NBA Players with 30+ Point Games in the 1961 Playoffs

Players who scored 30 or more points the most times in the 1961 Playoffs. Summary of players with at least one performace of this kind and a full list with all the 30+ games by date.

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Who had the most 30+ point games in the 1961 Playoffs?

Elgin Baylor had 10 games of 30 or more points, more than anybody else in the 1961 NBA Playoffs. This also means that he scored at least 30 in 83.3% of the 12 games he played.

Most 30+ Point Games

10
Elgin Baylor
(Los Angeles Lakers)

A total of 58 players scored points in the 1961 Playoffs and among them 10 players scored 30 or more points in a game at least once. While 5 of them scored 30 or more multiple times, the other 5 did it just once. Between those 10 players, they total 28 of such individual performances.

30+ Point Games by Player - 1961 Playoffs

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Rk
Player
(Team)
30+ Point Games
Games
played
30+
%
Points Details
30-3940-4950-5960-6970+
1
(Lakers)
10 12 83.355---
2
(Hawks)
6 12 50.042---
3
(Warriors)
3 3 100.021---
4
(Hawks)
2 12 16.711---
(Lakers)
2 12 16.72----
6
(Warriors)
1 3 33.31----
(Pistons)
1 5 20.01----
(Celtics)
1 10 10.01----
(Nationals)
1 8 12.51----
(Celtics)
1 10 10.01----
Total: 28 Points Details

30+ Point Games by Date - 1961 Playoffs

(games in descending order by date)

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Date
Player
(Team)
Pts
W/L Game
1961-04-11
(Celtics)
30
W
121-112 vs. Hawks
1961-04-09
(Hawks)
40
L
104-119 vs. Celtics
1961-04-08
(Hawks)
31
W
124-120 vs. Celtics
1961-04-05
(Hawks)
30
L
108-116 @ Celtics
1961-04-05
(Hawks)
40
L
108-116 @ Celtics
1961-04-02
(Hawks)
33
L
95-129 @ Celtics
1961-04-01
(Hawks)
31
W
105-103 vs. Lakers
1961-04-01
(Lakers)
39
L
103-105 @ Hawks
1961-03-29
(Hawks)
31
W
114-113 OT @ Lakers
1961-03-29
(Lakers)
39
L
113-114 OT vs. Hawks
Date
Player
(Team)
Pts
W/L Game
1961-03-27
(Lakers)
47
W
121-112 @ Hawks
1961-03-25
(Lakers)
33
L
117-118 vs. Hawks
1961-03-25
(Hawks)
40
W
118-117 @ Lakers
1961-03-25
(Lakers)
31
L
117-118 vs. Hawks
1961-03-23
(Celtics)
30
W
133-110 vs. Nationals
1961-03-22
(Lakers)
35
L
106-121 @ Hawks
1961-03-21
(Lakers)
44
W
122-118 @ Hawks
1961-03-21
(Nationals)
32
W
115-98 vs. Celtics
1961-03-19
(Lakers)
35
W
137-120 vs. Pistons
1961-03-18
(Warriors)
33
L
103-106 vs. Nationals
1961-03-18
(Warriors)
30
L
103-106 vs. Nationals
1961-03-18
(Lakers)
47
L
114-123 @ Pistons
Date
Player
(Team)
Pts
W/L Game
1961-03-17
(Pistons)
30
W
124-113 vs. Lakers
1961-03-16
(Warriors)
32
L
114-115 @ Nationals
1961-03-15
(Lakers)
31
W
127-118 vs. Pistons
1961-03-15
(Lakers)
49
W
127-118 vs. Pistons
1961-03-14
(Warriors)
46
L
107-115 vs. Nationals
1961-03-14
(Lakers)
40
W
120-102 vs. Pistons