highest scoring game from 1955-56 to 1958-59

Between the 1955-56 and 1958-59 seasons, Elgin Baylor posted the most points in a game, with 55 points against the Cincinnati Royals on February 25, 1959.

Interpreted as:

highest scoring by a player regular-season game from 1955-56 to 1958-59

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	55	2/25/1959	MIN		CIN		12		22	38	57.9	11	17	64.7	60.5	3
2	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	52	1/20/1959	STL	vs	BOS	41	19		20	32	62.5	12	16	75.0	66.6	4
3	George Yardley G. Yardley	52	2/4/1958	DET	vs	SYR		20		18	31	58.1	16	16	100.0	68.3	3
4	George Yardley G. Yardley	51	1/15/1958	DET	@	BOS	47	19		17	33	51.5	17	19	89.5	61.7	5
5	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	51	12/21/1957	STL		SYR				18	27	66.7	15	20	75.0	71.2	3
6	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	50	2/28/1959	CIN	vs	STL		18		22	47	46.8	6	8	75.0	49.5	4
7	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	50	2/1/1959	SYR	@	BOS	53	23		18	34	52.9	14	17	82.4	60.3	6
8	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	50	1/11/1959	STL	vs	DET	45	18	4	18	31	58.1	14	17	82.4	65.0	2
9	George Yardley G. Yardley	49	3/6/1958	DET	@	MIN				19	33	57.6	11	15	73.3	61.9	3
10	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	49	11/13/1956	STL	vs	ROC	43	29		18	34	52.9	13	17	76.5	59.1	5
11	George Yardley G. Yardley	48	2/18/1958	DET	vs	SYR				16	29	55.2	16	19	84.2	64.2	2
12	George Yardley G. Yardley	48	12/26/1957	DET	@	STL				14	32	43.8	20	24	83.3	56.4	3
13	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	47	3/3/1957	SYR	vs	PHI	42	19	2	18	27	66.7	11	12	91.7	72.8	2
14	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	46	3/4/1959	CIN	vs	MIN				16			14	16	87.5		5
15	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	46	2/24/1956	STL		SYR	43	22	5	17	34	50.0	12	14	85.7	57.3	3
16	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	46	12/27/1955	STL	vs	BOS				17	27	63.0	12	14	85.7	69.4	3
17	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	45	3/8/1959	CIN	@	BOS	44	18	5	19	37	51.4	7	9	77.8	54.9	3
18	Hal Greer H. Greer	45	2/14/1959	SYR	@	BOS	37	11		20	28	71.4	5	7	71.4	72.4	4
19	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	45	11/19/1958	CIN	vs	BOS				18	23	78.3	9	11	81.8	80.8	4
20	Gene Shue G. Shue	45	11/9/1958	DET	vs	BOS				14			17	21	81.0		2
21	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	45	11/1/1957	STL	@	CIN		14		14	33	42.4	17	21	81.0	53.3	2
22	George Yardley G. Yardley	44	2/25/1958	DET		STL				18	29	62.1	8	10	80.0	65.9	5
23	George Yardley G. Yardley	44	1/23/1958	DET	@	MIN				15	33	45.5	14	14	100.0	56.2	4
24	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	44	12/26/1957	BOS	vs	NYK	39	4		17	37	45.9	10	11	90.9	52.6	4
25	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	44	2/10/1957	STL	vs	ROC	34	17		15	28	53.6	14	18	77.8	61.2	5