highest points for a single game in a nba game as 10th season in the playoffs

Sam Jones scored the most points by a player in a playoff game in his 10th playoff, with 51 points in Game 4 of the 1967 Division Semifinals against the Knicks.

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highest points by a player for a single game in a NBA game as 10th season in the playoffs

	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	Sam Jones S. Jones	51	3/28/1967	BOS	@	NYK	43	4	1			19	30	63.3				13	17	76.5	68.0				3
2	Kevin Durant K. Durant	49	6/15/2021	BKN	vs	MIL	48	17	10	3	2	16	23	69.6	4	9	44.4	13	16	81.3	81.6	0	17	3	3	+6
3	Kevin Durant K. Durant	48	6/19/2021	BKN	vs	MIL	53	9	6	1	1	17	36	47.2	4	11	36.4	10	11	90.9	58.8	1	8	3	4	-4
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	48	4/28/1995	CHI	@	CHA	47	9	8	1	1	18	32	56.3	1	4	25.0	11	11	100.0	65.1	1	8	3	1
5	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	47	5/27/2022	MIA	@	BOS	46	9	8	4	1	16	29	55.2	4	8	50.0	11	11	100.0	69.4	3	6	1	1	+8
6	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	45	4/19/2022	MIA	vs	ATL	39	5	5	2	0	15	25	60.0	4	7	57.1	11	12	91.7	74.3	0	5	0	0	+19
7	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	45	4/26/2007	LAL	vs	PHX	45	6	6	1	1	15	26	57.7	2	3	66.7	13	13	100.0	70.9	0	6	5	3	+1
8	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	45	4/27/1995	HOU	@	UTA	44	8	6	2	3	20	30	66.7	0	0		5	10	50.0	65.4	1	7	5	4
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	45	5/6/1970	LAL	vs	NYK	46	27	3			20	27	74.1				5	14	35.7	67.9				3
10	LeBron James L. James	44	6/4/2015	CLE	@	GSW	46	8	6	0	0	18	38	47.4	2	8	25.0	6	10	60.0	51.9	0	8	4	2	-3
11	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	43	5/26/1995	HOU	vs	SAS	46	11	4	0	5	19	32	59.4	1	1	100.0	4	4	100.0	63.7	3	8	2	5
12	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	43	4/3/1974	BOS	vs	BUF	46	12	8			18	30	60.0				7	7	100.0	65.0				1
13	Kevin Durant K. Durant	42	5/30/2021	BKN	@	BOS	40	4	5	1	2	14	20	70.0	3	3	100.0	11	11	100.0	84.5	1	3	1	4	+3
14	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	42	5/30/1995	HOU	@	SAS	44	9	8	1	5	19	30	63.3	0	0		4	7	57.1	63.5	0	9	0	5
15	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	41	5/17/2022	MIA	vs	BOS	41	9	5	4	3	12	19	63.2	0	2	0.0	17	18	94.4	76.2	5	4	2	3	+25
16	Paul George P. George	41	6/28/2021	LAC	@	PHX	41	13	6	3	0	15	20	75.0	3	6	50.0	8	8	100.0	87.2	0	13	6	2	+14
17	James Harden J. Harden	41	5/4/2019	HOU	vs	GSW	45	9	6	1	0	14	32	43.8	5	13	38.5	8	8	100.0	57.7	2	7	3	4	-4
18	Chris Paul C. Paul	41	5/8/2018	HOU	vs	UTA	38	7	10	1	0	13	22	59.1	8	10	80.0	7	8	87.5	80.3	0	7	0	1	+20
19	Reggie Miller R. Miller	41	5/4/2000	IND	vs	MIL	39	5	1	1	0	15	25	60.0	3	7	42.9	8	10	80.0	69.7	0	5	2	4	+8
20	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	41	5/24/1995	HOU	@	SAS	41	16	4	3	2	18	31	58.1	0	0		5	6	83.3	60.9	4	12	4	5
21	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	40	5/8/2022	MIA	@	PHI	42	3	6	2	2	13	20	65.0	2	6	33.3	12	13	92.3	77.8	0	3	1	1	-2
22	LeBron James L. James	40	6/14/2015	CLE	@	GSW	45	14	11	1	0	15	34	44.1	3	8	37.5	7	9	77.8	52.7	1	13	2	5	-11
23	LeBron James L. James	40	6/9/2015	CLE	vs	GSW	46	12	8	4	2	14	34	41.2	2	6	33.3	10	12	83.3	50.9	1	11	4	1	+7
24	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	40	4/19/2008	SAS	vs	PHX	51	15	5	1	3	16	24	66.7	1	1	100.0	7	12	58.3	68.3	6	9	4	3	+3
25	Reggie Miller R. Miller	40	5/6/2000	IND	vs	PHI	40	1	0	2	1	11	18	61.1	7	10	70.0	11	12	91.7	85.9	1	0	2	0	+27