highest scoring nba playoffs games 1972

John Havlicek dropped the most points in a 1972 playoff game, with 43 points against the Hawks on March 31, 1972.

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highest scoring by a player NBA playoffs games 1972
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
43
3/31/1972
@
48
6
4
15
26
57.7
13
14
92.9
66.9
2
2Jim McMillian
J. McMillian
42
4/12/1972
vs
43
7
2
16
25
64.0
10
14
71.4
67.4
2
3Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
41
3/31/1972
vs
46
4
5
15
31
48.4
11
12
91.7
56.5
1
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40
4/12/1972
@
48
7
7
18
31
58.1
4
4
100.0
61.1
4
5Archie Clark
A. Clark
38
3/31/1972
vs
50
4
5
15
32
46.9
8
8
100.0
53.5
3
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
37
4/22/1972
vs
48
25
8
16
37
43.2
5
5
100.0
47.2
5
7Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
37
4/9/1972
vs
43
7
5
12
23
52.2
13
18
72.2
59.8
5
8Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
37
4/2/1972
@
42
9
6
12
28
42.9
13
14
92.9
54.2
5
9Jerry West
J. West
37
3/30/1972
vs
40
6
11
13
26
50.0
11
13
84.6
58.3
3
10Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
36
4/13/1972
@
42
5
6
14
19
73.7
8
10
80.0
76.9
2
11Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
36
4/4/1972
vs
37
1
2
10
15
66.7
16
20
80.0
75.6
4
12Archie Clark
A. Clark
35
4/4/1972
vs
45
6
9
12
21
57.1
11
13
84.6
65.5
3
13Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
33
4/14/1972
vs
48
21
6
15
37
40.5
3
6
50.0
41.6
4
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
33
4/9/1972
@
47
18
2
14
26
53.8
5
7
71.4
56.7
5
15John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
32
4/23/1972
vs
48
6
3
9
21
42.9
14
16
87.5
57.1
2
16Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
32
4/4/1972
@
36
6
4
16
26
61.5
0
0
61.5
2
17Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
32
3/30/1972
vs
40
2
3
12
22
54.5
8
8
100.0
62.7
2
18Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
32
3/30/1972
@
45
18
3
13
24
54.2
6
8
75.0
58.1
0
19John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
32
3/29/1972
vs
44
8
10
13
23
56.5
6
8
75.0
60.3
5
20Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
32
3/28/1972
vs
43
1
7
11
23
47.8
10
10
100.0
58.4
4
21Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
31
5/7/1972
@
47
7
10
14
24
58.3
3
6
50.0
58.2
3
22Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
31
4/30/1972
vs
40
1
5
14
18
77.8
3
4
75.0
78.4
4
23Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31
4/16/1972
vs
41
18
3
14
33
42.4
3
5
60.0
44.0
5
24Archie Clark
A. Clark
31
4/11/1972
@
47
3
11
10
17
58.8
11
13
84.6
68.2
3
25Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
31
4/4/1972
@
45
11
1
14
22
63.6
3
3
100.0
66.5
5

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