most points by a bench player in a playoff game in their first playoffs in their carrer

Tyler Herro posted the most points by a player off the bench, with 37 points in his first playoff in Game 4 of the 2020 Eastern Conference Finals against the Celtics.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Tyler Herro
T. Herro
37
9/23/2020
vs
36
6
3
0
0
14
21
66.7
5
10
50.0
4
4
100.0
81.3
0
6
1
1
-4
2Juan Dixon
J. Dixon
35
5/2/2005
vs
31
5
0
1
0
11
15
73.3
3
4
75.0
10
10
100.0
90.2
1
4
3
3
-4
3Andrew Toney
A. Toney
35
4/22/1981
@
31
7
7
1
0
11
23
47.8
0
1
0.0
13
14
92.9
60.0
1
6
4
3
4Jeff Ruland
J. Ruland
33
5/5/1982
@
45
13
2
9
20
45.0
0
0
15
17
88.2
60.0
3
5Malik Monk
M. Monk
32
4/15/2023
vs
29
3
2
0
0
8
13
61.5
2
4
50.0
14
14
100.0
83.5
1
2
2
4
+10
6Purvis Short
P. Short
32
5/1/1987
vs
32
4
3
2
0
13
19
68.4
0
0
6
7
85.7
72.5
1
3
6
4
7Mitch Kupchak
M. Kupchak
32
4/19/1977
@
40
16
1
1
0
14
18
77.8
4
6
66.7
77.5
4
8Jordan Poole
J. Poole
31
5/1/2022
@
37
8
9
0
2
12
20
60.0
5
10
50.0
2
2
100.0
74.2
3
5
4
3
+10
9Daniel Gibson
D. Gibson
31
6/2/2007
vs
29
6
2
0
0
7
9
77.8
5
5
100.0
12
15
80.0
99.4
2
4
2
5
+19
10Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
30
4/24/2005
vs
33
3
2
1
2
11
19
57.9
3
5
60.0
5
8
62.5
66.6
1
2
0
4
+10
11Terry Teagle
T. Teagle
30
4/29/1987
vs
29
4
1
1
0
13
20
65.0
0
0
4
5
80.0
67.6
2
2
3
1
12Billy Ray Bates
B. Ray Bates
29
4/2/1980
@
33
3
6
1
0
11
18
61.1
1
3
33.3
6
8
75.0
67.4
0
3
3
5
13Ty Jerome
T. Jerome
28
4/20/2025
vs
26
5
3
0
0
10
15
66.7
5
8
62.5
3
5
60.0
81.4
1
4
0
1
+17
14Malik Monk
M. Monk
28
4/28/2023
@
32
7
4
1
2
8
14
57.1
3
6
50.0
9
10
90.0
76.1
0
7
4
3
+21
15Mack Calvin
M. Calvin
28
4/26/1977
@
21
1
2
1
0
8
10
80.0
12
13
92.3
89.1
0
1
3
16Dylan Harper
D. Harper
27
4/24/2026
@
30
10
3
1
1
9
12
75.0
4
5
80.0
5
6
83.3
92.2
3
7
1
4
+25
17Bennedict Mathurin
B. Mathurin
27
6/11/2025
vs
22
4
1
0
1
9
12
75.0
2
3
66.7
7
8
87.5
87.0
1
3
1
0
+16
18Jordan Poole
J. Poole
27
5/7/2022
vs
31
4
2
0
0
11
17
64.7
3
5
60.0
2
2
100.0
75.5
0
4
2
1
+33
19Shareef Abdur-Rahim
S. Abdur-Rahim
27
4/25/2006
@
35
9
1
1
0
12
19
63.2
0
1
0.0
3
3
100.0
66.4
0
9
1
5
-5
20Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
27
5/4/2005
vs
34
4
5
0
0
10
19
52.6
2
5
40.0
5
6
83.3
62.4
2
2
3
5
+18
21Walter Berry
W. Berry
27
5/3/1988
vs
32
7
2
1
1
12
18
66.7
0
0
3
4
75.0
68.3
4
3
4
5
22Austin Carr
A. Carr
27
4/26/1976
@
31
2
5
1
2
13
23
56.5
1
3
33.3
55.5
0
2
1
23Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot
T. Luwawu-Cabarrot
26
8/17/2020
@
33
7
2
0
0
9
13
69.2
6
9
66.7
2
3
66.7
90.8
0
7
1
5
+2
24Caris LeVert
C. LeVert
26
4/18/2019
vs
28
7
2
2
1
10
17
58.8
3
8
37.5
3
3
100.0
71.0
4
3
2
4
+1
25Goran Dragic
G. Dragic
26
5/7/2010
@
17
3
2
1
1
10
13
76.9
5
5
100.0
1
3
33.3
90.8
1
2
0
0
+10
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