most point in a playoff game by a center since 2015

Since 2014-15, Nikola Jokić has put up the most points by a center in a playoff game, with 53 points in Game 4 of the 2023 Western Conference Semifinals versus the Suns.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
53
5/7/2023
@
39
4
11
0
1
20
30
66.7
2
4
50.0
11
13
84.6
74.2
1
3
6
2
+2
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
50
4/25/2024
vs
41
8
4
0
1
13
19
68.4
5
7
71.4
19
21
90.5
88.5
1
7
3
3
+16
3Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
44
5/13/2025
@
44
15
5
2
0
17
25
68.0
5
7
71.4
5
5
100.0
80.9
6
9
2
4
-8
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
43
4/23/2023
@
39
11
6
2
0
15
26
57.7
5
8
62.5
8
12
66.7
68.7
2
9
4
3
-14
5Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
43
4/25/2019
@
38
12
9
2
1
19
30
63.3
2
6
33.3
3
4
75.0
67.7
6
6
2
2
-11
6Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
42
5/5/2025
@
42
22
6
1
2
15
29
51.7
2
6
33.3
10
13
76.9
60.5
5
17
7
5
+10
7Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
41
5/18/2026
@
49
24
3
1
3
14
25
56.0
1
2
50.0
12
13
92.3
66.7
9
15
3
4
+16
8Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
41
6/4/2023
vs
42
11
4
0
0
16
28
57.1
2
5
40.0
7
8
87.5
65.0
3
8
5
3
-11
9Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
40
5/14/2024
vs
41
7
13
2
1
15
22
68.2
2
3
66.7
8
9
88.9
77.0
0
7
0
2
+21
10Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
40
6/8/2021
vs
35
13
2
2
1
13
25
52.0
2
5
40.0
12
16
75.0
62.4
1
12
3
5
+14
11Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
39
5/8/2026
@
37
15
1
1
5
13
18
72.2
3
5
60.0
10
12
83.3
83.8
1
14
1
5
+16
12Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
39
5/2/2024
vs
40
13
2
1
1
12
25
48.0
2
5
40.0
13
13
100.0
63.5
5
8
5
6
-2
13Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
39
5/1/2023
vs
41
16
5
2
1
17
30
56.7
2
6
33.3
3
4
75.0
61.4
3
13
3
2
+2
14Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
39
6/6/2021
vs
38
9
4
1
3
12
21
57.1
1
3
33.3
14
15
93.3
70.7
2
7
4
4
+13
15Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
38
6/1/2021
vs
46
11
9
1
4
14
31
45.2
3
9
33.3
7
8
87.5
55.0
3
8
2
1
-2
16Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
38
5/24/2021
vs
31
8
5
1
0
15
20
75.0
2
4
50.0
6
6
100.0
83.9
3
5
4
5
+12
17Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
37
4/24/2022
vs
38
8
6
0
0
14
21
66.7
3
5
60.0
6
6
100.0
78.3
1
7
7
3
-2
18Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
37
4/21/2022
vs
38
18
5
3
0
14
22
63.6
2
3
66.7
7
9
77.8
71.3
4
14
5
3
+3
19Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
37
6/16/2021
vs
39
13
5
2
4
12
20
60.0
2
4
50.0
11
13
84.6
71.9
2
11
5
3
+11
20Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
37
4/29/2019
vs
41
9
6
3
2
11
18
61.1
3
5
60.0
12
12
100.0
79.5
2
7
2
3
+16
21Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
36
4/26/2025
@
43
21
8
2
1
14
25
56.0
3
6
50.0
5
6
83.3
65.1
5
16
2
4
+4
22Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
36
4/24/2023
@
39
11
0
2
3
13
23
56.5
4
7
57.1
6
6
100.0
70.2
7
4
2
2
-9
23Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
36
6/3/2021
@
36
8
6
1
0
13
22
59.1
2
4
50.0
8
8
100.0
70.5
1
7
5
3
+15
24Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
36
5/29/2021
@
28
8
2
3
1
14
18
77.8
3
4
75.0
5
7
71.4
85.4
0
8
2
2
+29
25Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
36
5/27/2021
@
35
11
5
0
0
12
24
50.0
4
7
57.1
8
8
100.0
65.4
6
5
2
3
+10

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ORTG

122.6

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DRTG

117.4

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NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

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