Michael Jordan has posted the most points in a game on May 31, with 54 points in Game 4 of the 1993 Eastern Conference Finals against the Knicks.
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most points by a player in a game may 31| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | M. Jordan | 54 | 5/31/1993 | vs | 39 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 74.7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 2 |  | L. James | 51 | 5/31/2018 | @ | 48 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 32 | 59.4 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 69.2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -13 | ||
| 3 | | L. James | 48 | 5/31/2007 | @ | 50 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 33 | 54.5 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 61.3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +2 | ||
| 4 |  | S. O'Neal | 41 | 5/31/2002 | vs | 44 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 63.1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 4 | +8 | |||
| 5 |  | J. Hornacek | 36 | 5/31/1990 | vs | 44 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 63.9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 6 |  | S. O'Neal | 35 | 5/31/1995 | vs | 42 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 59.6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 7 |  | R. Westbrook | 34 | 5/31/2014 | vs | 44 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 34.8 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 55.0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | +12 | ||
| 8 |  | P. Siakam | 31 | 5/31/2025 | vs | 36 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 67.9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +25 | ||
| 9 |  | K. Durant | 31 | 5/31/2014 | vs | 52 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 55.2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | -3 | ||
| 10 |  | K. Bryant | 31 | 5/31/2002 | vs | 44 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 62.4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | +3 | |||
| 11 |  | K. Malone | 31 | 5/31/1994 | @ | 45 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 56.2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 12 |  | M. Aguirre | 31 | 5/31/1988 | @ | 39 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 54.3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 13 |  | D. Mitchell | 30 | 5/31/2021 | @ | 35 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 36.4 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 54.1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +3 | ||
| 14 |  | S. Curry | 29 | 5/31/2018 | vs | 46 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 60.7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | +10 | ||
| 15 |  | T. Prince | 29 | 5/31/2006 | vs | 43 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 75.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +17 | ||
| 16 |  | J. Worthy | 29 | 5/31/1984 | @ | 43 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 90.9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 17 |  | R. Hamilton | 28 | 5/31/2005 | vs | 45 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 60.1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +11 | ||
| 18 |  | D. Wade | 28 | 5/31/2005 | @ | 42 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 53.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | ||
| 19 | | M. Jordan | 28 | 5/31/1998 | vs | 42 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 44.3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +8 | |||
| 20 | | J. Worthy | 28 | 5/31/1988 | vs | 34 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 70.9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 21 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 28 | 5/31/1983 | vs | 40 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 72.2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| 22 |  | B. Beal | 27 | 5/31/2021 | vs | 43 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 39.1 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 50.9 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | +8 | ||
| 23 |  | D. Nowitzki | 27 | 5/31/2011 | @ | 40 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 58.0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | -2 | ||
| 24 |  | L. Sprewell | 27 | 5/31/2004 | @ | 44 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 36.4 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 50.3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -3 | ||
| 25 |  | L. Bird | 27 | 5/31/1984 | vs | 49 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 36.4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 47.2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | ||||
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