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Team Stats: Most Points Per Game / 3-Pointers
Player single-game records: Points / 3-Pointers
Game stats:
Team Stats: Most Points Per Game / 3-Pointers
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.
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. | 61 pts | 1962 | Lakers | W 126-121 @ Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 5 | |
| 2. | 53 pts | 1969 | Lakers | W 120-118 vs. Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 1 | |
| 3. | 52 pts | 1965 | Lakers | W 118-115 vs. Bullets
Western Div Finals, Game 2 | |
| 4. | 50 pts | 2006 | Lakers | ||
| 5. | 49 pts | 2008 | Lakers | ||
| 49 pts | 1965 | Lakers | W 121-115 vs. Bullets
Western Div Finals, Game 1 | ||
| 49 pts | 1961 | Lakers | W 127-118 vs. Pistons
Western Div Semifinals, Game 2 | ||
| 8. | 48 pts | 2001 | Lakers | ||
| 48 pts | 1965 | Lakers | L 112-114 @ Bullets
Western Div Finals, Game 4 | ||
| 10. | 47 pts | 1961 | Lakers | W 121-112 @ Hawks
Western Div Finals, Game 5 | |
| 47 pts | 1961 | Lakers | L 114-123 @ Pistons
Western Div Semifinals, Game 4 | ||
| 47 pts | 1952 | Lakers | L 78-88 @ Royals
Western Div Finals, Game 1 |
| Rk |
Player
|
Points |
Playoffs | Team |
W/L Game |
| 13. | 46 pts | 2000 | Lakers | ||
| 46 pts | 1997 | Lakers | |||
| 15. | 45 pts | 2007 | Lakers | ||
| 45 pts | 2001 | Lakers | |||
| 45 pts | 1977 | Lakers | W 112-105 vs. Warriors
Western Conf Semifinals, Game 5 | ||
| 45 pts | 1970 | Lakers | W 135-113 vs. Knicks
NBA Finals, Game 6 | ||
| 45 pts | 1966 | Lakers | L 117-122 vs. Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 4 | ||
| 45 pts | 1965 | Lakers | L 123-129 @ Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 2 | ||
| 45 pts | 1962 | Lakers | L 117-118 @ Pistons
Western Div Finals, Game 4 | ||
| 22. | 44 pts | 2001 | Lakers | ||
| 44 pts | 2001 | Lakers | |||
| 44 pts | 1991 | Lakers | |||
| 44 pts | 1973 | Lakers | W 128-118 vs. Warriors
Western Conf Finals, Game 5 | ||
| 44 pts | 1965 | Lakers | L 115-122 @ Bullets
Western Div Finals, Game 3 | ||
| 44 pts | 1961 | Lakers | W 122-118 @ Hawks
Western Div Finals, Game 1 |
| Rk |
Player
|
Points |
Playoffs | Team |
W/L Game |
| 28. | 43 pts | 2020 | Lakers | ||
| 43 pts | 2012 | Lakers | |||
| 43 pts | 2001 | Lakers | |||
| 43 pts | 2000 | Lakers | |||
| 43 pts | 1990 | Lakers | |||
| 43 pts | 1990 | Lakers | |||
| 43 pts | 1977 | Lakers | L 106-115 @ Warriors
Western Conf Semifinals, Game 6 | ||
| 43 pts | 1965 | Lakers | W 126-105 vs. Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 3 | ||
| 43 pts | 1965 | Lakers | W 120-112 vs. Bullets
Western Div Finals, Game 5 | ||
| 43 pts | 1963 | Lakers | W 126-119 @ Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 5 |
| Rk |
Player
|
Points |
Playoffs | Team |
W/L Game |
| 38. | 42 pts | 2012 | Lakers | ||
| 42 pts | 2004 | Lakers | |||
| 42 pts | 1980 | Lakers | |||
| 42 pts | 1972 | Lakers | W 135-134 vs. Bucks
Western Conf Finals, Game 2 | ||
| 42 pts | 1969 | Lakers | L 106-108 vs. Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 7 | ||
| 42 pts | 1966 | Lakers | W 107-95 @ Hawks
Western Div Finals, Game 4 | ||
| 42 pts | 1966 | Lakers | W 125-116 vs. Hawks
Western Div Finals, Game 2 | ||
| 42 pts | 1965 | Lakers | W 117-115 @ Bullets
Western Div Finals, Game 6 | ||
| 42 pts | 1963 | Lakers | W 119-99 vs. Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 3 | ||
| 42 pts | 1957 | Lakers | L 135-143 2OT vs. Hawks
Western Div Finals, Game 3 | ||
| 42 pts | 1949 | Lakers | W 88-84 vs. Capitols
NBA Finals, Game 1 |
| Rk |
Player
|
Points |
Playoffs | Team |
W/L Game |
| 49. | 41 pts | 2009 | Lakers | ||
| 41 pts | 2002 | Lakers | |||
| 41 pts | 2000 | Lakers | |||
| 41 pts | 2000 | Lakers | |||
| 41 pts | 1977 | Lakers | L 103-114 @ Warriors
Western Conf Semifinals, Game 4 | ||
| 41 pts | 1969 | Lakers | W 118-112 vs. Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 2 | ||
| 41 pts | 1966 | Lakers | W 121-117 @ Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 5 | ||
| 41 pts | 1966 | Lakers | W 133-129 OT @ Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 1 | ||
| 41 pts | 1962 | Lakers | L 107-110 OT @ Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 7 | ||
| 41 pts | 1962 | Lakers | L 117-118 @ Pistons
Western Div Finals, Game 4 | ||
| 41 pts | 1951 | Lakers | W 95-81 vs. Olympians
Western Div Semifinals, Game 1 |
Total players shown: 60