highest point game by a 23 year old in the playoffs

Michael Jordan has scored the most points by a 23-year-old player in a playoff game, with 63 points in Game 2 of the 1986 First Round versus the Celtics.

Interpreted as:
highest point game by a 23 year old by a player in the playoffs
NAME PTS AGE DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
63
23-062
4/20/1986
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
53
5
6
3
2
22
41
53.7
0
0
19
21
90.5
62.7
1
4
4
4
2 Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
57
23-345
8/17/2020
UTA UTA
@
DEN DEN
43
9
7
1
0
19
33
57.6
6
15
40.0
13
13
100.0
73.6
2
7
5
2
-11
3 Rick Barry
R. Barry
55
23-021
4/18/1967
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
46
12
5
22
48
45.8
11
19
57.9
48.8
4
4 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
53
23-206
3/14/1960
PHI PHI
vs
SYR SYR
47
22
2
24
42
57.1
5
16
31.3
54.0
0
5 Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
51
23-351
8/23/2020
UTA UTA
vs
DEN DEN
38
4
7
0
0
15
27
55.6
4
7
57.1
17
18
94.4
73.0
1
3
4
2
+5
6 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
50
23-086
5/28/2021
BOS BOS
vs
BKN BKN
41
6
7
2
1
16
30
53.3
5
11
45.5
13
15
86.7
68.3
0
6
1
3
+1
7 Jamal Murray
J. Murray
50
23-189
8/30/2020
DEN DEN
@
UTA UTA
43
5
6
0
0
17
24
70.8
9
12
75.0
7
9
77.8
89.4
1
4
5
5
+12
8 Jamal Murray
J. Murray
50
23-182
8/23/2020
DEN DEN
@
UTA UTA
43
11
7
0
1
18
31
58.1
9
15
60.0
5
5
100.0
75.3
4
7
0
2
+5
9 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
50
23-205
4/18/1975
BUF BUF
vs
WAS WAS
45
21
1
20
32
62.5
10
14
71.4
65.5
4
10 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
50
23-214
3/22/1960
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
46
35
2
22
42
52.4
6
14
42.9
51.9
2
11 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
49
23-059
4/17/1986
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
43
4
2
2
1
18
36
50.0
0
0
13
15
86.7
57.5
0
4
5
3
12 Rick Barry
R. Barry
47
23-004
4/1/1967
SFW SFW
vs
STL STL
45
10
6
17
38
44.7
13
13
100.0
53.8
3
13 Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
46
23-178
4/30/2024
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
52
5
9
0
0
17
30
56.7
7
12
58.3
5
8
62.5
68.6
0
5
3
5
+3
14 Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
46
23-334
4/23/2003
ORL ORL
@
DET DET
45
5
1
1
0
16
26
61.5
4
9
44.4
10
11
90.9
74.6
0
5
7
3
-13
15 Ja Morant
J. Morant
45
23-255
4/22/2023
MEM MEM
@
LAL LAL
42
9
13
0
0
13
26
50.0
6
10
60.0
13
14
92.9
70.0
3
6
3
2
+3
16 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
45
23-063
5/2/2022
DAL DAL
@
PHX PHX
44
12
8
0
1
15
30
50.0
4
11
36.4
11
14
78.6
62.2
2
10
5
1
-4
17 LeBron James
L. James
45
23-140
5/18/2008
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
47
5
6
2
0
14
29
48.3
3
11
27.3
14
19
73.7
60.2
1
4
2
4
0
18 Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
44
23-358
8/30/2020
UTA UTA
vs
DEN DEN
40
6
5
3
0
14
25
56.0
9
13
69.2
7
7
100.0
78.3
2
4
4
1
+2
19 Rick Barry
R. Barry
44
23-027
4/24/1967
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
44
6
2
16
38
42.1
12
13
92.3
50.3
5
20 Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
43
23-265
4/27/2025
MIN MIN
vs
LAL LAL
44
9
6
0
1
12
23
52.2
5
10
50.0
14
17
82.4
70.5
4
5
1
2
+3
21 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
43
23-220
6/19/2012
OKC OKC
@
MIA MIA
45
7
5
1
0
20
32
62.5
0
3
0.0
3
3
100.0
64.5
1
6
3
3
0
22 Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
43
23-331
4/20/2003
ORL ORL
@
DET DET
39
7
3
1
1
15
28
53.6
3
6
50.0
10
12
83.3
64.6
1
6
4
2
+4
23 Rick Barry
R. Barry
43
23-023
4/20/1967
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
45
7
3
17
41
41.5
9
12
75.0
46.5
5
24 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
42
23-081
5/20/2022
DAL DAL
@
GSW GSW
38
5
8
3
1
12
23
52.2
5
10
50.0
13
15
86.7
70.9
0
5
2
3
-12
25 Jamal Murray
J. Murray
42
23-184
8/25/2020
DEN DEN
vs
UTA UTA
41
8
8
1
0
17
26
65.4
4
8
50.0
4
4
100.0
75.6
3
5
0
3
+20

More Bulls Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.1

20th

DRTG

115.6

18th

NETRTG

-1.5

20th

3P%

36.7

13th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
7
Magic Magic
41
41
.500
23.0
8
Hawks Hawks
40
42
.488
24.0
9
Bulls Bulls
39
43
.476
25.0
10
Heat Heat
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Raptors Raptors
30
52
.366
34.0
Last Game
CHI Bulls

0 - 1

90

Final

109

MIA Heat

1 - 0

Wed 16 Apr 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

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

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
3/26
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
116-124
Wed
3/26
IND IND
@
WAS WAS
162-109
Wed
3/26
ATL ATL
@
MIA MIA
112-122
Wed
3/26
MEM MEM
@
OKC OKC
104-125
Wed
3/26
LAL LAL
@
CHI CHI
117-119

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/10
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
3:30 PM
Sat
5/10
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM
Sun
5/11
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
3:30 PM
Sun
5/11
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Mon
5/12
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM