most points by a player in a game 2002 playoffs

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

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

More Celtics Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.6

2nd

DRTG

111.1

5th

NETRTG

9.4

3rd

3P%

36.8

10th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
5/5
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Wed
5/7
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Sat
5/10
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
1:00 PM
Mon
5/12
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
1:00 PM
Wed
5/14
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
1:00 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

4 - 1

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Final

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
3/24
OKC OKC
@
SAC SAC
121-105
Mon
3/24
CLE CLE
@
POR POR
122-111
Tue
3/25
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
119-114
Tue
3/25
LAL LAL
@
IND IND
120-119
Tue
3/25
LAC LAC
@
NYK NYK
126-113

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
5/5
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Mon
5/5
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Tue
5/6
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Wed
5/7
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Wed
5/7
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM