1981 most points in a game by a player playoffs nba

Moses Malone posted the most points in the 1981 playoffs, with 562 points.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Moses Malone M. Malone	562	1980-81	HOU	21	45.5	26.8	14.5	1.7	0.6	1.6	9.9	20.6	47.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	7.0	9.9	71.2	53.7	6.0	8.6	2.8	955	305	35	13	34	59	54
2	Larry Bird L. Bird	373	1980-81	BOS	17	44.1	21.9	14.0	6.1	2.3	1.0	8.6	18.4	47.0	0.2	0.5	37.5	4.5	5.0	89.4	53.2	2.9	11.1	3.6	750	238	103	39	17	62	53
3	Julius Erving J. Erving	367	1980-81	PHI	16	37.0	22.9	7.1	3.4	1.4	2.6	8.9	18.8	47.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.1	6.7	75.7	52.7	3.3	3.9	3.4	592	114	54	22	41	55	54
4	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	344	1980-81	HOU	19	28.4	18.1	1.3	3.0	1.4	0.0	7.5	15.1	49.5	0.1	0.4	28.6	3.1	3.2	96.7	54.9	0.4	0.9	2.2	540	24	57	26	0	42	69
5	Robert Reid R. Reid	339	1980-81	HOU	21	41.3	16.1	6.8	4.7	2.4	1.1	6.6	14.4	45.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.9	4.4	66.3	49.3	2.7	4.1	2.1	868	142	98	50	24	44	80
6	Reggie King R. King	319	1980-81	KCK	15	41.3	21.3	9.9	1.7	1.2	0.7	8.1	16.5	49.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.0	6.8	73.5	54.5	3.7	6.2	2.3	620	149	25	18	10	35	49
7	Scott Wedman S. Wedman	307	1980-81	KCK	15	43.8	20.5	5.8	3.9	1.2	0.5	8.6	19.8	43.4	0.6	2.1	28.1	2.7	3.7	71.4	47.7	1.1	4.7	2.6	657	87	58	18	8	39	51
8	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	274	1980-81	BOS	17	35.2	16.1	7.4	2.7	0.7	0.9	5.9	10.2	58.0	0.0	0.0		4.2	5.2	81.8	64.4	3.6	3.8	2.5	598	125	46	12	16	43	53
9	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	266	1980-81	BOS	17	37.1	15.6	1.6	6.3	0.8	0.0	5.6	12.4	45.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	4.5	5.5	80.9	52.7	0.4	1.3	2.9	630	28	107	13	0	50	39
10	Robert Parish R. Parish	255	1980-81	BOS	17	28.9	15.0	8.6	1.1	1.2	2.3	6.4	12.9	49.3	0.0	0.0		2.3	3.4	67.2	52.1	2.9	5.6	2.6	492	146	19	21	39	44	74
11	Billy Paultz B. Paultz	254	1980-81	HOU	21	34.3	12.1	7.0	1.7	0.6	1.3	5.3	11.7	45.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.3	66.7	47.5	2.5	4.5	1.3	720	147	35	13	27	27	69
12	Ernie Grunfeld E. Grunfeld	252	1980-81	KCK	15	42.2	16.8	4.2	5.9	2.0	0.6	6.5	13.4	48.8	0.1	0.3	50.0	3.6	4.5	80.6	54.7	0.7	3.5	2.9	633	63	88	30	9	43	51
13	Bobby Jones B. Jones	235	1980-81	PHI	16	27.7	14.7	5.5	2.1	1.1	1.3	5.1	10.0	50.6	0.0	0.0		4.6	5.5	83.0	59.1	2.2	3.3	2.0	443	88	33	18	21	32	60
14	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	221	1980-81	PHI	16	26.3	13.8	6.1	0.9	0.2	1.0	5.4	9.6	56.2	0.0	0.0		3.1	4.3	72.1	60.4	1.8	4.4	2.3	421	98	14	3	16	36	71
15	Andrew Toney A. Toney	221	1980-81	PHI	16	22.3	13.8	2.3	3.4	0.7	0.4	4.8	11.3	42.8	0.1	0.6	11.1	4.1	5.1	81.5	51.2	0.6	1.7	3.4	356	37	54	11	7	54	50
16	George Gervin G. Gervin	190	1980-81	SAS	7	39.1	27.1	5.0	3.4	0.7	0.7	11.0	22.0	50.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	5.1	6.4	80.0	54.7	1.3	3.7	2.9	274	35	24	5	5	20	19
17	Mike Dunleavy M. Dunleavy	177	1980-81	HOU	20	23.6	8.9	2.1	3.4	0.8	0.1	3.5	7.6	45.4	0.3	0.8	40.0	1.7	1.9	86.8	52.5	0.5	1.7	1.5	472	42	68	15	1	30	59
18	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	173	1980-81	MIL	7	38.0	24.7	9.4	4.9	1.4	1.0	10.7	19.3	55.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.3	4.6	71.9	58.0	5.9	3.6	1.9	266	66	34	10	7	13	14
19	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	168	1980-81	PHI	16	32.1	10.5	3.2	7.3	2.5	0.8	4.3	7.8	54.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.0	2.6	76.2	58.5	0.3	2.9	2.3	513	51	116	40	12	36	55
20	Lionel Hollins L. Hollins	163	1980-81	PHI	16	30.6	10.2	2.1	4.1	1.1	0.1	4.2	9.5	44.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.8	2.3	78.4	48.4	0.5	1.6	1.2	490	34	65	17	1	19	42
21	Chris Ford C. Ford	154	1980-81	BOS	17	29.8	9.1	2.6	2.7	0.8	0.1	3.9	8.6	45.2	0.4	1.5	28.0	0.9	1.5	60.0	49.0	0.8	1.9	1.1	507	45	46	14	1	19	47
22	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	150	1980-81	KCK	15	35.5	10.0	8.0	5.3	1.9	1.5	4.0	9.5	42.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.0	2.3	85.7	47.3	2.0	6.0	2.6	533	120	80	28	23	39	63
23	Kevin McHale K. McHale	145	1980-81	BOS	17	17.4	8.5	3.5	0.8	0.2	1.5	3.6	6.6	54.0	0.0	0.0		1.4	2.1	63.9	56.3	1.7	1.8	0.9	296	59	14	4	25	15	51
24	Tom Henderson T. Henderson	141	1980-81	HOU	21	29.3	6.7	2.6	5.0	0.8	0.0	2.8	6.3	44.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	1.3	82.1	48.8	0.7	2.0	1.6	615	55	104	17	1	34	39
25	Caldwell Jones C. Jones	139	1980-81	PHI	16	36.3	8.7	9.7	1.7	0.4	1.9	3.4	5.9	56.8	0.0	0.0		1.9	2.6	73.8	61.2	2.3	7.4	2.1	580	155	27	7	31	33	53

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3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	DAL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Fri 10/23	HOU	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	HOU	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	ATL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 10/28	HOU	@	MIL	8:00 PM

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4 - 2

Final

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33.5

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28.8

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RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

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Holmgren

1.9

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4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

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4,298.5

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3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
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7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
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10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
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13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
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Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
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Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
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Moses Malone posted the most points in the 1981 playoffs, with 562 points.

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