how many players scored 40 or more points in a game during the 1961-1962 nba season

Rudy LaRusso dropped 50 points against the St. Louis Hawks on March 14, 1962.

Interpreted as:
How many players scored 40 or more points in a regular-season game during the 1961-1962 NBA season?
NAME DATE PTS TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Rudy LaRusso
R. LaRusso
3/14/1962
50
LAL LAL
vs
STL STL
43
19
19
32
59.4
12
18
66.7
62.6
4
2 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3/11/1962
44
PHI PHI
@
SYR SYR
48
26
2
19
27
70.4
6
18
33.3
63.0
2
3 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
3/9/1962
41
STL STL
CHI CHI
28
15
32
46.9
11
14
78.6
53.7
4
4 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
3/7/1962
48
STL STL
@
SYR SYR
21
15
30
50.0
18
21
85.7
61.2
4
5 Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
3/6/1962
40
NYK NYK
vs
BOS BOS
16
33
48.5
8
13
61.5
51.7
4
6 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3/4/1962
58
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
48
35
4
24
41
58.5
10
16
62.5
60.4
0
7 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
3/3/1962
40
STL STL
vs
LAL LAL
48
12
14
29
48.3
12
16
75.0
55.5
4
8 Rudy LaRusso
R. LaRusso
3/3/1962
42
LAL LAL
@
STL STL
39
13
14
25
56.0
14
17
82.4
64.7
2
9 Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
3/2/1962
41
CIN CIN
DET DET
15
6
15
28
53.6
11
12
91.7
61.6
5
10 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3/2/1962
100
PHI PHI
NYK NYK
48
25
2
36
63
57.1
28
32
87.5
64.9
2
11 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
3/2/1962
43
STL STL
vs
BOS BOS
40
10
17
28
60.7
9
12
75.0
64.6
5
12 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2/28/1962
61
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
48
28
6
24
46
52.2
13
17
76.5
57.0
4
13 Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
2/28/1962
41
CIN CIN
vs
BOS BOS
18
6
17
27
63.0
7
9
77.8
66.2
4
14 Willie Naulls
W. Naulls
2/27/1962
42
NYK NYK
vs
SYR SYR
18
33
54.5
6
12
50.0
54.9
1
15 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2/27/1962
65
PHI PHI
@
STL STL
48
23
2
25
43
58.1
15
20
75.0
62.7
3
16 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
2/27/1962
49
STL STL
vs
PHI PHI
46
16
4
19
40
47.5
11
13
84.6
53.6
5
17 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
2/25/1962
45
LAL LAL
vs
DET DET
20
2
18
36
50.0
9
10
90.0
55.7
5
18 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2/25/1962
67
PHI PHI
vs
NYK NYK
48
21
1
25
38
65.8
17
22
77.3
70.3
1
19 Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
2/25/1962
50
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
11
13
17
28
60.7
16
19
84.2
68.8
3
20 Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
2/23/1962
42
CHI CHI
LAL LAL
18
16
10
15
66.7
5
21 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2/22/1962
61
PHI PHI
vs
STL STL
48
26
1
21
36
58.3
19
34
55.9
59.9
0
22 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
2/21/1962
41
STL STL
vs
DET DET
48
10
18
32
56.3
5
6
83.3
59.2
3
23 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2/21/1962
46
PHI PHI
@
SYR SYR
48
16
2
19
33
57.6
8
17
47.1
56.8
3
24 Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
2/20/1962
44
CHI CHI
PHI PHI
24
4
18
43
41.9
8
14
57.1
44.8
4
25 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2/20/1962
48
PHI PHI
CHI CHI
48
21
2
21
46
45.7
6
8
75.0
48.5
4

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