Elgin Baylor has scored the most points in a game 5, with 61 points in Game 5 of the 1962 NBA Finals versus the Celtics.
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list of highest scoring by a player game 5 games 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 | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | E. Baylor | 61 | 4/14/1962 | @ | 48 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 46 | 47.8 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 56.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | W. Chamberlain | 56 | 3/22/1962 | vs | 48 | 35 | 1 | 22 | 48 | 45.8 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 48.5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | 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 | ||
| 4 |  | A. Iverson | 52 | 5/16/2001 | vs | 43 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 79.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +30 | ||
| 5 | | 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 | ||
| 6 |  | D. Nowitzki | 50 | 6/1/2006 | vs | 43 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 73.7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | +22 | ||
| 7 | | W. Chamberlain | 50 | 4/10/1964 | vs | 45 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 68.7 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | W. Chamberlain | 50 | 3/22/1960 | @ | 46 | 35 | 2 | 22 | 42 | 52.4 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 51.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 9 |  | 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 | ||
| 10 |  | L. James | 48 | 5/31/2007 | @ | 50 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 33 | 54.5 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 61.3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +2 | ||
| 11 |  | D. Booker | 47 | 4/25/2023 | vs | 42 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 79.3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | +11 | ||
| 12 |  | R. Westbrook | 47 | 4/25/2017 | @ | 42 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 34 | 44.1 | 5 | 18 | 27.8 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 56.7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | +12 | ||
| 13 | | E. Baylor | 47 | 3/27/1961 | @ | 48 | 20 | 17 | 45 | 37.8 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 45.2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 14 |  | T. Maxey | 46 | 4/30/2024 | @ | 52 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 68.6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | +3 | ||
| 15 |  | P. Pierce | 46 | 5/3/2002 | vs | 44 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 81.9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +27 | ||
| 16 |  | M. Jordan | 46 | 6/12/1992 | @ | 42 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 73.3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 17 |  | A. Dantley | 46 | 5/8/1984 | vs | 41 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 69.4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 18 |  | E. Hayes | 46 | 4/20/1975 | vs | 48 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 72.5 | 3 | |||||||||
| 19 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 46 | 4/3/1970 | vs | 47 | 25 | 2 | 18 | 36 | 50.0 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 54.0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 20 |  | W. Chamberlain | 46 | 4/12/1966 | vs | 48 | 34 | 1 | 19 | 34 | 55.9 | 8 | 25 | 32.0 | 51.1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 21 |  | J. Brunson | 45 | 6/13/2026 | @ | 41 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 67.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +10 | ||
| 22 |  | C. Cunningham | 45 | 4/29/2026 | vs | 44 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 77.2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | ||
| 23 |  | P. Banchero | 45 | 4/29/2026 | @ | 41 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 31 | 54.8 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 62.0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 24 |  | K. Durant | 45 | 4/24/2019 | vs | 41 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 71.9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | +2 | ||
| 25 | | R. Westbrook | 45 | 4/25/2018 | vs | 44 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 39 | 43.6 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 54.0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | +10 | ||
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