most points scored in a playoff game from 1946-47 to 1982-83

Between the 1946-47 and 1982-83 seasons, Elgin Baylor posted the most points in a playoff game, with 61 points in Game 5 of the 1962 NBA Finals versus the Celtics.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player scored in a playoff game from 1946-47 to 1982-83

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	TOV	PF
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	61	4/14/1962	LAL	@	BOS	48	22	1			22	46	47.8	17	19	89.5	56.1		3
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	3/22/1962	PHI	vs	SYR	48	35	1			22	48	45.8	12	22	54.5	48.5		2
3	Rick Barry R. Barry	55	4/18/1967	SFW	vs	PHI	46	12	5			22	48	45.8	11	19	57.9	48.8		4
4	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	54	4/1/1973	BOS	vs	ATL	48	9	6			24	36	66.7	6	6	100.0	69.9		2
5	Jerry West J. West	53	4/23/1969	LAL	vs	BOS	46	3	10			21	41	51.2	11	13	84.6	56.7		3
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	3/14/1960	PHI	vs	SYR	47	22	2			24	42	57.1	5	16	31.3	54.0		0
7	Jerry West J. West	52	4/5/1965	LAL	vs	BAL		5	9			16	38	42.1	20	21	95.2	55.0		4
8	Sam Jones S. Jones	51	3/28/1967	BOS	@	NYK	43	4	1			19	30	63.3	13	17	76.5	68.0		3
9	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	50	4/18/1975	BUF	vs	WAS	45	21	1			20	32	62.5	10	14	71.4	65.5		4
10	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	50	4/1/1970	PHI	vs	MIL	48	10	2			22	39	56.4	6	8	75.0	58.8		5
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50	4/10/1964	SFW	vs	STL	45	15	6			22	32	68.8	6	10	60.0	68.7		1
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50	3/22/1960	PHI	@	BOS	46	35	2			22	42	52.4	6	14	42.9	51.9		2
13	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	50	4/12/1958	STL	vs	BOS	42	19				19	34	55.9	12	15	80.0	61.6		1
14	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	50	3/21/1953	BOS	vs	SYR	66	3	2			10	22	45.5	30	32	93.8	69.3		5
15	Jerry West J. West	49	4/3/1965	LAL	vs	BAL		6	8			15	35	42.9	19	21	90.5	55.4		5
16	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	49	3/15/1961	LAL	vs	DET		21				17	34	50.0	15	20	75.0	57.2		5
17	Jerry West J. West	48	4/9/1965	LAL	@	BAL		3	5			20	43	46.5	8	8	100.0	51.6		5
18	Rick Barry R. Barry	47	4/1/1967	SFW	vs	STL	45	10	6			17	38	44.7	13	13	100.0	53.8		3
19	Sam Jones S. Jones	47	4/10/1963	BOS	vs	CIN	41	7	1			18	27	66.7	11	12	91.7	72.8		4
20	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	47	3/27/1961	LAL	@	STL	48	20				17	45	37.8	13	16	81.3	45.2		4
21	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	47	3/18/1961	LAL	@	DET						17			13	14	92.9			5
22	George Mikan G. Mikan	47	3/29/1952	MIN	@	ROC						15	26	57.7	17	18	94.4	69.3		4
23	George Gervin G. Gervin	46	4/18/1978	SAS	vs	WAS	41	6	3	1	1	17	32	53.1	12	15	80.0	59.6	4	3
24	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	46	4/20/1975	WAS	vs	BUF	48	12	5	3	3	19	26	73.1	8	13	61.5	72.5		3
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	46	4/3/1970	MIL	vs	PHI	47	25	2			18	36	50.0	10	15	66.7	54.0		3