NBA's 60 Greatest Playoff Moments: #15

Elgin Baylor's 61-Point, 22-Rebound Performance Vs. Celtics; Game 5, 1962 NBA Finals:
"The Los Angeles Lakers were making their first Finals appearance and it looked as if they were going to make it a success thanks to Elgin Baylor. The forward poured in a Finals record (and then-playoffs record) 61 points against the Celtics in the Boston Garden, giving the Lakers a 3-2 series lead." - NBA.com

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[nbafreak41]

Pisses me off that the Lakers always come so close to beating Boston, but the Green wins always. It's what makes me hate the Celtics a little more every time I hear the words "Lakers-Celtics Rivalry".

[raider8sox]

I love Red's Reaction=)!!!...

[angel316faze]

The defense back then is that of an old lady smh

[damonwilliams100]

lmao at the defense

[tenuouslilkilla]

its bullshit that jordan's 63 points is 5 places higher

[GTkGaeT]

probably real playoffs record, since MJ played two OT

[sumskater999]

He was the Michael Jordan of that era.

[asyowk]

its reasons like this is why im proud to be a lakers fan

[AwesomeDude5415]

@AwesomeDude5415 57 a game

[AwesomeDude5415]

@shizzmogris Pistol Pete averaged 44 points in college with no 3's. Experiments say he would of averaged 57 points with the 3 point line

[Narutolover55109]

i feel sad that elgin never got a ring

[Rockider]

defence is so shit.