most points by a player in a game 2002 playoffs

Paul Pierce had the most points in a 2002 playoff game, with 46 points against 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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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
45
16
.738
2
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42
21
.667
4.0
3
41
23
.641
5.5
4
39
24
.619
7.0
5
35
27
.565
10.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/8
@
1:00 PM
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@
8:00 PM
Thu
3/12
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9:30 PM
Sat
3/14
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6:00 PM
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Last Game
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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
45
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.738
2
42
21
.667
4.0
3
41
23
.641
5.5
4
39
24
.619
7.0
5
35
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.565
10.5
6
34
28
.548
11.5
7
35
29
.547
11.5
8
33
28
.541
12.0
9
32
31
.508
14.0
10
32
32
.500
14.5
11
26
35
.426
19.0
12
26
37
.413
20.0
13
16
46
.258
29.5
14
15
47
.242
30.5
15
15
48
.238
31.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
49
15
.766
2
Spurs Spurs - x
46
17
.730
2.5
3
40
23
.635
8.5
4
39
23
.629
9.0
5
39
25
.609
10.0
6
38
25
.603
10.5
7
36
27
.571
12.5
8
32
30
.516
16.0
9
30
32
.484
18.0
10
30
34
.469
19.0
11
23
38
.377
24.5
12
21
42
.333
27.5
13
20
45
.308
29.5
14
19
44
.302
29.5
15
14
50
.219
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
3/7
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3:00 PM
Sat
3/7
@
6:00 PM
Sat
3/7
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6:00 PM
Sat
3/7
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