most points in a conference semi final game before turning 23

Kobe Bryant has dropped the most points by a player younger than 23 in a Conference Semifinals game, with 48 points versus the Kings on May 13, 2001.

Interpreted as:

most points in a conference semi final game before turning 23 years old by a player

	NAME	PTS	AGE	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	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	48	22-263	5/13/2001	2000-01	Conference Semifinals	LAL	@	SAC	48	16	3	2	1	15	29	51.7	1	1	100.0	17	19	89.5	64.2	9	7	2	2	+6
2	Ja Morant J. Morant	47	22-266	5/3/2022	2021-22	Conference Semifinals	MEM	vs	GSW	41	8	8	3	0	15	31	48.4	5	12	41.7	12	13	92.3	64.0	2	6	2	2	+13
3	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	44	22-281	5/12/2024	2023-24	Conference Semifinals	MIN	vs	DEN	45	5	5	2	1	16	25	64.0	5	8	62.5	7	8	87.5	77.1	0	5	3	2	+5
4	Derrick Rose D. Rose	44	22-214	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
5	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	44	22-193	4/6/1974	1973-74	Conference Semifinals	BUF	vs	BOS	48	16	1			21	40	52.5				2	2	100.0	53.8				5
6	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	43	22-273	5/4/2024	2023-24	Conference Semifinals	MIN	@	DEN	42	7	3	1	2	17	29	58.6	3	7	42.9	6	6	100.0	68.0	2	5	1	1	+10
7	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	42	22-329	5/14/2001	2000-01	Conference Semifinals	DAL	@	SAS	47	18	2	6	1	14	24	58.3	0	1	0.0	14	18	77.8	65.8	6	12	3	2	-18
8	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	40	22-178	5/9/2011	2010-11	Conference Semifinals	OKC	@	MEM	51	5	5	3	2	15	33	45.5	0	2	0.0	10	11	90.9	52.9	1	4	3	5	+12
9	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	40	22-174	5/9/2005	2004-05	Conference Semifinals	PHX	vs	DAL	38	16	0	1	2	13	21	61.9	0	0		14	17	82.4	70.2	6	10	2	4	+17
10	David Thompson D. Thompson	40	22-285	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
11	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	40	22-199	4/12/1974	1973-74	Conference Semifinals	BUF	vs	BOS	48	15	2			15	32	46.9				10	13	76.9	53.0				6
12	Trae Young T. Young	39	22-270	6/16/2021	2020-21	Conference Semifinals	ATL	@	PHI	40	1	7	3	0	10	23	43.5	2	6	33.3	17	19	89.5	62.2	1	0	2	4	-6
13	Kevin Durant K. Durant	39	22-228	5/15/2011	2010-11	Conference Semifinals	OKC	vs	MEM	39	9	2	0	3	13	25	52.0	4	9	44.4	9	9	100.0	67.3	1	8	2	2	+18
14	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	38	22-190	4/3/1974	1973-74	Conference Semifinals	BUF	@	BOS	44	13	2			16	26	61.5				6	6	100.0	66.3				4
15	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	37	22-178	5/13/2005	2004-05	Conference Semifinals	PHX	@	DAL	46	14	0	0	5	13	24	54.2	0	0		11	15	73.3	60.5	8	6	3	3	+21
16	LeBron James L. James	36	22-129	5/8/2007	2006-07	Conference Semifinals	CLE	vs	NJN	46	1	12	3	0	12	24	50.0	3	7	42.9	9	13	69.2	60.6	0	1	2	2	+8
17	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	36	22-261	5/11/2001	2000-01	Conference Semifinals	LAL	@	SAC	39	7	4	2	0	10	22	45.5	0	1	0.0	16	19	84.2	59.3	0	7	5	4	+28
18	Trae Young T. Young	35	22-260	6/6/2021	2020-21	Conference Semifinals	ATL	@	PHI	39	2	10	2	0	11	23	47.8	4	11	36.4	9	9	100.0	64.9	0	2	4	3	-11
19	Kevin Durant K. Durant	35	22-222	5/9/2011	2010-11	Conference Semifinals	OKC	@	MEM	57	13	1	4	0	9	20	45.0	1	6	16.7	16	18	88.9	62.7	3	10	5	2	+15
20	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	35	22-074	4/23/1978	1977-78	Conference Semifinals	MIL	vs	DEN	39	10	1	0	4	16	21	76.2				3	6	50.0	74.0	3	7	0	0
21	Ja Morant J. Morant	34	22-270	5/7/2022	2021-22	Conference Semifinals	MEM	@	GSW	36	3	7	3	0	13	21	61.9	4	7	57.1	4	5	80.0	73.3	1	2	2	1	-6
22	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	34	21-181	5/4/2022	2021-22	Conference Semifinals	PHI	@	MIA	43	3	1	2	0	12	22	54.5	1	4	25.0	9	11	81.8	63.3	1	2	0	1	-10
23	Ja Morant J. Morant	34	22-264	5/1/2022	2021-22	Conference Semifinals	MEM	vs	GSW	38	9	10	3	0	14	31	45.2	4	11	36.4	2	3	66.7	52.6	0	9	3	3	-1
24	Trae Young T. Young	34	22-272	6/18/2021	2020-21	Conference Semifinals	ATL	vs	PHI	40	5	12	3	0	13	30	43.3	5	10	50.0	3	5	60.0	52.8	0	5	4	4	+7
25	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	34	22-182	9/1/2020	2019-20	Conference Semifinals	BOS	@	TOR	42	8	6	1	0	8	17	47.1	4	7	57.1	14	14	100.0	73.4	0	8	4	1	+5