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Lakers Players Who Scored the Most Points in an NBA Playoff Game

Here you'll find the all-time single-game record for points scored and a list of the top 50 individual scoring performances in Los Angeles Lakers history during the NBA Playoffs.

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Who scored the most points for the Lakers in a Playoff game?

Elgin Baylor scored 61 points on April 14, 1962 — the best single-game performance in Lakers Playoffs history for this stat.

Most Points Scored, Playoffs

61
Elgin Baylor
Los Angeles Lakers
Lakers franchise record

Most Points Scored in One Game - TOP 50

NBA Playoffs - Los Angeles Lakers

Rk
Player
Points
 Playoffs
Team
 W/L Game
1.
Elgin Baylor
 61 pts 1962Lakers
W
126-121 @ Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 5
2.
Jerry West
 53 pts 1969Lakers
W
120-118 vs. Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 1
3.
Jerry West
 52 pts 1965Lakers
W
118-115 vs. Bullets
Western Div Finals, Game 2
4.
Kobe Bryant
 50 pts 2006Lakers
L
118-126 OT vs. Suns
Western Conf 1st Round, Game 6
5.
Kobe Bryant
 49 pts 2008Lakers
W
122-107 vs. Nuggets
Western Conf 1st Round, Game 2
Jerry West
 49 pts 1965Lakers
W
121-115 vs. Bullets
Western Div Finals, Game 1
Elgin Baylor
 49 pts 1961Lakers
W
127-118 vs. Pistons
Western Div Semifinals, Game 2
8.
Kobe Bryant
 48 pts 2001Lakers
W
119-113 @ Kings
Western Conf Semifinals, Game 4
Jerry West
 48 pts 1965Lakers
L
112-114 @ Bullets
Western Div Finals, Game 4
10.
Elgin Baylor
 47 pts 1961Lakers
W
121-112 @ Hawks
Western Div Finals, Game 5
Elgin Baylor
 47 pts 1961Lakers
L
114-123 @ Pistons
Western Div Semifinals, Game 4
George Mikan
 47 pts 1952Lakers
L
78-88 @ Royals
Western Div Finals, Game 1
Rk
Player
Points
 Playoffs
Team
 W/L Game
13.
Shaquille O'Neal
 46 pts 2000Lakers
W
117-107 vs. Kings
Western Conf 1st Round, Game 1
Shaquille O'Neal
 46 pts 1997Lakers
W
95-77 vs. Trail Blazers
Western Conf 1st Round, Game 1
15.
Kobe Bryant
 45 pts 2007Lakers
W
95-89 vs. Suns
Western Conf 1st Round, Game 3
Kobe Bryant
 45 pts 2001Lakers
W
104-90 @ Spurs
Western Conf Finals, Game 1
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
 45 pts 1977Lakers
W
112-105 vs. Warriors
Western Conf Semifinals, Game 5
Wilt Chamberlain
 45 pts 1970Lakers
W
135-113 vs. Knicks
NBA Finals, Game 6
Jerry West
 45 pts 1966Lakers
L
117-122 vs. Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 4
Jerry West
 45 pts 1965Lakers
L
123-129 @ Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 2
Elgin Baylor
 45 pts 1962Lakers
L
117-118 @ Pistons
Western Div Finals, Game 4
22.
Shaquille O'Neal
 44 pts 2001Lakers
L
101-107 OT vs. 76ers
NBA Finals, Game 1
Shaquille O'Neal
 44 pts 2001Lakers
W
108-105 vs. Kings
Western Conf Semifinals, Game 1
Magic Johnson
 44 pts 1991Lakers
L
124-125 vs. Warriors
Western Conf Semifinals, Game 2
Gail Goodrich
 44 pts 1973Lakers
W
128-118 vs. Warriors
Western Conf Finals, Game 5
Jerry West
 44 pts 1965Lakers
L
115-122 @ Bullets
Western Div Finals, Game 3
Elgin Baylor
 44 pts 1961Lakers
