most playoff points in a single game since 2000 with less than 3 3pm

Since 1999-00, Nikola Jokić has the most points with fewer than 3 three-pointers in a playoff game, with 53 points in Game 4 of the 2023 Western Conference Semifinals against the Suns.

Interpreted as:
most playoff points by a player in a single game since 2000 with less than 3 3pm
NAMEPTS3PMDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
53
2
5/7/2023
@
39
4
11
0
1
20
30
66.7
4
50.0
11
13
84.6
74.2
1
3
6
2
+2
2Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
51
2
4/19/2017
@
41
10
13
4
1
17
43
39.5
11
18.2
15
18
83.3
50.1
2
8
4
3
+11
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
50
1
7/20/2021
vs
42
14
2
0
5
16
25
64.0
3
33.3
17
19
89.5
74.9
4
10
6
2
+10
4Karl Malone
K. Malone
50
1
4/22/2000
vs
43
12
0
3
1
18
32
56.3
1
100.0
13
14
92.9
65.5
3
9
1
2
+12
5Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
48
1
5/6/2025
vs
36
5
9
4
1
15
30
50.0
7
14.3
17
21
81.0
61.2
2
3
5
4
+13
6Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
48
0
5/17/2011
vs
41
6
4
0
4
12
15
80.0
0
24
24
100.0
93.9
0
6
2
3
+12
7LeBron James
L. James
48
2
5/31/2007
@
50
9
7
2
0
18
33
54.5
3
66.7
10
14
71.4
61.3
3
6
2
3
+2
8Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
48
1
5/13/2001
@
48
16
3
2
1
15
29
51.7
1
100.0
17
19
89.5
64.2
9
7
2
2
+6
9Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
47
2
4/28/2024
@
44
4
10
0
1
18
34
52.9
8
25.0
9
11
81.8
60.5
0
4
1
2
+10
10Ja Morant
J. Morant
47
2
5/26/2021
@
43
4
7
0
0
15
26
57.7
7
28.6
15
20
75.0
67.5
2
2
4
3
-6
11Anthony Davis
A. Davis
47
2
4/21/2018
vs
39
10
1
0
3
15
23
65.2
4
50.0
15
17
88.2
77.1
4
6
2
4
+15
12LeBron James
L. James
46
2
4/18/2018
vs
40
12
5
2
0
17
24
70.8
5
40.0
10
13
76.9
77.4
1
11
3
1
+7
13LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
46
2
4/20/2014
@
45
18
2
0
2
17
31
54.8
2
100.0
10
13
76.9
62.6
7
11
3
6
+17
14Dwight Howard
D. Howard
46
0
4/16/2011
vs
46
19
1
0
1
16
23
69.6
1
0.0
14
22
63.6
70.4
6
13
8
5
-10
15Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
46
0
4/23/2000
vs
46
17
1
2
5
21
33
63.6
0
4
5
80.0
65.3
7
10
2
5
+16
16LeBron James
L. James
45
2
4/29/2018
vs
43
8
7
4
0
16
25
64.0
3
66.7
11
15
73.3
71.2
2
6
4
4
-2
17LeBron James
L. James
45
2
6/7/2012
@
45
15
5
0
0
19
26
73.1
4
50.0
5
9
55.6
75.1
2
13
4
3
+22
18Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
45
2
4/26/2007
vs
45
6
6
1
1
15
26
57.7
3
66.7
13
13
100.0
70.9
0
6
5
3
+1
19LeBron James
L. James
45
0
5/3/2006
vs
46
7
6
2
0
14
23
60.9
1
0.0
17
18
94.4
72.8
5
2
4
5
-4
20Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
45
1
5/19/2001
@
47
10
3
1
1
19
35
54.3
2
50.0
6
8
75.0
58.4
1
9
4
4
+17
21Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
44
2
5/14/2024
vs
43
4
7
0
0
18
35
51.4
6
33.3
6
7
85.7
57.8
0
4
3
2
+31
22Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
44
2
5/13/2022
vs
41
20
6
1
1
14
30
46.7
3
66.7
14
15
93.3
60.1
3
17
6
4
-5
23LeBron James
L. James
44
1
5/21/2018
vs
42
5
3
2
0
17
28
60.7
4
25.0
9
13
69.2
65.2
1
4
7
3
+9
24LeBron James
L. James
44
1
4/25/2018
vs
42
10
8
1
1
14
24
58.3
4
25.0
15
15
100.0
71.9
3
7
5
3
+2
25LeBron James
L. James
44
2
6/4/2015
@
46
8
6
0
0
18
38
47.4
8
25.0
6
10
60.0
51.9
0
8
4
2
-3
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28.7

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RPG

12.3

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APG

10.7

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ORTG

122.2

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DRTG

118.1

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NETRTG

4.1

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39.5

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42
14
.750
2
38
16
.704
3.0
3
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35
20
.636
6.5
4
33
20
.623
7.5
5
33
21
.611
8.0
Schedule
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Thu
2/19
@
10:30 PM
Fri
2/20
@
10:00 PM
Sun
2/22
@
3:30 PM
Wed
2/25
@
10:00 PM
Fri
2/27
@
9:30 PM
Last Game
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116

Final

122

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1
40
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.755
2
35
19
.648
5.5
3
35
20
.636
6.0
4
34
21
.618
7.0
5
32
23
.582
9.0
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30
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.556
10.5
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28
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12.0
8
29
27
.518
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26
29
.473
15.0
10
26
30
.464
15.5
11
24
31
.436
17.0
12
23
30
.434
17.0
13
15
38
.283
25.0
14
15
40
.273
26.0
15
14
39
.264
26.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
42
14
.750
2
38
16
.704
3.0
3
35
20
.636
6.5
4
33
20
.623
7.5
5
33
21
.611
8.0
6
34
22
.607
8.0
7
32
23
.582
9.5
8
29
26
.527
12.5
9
27
29
.482
15.0
10
26
28
.481
15.0
11
20
33
.377
20.5
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19
35
.352
22.0
13
18
38
.321
24.0
14
15
41
.268
27.0
15
12
44
.214
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Fri
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1/16
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1/16
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120-122
Fri
1/16
@
123-126
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/19
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7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
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7:00 PM
Thu
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