highest points in an nba playoff game since 2010

Since 2009-10, Donovan Mitchell has put up the most points in a playoff game, with 57 points in Game 1 of the 2020 First Round versus the Nuggets.

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highest points by a player in an NBA playoff game since 2010
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
57
8/17/2020
@
43
9
7
1
0
19
33
57.6
6
15
40.0
13
13
100.0
73.6
2
7
5
2
-11
2Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
56
4/24/2023
vs
41
9
2
0
1
19
28
67.9
3
8
37.5
15
18
83.3
78.0
4
5
1
0
+4
3Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
55
6/1/2021
@
52
6
10
1
3
17
24
70.8
12
17
70.6
9
10
90.0
96.8
1
5
1
0
+2
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
53
5/7/2023
@
39
4
11
0
1
20
30
66.7
2
4
50.0
11
13
84.6
74.2
1
3
6
2
+2
5Isaiah Thomas
I. Thomas
53
5/2/2017
vs
45
4
4
3
0
18
33
54.5
5
12
41.7
12
13
92.3
68.4
1
3
2
2
+10
6Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
51
5/14/2023
vs
42
13
5
2
0
17
28
60.7
6
10
60.0
11
14
78.6
74.6
0
13
0
1
+33
7Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
51
8/23/2020
vs
38
4
7
0
0
15
27
55.6
4
7
57.1
17
18
94.4
73.0
1
3
4
2
+5
8LeBron James
L. James
51
5/31/2018
@
48
8
8
1
1
19
32
59.4
3
7
42.9
10
11
90.9
69.2
4
4
5
2
-13
9Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
51
4/19/2017
@
41
10
13
4
1
17
43
39.5
2
11
18.2
15
18
83.3
50.1
2
8
4
3
+11
10Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
50
5/3/2024
@
42
4
4
0
1
22
36
61.1
3
9
33.3
3
6
50.0
64.7
1
3
4
4
-3
11Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
50
4/25/2024
vs
41
8
4
0
1
13
19
68.4
5
7
71.4
19
21
90.5
88.5
1
7
3
3
+16
12Stephen Curry
S. Curry
50
4/30/2023
@
38
8
6
1
0
20
38
52.6
7
18
38.9
3
5
60.0
62.2
1
7
1
2
+25
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
50
7/20/2021
vs
42
14
2
0
5
16
25
64.0
1
3
33.3
17
19
89.5
74.9
4
10
6
2
+10
14Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
50
5/28/2021
vs
41
6
7
2
1
16
30
53.3
5
11
45.5
13
15
86.7
68.3
0
6
1
3
+1
15Jamal Murray
J. Murray
50
8/30/2020
@
43
5
6
0
0
17
24
70.8
9
12
75.0
7
9
77.8
89.4
1
4
5
5
+12
16Jamal Murray
J. Murray
50
8/23/2020
@
43
11
7
0
1
18
31
58.1
9
15
60.0
5
5
100.0
75.3
4
7
0
2
+5
17Kevin Durant
K. Durant
50
4/26/2019
@
42
6
5
1
1
15
26
57.7
6
14
42.9
14
15
93.3
76.7
0
6
4
4
+18
18Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
50
4/23/2019
vs
45
7
6
3
1
17
33
51.5
10
18
55.6
6
8
75.0
68.5
2
5
6
2
+9
19Devin Booker
D. Booker
49
4/28/2024
vs
45
5
6
2
1
13
21
61.9
3
5
60.0
20
21
95.2
81.0
0
5
2
5
+1
20Kevin Durant
K. Durant
49
6/15/2021
vs
48
17
10
3
2
16
23
69.6
4
9
44.4
13
16
81.3
81.6
0
17
3
3
+6
21LeBron James
L. James
49
5/12/2014
@
43
6
2
3
0
16
24
66.7
3
6
50.0
14
19
73.7
75.7
0
6
1
5
+13
22Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
48
5/6/2025
vs
36
5
9
4
1
15
30
50.0
1
7
14.3
17
21
81.0
61.2
2
3
5
4
+13
23Trae Young
T. Young
48
6/23/2021
@
41
7
11
1
0
17
34
50.0
4
13
30.8
10
12
83.3
61.1
1
6
6
3
+10
24Kevin Durant
K. Durant
48
6/19/2021
vs
53
9
6
1
1
17
36
47.2
4
11
36.4
10
11
90.9
58.8
1
8
3
4
-4
25Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
48
5/17/2011
vs
41
6
4
0
4
12
15
80.0
0
0
24
24
100.0
93.9
0
6
2
3
+12

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