youngest player with 45 pts playoff game before 1965

Before 1964-65, Lee Shaffer was the youngest when scoring 45+ points in the playoffs. He was 23 years old.

NAMEAgePTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Lee Shaffer
L. Shaffer
23
45
1
45.0
5.0
17.0
27.0
63.0
11.0
13.0
84.6
68.8
5
4
2Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
24
50
1
66.0
50.0
3.0
2.0
10.0
22.0
45.5
30.0
32.0
93.8
69.3
66
3
2
5
3Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
25
50
1
42.0
50.0
19.0
19.0
34.0
55.9
12.0
15.0
80.0
61.6
42
19
1
4Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
27
249
5
49.8
18.2
13.4
16.4
81.7
22
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27
301
6
47.0
50.2
27.0
2.5
21.3
39.8
53.6
7.5
15.3
48.9
53.9
282
162
15
13
6George Mikan
G. Mikan
27
47
1
47.0
15.0
26.0
57.7
17.0
18.0
94.4
69.3
4
7Sam Jones
S. Jones
29
47
1
41.0
47.0
7.0
1.0
18.0
27.0
66.7
11.0
12.0
91.7
72.8
41
7
1
4

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10/22
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10/24
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10/25
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10/28
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10/30
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106

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0
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