Top 10: Most points in NBA game by one player

#8 (Tied) Elgin Baylor - 71 points, 15th November 1960

Lakers and the Knicks Playing at the Garden

Match Score - Los Angeles Lakers 123 - 108 New York Knicks

Statline: 71 points, 25 rebounds, 1 assists, 28-of-48 shooting, 15-of-19 on free throws

Elgin Baylor was a player way ahead of his time. He was progressive in his above-the-rim play.

He was the first to use the mid-range as a bread-and-butter range as well, and countless players have copied his moves - including the likes of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.

His tragic Finals record of 0-8 essentially marks him out as the greatest player to never win an NBA championship.

He was a star from the moment he entered the league, but it was in his 3rd year that he set some unprecedented scoring records for a perimeter player. His 71-point tally was, for a long time, the highest for any player not named Wilt.

In this particular game, Baylor put on a real show for the crowd at Madison Square Garden, treating them to an all-round effort that also included an insane 25 rebounds in addition to his 71-point tally.