list of highest scoring game 5 games playoffs

Elgin Baylor has dropped 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
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
61
4/14/1962
@
48
22
1
22
46
47.8
17
19
89.5
56.1
3
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
56
3/22/1962
vs
48
35
1
22
48
45.8
12
22
54.5
48.5
2
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
4Allen Iverson
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
5Damian 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
6Dirk Nowitzki
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
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
50
4/10/1964
vs
45
15
6
22
32
68.8
6
10
60.0
68.7
1
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
50
3/22/1960
@
46
35
2
22
42
52.4
6
14
42.9
51.9
2
9Kevin 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
10LeBron James
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
11Devin Booker
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
12Russell Westbrook
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
13Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
47
3/27/1961
@
48
20
17
45
37.8
13
16
81.3
45.2
4
14Tyrese Maxey
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
15Paul Pierce
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
16Michael Jordan
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
17Adrian Dantley
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
18Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
46
4/20/1975
vs
48
12
5
3
3
19
26
73.1
8
13
61.5
72.5
3
19Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
46
4/3/1970
vs
47
25
2
18
36
50.0
10
15
66.7
54.0
3
20Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46
4/12/1966
vs
48
34
1
19
34
55.9
8
25
32.0
51.1
5
21Cade Cunningham
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
22Paolo Banchero
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
23Kevin Durant
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
24Russell Westbrook
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
25LeBron James
L. James
45
5/3/2006
vs
46
7
6
2
0
14
23
60.9
0
1
0.0
17
18
94.4
72.8
5
2
4
5
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20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
Schedule
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Thu
5/7
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9:30 PM
Sat
5/9
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8:30 PM
Mon
5/11
@
10:30 PM
Wed
5/13
@
1:00 PM
Sat
5/16
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

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1
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22
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2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
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15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
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3/25
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Thu
3/26
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Thu
3/26
@
103-114
Thu
3/26
@
117-121
Fri
3/27
@
114-113

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
5/7
@
9:30 PM
Fri
5/8
@
7:00 PM
Fri
5/8
@
9:30 PM
Sat
5/9
@
3:00 PM
Sat
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@
8:30 PM