most nba playoff points scored in game under age 21

Magic Johnson has posted the most points by a player younger than 21 in a playoff game, with 42 points in Game 6 of the 1980 NBA Finals against the 76ers.

	NAME	PTS	Age	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	42	20-276	5/16/1980	LAL	@	PHI	47	15	7	3	1	14	23	60.9	0	1	0.0	14	14	100.0	72.0	3	12	5	3
2	Tyler Herro T. Herro	37	20-247	9/23/2020	MIA	vs	BOS	36	6	3	0	0	14	21	66.7	5	10	50.0	4	4	100.0	81.3	0	6	1	1	-4
3	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	36	20-254	4/16/2022	MIN	@	MEM	40	2	6	1	2	12	23	52.2	4	11	36.4	8	8	100.0	67.9	0	2	2	5	+12
4	Derrick Rose D. Rose	36	20-196	4/18/2009	CHI	@	BOS	50	4	11	1	0	12	19	63.2	0	1	0.0	12	12	100.0	74.1	1	3	5	6	+8
5	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	34	20-206	4/17/2010	MIL	@	ATL	40	3	3	1	0	14	25	56.0	4	6	66.7	2	4	50.0	63.5	1	2	3	3	-7
6	VJ Edgecombe	30	20-265	4/21/2026	PHI	@	BOS	35	10	2	2	0	12	20	60.0	6	10	60.0	0	0		75.0	4	6	2	0	+17
7	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	30	20-267	4/29/2022	MIN	vs	MEM	41	5	5	2	2	10	24	41.7	4	10	40.0	6	8	75.0	54.5	1	4	2	3	-5
8	Tony Parker T. Parker	29	20-343	4/25/2003	SAS	@	PHX	37	3	3	3	0	12	21	57.1	2	3	66.7	3	5	60.0	62.5	1	2	6	1	+10
9	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	28	20-058	4/30/2018	BOS	vs	PHI	40	3	2	0	1	8	16	50.0	1	5	20.0	11	12	91.7	65.8	0	3	4	1	+18
10	Derrick Rose D. Rose	28	20-208	4/30/2009	CHI	vs	BOS	59	8	7	0	1	12	25	48.0	0	0		4	6	66.7	50.7	1	7	5	3	-2
11	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	28	20-338	5/2/2005	DEN	vs	SAS	46	7	5	0	0	8	19	42.1	0	0		12	14	85.7	55.6	3	4	2	4	-11
12	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	28	20-269	5/19/1999	LAL	@	SAS	47	8	4	0	0	12	25	48.0	1	3	33.3	3	5	60.0	51.5	1	7	5	3	-3
13	Stephon Marbury S. Marbury	28	20-063	4/24/1997	MIN	@	HOU	35	4	4	1	0	10	19	52.6	4	9	44.4	4	6	66.7	64.7	0	4	0	2	-21
14	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	28	20-271	5/11/1980	LAL	@	PHI	45	9	9	3	1	10	14	71.4	0	0		8	10	80.0	76.1	1	8	3	1
15	Dylan Harper D. Harper	27	20-053	4/24/2026	SAS	@	POR	30	10	3	1	1	9	12	75.0	4	5	80.0	5	6	83.3	92.2	3	7	1	4	+25
16	Tony Parker T. Parker	27	20-363	5/15/2003	SAS	@	LAL	40	1	5	2	0	9	19	47.4	2	4	50.0	7	10	70.0	57.7	0	1	3	1	+22
17	Bradley Beal B. Beal	26	20-298	4/22/2014	WAS	@	CHI	42	7	2	2	1	9	20	45.0	4	7	57.1	4	5	80.0	58.6	3	4	2	5	-1
18	Harrison Barnes H. Barnes	26	20-347	5/12/2013	GSW	vs	SAS	51	10	1	1	0	9	26	34.6	1	3	33.3	7	7	100.0	44.7	5	5	4	1	+13
19	Dylan Harper D. Harper	25	20-103	6/13/2026	SAS	vs	NYK	31	5	4	0	1	10	19	52.6	2	4	50.0	3	6	50.0	57.8	2	3	0	5	-12
20	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	25	20-283	4/21/2019	LAC	vs	GSW	31	2	2	1	0	9	15	60.0	3	5	60.0	4	4	100.0	74.6	0	2	2	3	-1
21	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	25	20-067	5/9/2018	BOS	vs	PHI	39	3	4	1	0	8	15	53.3	0	0		9	11	81.8	63.0	1	2	2	4	0
22	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	25	20-138	4/23/2015	MIL	vs	CHI	51	12	2	0	2	10	22	45.5	0	0		5	8	62.5	49.0	6	6	3	3	0
23	Bradley Beal B. Beal	25	20-311	5/5/2014	WAS	@	IND	43	7	6	5	1	8	18	44.4	3	5	60.0	6	9	66.7	56.9	2	5	4	3	+5
24	Bradley Beal B. Beal	25	20-301	4/25/2014	WAS	vs	CHI	39	4	5	0	1	8	18	44.4	3	6	50.0	6	7	85.7	59.3	1	3	0	4	-4
25	Harrison Barnes H. Barnes	25	20-349	5/14/2013	GSW	@	SAS	39	7	1	0	1	10	18	55.6	2	3	66.7	3	4	75.0	63.3	0	7	1	3	-19

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4	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	2.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	LAL	@	PHX	4:00 PM
Tue 11/17	CHA	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 11/18	UTA	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 11/20	SAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Mon 11/23	UTA	@	LAL	10:00 PM

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1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	9	3	.750	1.0
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	2.0
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
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2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	2.0
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7	Thunder	8	4	.667	2.5
8	Mavericks	7	4	.636	3.0
9	Grizzlies	7	4	.636	3.0
10	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
11	Suns	4	6	.400	5.5
12	Pelicans	4	8	.333	6.5
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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 11/12	DAL	@	MIN	8:00 PM
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Fri 11/13	MIL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Fri 11/13	NYK	@	IND	7:00 PM
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