Magic Johnson dropped his most points in a playoff game in Game 2 of the 1991 Western Conference Semifinals against the Warriors, with 44 points.

magic johnson most points in a playoff game

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	PF	+/-
	Magic Johnson	44	5/8/1991	LAL	vs	GSW	44	12	9	0	0	5	12	23	52.2	0	3	0.0	20	22	90.9	5
	Magic Johnson	43	5/15/1990	LAL	vs	PHX	44	8	7	0	0	6	15	26	57.7	0	2	0.0	13	16	81.3	4
	Magic Johnson	43	5/13/1990	LAL	@	PHX	45	6	10	2	0	3	15	26	57.7	1	3	33.3	12	12	100.0	3
	Magic Johnson	42	5/16/1980	LAL	@	PHI	47	15	7	3	1	5	14	23	60.9	0	1	0.0	14	14	100.0	3
	Magic Johnson	38	4/30/1991	LAL	@	HOU	41	6	7	1	0	6	14	20	70.0	1	2	50.0	9	9	100.0	3
	Magic Johnson	35	4/30/1989	LAL	vs	POR	38	8	12	5	0	3	10	19	52.6	4	8	50.0	11	11	100.0	2
	Magic Johnson	34	5/7/1985	LAL	vs	POR	40	9	19	2	0	4	9	16	56.3	0	0		16	17	94.1	3
	Magic Johnson	32	6/7/1987	LAL	@	BOS	43	11	9	1	0	1	12	18	66.7	0	0		8	8	100.0	0
	Magic Johnson	31	5/5/1985	LAL	@	POR	41	6	13	0	1	6	8	13	61.5	0	1	0.0	15	16	93.8	2
	Magic Johnson	31	5/15/1983	LAL	@	SAS	44	8	17	1	0	3	9	14	64.3	0	0		13	15	86.7	3
	Magic Johnson	30	4/27/1989	LAL	vs	POR	42	7	16	0	0	4	10	20	50.0	2	5	40.0	8	9	88.9	2
	Magic Johnson	30	4/19/1986	LAL	vs	SAS	37	3	13	0	0	3	13	19	68.4	0	0		4	6	66.7	2
	Magic Johnson	29	5/28/1991	LAL	@	POR	45	8	7	0	0	5	8	19	42.1	4	8	50.0	9	12	75.0	1
	Magic Johnson	29	6/11/1987	LAL	@	BOS	40	8	12	4	0	2	12	21	57.1	1	1	100.0	4	4	100.0	4
	Magic Johnson	29	6/9/1987	LAL	@	BOS	41	8	5	1	0	5	12	20	60.0	0	0		5	6	83.3	0
	Magic Johnson	29	6/2/1987	LAL	vs	BOS	39	8	13	2	1	0	13	25	52.0	0	0		3	3	100.0	2
	Magic Johnson	29	5/6/1986	LAL	vs	DAL	42	7	14	2	1	1	10	18	55.6	0	1	0.0	9	9	100.0	2
	Magic Johnson	29	5/4/1986	LAL	@	DAL	43	15	14	2	0	4	11	21	52.4	0	0		7	11	63.6	3
	Magic Johnson	28	5/14/1991	LAL	vs	GSW	47	14	12	0	0	2	8	22	36.4	2	4	50.0	10	11	90.9	2
	Magic Johnson	28	6/7/1988	LAL	vs	DET	44	8	10	2	0	1	8	11	72.7	2	2	100.0	10	10	100.0	3
	Magic Johnson	28	5/29/1988	LAL	@	DAL	42	5	12	0	0	2	10	22	45.5	1	2	50.0	7	7	100.0	3
	Magic Johnson	28	5/10/1983	LAL	vs	SAS	43	12	7	4	1	8	12	23	52.2	0	1	0.0	4	7	57.1	3
	Magic Johnson	28	5/11/1980	LAL	@	PHI	45	9	9	3	1	3	10	14	71.4	0	0		8	10	80.0	1
	Magic Johnson	27	5/31/1984	LAL	@	BOS	46	10	9	0	1	4	10	14	71.4	0	0		7	7	100.0	5
	Magic Johnson	27	5/1/1984	LAL	vs	DAL	35	8	11	2	3	2	12	17	70.6	0	1	0.0	3	3	100.0	2

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5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0
7	Lakers	47	35	.573	10.0
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Mon 4/29	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Thu 5/2	DEN	@	LAL	1:00 PM
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15.3

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Pacers

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Celtics

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Knicks

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76ers

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Thunder

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97.3

Timberwolves

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Cavaliers

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Raptors

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3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
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1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 4/27	NYK	@	PHI	97-92
Sat 4/27	MIL	@	IND	113-126
Sat 4/27	LAC	@	DAL	116-111
Fri 4/26	OKC	@	NOP	106-85
Fri 4/26	BOS	@	MIA	104-84

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/28	MIN	@	PHX	9:30 PM
Mon 4/29	BOS	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Mon 4/29	OKC	@	NOP	8:30 PM
Mon 4/29	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Tue 4/30	IND	@	MIL	1:00 PM