Answered 30 years ago

Charles Barkley sets an NBA playoff record with 38 first half points against Golden State. He finished with 56 points, which is tied for the third-most ever in a playoff game.

Who was the last player with 56 points in a playoff game?

Interpreted as:

Who was the last player with 56 or more points in a playoff game?

	NAME	DATE	TM	OPP	PTS	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3PM	FG%	FT%	TOV	FGM	FGA	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	PF
	Charles Barkley	5/4/1994	PHX	@ GSW	56	41	14	4	3	1	3	74.2	77.8	2	23	31	4	75.0	7	9	2
	Michael Jordan	4/29/1992	CHI	@ MIA	56	43	5	5	4	2	0	66.7	88.9	2	20	30	0		16	18	3
	Michael Jordan	4/20/1986	CHI	@ BOS	63	53	5	6	3	2	0	53.7	90.5	4	22	41	0		19	21	4
	Elgin Baylor	4/14/1962	LAL	@ BOS	61	48	22	1				47.8	89.5		22	46			17	19	3
	Wilt Chamberlain	3/22/1962	PHI	vs. SYR	56	48	35	1				45.8	54.5		22	48			12	22	2

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.9

Doncic

Luka Doncic

30.4

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

30.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

13.7

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

12.9

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

12.6

Davis

Anthony Davis

APG Leaders

10.9

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.8

Doncic

Luka Doncic

9.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

SPG Leaders

2.0

Fox

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2.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

1.7

Thybulle

Matisse Thybulle

BPG Leaders

3.6

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

2.4

Kessler

Walker Kessler

2.4

Lopez

Brook Lopez

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

Stephen Curry

4.1

Doncic

Luka Doncic

3.6

McCollum

CJ McCollum

TS% Leaders

73.1

Gafford

Daniel Gafford

67.9

Allen

Grayson Allen

67.7

Toppin

Obi Toppin

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

Celtics

123.2

Pacers

121.0

Thunder

119.5

Clippers

118.8

Nuggets

118.4

Bucks

118.4

DRtg Rankings

Timberwolves

109.0

Magic

111.3

Celtics

111.6

Thunder

112.1

Heat

112.2

Cavaliers

112.7

NetRtg Rankings

Celtics

11.6

Thunder

7.4

Timberwolves

6.6

Nuggets

5.4

Knicks

4.8

Pelicans

4.5

Tank Leaderboard

Pistons

14-68

Wizards

15-67

21-61

Trail Blazers

21-61

Spurs

22-60

Raptors

25-57

Fantasy Basketball 2023-24

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,608.2

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

4,304.4

Doncic

Luka Doncic

4,193.2

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,818.5

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

4,619.3

Doncic

Luka Doncic

4,326.8

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

35.9

Doncic

Luka Doncic

32.8

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

32.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

37.8

DeRozan

DeMar DeRozan

37.5

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

37.5

Doncic

Luka Doncic

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

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Jokic

Nikola Jokic

1.64

Doncic

Luka Doncic

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.76

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

1.76

Doncic

Luka Doncic

1.69

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

51-31

Mavericks

48-34

76ers

48-35

Thunder

46-35-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Knicks

44-37-1

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Bucks

35-47

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

Suns

36-45-1

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 4/16	ATL	@	CHI	116-131
Tue 4/16	MIA	@	PHI	104-105
Mon 4/15	GSW	@	SAC	94-118
Mon 4/15	LAL	@	NOP	110-106
Sat 4/13	HOU	@	LAC	116-105

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 4/19	CHI	@	MIA	7:00 PM
Fri 4/19	SAC	@	NOP	9:30 PM
Sat 4/20	ORL	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sat 4/20	PHX	@	MIN	3:30 PM
Sat 4/20	PHI	@	NYK	6:00 PM