first player with 50 points in a playoff game

Bob Cousy put up 50 points in Game 2 of the 1953 Division Semifinals versus the Syracuse Nationals on March 21, 1953.

Interpreted as:

first player with 50 or more points in a playoff game

	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	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	3/21/1953	50	BOS	vs	SYR	66	3	2			10	22	45.5				30	32	93.8	69.3				5
2	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	4/12/1958	50	STL	vs	BOS	42	19				19	34	55.9				12	15	80.0	61.6				1
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3/14/1960	53	PHI	vs	SYR	47	22	2			24	42	57.1				5	16	31.3	54.0				0
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3/22/1960	50	PHI	@	BOS	46	35	2			22	42	52.4				6	14	42.9	51.9				2
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3/22/1962	56	PHI	vs	SYR	48	35	1			22	48	45.8				12	22	54.5	48.5				2
6	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	4/14/1962	61	LAL	@	BOS	48	22	1			22	46	47.8				17	19	89.5	56.1				3
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	4/10/1964	50	SFW	vs	STL	45	15	6			22	32	68.8				6	10	60.0	68.7				1
8	Jerry West J. West	4/5/1965	52	LAL	vs	BAL		5	9			16	38	42.1				20	21	95.2	55.0				4
9	Sam Jones S. Jones	3/28/1967	51	BOS	@	NYK	43	4	1			19	30	63.3				13	17	76.5	68.0				3
10	Rick Barry R. Barry	4/18/1967	55	SFW	vs	PHI	46	12	5			22	48	45.8				11	19	57.9	48.8				4
11	Jerry West J. West	4/23/1969	53	LAL	vs	BOS	46	3	10			21	41	51.2				11	13	84.6	56.7				3
12	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	4/1/1970	50	PHI	vs	MIL	48	10	2			22	39	56.4				6	8	75.0	58.8				5
13	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	4/1/1973	54	BOS	vs	ATL	48	9	6			24	36	66.7				6	6	100.0	69.9				2
14	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	4/18/1975	50	BUF	vs	WAS	45	21	1			20	32	62.5				10	14	71.4	65.5				4
15	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	4/19/1986	50	ATL	vs	DET	43	5	3	1	0	19	28	67.9	0	0		12	15	80.0	72.3	0	5	6	2
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	4/20/1986	63	CHI	@	BOS	53	5	6	3	2	22	41	53.7	0	0		19	21	90.5	62.7	1	4	4	4
17	Sleepy Floyd S. Floyd	5/10/1987	51	GSW	vs	LAL	44	3	10	4	0	18	26	69.2	2	3	66.7	13	14	92.9	79.3	1	2	2	2
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	4/28/1988	50	CHI	vs	CLE	44	7	2	2	2	19	35	54.3	0	0		12	12	100.0	62.1	1	6	5	3
19	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	5/1/1988	55	CHI	vs	CLE	44	6	3	4	1	24	45	53.3	0	0		7	7	100.0	57.2	3	3	1	4
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	5/5/1989	50	CHI	vs	CLE	43	3	4	3	0	14	28	50.0	0	1	0.0	22	27	81.5	62.7	0	3	1	6
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	4/29/1992	56	CHI	@	MIA	43	5	5	4	2	20	30	66.7	0	0		16	18	88.9	73.8	1	4	2	3
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	5/31/1993	54	CHI	vs	NYK	39	6	2	2	1	18	30	60.0	6	9	66.7	12	14	85.7	74.7	0	6	2	5
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6/16/1993	55	CHI	vs	PHX	46	8	4	0	0	21	37	56.8	0	1	0.0	13	18	72.2	61.2	1	7	1	3
24	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	5/4/1994	56	PHX	@	GSW	41	14	4	3	1	23	31	74.2	3	4	75.0	7	9	77.8	80.1	5	9	2	2
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	4/27/1997	55	CHI	vs	WAS	44	7	2	2	0	22	35	62.9	1	2	50.0	10	10	100.0	69.8	3	4	2	3	+10

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