Rick Barry dropped the most points by a player in a playoff game in his first playoff, with 55 points in Game 3 of the 1967 NBA Finals against the 76ers.
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most points by a player in a first playoffs game| 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 |  | R. Barry | 55 | 4/18/1967 | vs | 46 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 48 | 45.8 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 48.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 3/14/1960 | vs | 47 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 42 | 57.1 | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 54.0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | S. Floyd | 51 | 5/10/1987 | vs | 44 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 79.3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 4 | | W. Chamberlain | 50 | 3/22/1960 | @ | 46 | 35 | 2 | 22 | 42 | 52.4 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 51.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 |  | T. Young | 48 | 6/23/2021 | @ | 41 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 34 | 50.0 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 61.1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | +10 | ||
| 6 |  | D. Booker | 47 | 6/3/2021 | @ | 46 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 90.5 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | +10 | ||
| 7 |  | J. Morant | 47 | 5/26/2021 | @ | 43 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 67.5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -6 | ||
| 8 | | R. Barry | 47 | 4/1/1967 | vs | 45 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 44.7 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 53.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 9 |  | P. Pierce | 46 | 5/3/2002 | vs | 44 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 81.9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +27 | ||
| 10 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 46 | 4/3/1970 | vs | 47 | 25 | 2 | 18 | 36 | 50.0 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 54.0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 11 |  | L. James | 45 | 5/3/2006 | vs | 46 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 72.8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | ||
| 12 |  | S. Curry | 44 | 5/6/2013 | @ | 58 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 35 | 51.4 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 61.3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 13 |  | B. McAdoo | 44 | 4/6/1974 | vs | 48 | 16 | 1 | 21 | 40 | 52.5 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 53.8 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 14 |  | D. Bing | 44 | 4/1/1968 | vs | 46 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 38 | 50.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 53.6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 15 | | R. Barry | 44 | 4/24/1967 | vs | 44 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 38 | 42.1 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 50.3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 16 |  | L. Dončić | 43 | 8/23/2020 | vs | 46 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 64.8 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | +11 | ||
| 17 |  | N. Jokić | 43 | 4/25/2019 | @ | 38 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 67.7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | -11 | ||
| 18 | | R. Barry | 43 | 4/20/1967 | vs | 45 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 41 | 41.5 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 46.5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | D. Booker | 42 | 7/14/2021 | @ | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 65.7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | L. Dončić | 42 | 8/17/2020 | @ | 38 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 76.1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 4 | -14 | ||
| 21 |  | B. Roy | 42 | 4/21/2009 | vs | 42 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 65.1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +5 | ||
| 22 |  | D. Nowitzki | 42 | 5/14/2001 | @ | 47 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 65.8 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | -18 | ||
| 23 |  | X. McDaniel | 42 | 5/23/1987 | vs | 39 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 29 | 69.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 70.3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 24 |  | M. Johnson | 42 | 5/16/1980 | @ | 47 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 72.0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 25 | | W. Chamberlain | 42 | 3/16/1960 | @ | 48 | 29 | 1 | 17 | 35 | 48.6 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 51.0 | 2 | |||||||||||
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