how many nba players scored 47 points in a playoff game since 1947

George Mikan put up 47 points in Game 1 of the 1952 Division Finals against the Rochester Royals on March 29, 1952.

Interpreted as:
How many NBA players scored 47 or more points in a playoff game since 1947?
NAME DATE PTS TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 George Mikan
G. Mikan
3/29/1952
47
MIN MIN
@
ROC ROC
15
26
57.7
17
18
94.4
69.3
4
2 Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
3/21/1953
50
BOS BOS
vs
SYR SYR
66
3
2
10
22
45.5
30
32
93.8
69.3
5
3 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
4/12/1958
50
STL STL
vs
BOS BOS
42
19
19
34
55.9
12
15
80.0
61.6
1
4 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3/14/1960
53
PHI PHI
vs
SYR SYR
47
22
2
24
42
57.1
5
16
31.3
54.0
0
5 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3/22/1960
50
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
46
35
2
22
42
52.4
6
14
42.9
51.9
2
6 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3/15/1961
49
LAL LAL
vs
DET DET
21
17
34
50.0
15
20
75.0
57.2
5
7 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3/18/1961
47
LAL LAL
@
DET DET
17
13
14
92.9
5
8 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3/27/1961
47
LAL LAL
@
STL STL
48
20
17
45
37.8
13
16
81.3
45.2
4
9 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3/22/1962
56
PHI PHI
vs
SYR SYR
48
35
1
22
48
45.8
12
22
54.5
48.5
2
10 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
4/14/1962
61
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
48
22
1
22
46
47.8
17
19
89.5
56.1
3
11 Sam Jones
S. Jones
4/10/1963
47
BOS BOS
vs
CIN CIN
41
7
1
18
27
66.7
11
12
91.7
72.8
4
12 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
4/10/1964
50
SFW SFW
vs
STL STL
45
15
6
22
32
68.8
6
10
60.0
68.7
1
13 Jerry West
J. West
4/3/1965
49
LAL LAL
vs
BAL BAL
6
8
15
35
42.9
19
21
90.5
55.4
5
14 Jerry West
J. West
4/5/1965
52
LAL LAL
vs
BAL BAL
5
9
16
38
42.1
20
21
95.2
55.0
4
15 Jerry West
J. West
4/9/1965
48
LAL LAL
@
BAL BAL
3
5
20
43
46.5
8
8
100.0
51.6
5
16 Sam Jones
S. Jones
3/28/1967
51
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
43
4
1
19
30
63.3
13
17
76.5
68.0
3
17 Rick Barry
R. Barry
4/1/1967
47
SFW SFW
vs
STL STL
45
10
6
17
38
44.7
13
13
100.0
53.8
3
18 Rick Barry
R. Barry
4/18/1967
55
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
46
12
5
22
48
45.8
11
19
57.9
48.8
4
19 Jerry West
J. West
4/23/1969
53
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
46
3
10
21
41
51.2
11
13
84.6
56.7
3
20 Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
4/1/1970
50
PHI PHI
vs
MIL MIL
48
10
2
22
39
56.4
6
8
75.0
58.8
5
21 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
4/1/1973
54
BOS BOS
vs
ATL ATL
48
9
6
24
36
66.7
6
6
100.0
69.9
2
22 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
4/18/1975
50
BUF BUF
vs
WAS WAS
45
21
1
20
32
62.5
10
14
71.4
65.5
4
23 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
4/17/1986
49
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
24 Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
4/19/1986
50
ATL ATL
vs
DET DET
43
5
3
1
0
19
28
67.9
0
0
12
15
80.0
72.3
0
5
6
2
25 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
4/20/1986
63
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

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