highest scoring game from 1955-56 to 1959-60

Between the 1955-56 and 1959-60 seasons, Elgin Baylor posted the most points in a game, with 64 points against the Celtics on November 8, 1959.

Interpreted as:

highest scoring by a player regular-season game from 1955-56 to 1959-60

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	64	11/8/1959	MIN	vs	BOS		17	8	25	47	53.2	14	19	73.7	57.8	4
2	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	59	1/15/1960	CIN	vs	MIN		14		21	39	53.8	17	20	85.0	61.7	3
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	2/21/1960	PHI	@	NYK	48	24	3	26	47	55.3	6	9	66.7	56.9	1
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	1/25/1960	PHI		DET	47	42	4	24	41	58.5	10	13	76.9	62.1	3
5	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	57	12/11/1959	NYK	vs	SYR	38	12	8	18	31	58.1	21	26	80.8	67.2	1
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	55	11/12/1959	PHI	@	CIN	47	29	2	23	43	53.5	9	16	56.3	55.0	3
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	55	2/25/1959	MIN		CIN		12		22	38	57.9	11	17	64.7	60.5	3
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	2/23/1960	PHI		BOS	47	29	1	25	44	56.8	3	11	27.3	54.3	2
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	52	1/5/1960	PHI		MIN	48	20	0	20	38	52.6	12	18	66.7	56.6	3
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	10/18/1959	MIN	vs	DET		21		22	36	61.1	8	12	66.7	63.0	4
11	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	52	1/20/1959	STL	vs	BOS	41	19		20	32	62.5	12	16	75.0	66.6	4
12	George Yardley G. Yardley	52	2/4/1958	DET	vs	SYR		20		18	31	58.1	16	16	100.0	68.3	3
13	George Yardley G. Yardley	51	1/15/1958	DET	@	BOS	47	19		17	33	51.5	17	19	89.5	61.7	5
14	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	51	12/21/1957	STL		SYR				18	27	66.7	15	20	75.0	71.2	3
15	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	50	2/28/1959	CIN	vs	STL		18		22	47	46.8	6	8	75.0	49.5	4
16	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	50	2/1/1959	SYR	@	BOS	53	23		18	34	52.9	14	17	82.4	60.3	6
17	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
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	49	11/26/1959	PHI	vs	BOS	48	33	2	19	33	57.6	11	16	68.8	61.2	1
19	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	49	11/11/1959	CIN	@	BOS		9		19	39	48.7	11	12	91.7	55.3	6
20	George Yardley G. Yardley	49	3/6/1958	DET	@	MIN				19	33	57.6	11	15	73.3	61.9	3
21	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	49	11/13/1956	STL	vs	ROC	43	29		18	34	52.9	13	17	76.5	59.1	5
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	48	3/2/1960	MIN		NYK		22		15			18	22	81.8		3
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	48	1/9/1960	PHI	vs	SYR	48	37	3	20	38	52.6	8	15	53.3	53.8	3
24	George Yardley G. Yardley	48	2/18/1958	DET	vs	SYR				16	29	55.2	16	19	84.2	64.2	2
25	George Yardley G. Yardley	48	12/26/1957	DET	@	STL				14	32	43.8	20	24	83.3	56.4	3