most points in a game with only one 3 pointer in the playoffs

Michael Jordan has dropped the most points with 1 or fewer three-pointer in a playoff game, with 63 points in Game 2 of the 1986 First Round against the Celtics.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a game with only one 3 pointer in the playoffs
NAMEPTS3PMDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
63
0
4/20/1986
@
53
5
6
3
2
22
41
53.7
0
19
21
90.5
62.7
1
4
4
4
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
56
0
4/29/1992
@
43
5
5
4
2
20
30
66.7
0
16
18
88.9
73.8
1
4
2
3
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
55
1
4/27/1997
vs
44
7
2
2
0
22
35
62.9
2
50.0
10
10
100.0
69.8
3
4
2
3
+10
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
55
0
6/16/1993
vs
46
8
4
0
0
21
37
56.8
1
0.0
13
18
72.2
61.2
1
7
1
3
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
55
0
5/1/1988
vs
44
6
3
4
1
24
45
53.3
0
7
7
100.0
57.2
3
3
1
4
6Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
50
1
7/20/2021
vs
42
14
2
0
5
16
25
64.0
3
33.3
17
19
89.5
74.9
4
10
6
2
+10
7Karl Malone
K. Malone
50
1
4/22/2000
vs
43
12
0
3
1
18
32
56.3
1
100.0
13
14
92.9
65.5
3
9
1
2
+12
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
50
0
5/5/1989
vs
43
3
4
3
0
14
28
50.0
1
0.0
22
27
81.5
62.7
0
3
1
6
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
50
0
4/28/1988
vs
44
7
2
2
2
19
35
54.3
0
12
12
100.0
62.1
1
6
5
3
10Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
50
0
4/19/1986
vs
43
5
3
1
0
19
28
67.9
0
12
15
80.0
72.3
0
5
6
2
11Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
49
0
5/14/1987
@
53
25
2
2
6
19
33
57.6
0
11
13
84.6
63.3
11
14
2
4
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
49
0
4/17/1986
@
43
4
2
2
1
18
36
50.0
0
13
15
86.7
57.5
0
4
5
3
13Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
48
1
5/6/2025
vs
36
5
9
4
1
15
30
50.0
7
14.3
17
21
81.0
61.2
2
3
5
4
+13
14Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
48
0
5/17/2011
vs
41
6
4
0
4
12
15
80.0
0
24
24
100.0
93.9
0
6
2
3
+12
15Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
48
1
5/13/2001
@
48
16
3
2
1
15
29
51.7
1
100.0
17
19
89.5
64.2
9
7
2
2
+6
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
48
1
4/28/1995
@
47
9
8
1
1
18
32
56.3
4
25.0
11
11
100.0
65.1
1
8
3
1
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
48
1
5/1/1990
@
46
9
5
1
2
20
35
57.1
5
20.0
7
9
77.8
61.6
2
7
5
4
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
47
0
5/14/1989
vs
42
11
6
1
2
12
18
66.7
1
0.0
23
28
82.1
77.5
0
11
6
3
19Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
47
1
5/22/1988
@
43
5
3
0
0
19
33
57.6
2
50.0
8
9
88.9
63.6
2
3
0
0
20Dwight Howard
D. Howard
46
0
4/16/2011
vs
46
19
1
0
1
16
23
69.6
1
0.0
14
22
63.6
70.4
6
13
8
5
-10
21Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
46
0
4/23/2000
vs
46
17
1
2
5
21
33
63.6
0
4
5
80.0
65.3
7
10
2
5
+16
22Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
46
0
4/25/1997
vs
35
11
2
1
2
17
27
63.0
0
12
18
66.7
65.9
3
8
1
3
+23
23Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
46
1
5/20/1995
vs
42
3
10
1
1
12
26
46.2
2
50.0
21
22
95.5
64.5
1
2
1
3
24Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
46
1
5/1/1994
vs
40
8
4
4
6
16
30
53.3
2
50.0
13
18
72.2
60.7
2
6
3
3
25Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
46
0
4/24/1992
vs
41
11
9
3
1
21
34
61.8
0
4
4
100.0
64.3
1
10
5
4
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