Game 5, 1961-62 NBA Finals
April 14, 1962 · Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Game 5, 1961-62 NBA Finals: LALLos Angeles Lakers 126–121 Boston Celtics, at Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts on April 14, 1962.
Elgin Baylor's 61 points remains an NBA Finals single-game scoring record; Boston fell despite outscoring Los Angeles' other four starters.
Box score
| BCBoston Celtics starters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Tom Heinsohn | 30 | 11 | 4 |
| Bill Russell | 26 | 29 | 3 |
| Sam Jones | 26 | 5 | 2 |
| Bob Cousy | 16 | 5 | 10 |
| Tom Sanders | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| LALLos Angeles Lakers starters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Elgin Baylor | 61 | 22 | 1 |
| Jerry West | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| Frank Selvy | 12 | 3 | 5 |
| Rudy LaRusso | 10 | 12 | 1 |
| Jim Krebs | 8 | 4 | 3 |
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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