John Havlicek had the most points in a 1972 playoff game, with 43 points against the Hawks on March 31, 1972.
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most points by a player in a game 1972 playoffs| 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 |  | J. Havlicek | 43 | 3/31/1972 | @ | 48 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 66.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | J. McMillian | 42 | 4/12/1972 | vs | 43 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 67.4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | L. Hudson | 41 | 3/31/1972 | vs | 46 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 48.4 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 56.5 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 40 | 4/12/1972 | @ | 48 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 61.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 |  | A. Clark | 38 | 3/31/1972 | vs | 50 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 46.9 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 53.5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 37 | 4/22/1972 | vs | 48 | 25 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 43.2 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 47.2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 7 |  | P. Maravich | 37 | 4/9/1972 | vs | 43 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 52.2 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 59.8 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | P. Maravich | 37 | 4/2/1972 | @ | 42 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 42.9 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 54.2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 9 |  | J. West | 37 | 3/30/1972 | vs | 40 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 58.3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 10 |  | W. Frazier | 36 | 4/13/1972 | @ | 42 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 76.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 11 | | P. Maravich | 36 | 4/4/1972 | vs | 37 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 16 | 20 | 80.0 | 75.6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | A. Clark | 35 | 4/4/1972 | vs | 45 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 65.5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 13 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 33 | 4/14/1972 | vs | 48 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 40.5 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 41.6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 14 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 33 | 4/9/1972 | @ | 47 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 56.7 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 15 | | J. Havlicek | 32 | 4/23/1972 | vs | 48 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 42.9 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 57.1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 16 |  | J. Jo White | 32 | 4/4/1972 | @ | 36 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 0 | 0 | 61.5 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | | G. Goodrich | 32 | 3/30/1972 | vs | 40 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 62.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 18 |  | N. Thurmond | 32 | 3/30/1972 | @ | 45 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 58.1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | J. Havlicek | 32 | 3/29/1972 | vs | 44 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 60.3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 20 | | G. Goodrich | 32 | 3/28/1972 | vs | 43 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 58.4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | W. Frazier | 31 | 5/7/1972 | @ | 47 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 58.2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | G. Goodrich | 31 | 4/30/1972 | vs | 40 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 78.4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 23 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 31 | 4/16/1972 | vs | 41 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 42.4 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 44.0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 24 | | A. Clark | 31 | 4/11/1972 | @ | 47 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 68.2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 25 |  | B. Dandridge | 31 | 4/4/1972 | @ | 45 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 63.6 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 66.5 | 5 | |||||||||||
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