Los Angeles Lakers History: Players with 60-point Games
The complete list with Lakers players who scored at least 60 points in an NBA game
There are a total of 80 performances of 60 or more points in NBA history. Fourteen of them had Lakers players as protagonists. Despite WIlt Chamberlain being the king of the high-scoring games with 32 of them (check the complete list), he only did it twice as a Laker.
Elgin Baylor had four 60+ games, including one of the only 2 performances of this kind in the playoffs in NBA history (the other: Michael Jordan with 63). His 61 points are still the NBA Finals record.
Kobe Bryant had six 60-point games, including his famous 81. Kobe, Baylor and Chamberlain are three of the 6 players in league history who did it more than once (the other ones are Michael Jordan 5 times, James Harden 4 times and Damian Lillard 3 times)
Shaquille O'Neal, Jerry West and George Mikan did it once each.
Los Angeles Lakers History: Players with 60-point Games |
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| Points | Player | Team |
Opponent |
Date |
| 81 | Kobe Bryant (1) | Los Angeles Lakers | Toronto Raptors | 1/22/2006 |
| 71 | Elgin Baylor | Los Angeles Lakers | New York Knicks | 11/15/1960 |
| 66 | Wilt Chamberlain | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns | 2/9/1969 |
| 65 | Kobe Bryant | Los Angeles Lakers | Portland Trail Blazers | 3/16/2007 (OT) |
| 64 | Elgin Baylor | Minneapolis Lakers | Boston Celtics | 11/8/1959 |
| 63 | Jerry West | Los Angeles Lakers | New York Knicks | 1/17/1962 |
| 63 | Elgin Baylor | Los Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia Warriors | 12/8/1961 (3OT) |
| 62 | Kobe Bryant | Los Angeles Lakers | Dallas Mavericks | 12/20/2005 |
| 61 | Kobe Bryant (2) | Los Angeles Lakers | New York Knicks | 2/2/2009 |
| 61 | Shaquille O'Neal | Los Angeles Lakers | Los Angeles Clippers | 3/6/2000 |
| 61 | Elgin Baylor (3) | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | 4/14/1962 |
| 61 | George Mikan | Minneapolis Lakers | Rochester Royals | 1/20/1952 (2OT) |
| 60 | Kobe Bryant | Los Angeles Lakers | Utah Jazz | 4/13/2016 |
| 60 | Kobe Bryant | Los Angeles Lakers | Memphis Grizzlies | 3/22/2007 |
| 60 | Wilt Chamberlain | Los Angeles Lakers | Cincinnati Royals | 1/26/1969 |
Notes:
(1) Second best ever in NBA history.
(2) Madison Square Garden record then, later surpassed by Carmelo Anthony with 62.
(3) In the playoffs / NBA Finals record.