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 84 performances of 60 or more points in NBA history (as of June 2023). Fifteen 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 others are Michael Jordan and Damian Lillard 5 times and James Harden 4 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.