who scored the most points in the 1955 nba playoff elimination game

Bill Sharman put up the most points in an elimination game, with 29 points versus the Syracuse Nationals on March 27, 1955.

NAME PTS DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
29
3/27/1955
BOS BOS
vs
SYR SYR
44
7
2
12
17
70.6
5
6
83.3
73.8
6
2 Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
28
4/9/1955
SYR SYR
vs
FTW FTW
12
5
7
17
41.2
14
17
82.4
57.2
4
3 Jim Pollard
J. Pollard
26
3/19/1955
MIN MIN
vs
ROC ROC
10
21
47.6
6
7
85.7
54.0
0
4 Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
26
3/19/1955
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
45
10
11
20
55.0
4
4
100.0
59.7
3
5 Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
25
3/27/1955
MIN MIN
vs
FTW FTW
8
14
57.1
9
12
75.0
64.8
4
6 Nathaniel Clifton
N. Clifton
25
3/16/1955
NYK NYK
vs
BOS BOS
9
7
8
87.5
5
7 Larry Foust
L. Foust
24
4/10/1955
FTW FTW
@
SYR SYR
30
7
3
8
19
42.1
8
11
72.7
50.3
4
8 Whitey Skoog
W. Skoog
24
3/23/1955
MIN MIN
vs
FTW FTW
7
16
43.8
10
10
100.0
58.8
2
9 Jack McMahon
J. McMahon
24
3/19/1955
ROC ROC
@
MIN MIN
9
21
42.9
6
10
60.0
47.2
5
10 Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
23
3/26/1955
BOS BOS
vs
SYR SYR
49
9
8
8
23
34.8
7
7
100.0
44.1
3
11 Lew Hitch
L. Hitch
23
3/19/1955
MIN MIN
vs
ROC ROC
7
10
70.0
9
11
81.8
77.5
2
12 Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
23
3/19/1955
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
43
10
8
9
15
60.0
5
13
38.5
55.5
4
13 Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
22
3/19/1955
MIN MIN
vs
ROC ROC
6
16
37.5
10
10
100.0
53.9
6
14 Arnie Risen
A. Risen
22
3/19/1955
ROC ROC
@
MIN MIN
8
18
44.4
6
7
85.7
52.2
5
15 Jack Nichols
J. Nichols
22
3/19/1955
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
42
4
10
17
58.8
2
3
66.7
60.0
4
16 Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
21
3/26/1955
BOS BOS
vs
SYR SYR
45
11
3
7
16
43.8
7
10
70.0
51.5
3
17 Nathaniel Clifton
N. Clifton
21
3/19/1955
NYK NYK
vs
BOS BOS
43
11
6
7
22
31.8
7
8
87.5
41.1
5
18 Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
21
3/19/1955
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
40
4
10
14
71.4
1
1
100.0
72.7
4
19 Carl Braun
C. Braun
21
3/16/1955
NYK NYK
vs
BOS BOS
7
7
8
87.5
4
20 Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
20
4/9/1955
SYR SYR
vs
FTW FTW
9
2
5
40.0
4
21 Carl Braun
C. Braun
20
3/19/1955
NYK NYK
vs
BOS BOS
35
4
7
18
38.9
6
7
85.7
47.4
3
22 Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
20
3/19/1955
NYK NYK
vs
BOS BOS
40
12
3
7
15
46.7
6
8
75.0
54.0
5
23 Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
20
3/16/1955
NYK NYK
vs
BOS BOS
17
8
4
6
66.7
4
24 Frankie Brian
F. Brian
19
4/10/1955
FTW FTW
@
SYR SYR
38
3
3
8
17
47.1
3
3
100.0
51.9
4
25 Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
19
3/27/1955
BOS BOS
vs
SYR SYR
41
4
9
6
16
37.5
7
8
87.5
48.7
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