most points in a game by a 2nd year starter player in a playoff game

Michael Jordan posted the most points by a player as a starter in a playoff game in his 2nd playoff, with 63 points in Game 2 of the 1986 First Round versus the Celtics.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
63
4/20/1986
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
53
5
6
3
2
22
41
53.7
0
0
19
21
90.5
62.7
1
4
4
4
2Jamal Murray
J. Murray
50
8/30/2020
DEN DEN
@
UTA UTA
43
5
6
0
0
17
24
70.8
9
12
75.0
7
9
77.8
89.4
1
4
5
5
+12
3Jamal Murray
J. Murray
50
8/23/2020
DEN DEN
@
UTA UTA
43
11
7
0
1
18
31
58.1
9
15
60.0
5
5
100.0
75.3
4
7
0
2
+5
4Vince Carter
V. Carter
50
5/11/2001
TOR TOR
vs
PHI PHI
45
6
7
1
4
19
29
65.5
9
13
69.2
3
3
100.0
82.5
3
3
1
3
+24
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
49
4/17/1986
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
43
4
2
2
1
18
36
50.0
0
0
13
15
86.7
57.5
0
4
5
3
6LeBron James
L. James
48
5/31/2007
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
50
9
7
2
0
18
33
54.5
2
3
66.7
10
14
71.4
61.3
3
6
2
3
+2
7Ja Morant
J. Morant
47
5/3/2022
MEM MEM
vs
GSW 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
8Anthony Davis
A. Davis
47
4/21/2018
NOP NOP
vs
POR POR
39
10
1
0
3
15
23
65.2
2
4
50.0
15
17
88.2
77.1
4
6
2
4
+15
9Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
46
6/6/2021
DAL DAL
@
LAC LAC
45
7
14
0
0
17
30
56.7
5
11
45.5
7
11
63.6
66.0
0
7
6
3
-9
10Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
44
5/28/2021
DAL DAL
vs
LAC LAC
39
9
9
1
0
15
28
53.6
7
13
53.8
7
13
53.8
65.2
2
7
5
2
+3
11Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
44
5/3/2006
WAS WAS
@
CLE CLE
53
5
4
1
0
14
24
58.3
6
9
66.7
10
10
100.0
77.5
1
4
3
4
+1
12Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
43
4/18/1985
DAL DAL
vs
POR POR
51
10
6
1
1
19
33
57.6
0
0
5
5
100.0
61.1
4
6
3
2
13Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
42
6/2/2021
DAL DAL
@
LAC LAC
43
8
14
1
0
17
37
45.9
6
12
50.0
2
3
66.7
54.8
1
7
4
2
+15
14Jamal Murray
J. Murray
42
8/25/2020
DEN DEN
vs
UTA UTA
41
8
8
1
0
17
26
65.4
4
8
50.0
4
4
100.0
75.6
3
5
0
3
+20
15Isaiah Thomas
I. Thomas
42
4/22/2016
BOS BOS
vs
ATL ATL
37
4
1
1
0
12
24
50.0
5
12
41.7
13
15
86.7
68.6
1
3
1
2
+3
16Jason Richardson
J. Richardson
42
4/22/2010
PHX PHX
@
POR POR
37
8
2
3
0
13
19
68.4
8
12
66.7
8
10
80.0
89.7
2
6
0
3
+15
17Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
42
6/1/2005
PHX PHX
vs
SAS SAS
46
16
2
1
4
16
32
50.0
0
1
0.0
10
11
90.9
57.0
7
9
3
4
-2
18Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
42
5/14/2005
MIA MIA
@
WAS WAS
42
7
4
2
1
13
22
59.1
0
0
16
17
94.1
71.2
3
4
6
5
+1
19Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
42
4/28/2001
ORL ORL
vs
MIL MIL
50
8
10
3
2
14
32
43.8
0
2
0.0
14
18
77.8
52.6
0
8
2
3
+12
20Rex Chapman
R. Chapman
42
4/25/1997
PHX PHX
@
SEA SEA
41
4
2
0
0
12
22
54.5
9
17
52.9
9
12
75.0
77.0
1
3
2
1
+5
21Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
42
4/30/1988
HOU HOU
@
DAL DAL
44
3
9
1
0
16
22
72.7
1
1
100.0
9
10
90.0
79.5
1
2
2
2
22Jim McMillian
J. McMillian
42
4/12/1972
LAL LAL
vs
MIL MIL
43
7
2
16
25
64.0
10
14
71.4
67.4
2
23Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
41
4/19/2023
MIN MIN
@
DEN DEN
42
2
4
2
3
14
23
60.9
6
10
60.0
7
8
87.5
77.3
1
1
1
4
-3
24Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
41
4/18/2022
DAL DAL
vs
UTA UTA
42
8
5
2
0
15
25
60.0
6
10
60.0
5
7
71.4
73.0
0
8
0
0
+15
25Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
41
6/13/2016
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
40
3
6
2
1
17
24
70.8
5
7
71.4
2
2
100.0
82.4
0
3
4
4
+20
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