most points in a game with over 79 percent field goal percentage playoff

Dirk Nowitzki has scored the most points with a field-goal percentage above 79.0 in a playoff game, with 48 points in Game 1 of the 2011 Western Conference Finals versus the Thunder.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a game with over 79 percent field goal percentage playoff
NAME PTS FG% DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
48
80.0
5/17/2011
DAL DAL
vs
OKC OKC
41
6
4
0
4
12
15
0
0
24
24
100.0
93.9
0
6
2
3
+12
2 Devin Booker
D. Booker
47
80.0
5/5/2023
PHX PHX
vs
DEN DEN
42
6
9
3
1
20
25
5
8
62.5
2
2
100.0
90.8
0
6
3
5
+7
3 Terry Porter
T. Porter
41
85.7
5/19/1992
POR POR
vs
UTA UTA
38
6
7
3
0
12
14
4
5
80.0
13
14
92.9
101.7
3
3
1
1
4 Elton Brand
E. Brand
40
81.8
5/8/2006
LAC LAC
@
PHX PHX
42
9
3
0
4
18
22
0
0
4
6
66.7
81.2
5
4
1
2
-2
5 Sam Jones
S. Jones
38
83.3
3/21/1967
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
33
4
4
15
18
8
8
100.0
88.3
3
6 Jermaine O'Neal
J. O'Neal
37
80.0
4/27/2006
IND IND
vs
NJN NJN
41
15
2
1
4
12
15
0
0
13
14
92.9
87.4
4
11
3
3
+26
7 Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
37
81.0
4/26/1985
SAS SAS
vs
DEN DEN
44
8
4
0
1
17
21
0
0
3
4
75.0
81.3
1
7
1
4
8 Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
36
85.7
4/18/2010
DAL DAL
vs
SAS SAS
40
7
1
0
1
12
14
0
0
12
12
100.0
93.4
2
5
1
0
+3
9 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
35
85.7
8/22/2020
MIL MIL
@
ORL ORL
31
11
7
2
1
12
14
2
3
66.7
9
12
75.0
90.8
1
10
2
2
+20
10 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
34
84.6
5/7/2025
OKC OKC
vs
DEN DEN
30
4
8
0
0
11
13
1
2
50.0
11
11
100.0
95.3
2
2
2
3
+51
11 Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
34
81.3
5/3/2017
SAS SAS
vs
HOU HOU
38
7
8
3
1
13
16
3
4
75.0
5
5
100.0
93.4
1
6
2
0
+24
12 Kirk Hinrich
K. Hinrich
34
80.0
4/27/2005
CHI CHI
vs
WAS WAS
24
2
3
2
0
12
15
5
5
100.0
5
6
83.3
96.4
1
1
4
4
-4
13 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
34
81.3
6/6/2004
LAL LAL
vs
DET DET
45
11
1
0
1
13
16
0
0
8
12
66.7
79.9
5
6
6
4
-8
14 Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
34
80.0
5/3/1990
CLE CLE
vs
PHI PHI
36
9
1
1
0
12
15
0
0
10
12
83.3
83.8
1
8
1
4
15 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
34
87.5
6/7/1988
DET DET
@
LAL LAL
43
4
4
0
0
14
16
0
0
6
7
85.7
89.1
1
3
2
3
16 Buddy Hield
B. Hield
33
80.0
5/4/2025
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
37
3
3
1
2
12
15
9
11
81.8
0
0
110.0
1
2
0
1
+17
17 Chris Paul
C. Paul
33
100.0
4/28/2022
PHX PHX
@
NOP NOP
36
5
8
1
0
14
14
1
1
100.0
4
4
100.0
104.7
1
4
3
2
+17
18 Yao Ming
Y. Ming
33
92.9
4/25/2005
HOU HOU
@
DAL DAL
36
8
0
1
2
13
14
0
0
7
7
100.0
96.6
2
6
1
4
0
19 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
33
83.3
6/5/1991
CHI CHI
vs
LAL LAL
36
7
13
2
1
15
18
0
1
0.0
3
4
75.0
83.5
1
6
4
4
20 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
33
81.3
3/30/1970
MIL MIL
@
PHI PHI
33
17
3
13
16
7
8
87.5
84.5
1
21 Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
32
82.4
5/30/2019
TOR TOR
vs
GSW GSW
40
8
5
1
2
14
17
2
3
66.7
2
2
100.0
89.5
3
5
2
3
+4
22 Chris Paul
C. Paul
32
85.7
5/5/2014
LAC LAC
@
OKC OKC
28
2
10
0
0
12
14
8
9
88.9
0
0
114.3
0
2
2
3
+26
23 Taj Gibson
T. Gibson
32
81.3
4/27/2014
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
32
7
1
1
1
13
16
0
0
6
7
85.7
83.9
4
3
3
3
+5
24 Larry Nance
L. Nance
32
81.3
5/10/1992
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
49
7
2
1
2
13
16
0
0
6
6
100.0
85.8
2
5
2
3
25 Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
31
84.6
4/18/2019
PHI PHI
@
BKN BKN
38
4
9
2
3
11
13
0
0
9
11
81.8
86.9
1
3
3
5
+11
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for field-goal percentage going back to the 1963 playoffs.

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Grizzlies Grizzlies
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34
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Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
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3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
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21
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Sat
3/29
DET DET
@
MIN MIN
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Sat
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GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
148-106
Sat
3/29
ATL ATL
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MIL MIL
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5/29
IND IND
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NYK NYK
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IND IND
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