who scored the most points in the 1953 nba playoff elimination game

Fred Scolari posted the most points in an elimination game, with 27 points versus the Minneapolis Lakers on March 30, 1953.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Fred Scolari F. Scolari	27	3/30/1953	FTW	vs	MIN				7			13	16	81.3		4
2	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	25	3/29/1953	BOS	vs	NYK	46		3	10	20	50.0	5	10	50.0	51.2	5
3	Jim Baechtold J. Baechtold	21	3/20/1953	BAL	vs	NYK				9			3	7	42.9		4
4	Eddie Miller E. Miller	21	3/20/1953	BAL	vs	NYK		21		9			3	10	30.0		5
5	Larry Foust L. Foust	20	4/1/1953	FTW	vs	MIN				6			8	9	88.9		6
6	Monk Meineke M. Meineke	20	3/30/1953	FTW	vs	MIN				5			10	13	76.9		5
7	Carl Braun C. Braun	19	4/10/1953	NYK	vs	MIN	38	5	2	5	18	27.8	9	13	69.2	40.1	6
8	Larry Foust L. Foust	19	3/30/1953	FTW	vs	MIN				7			5	7	71.4		4
9	Bobby Wanzer B. Wanzer	19	3/22/1953	ROC	@	FTW				5			9	13	69.2		3
10	Red Rocha R. Rocha	19	3/21/1953	SYR	@	BOS	67	14	3	5	14	35.7	9	12	75.0	49.3	6
11	Slater Martin S. Martin	18	4/2/1953	MIN	vs	FTW				4	7	57.1	10	12	83.3	73.3	3
12	George Mikan G. Mikan	18	4/2/1953	MIN	vs	FTW				7	17	41.2	4	8	50.0	43.9	3
13	Larry Foust L. Foust	18	3/24/1953	FTW	@	ROC				5			8	9	88.9		4
14	Paul Seymour P. Seymour	18	3/21/1953	SYR	@	BOS	67	5	4	5	12	41.7	8	9	88.9	56.4	5
15	Andy Phillip A. Phillip	17	3/30/1953	FTW	vs	MIN				7			3	8	37.5		3
16	Bobby Wanzer B. Wanzer	17	3/24/1953	ROC	vs	FTW				5			7	8	87.5		5
17	Paul Walther P. Walther	17	3/23/1953	IND	vs	MIN				4			9	10	90.0		6
18	Connie Simmons C. Simmons	16	4/10/1953	NYK	vs	MIN	32	7	0	5	15	33.3	6	9	66.7	42.2	5
19	Larry Foust L. Foust	16	4/2/1953	FTW	@	MIN		24		4	15	26.7	8	9	88.9	42.2	4
20	Andy Phillip A. Phillip	16	4/1/1953	FTW	vs	MIN				4			8	10	80.0		0
21	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	16	3/29/1953	BOS	vs	NYK	42		8	5	19	26.3	6	8	75.0	35.5	0
22	George King G. King	16	3/21/1953	SYR	@	BOS	43	4	4	4	9	44.4	8	9	88.9	61.7	6
23	Chuck Cooper C. Cooper	15	3/29/1953	BOS	vs	NYK	34		0	4	10	40.0	7	7	100.0	57.3	3
24	Ernie Vandeweghe E. Vandeweghe	14	4/10/1953	NYK	vs	MIN	42	11	4	5	13	38.5	4	4	100.0	47.4	5
25	Fred Scolari F. Scolari	14	4/1/1953	FTW	vs	MIN				5			4	5	80.0		2

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