most points in a first half in a playoff game

Kevin Durant has dropped the most points in the playoffs, with 38 points in Game 6 of the 2019 First Round versus the Clippers.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a first half in a playoff game
NAMEPTSHALFDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kevin Durant
K. Durant
38
1H
4/26/2019
GSW GSW
@
LAC LAC
23
4
3
1
0
12
17
70.6
4
8
50.0
10
10
100.0
88.8
0
4
1
1
+20
2Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
35
1H
4/21/2024
MIL MIL
vs
IND IND
19
3
2
0
0
11
19
57.9
6
10
60.0
7
7
100.0
79.3
0
3
1
0
+16
3Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
34
1H
4/23/2019
POR POR
vs
OKC OKC
24
3
0
1
1
12
18
66.7
6
9
66.7
4
6
66.7
82.4
2
1
4
1
+1
4Devin Booker
D. Booker
33
1H
6/3/2021
PHX PHX
@
LAL LAL
22
6
1
0
0
11
16
68.8
7
8
87.5
4
4
100.0
92.9
0
6
0
2
+18
5Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
32
1H
5/24/2021
POR POR
@
DEN DEN
22
2
4
0
1
9
15
60.0
8
11
72.7
6
6
100.0
90.7
0
2
3
1
-5
6LeBron James
L. James
31
1H
5/22/2023
LAL LAL
vs
DEN DEN
24
4
4
2
0
11
13
84.6
4
4
100.0
5
5
100.0
102.0
1
3
1
1
+14
7Devin Booker
D. Booker
31
1H
4/19/2022
PHX PHX
vs
NOP NOP
17
2
1
0
0
12
18
66.7
7
10
70.0
0
0
86.1
1
1
2
2
+2
8Jamal Murray
J. Murray
30
1H
5/20/2023
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
21
4
1
1
0
13
20
65.0
4
8
50.0
0
0
75.0
0
4
1
1
+9
9Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
30
1H
5/25/2021
LAC LAC
vs
DAL DAL
21
2
2
2
0
10
14
71.4
3
4
75.0
7
8
87.5
85.6
1
1
1
1
0
10Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
29
1H
6/6/2021
DAL DAL
@
LAC LAC
21
3
7
0
0
10
14
71.4
4
6
66.7
5
7
71.4
84.9
0
3
3
1
-2
11LeBron James
L. James
29
1H
9/8/2020
LAL LAL
@
HOU HOU
18
2
3
0
0
10
14
71.4
4
5
80.0
5
8
62.5
82.8
0
2
1
0
-1
12LeBron James
L. James
29
1H
4/18/2018
CLE CLE
vs
IND IND
20
8
4
1
0
12
16
75.0
2
4
50.0
3
5
60.0
79.7
1
7
1
0
+16
13Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
28
1H
5/14/2024
NYK NYK
vs
IND IND
22
2
4
0
0
12
18
66.7
1
3
33.3
3
4
75.0
70.9
0
2
1
2
+20
14Tobias Harris
T. Harris
28
1H
5/23/2021
PHI PHI
vs
WAS WAS
19
3
1
0
0
12
19
63.2
1
3
33.3
3
3
100.0
68.9
0
3
1
0
-5
15Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
28
1H
6/9/2017
CLE CLE
vs
GSW GSW
21
2
4
1
0
11
14
78.6
4
6
66.7
2
3
66.7
91.4
0
2
1
1
+10
16Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
27
1H
5/4/2026
NYK NYK
vs
PHI PHI
19
1
2
0
0
10
14
71.4
3
6
50.0
4
4
100.0
85.7
0
1
0
0
+19
17Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
27
1H
4/29/2026
DET DET
vs
ORL ORL
21
4
1
0
0
8
14
57.1
3
4
75.0
8
8
100.0
77.1
3
1
2
2
+2
18Devin Booker
D. Booker
27
1H
5/5/2023
PHX PHX
vs
DEN DEN
21
4
3
3
0
12
15
80.0
3
5
60.0
0
0
90.0
0
4
2
2
+13
19Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
27
1H
5/15/2022
DAL DAL
@
PHX PHX
18
9
3
1
0
9
12
75.0
4
7
57.1
5
5
100.0
95.1
0
9
1
2
+25
20Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
27
1H
6/10/2021
UTA UTA
vs
LAC LAC
19
2
1
0
0
11
16
68.8
5
8
62.5
0
0
84.4
0
2
1
0
+12
21Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
27
1H
6/2/2021
DAL DAL
@
LAC LAC
21
3
8
0
0
10
19
52.6
5
7
71.4
2
2
100.0
67.9
0
3
2
2
+8
22Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
27
1H
4/27/2019
TOR TOR
vs
PHI PHI
21
7
1
1
0
10
14
71.4
1
2
50.0
6
6
100.0
81.1
0
7
1
2
+13
23Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
27
1H
4/21/2019
GSW GSW
@
LAC LAC
20
0
0
0
0
10
14
71.4
5
6
83.3
2
2
100.0
90.7
0
0
1
1
+10
24Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27
1H
4/18/2019
GSW GSW
@
LAC LAC
18
3
4
1
0
10
15
66.7
0
3
0.0
7
8
87.5
72.9
1
2
4
3
+18
25LeBron James
L. James
27
1H
6/7/2017
CLE CLE
vs
GSW GSW
22
4
3
1
1
11
14
78.6
3
5
60.0
2
3
66.7
88.1
0
4
3
1
+4
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