who scored the most points in the 1957 nba playoff elimination game

Slick Leonard scored the most points in an elimination game, with 42 points versus the St. Louis Hawks on March 25, 1957.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Slick Leonard S. Leonard	42	3/25/1957	MIN	vs	STL	52		8	14	32	43.8	14	14	100.0	55.0	3
2	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	39	4/13/1957	STL	@	BOS	56	19	3	14	34	41.2	11	13	84.6	49.1	4
3	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	37	4/13/1957	BOS	vs	STL	45	23	2	17	33	51.5	3	11	27.3	48.9	6
4	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	32	4/11/1957	STL	vs	BOS	44	23	5	8	24	33.3	16	22	72.7	47.5	4
5	Larry Foust L. Foust	30	3/19/1957	FTW	vs	MIN				9			12	13	92.3		5
6	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	24	4/13/1957	STL	@	BOS	40	16	0	7	15	46.7	10	14	71.4	56.7	6
7	Slater Martin S. Martin	23	4/13/1957	STL	@	BOS	56	8	7	6	16	37.5	11	12	91.7	54.0	3
8	George Yardley G. Yardley	23	3/19/1957	FTW	vs	MIN				11			1	1	100.0		4
9	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	22	3/25/1957	MIN	vs	STL				10	28	35.7	2	2	100.0	38.1	6
10	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	22	3/24/1957	SYR	@	BOS	45	17		5	18	27.8	12	13	92.3	46.4	3
11	Walter Dukes W. Dukes	21	3/25/1957	MIN	vs	STL	53	24		8	14	57.1	5	7	71.4	61.5	5
12	Bill Russell B. Russell	19	4/13/1957	BOS	vs	STL	54	32	2	7	17	41.2	5	10	50.0	44.4	5
13	Jack McMahon J. McMahon	17	4/11/1957	STL	vs	BOS	34	1		7	13	53.8	3	4	75.0	57.6	6
14	Ed Kalafat E. Kalafat	17	3/25/1957	MIN	vs	STL				4	7	57.1	9	9	100.0	77.6	6
15	Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey	16	4/13/1957	BOS	vs	STL	28	8	1	6	13	46.2	4	7	57.1	49.8	2
16	Arnie Risen A. Risen	16	4/13/1957	BOS	vs	STL	20	10	0	6	12	50.0	4	8	50.0	51.5	6
17	Jack Coleman J. Coleman	16	4/11/1957	STL	vs	BOS	38	17	5	5	15	33.3	6	8	75.0	43.2	4
18	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	16	4/11/1957	STL	vs	BOS	31	20	4	7	14	50.0	2	3	66.7	52.2	5
19	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	16	3/25/1957	MIN	vs	STL				6	17	35.3	4	8	50.0	39.0	6
20	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	16	3/18/1957	PHI	@	SYR		8	4	5	14	35.7	6	7	85.7	46.8	3
21	Paul Seymour P. Seymour	15	3/24/1957	SYR	@	BOS	40	5		6	17	35.3	3	3	100.0	40.9	3
22	Gene Shue G. Shue	14	3/19/1957	FTW	vs	MIN				6			2	2	100.0		3
23	George Dempsey G. Dempsey	13	3/18/1957	PHI	@	SYR		6	4	4	8	50.0	5	10	50.0	52.4	3
24	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	13	3/18/1957	PHI	@	SYR	39	9	5	6	21	28.6	1	1	100.0	30.3	4
25	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	12	4/13/1957	BOS	vs	STL	58	3	11	2	20	10.0	8	10	80.0	24.6	4