NBA Players with 40+ Point Games in the 1961 Playoffs
Players who scored 40 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 40+ games by date.
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Who had the most 40+ point games in the 1961 Playoffs?
Elgin Baylor had 5 games of 40 or more points, more than anybody else in the 1961 NBA Playoffs. This also means that he scored at least 40 in 41.7% of the 12 games he played.
Most 40+ Point Games
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Elgin Baylor
(Los Angeles Lakers)
A total of 58 players scored points in the 1961 Playoffs and among them 4 players scored 40 or more points in a game at least once. Between those 4 players, they total 9 of such individual performances.
40+ Point Games by Player - 1961 Playoffs
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| Rk |
Player
(Team)
|
40+ Point Games |
Games played |
40+ % | Points Details | |||
| 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70+ | |||||
| 1 |
(Lakers) |
5 | 12 | 41.7 | 5 | - | - | - |
| 2 |
(Hawks) |
2 | 12 | 16.7 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 3 |
(Warriors) |
1 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | - | - | - |
|
(Hawks) |
1 | 12 | 8.3 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Total: | 9 | Points Details | ||||||
40+ Point Games by Date - 1961 Playoffs
(games in descending order by date)
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Date |
Player
(Team) |
Pts | W/L Game |
| 1961-04-09 |
(Hawks) |
40 | L 104-119 vs. Celtics |
| 1961-04-05 |
(Hawks) |
40 | L 108-116 @ Celtics |
| 1961-03-27 |
(Lakers) |
47 | W 121-112 @ Hawks |
| 1961-03-25 |
(Hawks) |
40 | W 118-117 @ Lakers |
| 1961-03-21 |
(Lakers) |
44 | W 122-118 @ Hawks |
| 1961-03-18 |
(Lakers) |
47 | L 114-123 @ 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 |