W
122-118 @ Hawks
Western Div Finals, Game 1
Rk
Player
Points
 Playoffs
Team
 W/L Game
28.
Anthony Davis
 43 pts 2020Lakers
W
131-122 vs. Trail Blazers
Western Conf 1st Round, Game 5
Kobe Bryant
 43 pts 2012Lakers
L
99-102 vs. Nuggets
Western Conf 1st Round, Game 5
Shaquille O'Neal
 43 pts 2001Lakers
W
96-90 vs. Kings
Western Conf Semifinals, Game 2
Shaquille O'Neal
 43 pts 2000Lakers
W
104-87 vs. Pacers
NBA Finals, Game 1
Magic Johnson
 43 pts 1990Lakers
L
103-106 vs. Suns
Western Conf Semifinals, Game 5
Magic Johnson
 43 pts 1990Lakers
L
101-114 @ Suns
Western Conf Semifinals, Game 4
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
 43 pts 1977Lakers
L
106-115 @ Warriors
Western Conf Semifinals, Game 6
Jerry West
 43 pts 1965Lakers
W
126-105 vs. Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 3
Jerry West
 43 pts 1965Lakers
W
120-112 vs. Bullets
Western Div Finals, Game 5
Elgin Baylor
 43 pts 1963Lakers
W
126-119 @ Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 5
Rk
Player
Points
 Playoffs
Team
 W/L Game
38.
Kobe Bryant
 42 pts 2012Lakers
L
90-106 @ Thunder
Western Conf Semifinals, Game 5
Kobe Bryant
 42 pts 2004Lakers
W
98-90 vs. Spurs
Western Conf Semifinals, Game 4
Magic Johnson
 42 pts 1980Lakers
W
123-107 @ 76ers
NBA Finals, Game 6
Jim McMillian
 42 pts 1972Lakers
W
135-134 vs. Bucks
Western Conf Finals, Game 2
Jerry West
 42 pts 1969Lakers
L
106-108 vs. Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 7
Jerry West
 42 pts 1966Lakers
W
107-95 @ Hawks
Western Div Finals, Game 4
Elgin Baylor
 42 pts 1966Lakers
W
125-116 vs. Hawks
Western Div Finals, Game 2
Jerry West
 42 pts 1965Lakers
W
117-115 @ Bullets
Western Div Finals, Game 6
Jerry West
 42 pts 1963Lakers
W
119-99 vs. Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 3
Slick Leonard
 42 pts 1957Lakers
L
135-143 2OT vs. Hawks
Western Div Finals, Game 3
George Mikan
 42 pts 1949Lakers
W
88-84 vs. Capitols
NBA Finals, Game 1
Rk
Player
Points
 Playoffs
Team
 W/L Game
49.
Kobe Bryant
 41 pts 2009Lakers
W
103-97 @ Nuggets
Western Conf Finals, Game 3
Shaquille O'Neal
 41 pts 2002Lakers
W
106-102 vs. Kings
Western Conf Finals, Game 6
Shaquille O'Neal
 41 pts 2000Lakers
W
116-111 vs. Pacers
NBA Finals, Game 6
Shaquille O'Neal
 41 pts 2000Lakers
W
109-94 vs. Trail Blazers
Western Conf Finals, Game 1
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
 41 pts 1977Lakers
L
103-114 @ Warriors
Western Conf Semifinals, Game 4
Jerry West
 41 pts 1969Lakers
W
118-112 vs. Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 2
Elgin Baylor
 41 pts 1966Lakers
W
121-117 @ Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 5
Jerry West
 41 pts 1966Lakers
W
133-129 OT @ Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 1
Elgin Baylor
 41 pts 1962Lakers
L
107-110 OT @ Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 7
Jerry West
 41 pts 1962Lakers
L
117-118 @ Pistons
Western Div Finals, Game 4
George Mikan
 41 pts 1951Lakers
W
95-81 vs. Olympians
Western Div Semifinals, Game 1

Total players shown: 60

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