first player to score 31 point in a game playoff

Joe Fulks put up 37 points in Game 1 of the 1947 NBA Finals against the Chicago Stags on April 16, 1947.

Interpreted as:
first player to score 31 or more point in a game playoff
NAME DATE PTS TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
4/16/1947
37
PHI PHI
vs
CHI CHI
0
13
31
41.9
11
14
78.6
49.8
3
2 Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
4/22/1947
34
PHI PHI
vs
CHI CHI
0
10
34
29.4
14
18
77.8
40.6
4
3 Connie Simmons
C. Simmons
3/27/1948
34
BAL BAL
vs
NYK NYK
13
8
13
61.5
4 Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
4/2/1948
31
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
0
12
7
10
70.0
3
5 George Mikan
G. Mikan
3/23/1949
37
MIN MIN
vs
CHI CHI
15
7
10
70.0
3
6 George Mikan
G. Mikan
3/24/1949
38
MIN MIN
@
CHI CHI
13
12
15
80.0
5
7 George Mikan
G. Mikan
3/27/1949
32
MIN MIN
@
ROC ROC
10
12
12
100.0
4
8 George Mikan
G. Mikan
3/29/1949
31
MIN MIN
vs
ROC ROC
11
9
13
69.2
4
9 George Mikan
G. Mikan
4/4/1949
42
MIN MIN
vs
WAS WAS
14
21
66.7
14
17
82.4
73.7
4
10 George Mikan
G. Mikan
4/8/1949
35
MIN MIN
@
WAS WAS
13
9
12
75.0
6
11 George Mikan
G. Mikan
3/21/1950
35
MIN MIN
@
ROC ROC
0
13
22
59.1
9
10
90.0
66.3
3
12 George Mikan
G. Mikan
3/25/1950
34
MIN MIN
@
CHI CHI
12
10
11
90.9
2
13 Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
3/25/1950
31
CHI CHI
vs
MIN MIN
12
7
8
87.5
2
14 George Mikan
G. Mikan
3/28/1950
37
MIN MIN
@
FTW FTW
10
17
18
94.4
3
15 Fred Schaus
F. Schaus
3/28/1950
33
FTW FTW
vs
MIN MIN
11
11
13
84.6
4
16 Alex Groza
A. Groza
3/28/1950
31
IND
vs
AND AND
11
9
13
69.2
5
17 George Mikan
G. Mikan
4/6/1950
32
MIN MIN
@
AND AND
10
12
16
75.0
4
18 George Mikan
G. Mikan
4/8/1950
37
MIN MIN
@
SYR SYR
13
11
14
78.6
4
19 George Mikan
G. Mikan
4/9/1950
32
MIN MIN
@
SYR SYR
10
12
14
85.7
5
20 George Mikan
G. Mikan
4/23/1950
40
MIN MIN
vs
SYR SYR
2
13
20
65.0
14
17
82.4
72.8
6
21 George Mikan
G. Mikan
3/21/1951
41
MIN MIN
vs
IND
17
30
56.7
7
9
77.8
60.4
2
22 Alex Groza
A. Groza
3/23/1951
40
IND
vs
MIN MIN
15
29
51.7
10
13
76.9
57.6
4
23 Alex Groza
A. Groza
3/25/1951
38
IND
@
MIN MIN
15
30
50.0
8
11
72.7
54.5
5
24 Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
4/1/1951
34
SYR SYR
vs
NYK NYK
16
3
11
19
57.9
12
12
100.0
70.0
4
25 George Mikan
G. Mikan
4/3/1951
32
MIN MIN
@
ROC ROC
8
12
25
48.0
8
9
88.9
55.2
6

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TEAM W L PCT GB
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
7
Warriors Warriors
48
34
.585
20.0
8
Grizzlies Grizzlies
48
34
.585
20.0
9
Kings Kings
40
42
.488
28.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/8
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Sat
5/10
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM
Mon
5/12
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Wed
5/14
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Sun
5/18
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
1:00 PM
Last Game

88

Final

99

GSW Warriors

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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
3/25
TOR TOR
@
BKN BKN
116-86
Tue
3/25
MIL MIL
@
DEN DEN
117-127
Tue
3/25
BOS BOS
@
PHX PHX
132-102
Wed
3/26
DAL DAL
@
ORL ORL
101-92
Wed
3/26
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
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Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
5/7
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Thu
5/8
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Fri
5/9
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
7:30 PM
Fri
5/9
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Sat
5/10
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
3:30 PM