most nba points scored in a playoff game since 2021

Since 2020-21, Jimmy Butler III has scored the most points in a playoff game, with 56 points in Game 4 of the 2023 First Round against the Bucks.

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most NBA points by a player scored in a playoff game since 2021

	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	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	56	4/24/2023	MIA	vs	MIL	41	9	2	0	1	19	28	67.9	3	8	37.5	15	18	83.3	78.0	4	5	1	0	+4
2	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	55	6/1/2021	POR	@	DEN	52	6	10	1	3	17	24	70.8	12	17	70.6	9	10	90.0	96.8	1	5	1	0	+2
3	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	53	5/7/2023	DEN	@	PHX	39	4	11	0	1	20	30	66.7	2	4	50.0	11	13	84.6	74.2	1	3	6	2	+2
4	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	51	5/14/2023	BOS	vs	PHI	42	13	5	2	0	17	28	60.7	6	10	60.0	11	14	78.6	74.6	0	13	0	1	+33
5	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	50	5/3/2024	CLE	@	ORL	42	4	4	0	1	22	36	61.1	3	9	33.3	3	6	50.0	64.7	1	3	4	4	-3
6	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	50	4/25/2024	PHI	vs	NYK	41	8	4	0	1	13	19	68.4	5	7	71.4	19	21	90.5	88.5	1	7	3	3	+16
7	Stephen Curry S. Curry	50	4/30/2023	GSW	@	SAC	38	8	6	1	0	20	38	52.6	7	18	38.9	3	5	60.0	62.2	1	7	1	2	+25
8	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	50	7/20/2021	MIL	vs	PHX	42	14	2	0	5	16	25	64.0	1	3	33.3	17	19	89.5	74.9	4	10	6	2	+10
9	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	50	5/28/2021	BOS	vs	BKN	41	6	7	2	1	16	30	53.3	5	11	45.5	13	15	86.7	68.3	0	6	1	3	+1
10	Devin Booker D. Booker	49	4/28/2024	PHX	vs	MIN	45	5	6	2	1	13	21	61.9	3	5	60.0	20	21	95.2	81.0	0	5	2	5	+1
11	Kevin Durant K. Durant	49	6/15/2021	BKN	vs	MIL	48	17	10	3	2	16	23	69.6	4	9	44.4	13	16	81.3	81.6	0	17	3	3	+6
12	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	48	5/6/2025	CLE	vs	IND	36	5	9	4	1	15	30	50.0	1	7	14.3	17	21	81.0	61.2	2	3	5	4	+13
13	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
14	Kevin Durant K. Durant	48	6/19/2021	BKN	vs	MIL	53	9	6	1	1	17	36	47.2	4	11	36.4	10	11	90.9	58.8	1	8	3	4	-4
15	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	47	4/28/2024	NYK	@	PHI	44	4	10	0	1	18	34	52.9	2	8	25.0	9	11	81.8	60.5	0	4	1	2	+10
16	Devin Booker D. Booker	47	5/5/2023	PHX	vs	DEN	42	6	9	3	1	20	25	80.0	5	8	62.5	2	2	100.0	90.8	0	6	3	5	+7
17	Devin Booker D. Booker	47	4/25/2023	PHX	vs	LAC	42	8	10	2	0	19	27	70.4	4	7	57.1	5	6	83.3	79.3	2	6	3	4	+11
18	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	47	5/27/2022	MIA	@	BOS	46	9	8	4	1	16	29	55.2	4	8	50.0	11	11	100.0	69.4	3	6	1	1	+8
19	Ja Morant J. Morant	47	5/3/2022	MEM	vs	GSW	41	8	8	3	0	15	31	48.4	5	12	41.7	12	13	92.3	64.0	2	6	2	2	+13
20	Devin Booker D. Booker	47	6/3/2021	PHX	@	LAL	46	11	3	0	1	15	22	68.2	8	10	80.0	9	9	100.0	90.5	0	11	3	2	+10
21	Ja Morant J. Morant	47	5/26/2021	MEM	@	UTA	43	4	7	0	0	15	26	57.7	2	7	28.6	15	20	75.0	67.5	2	2	4	3	-6
22	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	46	4/30/2024	PHI	@	NYK	52	5	9	0	0	17	30	56.7	7	12	58.3	5	8	62.5	68.6	0	5	3	5	+3
23	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	46	5/13/2022	BOS	@	MIL	43	9	4	0	1	17	32	53.1	7	15	46.7	5	7	71.4	65.6	0	9	4	2	+21
24	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	46	6/6/2021	DAL	@	LAC	45	7	14	0	0	17	30	56.7	5	11	45.5	7	11	63.6	66.0	0	7	6	3	-9
25	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	45	4/29/2026	DET	vs	ORL	44	4	5	1	0	13	23	56.5	5	8	62.5	14	14	100.0	77.2	3	1	6	3	+3

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2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
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8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
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11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
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Thu 3/26	NYK	@	CHA	103-114
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Fri 3/27	MIA	@	CLE	128-149
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