highest usage in a playoff game nba

36 players are tied for the highest usage percentage in a playoff game, at 100.0 percent. The first three are Ousmane Dieng, Nik Stauskas and Aaron Nesmith.

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highest usage by a player in a playoff game NBA
NAMEUSG%DATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Ousmane Dieng
O. Dieng
100.0
5/15/2024
vs
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
2Nik Stauskas
N. Stauskas
100.0
5/21/2022
vs
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
100.0
1
1
100.0
0
0
150.0
0
0
0
0
+1
3Aaron Nesmith
A. Nesmith
100.0
5/21/2022
vs
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
+1
4DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
100.0
6/26/2021
vs
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
50.0
56.8
0
0
0
0
-1
5Isaac Bonga
I. Bonga
100.0
5/31/2021
vs
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
-2
6Terance Mann
T. Mann
100.0
9/7/2020
@
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
0
2
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
-2
7Anfernee Simons
A. Simons
100.0
4/19/2019
@
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
0
2
3
66.7
43.1
0
0
0
0
0
8Wade Baldwin IV
W. Baldwin IV
100.0
4/17/2018
vs
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
-3
9Sheldon Mac
S. Mac
100.0
5/15/2017
@
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
10Nazr Mohammed
N. Mohammed
100.0
5/26/2016
@
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
11Jeff Ayres
J. Ayres
100.0
4/25/2016
@
1
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
100.0
0
0
1
1
100.0
104.2
0
0
0
0
0
12Garrett Temple
G. Temple
100.0
5/15/2015
vs
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
100.0
113.6
1
0
0
0
+1
13Phil Pressey
P. Pressey
100.0
4/19/2015
@
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0.0
1
0
0
1
-2
14Chris Copeland
C. Copeland
100.0
5/7/2014
vs
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
15Hilton Armstrong
H. Armstrong
100.0
4/29/2014
@
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
1
-4
16Cartier Martin
C. Martin
100.0
4/26/2014
vs
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
-2
17Chris Copeland
C. Copeland
100.0
4/24/2014
@
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
18Will Barton
W. Barton
100.0
4/20/2014
@
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
-3
19DeShawn Stevenson
D. Stevenson
100.0
5/1/2013
@
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
20Danny Green
D. Green
100.0
4/29/2011
@
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
50.0
1
2
50.0
0
0
75.0
0
0
0
1
-1
21Quincy Pondexter
Q. Pondexter
100.0
4/28/2011
vs
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
50.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
50.0
0
0
0
0
-1
22Sasha Vujacic
S. Vujacic
100.0
6/8/2010
@
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
100.0
113.6
0
0
0
0
+2
23Sundiata Gaines
S. Gaines
100.0
5/10/2010
vs
2
7
2
0
0
0
3
3
100.0
1
1
100.0
0
2
0.0
90.2
1
1
0
0
+7
24Brian Cook
B. Cook
100.0
4/28/2009
@
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
50.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
50.0
1
0
0
0
0
25CJ Miles
CJ Miles
100.0
5/7/2008
@
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
0
2
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
1
-1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for usage percentage going back to the 1983 playoffs.

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