most points in a game in 2004 nba playoffs

Kobe Bryant put up the most points in a 2004 playoff game, with 42 points against the Spurs on May 11, 2004.

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most points by a player in a game in 2004 NBA playoffs
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
42
5/11/2004
LAL LAL
vs
SAS SAS
45
6
5
3
1
15
27
55.6
2
4
50.0
10
13
76.9
64.2
0
6
0
2
+10
2Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
40
5/4/2004
MIN MIN
vs
SAC SAC
42
3
5
1
0
15
25
60.0
7
11
63.6
3
3
100.0
76.0
1
2
4
2
-2
3Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
40
4/18/2004
MIN MIN
vs
DEN DEN
42
3
3
0
0
16
24
66.7
5
6
83.3
3
3
100.0
79.0
2
1
4
2
+18
4Jermaine O'Neal
J. O'Neal
37
5/12/2004
IND IND
@
MIA MIA
39
6
0
1
1
14
24
58.3
0
0
9
12
75.0
63.2
2
4
2
5
-11
5Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
36
6/13/2004
LAL LAL
@
DET DET
47
20
2
0
1
16
21
76.2
0
0
4
11
36.4
69.7
3
17
2
4
-8
6Mike Bibby
M. Bibby
36
4/29/2004
SAC SAC
vs
DAL DAL
44
4
8
5
0
14
23
60.9
6
8
75.0
2
2
100.0
75.4
0
4
3
3
+4
7Kenyon Martin
K. Martin
36
4/25/2004
NJN NJN
@
NYK NYK
42
13
2
1
1
13
19
68.4
0
0
10
13
76.9
72.8
2
11
1
5
+18
8Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
36
4/19/2004
LAL LAL
vs
HOU HOU
45
4
4
1
0
9
20
45.0
2
6
33.3
16
17
94.1
65.5
0
4
1
3
+17
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
34
6/6/2004
LAL LAL
vs
DET DET
45
11
1
0
1
13
16
81.3
0
0
8
12
66.7
79.9
5
6
6
4
-8
10Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
34
5/14/2004
MIN MIN
vs
SAC SAC
43
7
6
1
0
13
21
61.9
3
7
42.9
5
6
83.3
71.9
0
7
4
3
+14
11Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
33
6/8/2004
LAL LAL
vs
DET DET
49
4
7
2
0
14
27
51.9
1
5
20.0
4
5
80.0
56.5
0
4
5
5
+7
12Richard Hamilton
R. Hamilton
33
5/30/2004
DET DET
@
IND IND
43
3
3
1
1
12
22
54.5
1
2
50.0
8
8
100.0
64.7
0
3
1
0
+21
13Mike Bibby
M. Bibby
33
5/4/2004
SAC SAC
@
MIN MIN
45
7
7
4
1
10
21
47.6
3
8
37.5
10
12
83.3
62.8
3
4
3
3
+3
14Baron Davis
B. Davis
33
4/30/2004
NOH NOH
@
MIA MIA
43
4
7
1
0
11
18
61.1
3
8
37.5
8
10
80.0
73.7
2
2
4
4
-1
15Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
32
5/19/2004
MIN MIN
vs
SAC SAC
46
21
2
4
5
12
23
52.2
1
1
100.0
7
11
63.6
57.5
1
20
2
1
+1
16Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
32
5/5/2004
LAL LAL
@
SAS SAS
44
15
1
0
1
15
21
71.4
0
0
2
7
28.6
66.4
6
9
3
4
-3
17Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
32
4/18/2004
DAL DAL
@
SAC SAC
43
13
3
3
5
12
19
63.2
4
6
66.7
4
4
100.0
77.1
0
13
1
5
-14
18Richard Hamilton
R. Hamilton
31
6/10/2004
DET DET
vs
LAL LAL
43
6
3
2
0
11
22
50.0
2
4
50.0
7
7
100.0
61.8
3
3
3
1
+15
19Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
31
5/27/2004
LAL LAL
vs
MIN MIN
41
8
4
1
1
10
24
41.7
2
8
25.0
9
10
90.0
54.6
2
6
4
3
+4
20Chauncey Billups
C. Billups
31
5/14/2004
DET DET
vs
NJN NJN
55
10
8
3
0
9
29
31.0
3
11
27.3
10
12
83.3
45.2
3
7
3
4
-9
21Richard Jefferson
R. Jefferson
31
5/14/2004
NJN NJN
@
DET DET
53
11
4
2
2
8
15
53.3
2
5
40.0
13
18
72.2
67.6
1
10
6
5
+9
22Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
31
5/2/2004
LAL LAL
@
SAS SAS
45
10
4
2
0
10
26
38.5
2
6
33.3
9
10
90.0
51.0
2
8
4
1
-7
23Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
31
4/29/2004
DAL DAL
@
SAC SAC
48
14
0
1
4
11
23
47.8
2
2
100.0
7
7
100.0
59.4
5
9
3
4
-1
24Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
31
4/28/2004
LAL LAL
vs
HOU HOU
41
6
10
3
0
12
21
57.1
1
4
25.0
6
6
100.0
65.6
1
5
1
3
+23
25Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
31
4/25/2004
NYK NYK
vs
NJN NJN
45
3
7
3
0
11
26
42.3
2
7
28.6
7
11
63.6
50.3
1
2
4
3
-9

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1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
16
5
.762
4.5
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
.714
5.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/7
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Wed
12/10
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Thu
12/18
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Tue
12/23
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

16 - 5

123

Final

120

TOR Raptors

15 - 8

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1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
16
5
.762
4.5
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
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6
.714
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
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8
.636
7.0
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.773
2
Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
3
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.652
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4
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5
Celtics Celtics
13
9
.591
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6
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/6
CHA CHA
@
MIA MIA
108-126
Thu
11/6
UTA UTA
@
MIN MIN
97-137
Thu
11/6
OKC OKC
@
SAC SAC
132-101
Thu
11/6
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
104-129
Fri
11/7
DAL DAL
@
WAS WAS
111-105

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
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DAL DAL
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Sat
12/6
NOP NOP
@
BKN BKN
5:00 PM
Sat
12/6
ATL ATL
@
WAS WAS
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Sat
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GSW GSW
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CLE CLE
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MIL MIL
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DET DET
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