most nba points by a point guards game 1 player in 1 game ever playoffs in

Jerry West has the most points by a point guard in a game 1, with 53 points in Game 1 of the 1969 NBA Finals against the Celtics.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jerry West J. West	53	4/23/1969	LAL	vs	BOS	46	3	10			21	41	51.2				11	13	84.6	56.7				3
2	Jerry West J. West	49	4/3/1965	LAL	vs	BAL		6	8			15	35	42.9				19	21	90.5	55.4				5
3	Trae Young T. Young	48	6/23/2021	ATL	@	MIL	41	7	11	1	0	17	34	50.0	4	13	30.8	10	12	83.3	61.1	1	6	6	3	+10
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	45	5/2/2022	DAL	@	PHX	44	12	8	0	1	15	30	50.0	4	11	36.4	11	14	78.6	62.2	2	10	5	1	-4
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	44	5/6/2013	GSW	@	SAS	58	4	11	2	0	18	35	51.4	6	14	42.9	2	2	100.0	61.3	0	4	6	3	0
6	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	43	5/21/2025	NYK	vs	IND	38	1	5	0	0	15	25	60.0	1	6	16.7	12	14	85.7	69.0	0	1	7	5	-8
7	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	43	5/6/2024	NYK	vs	IND	44	6	6	0	1	14	26	53.8	1	4	25.0	14	14	100.0	66.9	1	5	4	2	+12
8	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	43	3/28/1963	CIN	@	BOS	48	14	10			17	25	68.0				9	12	75.0	71.0				1
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	42	8/17/2020	DAL	@	LAC	38	7	9	3	0	13	21	61.9	2	6	33.3	14	15	93.3	76.1	0	7	11	4	-14
10	Stephen Curry S. Curry	40	5/14/2017	GSW	vs	SAS	39	7	3	3	0	14	26	53.8	7	16	43.8	5	7	71.4	68.8	2	5	3	0	+8
11	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	40	5/4/2004	MIN	vs	SAC	42	3	5	1	0	15	25	60.0	7	11	63.6	3	3	100.0	76.0	1	2	4	2	-2
12	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	40	4/18/2004	MIN	vs	DEN	42	3	3	0	0	16	24	66.7	5	6	83.3	3	3	100.0	79.0	2	1	4	2	+18
13	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	39	4/17/2022	BKN	@	BOS	42	5	6	4	1	12	20	60.0	6	10	60.0	9	9	100.0	81.4	1	4	3	4	+6
14	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	39	4/29/2019	POR	@	DEN	43	3	6	1	0	12	21	57.1	4	12	33.3	11	13	84.6	73.0	0	3	6	2	-6
15	Derrick Rose D. Rose	39	4/16/2011	CHI	vs	IND	39	6	6	1	3	10	23	43.5	0	9	0.0	19	21	90.5	60.5	2	4	3	2	+3
16	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	39	3/26/1970	BAL	@	NYK	54	4	3			14	28	50.0				11	14	78.6	57.1				3
17	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	38	6/5/2025	OKC	vs	IND	40	5	3	3	0	14	30	46.7	3	6	50.0	7	8	87.5	56.7	0	5	2	2	+3
18	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	38	4/15/2023	SAC	vs	GSW	40	1	5	3	0	13	27	48.1	4	8	50.0	8	12	66.7	58.9	1	0	3	3	+4
19	Stephen Curry S. Curry	38	4/13/2019	GSW	vs	LAC	37	15	7	0	1	11	16	68.8	8	12	66.7	8	9	88.9	95.2	3	12	4	4	+27
20	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	38	5/19/1996	ORL	@	CHI	40	3	3	3	0	15	21	71.4	4	6	66.7	4	7	57.1	78.9	1	2	4	1
21	Archie Clark A. Clark	38	3/31/1972	BAL	vs	NYK	50	4	5			15	32	46.9				8	8	100.0	53.5				3
22	Jerry West J. West	38	4/12/1970	LAL	@	ATL	47	7	3			10	19	52.6				18	21	85.7	67.3				2
23	Don Ohl D. Ohl	38	3/24/1966	BAL	vs	STL	48	8	3			15	32	46.9				8	11	72.7	51.6				4
24	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	37	4/19/2025	LAL	vs	MIN	40	8	1	2	0	12	22	54.5	5	10	50.0	8	9	88.9	71.3	1	7	5	3	-12
25	James Harden J. Harden	37	4/16/2017	HOU	vs	OKC	34	7	9	3	0	13	28	46.4	3	11	27.3	8	11	72.7	56.3	1	6	2	1	+22