most points in a first half before 2017 in the playoffs

Before 2016-17, Klay Thompson, Paul Millsap and Blake Griffin were tied for the most points in the playoffs, with 26 points.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a first half before 2017 in the playoffs

	NAME	PTS	HALF	DATE	TM		OPP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	26	1H	6/13/2016	GSW	vs	CLE	2	0	0	0	8	12	66.7	6	8	75.0	4	4	100.0	94.5	0	2	1	0
2	Paul Millsap P. Millsap	26	1H	4/24/2016	ATL	@	BOS	8	1	2	1	11	16	68.8	3	4	75.0	1	1	100.0	79.1	3	5	2	2
3	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	26	1H	5/6/2015	LAC	@	HOU	5	3	0	1	11	14	78.6	0	0		4	4	100.0	82.5	0	5	0	0
4	LeBron James L. James	25	1H	6/13/2016	CLE	@	GSW	9	1	2	1	10	18	55.6	2	4	50.0	3	5	60.0	61.9	4	5	1	1
5	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	25	1H	5/7/2016	POR	vs	GSW	3	3	0	0	8	13	61.5	5	7	71.4	4	4	100.0	84.7	2	1	1	1
6	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	25	1H	4/30/2016	SAS	vs	OKC	3	1	0	2	12	16	75.0	0	0		1	1	100.0	76.0	0	3	2	0
7	James Harden J. Harden	25	1H	4/27/2016	HOU	@	GSW	4	1	0	0	8	12	66.7	2	4	50.0	7	7	100.0	82.9	2	2	5	0
8	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	24	1H	5/7/2016	GSW	@	POR	0	0	1	0	9	17	52.9	4	7	57.1	2	2	100.0	67.1	0	0	1	1
9	Stephen Curry S. Curry	24	1H	4/16/2016	GSW	vs	HOU	6	1	3	0	8	13	61.5	5	7	71.4	3	3	100.0	83.8	1	5	3	1
10	LeBron James L. James	24	1H	5/12/2015	CLE	vs	CHI	5	1	1	0	10	12	83.3	0	1	0.0	4	5	80.0	84.5	1	4	0	1
11	Kevin Durant K. Durant	23	1H	5/22/2016	OKC	vs	GSW	6	1	0	2	6	10	60.0	1	3	33.3	10	10	100.0	79.9	1	5	1	2
12	Kevin Durant K. Durant	23	1H	5/18/2016	OKC	@	GSW	4	0	1	0	9	13	69.2	2	3	66.7	3	3	100.0	80.3	1	3	5	1
13	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	23	1H	4/25/2015	CHI	@	MIL	3	2	2	1	8	12	66.7	3	5	60.0	4	4	100.0	83.6	0	3	2	1
14	Draymond Green D. Green	22	1H	6/19/2016	GSW	vs	CLE	6	5	2	0	8	10	80.0	5	5	100.0	1	1	100.0	105.4	0	6	2	0
15	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	22	1H	5/2/2016	SAS	vs	OKC	1	2	0	1	9	11	81.8	0	0		4	4	100.0	86.2	0	1	0	0
16	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	22	1H	5/1/2016	GSW	vs	POR	3	3	1	0	9	16	56.3	4	8	50.0	0	0		68.8	1	2	2	0
17	Jamal Crawford J. Crawford	22	1H	4/29/2016	LAC	@	POR	0	0	2	0	7	10	70.0	0	1	0.0	8	9	88.9	78.8	0	0	3	1
18	Paul George P. George	22	1H	4/26/2016	IND	@	TOR	1	5	1	1	7	10	70.0	4	6	66.7	4	4	100.0	93.5	0	1	1	0
19	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	22	1H	5/14/2015	LAC	vs	HOU	5	1	1	0	9	12	75.0	1	1	100.0	3	5	60.0	77.5	0	5	1	1
20	LeBron James L. James	22	1H	5/6/2015	CLE	vs	CHI	5	3	0	1	9	18	50.0	0	1	0.0	4	5	80.0	54.5	2	3	1	1
21	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	22	1H	4/24/2015	TOR	@	WAS	1	2	0	0	8	15	53.3	3	4	75.0	3	3	100.0	67.4	0	1	1	0
22	LeBron James L. James	21	1H	5/27/2016	CLE	@	TOR	3	3	1	2	8	15	53.3	3	4	75.0	2	3	66.7	64.3	1	2	3	1
23	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	21	1H	5/24/2016	OKC	vs	GSW	5	9	1	0	7	13	53.8	3	5	60.0	4	4	100.0	71.1	3	2	5	1
24	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	21	1H	5/21/2016	TOR	vs	CLE	1	2	0	0	8	14	57.1	0	0		5	6	83.3	63.1	0	1	0	0
25	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	21	1H	5/11/2016	POR	@	GSW	4	3	1	0	5	12	41.7	2	4	50.0	9	9	100.0	65.8	1	3	3	1