most points by a player in a game 2002 playoffs

Paul Pierce scored the most points in a 2002 playoff game, with 46 points versus the 76ers on May 3, 2002.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
46
5/3/2002
vs
44
4
6
1
1
16
25
64.0
8
10
80.0
6
7
85.7
81.9
1
3
0
1
+27
2Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
42
4/28/2002
vs
44
5
4
5
0
10
23
43.5
3
5
60.0
19
20
95.0
66.0
0
5
3
3
+10
3Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
41
5/31/2002
vs
44
17
1
0
2
14
25
56.0
0
0
13
17
76.5
63.1
2
15
6
4
+8
4Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
40
6/7/2002
vs
41
12
8
0
1
14
23
60.9
0
0
12
14
85.7
68.6
3
9
4
2
+35
5Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
39
4/28/2002
@
43
17
0
3
0
11
17
64.7
3
3
100.0
14
16
87.5
81.1
3
14
3
5
+11
6Michael Finley
M. Finley
37
5/9/2002
vs
47
4
5
1
0
13
23
56.5
1
3
33.3
10
11
90.9
66.5
2
2
0
3
-4
7Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
37
4/27/2002
vs
51
7
3
0
2
11
25
44.0
2
6
33.3
13
16
81.3
57.7
1
6
4
4
-1
8Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
36
6/9/2002
@
46
6
4
1
2
14
23
60.9
1
3
33.3
7
10
70.0
65.7
1
5
6
3
+1
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
36
6/5/2002
vs
40
16
1
1
4
12
22
54.5
0
0
12
21
57.1
57.6
2
14
5
2
-3
10Kenyon Martin
K. Martin
35
6/12/2002
vs
43
11
2
1
1
15
28
53.6
0
0
5
7
71.4
56.3
2
9
2
4
+1
11Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
35
6/9/2002
@
42
11
2
0
4
12
19
63.2
0
0
11
17
64.7
66.1
5
6
2
1
+2
12Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
35
6/2/2002
@
51
13
2
0
4
12
25
48.0
0
0
11
15
73.3
55.4
3
10
3
3
+10
13Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
35
5/20/2002
@
37
12
1
1
1
15
27
55.6
0
0
5
11
45.5
55.0
6
6
4
4
+2
14Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
35
4/30/2002
vs
44
4
6
0
2
12
22
54.5
3
6
50.0
8
11
72.7
65.2
1
3
4
3
-16
15Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
34
6/12/2002
@
43
10
4
1
2
12
20
60.0
0
0
10
16
62.5
62.9
3
7
3
2
+11
16Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
34
5/14/2002
@
45
25
4
1
2
11
23
47.8
0
0
12
14
85.7
58.3
5
20
6
5
-4
17Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
34
4/21/2002
vs
44
7
3
2
3
10
28
35.7
2
7
28.6
12
13
92.3
50.4
3
4
1
3
-4
18Baron Davis
B. Davis
33
4/27/2002
@
52
14
10
2
0
12
29
41.4
3
9
33.3
6
8
75.0
50.7
4
10
0
2
+14
19Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
32
5/13/2002
@
48
12
3
1
1
13
25
52.0
3
5
60.0
3
4
75.0
59.8
0
12
1
1
-13
20Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
32
4/22/2002
vs
47
12
3
1
6
9
19
47.4
0
1
0.0
14
16
87.5
61.4
1
11
4
1
-1
21Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
31
5/31/2002
vs
44
11
5
0
0
10
20
50.0
0
0
11
11
100.0
62.4
2
9
1
3
+3
22Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
31
5/27/2002
vs
48
9
4
5
2
10
21
47.6
1
4
25.0
10
15
66.7
56.2
3
6
6
5
-2
23Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
31
5/11/2002
vs
48
12
7
2
0
9
28
32.1
1
5
20.0
12
14
85.7
45.4
5
7
4
4
-3
24Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
31
5/10/2002
@
48
6
6
0
1
15
31
48.4
0
2
0.0
1
3
33.3
48.0
2
4
1
1
+10
25Chris Webber
C. Webber
31
5/9/2002
@
44
15
5
1
3
15
26
57.7
0
0
1
4
25.0
55.8
5
10
0
4
0

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8.2

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APG

5.4

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ORTG

122.1

2nd

DRTG

115.0

14th

NETRTG

7.0

3rd

3P%

36.8

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
31
10
.756
2
Celtics Celtics
26
16
.619
5.5
3
25
18
.581
7.0
4
25
19
.568
7.5
5
23
18
.561
8.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/21
@
7:30 PM
Fri
1/23
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/24
@
8:00 PM
Mon
1/26
@
8:00 PM
Wed
1/28
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
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103

Final

104

DET Pistons

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Mon 19 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
31
10
.756
2
26
16
.619
5.5
3
25
18
.581
7.0
4
25
19
.568
7.5
5
23
18
.561
8.0
6
23
19
.548
8.5
7
24
20
.545
8.5
8
22
21
.512
10.0
9
20
22
.476
11.5
10
20
25
.444
13.0
11
18
24
.429
13.5
12
16
27
.372
16.0
13
12
29
.293
19.0
14
10
32
.238
21.5
15
10
34
.227
22.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
36
8
.818
2
30
13
.698
5.5
3
29
14
.674
6.5
4
27
16
.628
8.5
5
25
15
.625
9.0
6
25
16
.610
9.5
7
26
17
.605
9.5
8
25
19
.568
11.0
9
22
22
.500
14.0
10
19
23
.452
16.0
11
18
23
.439
16.5
12
18
26
.409
18.0
13
14
29
.326
21.5
14
12
31
.279
23.5
15
10
35
.222
26.5

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
12/22
@
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12/22
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Wed
12/24
@
124-126
Wed
12/24
@
117-102
Wed
12/24
@
116-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
1/20
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
9:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
10:00 PM