NYK		4	8	17	47.1	5	8	62.5	51.2	2
17	Bob Davies B. Davies	20	4/21/1951	ROC	vs	NYK	3	3	7	19	36.8	6	7	85.7	45.3	4
18	Bobby Wanzer B. Wanzer	20	3/24/1951	ROC	vs	FTW		8	6	11	54.5	8	10	80.0	64.9	2
19	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	19	3/25/1951	MIN	vs	IND			8	23	34.8	3	4	75.0	38.4	5
20	Arnie Risen A. Risen	19	3/24/1951	ROC	vs	FTW	12		6	12	50.0	7	10	70.0	57.9	1
21	Ernie Vandeweghe E. Vandeweghe	18	4/18/1951	NYK	vs	ROC	8	2	7	10	70.0	4	4	100.0	76.5	6
22	Max Zaslofsky M. Zaslofsky	18	4/13/1951	NYK	vs	ROC	3	6	8	18	44.4	2	8	25.0	41.8	1
23	Jim Pollard J. Pollard	18	4/3/1951	MIN	@	ROC			6	11	54.5	6	7	85.7	63.9	4
24	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	18	3/22/1951	PHI	@	SYR	8	2	7	13	53.8	4	4	100.0	61.0	6
25	Max Zaslofsky M. Zaslofsky	17	4/4/1951	NYK	vs	SYR		2	6	13	46.2	5	7	71.4	52.9	6