dirk nowitzki most points in a playoff game

Dirk Nowitzki posted his most points in a playoff game in Game 5 of the 2006 Western Conference Finals against the Suns, with 50 points.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	50	6/1/2006	DAL	vs	PHX	43	12	3	1	0	14	26	53.8	5	6	83.3	17	18	94.4	73.7	1	11	1	2	+22
2	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	48	5/17/2011	DAL	vs	OKC	41	6	4	0	4	12	15	80.0	0	0		24	24	100.0	93.9	0	6	2	3	+12
3	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	46	4/19/2003	DAL	vs	POR	47	10	2	1	1	16	27	59.3	4	5	80.0	10	11	90.9	72.2	1	9	2	2	+10
4	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	44	5/11/2009	DAL	vs	DEN	44	13	3	2	1	14	25	56.0	0	0		16	17	94.1	67.7	1	12	4	1	+12
5	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	42	4/25/2003	DAL	@	POR	47	10	3	2	1	15	20	75.0	5	6	83.3	7	9	77.8	87.6	1	9	2	4	+14
6	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	42	5/14/2001	DAL	@	SAS	47	18	2	6	1	14	24	58.3	0	1	0.0	14	18	77.8	65.8	6	12	3	2	-18
7	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	40	5/23/2011	DAL	@	OKC	45	5	3	0	0	12	20	60.0	2	3	66.7	14	15	93.3	75.2	0	5	4	2	+11
8	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	39	4/28/2002	DAL	@	MIN	43	17	0	3	0	11	17	64.7	3	3	100.0	14	16	87.5	81.1	3	14	3	5	+11
9	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	38	5/19/2003	DAL	@	SAS	44	15	2	1	1	10	19	52.6	1	4	25.0	17	17	100.0	71.8	1	14	4	4	+10
10	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	37	5/22/2006	DAL	@	SAS	50	15	3	1	1	11	20	55.0	0	1	0.0	15	16	93.8	68.4	2	13	0	3	0
11	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	36	4/18/2010	DAL	vs	SAS	40	7	1	0	1	12	14	85.7	0	0		12	12	100.0	93.4	2	5	1	0	+3
12	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	36	4/29/2006	DAL	@	MEM	48	9	5	0	1	12	25	48.0	4	10	40.0	8	9	88.9	62.2	2	7	1	2	+4
13	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	35	4/23/2010	DAL	@	SAS	42	7	3	2	1	13	23	56.5	1	1	100.0	8	8	100.0	66.0	0	7	2	5	-1
14	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	35	5/5/2009	DAL	@	DEN	40	9	4	0	0	11	20	55.0	1	2	50.0	12	13	92.3	68.0	1	8	3	2	-3
15	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	35	4/30/2003	DAL	vs	POR	48	11	0	2	0	12	20	60.0	0	0		11	12	91.7	69.2	1	10	4	3	-4
16	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	34	4/24/2015	DAL	vs	HOU	36	8	4	0	1	10	19	52.6	3	7	42.9	11	11	100.0	71.3	1	7	1	3	+2
17	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	34	5/5/2012	DAL	vs	OKC	40	5	4	1	0	10	25	40.0	1	1	100.0	13	13	100.0	55.3	1	4	1	2	-5
18	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	34	6/5/2011	DAL	vs	MIA	42	11	1	1	3	11	21	52.4	3	5	60.0	9	9	100.0	68.1	1	10	3	1	+12
19	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	34	5/18/2005	DAL	@	PHX	41	10	1	3	1	11	22	50.0	1	3	33.3	11	14	78.6	60.4	2	8	2	4	-2
20	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	33	4/28/2011	DAL	@	POR	39	11	4	0	1	11	17	64.7	0	1	0.0	11	11	100.0	75.5	1	10	4	5	+12
21	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	33	4/19/2011	DAL	vs	POR	38	7	4	1	1	9	22	40.9	0	0		15	17	88.2	56.0	1	6	1	2	+17
22	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	33	4/29/2010	DAL	@	SAS	38	5	4	0	0	13	21	61.9	2	4	50.0	5	6	83.3	69.8	1	4	1	5	-16
23	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	33	5/9/2009	DAL	vs	DEN	38	16	2	0	2	9	19	47.4	2	5	40.0	13	15	86.7	64.5	2	14	1	2	+3
24	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	33	5/1/2001	DAL	vs	UTA	36	8	2	0	0	10	19	52.6	5	10	50.0	8	9	88.9	71.9	2	6	0	3	+18
25	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	33	4/28/2001	DAL	vs	UTA	48	10	2	0	1	9	19	47.4	2	7	28.6	13	14	92.9	65.6	3	7	2	3	+3

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Dirk Nowitzki posted his most points in a playoff game in Game 5 of the 2006 Western Conference Finals against the Suns, with 50 points.

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