most points by a player in game 3 of conference semifinals

Vince Carter has the most points in Game 3 of the Conference Semifinals, with 50 points against the 76ers on May 11, 2001.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Vince Carter V. Carter	50	5/11/2001	2000-01	Conference Semifinals	TOR	vs	PHI	45	6	7	1	4	19	29	65.5	9	13	69.2	3	3	100.0	82.5	3	3	1	3	+24
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	49	5/11/1990	1989-90	Conference Semifinals	CHI	@	PHI	42	5	5	4	1	19	34	55.9	4	11	36.4	7	9	77.8	64.5	2	3	5	4
3	Devin Booker D. Booker	47	5/5/2023	2022-23	Conference Semifinals	PHX	vs	DEN	42	6	9	3	1	20	25	80.0	5	8	62.5	2	2	100.0	90.8	0	6	3	5	+7
4	LeBron James L. James	47	5/9/2009	2008-09	Conference Semifinals	CLE	@	ATL	43	12	8	1	1	15	25	60.0	5	10	50.0	12	16	75.0	73.3	2	10	1	2	+26
5	Kevin Durant K. Durant	46	5/4/2019	2018-19	Conference Semifinals	GSW	@	HOU	50	3	6	0	0	14	31	45.2	6	10	60.0	12	12	100.0	63.4	0	3	0	1	-6
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	46	5/11/1996	1995-96	Conference Semifinals	CHI	@	NYK	51	4	2	2	0	17	35	48.6	2	5	40.0	10	13	76.9	56.5	3	1	4	2
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	46	5/10/1991	1990-91	Conference Semifinals	CHI	@	PHI	42	4	6	1	4	20	34	58.8	0	0		6	9	66.7	60.6	0	4	2	3
8	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	45	5/12/1990	1989-90	Conference Semifinals	NYK	vs	DET	45	13	6	0	3	14	24	58.3	0	0		17	18	94.4	70.5	3	10	1	4
9	Derrick Rose D. Rose	44	5/6/2011	2010-11	Conference Semifinals	CHI	@	ATL	38	5	7	1	1	16	27	59.3	4	7	57.1	8	9	88.9	71.1	1	4	2	1	+17
10	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	43	5/9/2025	2024-25	Conference Semifinals	CLE	@	IND	37	9	5	1	0	14	29	48.3	5	13	38.5	10	14	71.4	61.1	5	4	2	4	+35
11	James Harden J. Harden	43	5/5/2017	2016-17	Conference Semifinals	HOU	vs	SAS	40	2	5	3	0	14	28	50.0	5	13	38.5	10	11	90.9	65.5	1	1	5	4	-14
12	Vince Carter V. Carter	43	5/12/2006	2005-06	Conference Semifinals	NJN	vs	MIA	41	6	3	0	0	17	34	50.0	3	6	50.0	6	9	66.7	56.6	2	4	3	4	-23
13	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	43	4/3/1974	1973-74	Conference Semifinals	BOS	vs	BUF	46	12	8			18	30	60.0				7	7	100.0	65.0				1
14	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	42	5/7/2022	2021-22	Conference Semifinals	MIL	vs	BOS	39	12	8	2	2	16	30	53.3	1	6	16.7	9	12	75.0	59.5	2	10	3	4	-2
15	James Harden J. Harden	41	5/4/2019	2018-19	Conference Semifinals	HOU	vs	GSW	45	9	6	1	0	14	32	43.8	5	13	38.5	8	8	100.0	57.7	2	7	3	4	-4
16	CJ McCollum	41	5/3/2019	2018-19	Conference Semifinals	POR	vs	DEN	60	8	4	4	1	16	39	41.0	4	11	36.4	5	6	83.3	49.2	2	6	1	4	+6
17	Moses Malone M. Malone	41	4/10/1981	1980-81	Conference Semifinals	HOU	vs	SAS	48	15	0	0	1	16	23	69.6	0	0		9	14	64.3	70.3			4	3
18	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	40	5/7/2016	2015-16	Conference Semifinals	POR	vs	GSW	42	5	10	0	0	14	27	51.9	8	13	61.5	4	4	100.0	69.5	3	2	3	2	+7
19	Nick Van Exel N. Van Exel	40	5/10/2003	2002-03	Conference Semifinals	DAL	@	SAC	48	7	7	1	0	14	26	53.8	6	12	50.0	6	7	85.7	68.8	1	6	1	4	+7
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	40	5/12/1995	1994-95	Conference Semifinals	CHI	vs	ORL	43	7	4	0	1	15	31	48.4	0	3	0.0	10	10	100.0	56.5	4	3	4	3
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	40	5/13/1989	1988-89	Conference Semifinals	CHI	vs	NYK	39	15	9	6	1	14	25	56.0	1	2	50.0	11	13	84.6	65.1	2	13	3	3
22	Rick Barry R. Barry	40	4/24/1977	1976-77	Conference Semifinals	GSW	vs	LAL	42	5	2	2	1	18	34	52.9				4	4	100.0	55.9	4	1		4
23	David Thompson D. Thompson	40	4/24/1977	1976-77	Conference Semifinals	DEN	@	POR	40	8	3	0	0	16	29	55.2				8	8	100.0	61.5	4	4		2
24	Kevin Durant K. Durant	39	5/5/2023	2022-23	Conference Semifinals	PHX	vs	DEN	43	9	8	0	2	12	31	38.7	1	5	20.0	14	16	87.5	51.3	0	9	0	4	+11
25	Peja Stojakovic P. Stojakovic	39	5/10/2003	2002-03	Conference Semifinals	SAC	vs	DAL	56	8	4	1	0	14	30	46.7	5	10	50.0	6	10	60.0	56.7	3	5	0	5	+2