most points in a half in nba history playoff game all-time

Kevin Durant has posted the most points in the playoffs, with 38 points in the first half in Game 6 of the 2019 First Round versus the Clippers.

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most points by a player in a half in NBA history playoff game all-time
NAMEPTSHALFDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kevin Durant
K. Durant
38
1H
4/26/2019
GSW GSW
@
LAC LAC
23
4
3
1
0
12
17
70.6
4
8
50.0
10
10
100.0
88.8
0
4
1
1
+20
2Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
35
1H
4/21/2024
MIL MIL
vs
IND IND
19
3
2
0
0
11
19
57.9
6
10
60.0
7
7
100.0
79.3
0
3
1
0
+16
3Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
34
1H
4/23/2019
POR POR
vs
OKC OKC
24
3
0
1
1
12
18
66.7
6
9
66.7
4
6
66.7
82.4
2
1
4
1
+1
4Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
33
2H
4/25/2024
PHI PHI
vs
NYK NYK
20
3
3
0
1
8
10
80.0
5
5
100.0
12
13
92.3
105.0
0
3
1
0
+18
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
33
2H
7/20/2021
MIL MIL
vs
PHX PHX
21
7
2
0
2
10
15
66.7
1
2
50.0
12
13
92.3
79.6
2
5
3
2
+10
6Devin Booker
D. Booker
33
1H
6/3/2021
PHX PHX
@
LAL LAL
22
6
1
0
0
11
16
68.8
7
8
87.5
4
4
100.0
92.9
0
6
0
2
+18
7Jamal Murray
J. Murray
33
2H
8/25/2020
DEN DEN
vs
UTA UTA
24
5
5
1
0
14
18
77.8
3
4
75.0
2
2
100.0
87.4
2
3
0
0
+19
8Stephen Curry
S. Curry
33
2H
5/10/2019
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
22
3
2
0
0
9
15
60.0
4
9
44.4
11
11
100.0
83.2
0
3
2
1
+4
9Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
33
2H
4/25/2018
OKC OKC
vs
UTA UTA
24
11
4
0
0
12
23
52.2
5
7
71.4
4
4
100.0
66.6
3
8
2
2
+23
10Anthony Davis
A. Davis
33
2H
4/21/2018
NOP NOP
vs
POR POR
22
9
0
0
1
10
17
58.8
2
4
50.0
11
12
91.7
74.1
4
5
0
1
+13
11James Harden
J. Harden
33
2H
5/25/2015
HOU HOU
vs
GSW GSW
6
4
1
0
10
15
66.7
5
8
62.5
8
9
88.9
87.0
1
5
2
1
12Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
32
2H
4/24/2023
MIA MIA
vs
MIL MIL
20
6
1
0
1
10
15
66.7
1
5
20.0
11
12
91.7
78.9
2
4
0
0
+12
13Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
32
2H
6/8/2021
UTA UTA
vs
LAC LAC
21
2
3
0
1
11
16
68.8
4
7
57.1
6
7
85.7
83.9
0
2
2
0
+18
14Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
32
1H
5/24/2021
POR POR
@
DEN DEN
22
2
4
0
1
9
15
60.0
8
11
72.7
6
6
100.0
90.7
0
2
3
1
-5
15Jamal Murray
J. Murray
32
2H
8/23/2020
DEN DEN
@
UTA UTA
23
7
2
0
1
12
19
63.2
6
10
60.0
2
2
100.0
80.5
2
5
0
1
-2
16Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
32
2H
8/17/2020
UTA UTA
@
DEN DEN
20
3
4
0
0
11
15
73.3
2
5
40.0
8
8
100.0
86.4
1
2
1
0
+5
17Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
31
2H
5/3/2024
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
22
2
1
0
0
13
21
61.9
3
5
60.0
2
2
100.0
70.8
1
1
4
3
+1
18Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
31
2H
4/28/2024
MIN MIN
@
PHX PHX
22
5
3
1
2
11
15
73.3
6
7
85.7
3
4
75.0
92.5
3
2
1
2
+13
19LeBron James
L. James
31
1H
5/22/2023
LAL LAL
vs
DEN DEN
24
4
4
2
0
11
13
84.6
4
4
100.0
5
5
100.0
102.0
1
3
1
1
+14
20Devin Booker
D. Booker
31
2H
4/25/2023
PHX PHX
vs
LAC LAC
22
5
4
1
0
12
15
80.0
4
6
66.7
3
4
75.0
92.5
2
3
2
3
+18
21Devin Booker
D. Booker
31
1H
4/19/2022
PHX PHX
vs
NOP NOP
17
2
1
0
0
12
18
66.7
7
10
70.0
0
0
86.1
1
1
2
2
+2
22Chris Paul
C. Paul
31
2H
6/30/2021
PHX PHX
@
LAC LAC
19
2
4
2
0
12
16
75.0
5
5
100.0
2
3
66.7
89.5
0
2
0
3
+22
23Kevin Durant
K. Durant
31
2H
6/15/2021
BKN BKN
vs
MIL MIL
24
8
7
1
0
10
13
76.9
3
5
60.0
8
9
88.9
91.4
0
8
0
1
+22
24Anthony Davis
A. Davis
31
2H
8/29/2020
LAL LAL
vs
POR POR
18
6
1
0
0
9
10
90.0
3
4
75.0
10
12
83.3
101.4
2
4
0
0
+20
25Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
31
2H
4/27/2018
OKC OKC
@
UTA UTA
24
5
2
1
0
11
28
39.3
6
15
40.0
3
5
60.0
51.3
1
4
3
2
-5
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