most points by a player in the fourth quarter in a nba playoff game since 2021

Since 2020-21, Ja Morant has dropped the most points in a playoff game, with 24 points in Game 3 of the 2023 First Round against the Lakers.

	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	Ja Morant J. Morant	24	4/22/2023	MEM	@	LAL	11	3	3	0	0	9	12	75.0	4	6	66.7	2	2	100.0	93.2	1	2	0	0	+12
2	Jamal Murray J. Murray	23	5/18/2023	DEN	vs	LAL	12	3	0	2	0	6	7	85.7	4	5	80.0	7	8	87.5	109.3	0	3	1	0	+8
3	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	21	5/6/2024	NYK	vs	IND	10	1	1	0	0	6	10	60.0	1	2	50.0	8	8	100.0	77.7	0	1	3	1	+13
4	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	21	4/24/2023	MIA	vs	MIL	8	3	1	0	0	6	8	75.0	1	2	50.0	8	9	88.9	87.8	1	2	0	0	+16
5	Trae Young T. Young	21	4/23/2023	ATL	vs	BOS	12	1	1	1	0	6	11	54.5	3	5	60.0	6	6	100.0	77.0	0	1	0	0	-3
6	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	21	5/22/2022	DAL	vs	GSW	12	3	1	0	1	6	9	66.7	3	5	60.0	6	8	75.0	83.9	0	3	0	1	+1
7	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	20	5/25/2025	NYK	@	IND	11	8	1	0	0	6	9	66.7	3	4	75.0	5	6	83.3	85.9	0	8	2	1	+14
8	Aaron Nesmith A. Nesmith	20	5/21/2025	IND	@	NYK	9	1	0	0	0	6	7	85.7	6	7	85.7	2	2	100.0	126.9	0	1	0	1	+5
9	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	20	6/27/2021	MIL	@	ATL	12	3	0	0	0	8	13	61.5	4	6	66.7	0	0		76.9	0	3	2	0	+13
10	Kevin Durant K. Durant	20	6/15/2021	BKN	vs	MIL	12	2	2	1	0	6	9	66.7	3	5	60.0	5	6	83.3	85.9	0	2	0	0	+12
11	Bojan Bogdanović B. Bogdanović	20	5/23/2021	UTA	vs	MEM	8	1	0	0	0	5	7	71.4	3	5	60.0	7	7	100.0	99.2	0	1	0	0	+12
12	Chris Paul C. Paul	19	4/22/2022	PHX	@	NOP	11	3	2	0	0	7	10	70.0	0	2	0.0	5	6	83.3	75.2	2	1	0	0	+3
13	Bogdan Bogdanović B. Bogdanović	19	4/19/2022	ATL	@	MIA	12	3	1	0	0	8	12	66.7	3	6	50.0	0	0		79.2	1	2	0	1	+1
14	Chris Paul C. Paul	19	4/17/2022	PHX	vs	NOP	12	0	2	1	0	7	8	87.5	3	4	75.0	2	2	100.0	107.0	0	0	0	1	+3
15	Chris Paul C. Paul	19	6/30/2021	PHX	@	LAC	10	2	2	2	0	7	9	77.8	3	3	100.0	2	2	100.0	96.2	0	2	0	1	+10
16	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	18	5/5/2025	DEN	@	OKC	10	2	1	0	1	4	6	66.7	2	3	66.7	8	10	80.0	86.5	0	2	1	1	+10
17	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	18	5/3/2024	CLE	@	ORL	12	2	0	0	0	7	13	53.8	2	4	50.0	2	2	100.0	64.8	1	1	2	2	-12
18	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	18	4/26/2024	MIN	@	PHX	12	1	1	0	0	5	7	71.4	0	1	0.0	8	8	100.0	85.6	0	1	1	0	-6
19	Stephen Curry S. Curry	18	5/9/2022	GSW	vs	MEM	9	2	1	0	0	4	7	57.1	2	4	50.0	8	9	88.9	82.1	0	2	0	1	+10
20	Ja Morant J. Morant	18	5/3/2022	MEM	vs	GSW	9	1	1	1	0	6	11	54.5	1	3	33.3	5	5	100.0	68.2	0	1	0	1	+8
21	De'Andre Hunter D. Hunter	18	4/26/2022	ATL	@	MIA	11	2	0	2	0	6	8	75.0	2	4	50.0	4	5	80.0	88.2	0	2	0	2	+8
22	Ja Morant J. Morant	18	4/26/2022	MEM	vs	MIN	12	2	0	0	0	4	9	44.4	1	1	100.0	9	10	90.0	67.2	0	2	0	0	+13
23	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	18	4/17/2022	BKN	@	BOS	12	2	2	0	0	7	9	77.8	4	5	80.0	0	0		100.0	0	2	0	2	+10
24	Trae Young T. Young	18	6/2/2021	ATL	@	NYK	10	0	1	0	0	5	8	62.5	2	4	50.0	6	7	85.7	81.2	0	0	2	0	+5
25	Alec Burks A. Burks	18	5/23/2021	NYK	vs	ATL	12	0	0	0	0	5	8	62.5	2	3	66.7	6	7	85.7	81.2	0	0	0	1	-4