most 20 point quarters in a playoff game

Jimmy Butler III has the most quarters with 20+ points in a playoff game, with 2 quarters in Game 4 of the 2023 First Round versus the Bucks.

Interpreted as:

most 20 or more point quarters by a player in a playoff game

	NAME	QTRS	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	2	43	4/24/2023	MIA	vs	MIL	20	4	2	0	0	15	18	83.3	3	4	75.0	10	13	76.9	90.6	1	3	1	0	+11
2	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	1	20	5/25/2025	NYK	@	IND	11	8	1	0	0	6	9	66.7	3	4	75.0	5	6	83.3	85.9	0	8	2	1	+14
3	Aaron Nesmith A. Nesmith	1	20	5/21/2025	IND	@	NYK	9	1	0	0	0	6	7	85.7	6	7	85.7	2	2	100.0	126.9	0	1	0	1	+5
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	1	20	5/30/2024	DAL	@	MIN	12	2	2	1	0	8	11	72.7	4	6	66.7	0	0		90.9	0	2	1	1	+16
5	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	1	21	5/6/2024	NYK	vs	IND	10	1	1	0	0	6	10	60.0	1	2	50.0	8	8	100.0	77.7	0	1	3	1	+13
6	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	1	20	4/21/2024	DAL	@	LAC	12	2	1	1	0	8	8	100.0	2	2	100.0	2	2	100.0	112.6	1	1	0	1	+3
7	LeBron James L. James	1	21	5/22/2023	LAL	vs	DEN	12	2	1	0	0	7	9	77.8	4	4	100.0	3	3	100.0	101.7	0	2	1	0	+6
8	Jamal Murray J. Murray	1	23	5/18/2023	DEN	vs	LAL	12	3	0	2	0	6	7	85.7	4	5	80.0	7	8	87.5	109.3	0	3	1	0	+8
9	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	1	20	5/1/2023	BOS	vs	PHI	12	2	1	1	1	8	11	72.7	4	4	100.0	0	0		90.9	0	2	1	0	-4
10	Devin Booker D. Booker	1	25	4/25/2023	PHX	vs	LAC	12	3	2	1	0	10	11	90.9	3	4	75.0	2	2	100.0	105.2	2	1	0	1	+26
11	Trae Young T. Young	1	21	4/23/2023	ATL	vs	BOS	12	1	1	1	0	6	11	54.5	3	5	60.0	6	6	100.0	77.0	0	1	0	0	-3
12	Ja Morant J. Morant	1	24	4/22/2023	MEM	@	LAL	11	3	3	0	0	9	12	75.0	4	6	66.7	2	2	100.0	93.2	1	2	0	0	+12
13	Stephen Curry S. Curry	1	21	6/2/2022	GSW	vs	BOS	12	3	2	1	0	7	9	77.8	6	8	75.0	1	2	50.0	106.3	0	3	0	1	+4
14	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	1	21	5/22/2022	DAL	vs	GSW	12	3	1	0	1	6	9	66.7	3	5	60.0	6	8	75.0	83.9	0	3	0	1	+1
15	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	1	21	4/16/2022	PHI	vs	TOR	12	1	0	0	0	7	8	87.5	2	2	100.0	5	5	100.0	102.9	0	1	0	0	+1
16	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	1	20	7/20/2021	MIL	vs	PHX	12	3	1	0	0	6	10	60.0	1	2	50.0	7	7	100.0	76.5	1	2	2	1	+5
17	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	1	20	7/8/2021	MIL	@	PHX	11	4	2	0	1	5	6	83.3	1	2	50.0	9	14	64.3	82.2	2	2	2	3	+3
18	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	1	23	7/3/2021	MIL	@	ATL	11	0	1	0	0	8	12	66.7	4	7	57.1	3	3	100.0	86.3	0	0	0	0	+13
19	Paul George P. George	1	20	6/28/2021	LAC	@	PHX	12	4	1	1	0	7	8	87.5	3	3	100.0	3	3	100.0	107.3	0	4	1	0	+6
20	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	1	20	6/27/2021	MIL	@	ATL	12	3	0	0	0	8	13	61.5	4	6	66.7	0	0		76.9	0	3	2	0	+13
21	Jordan Clarkson J. Clarkson	1	21	6/18/2021	UTA	@	LAC	12	3	1	1	0	8	12	66.7	2	3	66.7	3	3	100.0	78.8	0	3	0	1	+20
22	Terance Mann T. Mann	1	20	6/18/2021	LAC	vs	UTA	11	1	0	2	0	8	11	72.7	4	6	66.7	0	0		90.9	0	1	0	1	+17
23	Kevin Durant K. Durant	1	20	6/15/2021	BKN	vs	MIL	12	2	2	1	0	6	9	66.7	3	5	60.0	5	6	83.3	85.9	0	2	0	0	+12
24	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	1	20	6/3/2021	DEN	@	POR	12	1	1	1	0	6	10	60.0	0	0		8	8	100.0	74.0	1	0	1	0	+4
25	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	1	22	6/3/2021	DEN	@	POR	12	1	1	0	0	8	10	80.0	6	7	85.7	0	0		110.0	0	1	1	1	-4