Michael Jordan posted the most points in a 1996 playoff game, with 46 points against the Knicks on May 11, 1996.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a game in 1996 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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	46	5/11/1996	CHI	@	NYK	51	4	2	2	0	17	35	48.6	2	5	40.0	10	13	76.9	56.5	3	1	4	2
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	5/27/1996	CHI	@	ORL	44	3	5	1	1	16	23	69.6	3	4	75.0	10	14	71.4	77.2	2	1	4	5
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	44	5/5/1996	CHI	vs	NYK	41	5	2	0	0	17	35	48.6	1	5	20.0	9	9	100.0	56.5	1	4	1	4
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	41	5/8/1996	ORL	vs	ATL	36	13	6	0	1	18	28	64.3	0	0		5	11	45.5	62.4	9	4	2	2
5	David Robinson D. Robinson	40	4/28/1996	SAS	vs	PHX	42	21	1	2	3	14	25	56.0	0	0		12	16	75.0	62.4	4	17	1	4
6	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	38	5/19/1996	ORL	@	CHI	40	3	3	3	0	15	21	71.4	4	6	66.7	4	7	57.1	78.9	1	2	4	1
7	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	37	4/28/1996	SAC	@	SEA	48	4	4	2	0	13	22	59.1	3	10	30.0	8	9	88.9	71.3	1	3	7	3
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	36	6/9/1996	CHI	@	SEA	41	3	5	2	0	11	23	47.8	3	4	75.0	11	11	100.0	64.7	2	1	3	1
9	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	36	5/21/1996	ORL	@	CHI	44	16	4	1	1	16	22	72.7	0	0		4	8	50.0	70.5	7	9	6	2
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35	5/21/1996	CHI	vs	ORL	43	5	6	4	1	9	21	42.9	2	4	50.0	15	16	93.8	62.4	1	4	2	2
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35	5/14/1996	CHI	vs	NYK	43	2	5	2	0	13	29	44.8	1	2	50.0	8	9	88.9	53.1	1	1	2	5
12	Steve Smith S. Smith	35	5/13/1996	ATL	vs	ORL	45	6	2	2	2	12	31	38.7	7	14	50.0	4	6	66.7	52.0	4	2	0	2
13	Karl Malone K. Malone	35	4/29/1996	UTA	@	POR	47	10	4	1	0	13	30	43.3	0	0		9	12	75.0	49.6	1	9	4	5
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35	4/26/1996	CHI	vs	MIA	38	4	2	1	1	13	22	59.1	0	1	0.0	9	12	75.0	64.1	2	2	4	5
15	Allan Houston A. Houston	33	4/30/1996	DET	vs	ORL	48	1	1	0	0	11	25	44.0	2	8	25.0	9	10	90.0	56.1	0	1	5	5
16	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	33	4/25/1996	HOU	@	LAL	42	8	2	5	1	14	26	53.8	0	0		5	7	71.4	56.7	1	7	4	4
17	Karl Malone K. Malone	33	4/25/1996	UTA	vs	POR	41	9	1	2	1	14	21	66.7	0	0		5	15	33.3	59.8	1	8	3	3
18	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	32	6/5/1996	SEA	@	CHI	41	8	2	2	1	9	14	64.3	0	0		14	16	87.5	76.0	5	3	7	6
19	Karl Malone K. Malone	32	5/30/1996	UTA	vs	SEA	39	10	7	4	0	13	22	59.1	0	0		6	9	66.7	61.6	2	8	1	2
20	Karl Malone K. Malone	32	5/20/1996	UTA	@	SEA	44	13	3	2	0	10	23	43.5	0	0		12	16	75.0	53.3	7	6	0	2
21	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	32	5/12/1996	SEA	@	HOU	44	15	0	0	3	13	19	68.4	0	1	0.0	6	7	85.7	72.5	4	11	4	5
22	Karl Malone K. Malone	32	5/11/1996	UTA	vs	SAS	33	11	6	1	1	14	24	58.3	0	1	0.0	4	7	57.1	59.1	5	6	0	2
23	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	32	5/8/1996	ORL	vs	ATL	36	6	6	2	0	12	19	63.2	2	3	66.7	6	9	66.7	69.7	3	3	2	4
24	Gary Payton G. Payton	31	5/28/1996	SEA	vs	UTA	46	5	6	2	0	11	17	64.7	4	6	66.7	5	8	62.5	75.5	1	4	5	5
25	John Starks J. Starks	30	5/11/1996	NYK	vs	CHI	43	4	6	3	0	11	18	61.1	5	8	62.5	3	5	60.0	74.3	0	4	3	5

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