most points in a playoff by a center game

Wilt Chamberlain has scored the most points by a center in a playoff game, with 56 points in Game 5 of the 1962 Division Semifinals against the Syracuse Nationals.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
56
3/22/1962
vs
48
35
1
22
48
45.8
12
22
54.5
48.5
2
2Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
53
5/7/2023
@
39
4
11
0
1
20
30
66.7
2
4
50.0
11
13
84.6
74.2
1
3
6
2
+2
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
53
3/14/1960
vs
47
22
2
24
42
57.1
5
16
31.3
54.0
0
4Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
50
4/25/2024
vs
41
8
4
0
1
13
19
68.4
5
7
71.4
19
21
90.5
88.5
1
7
3
3
+16
5Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
50
4/18/1975
vs
45
21
1
20
32
62.5
10
14
71.4
65.5
4
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
50
4/10/1964
vs
45
15
6
22
32
68.8
6
10
60.0
68.7
1
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
50
3/22/1960
@
46
35
2
22
42
52.4
6
14
42.9
51.9
2
8Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
49
5/14/1987
@
53
25
2
2
6
19
33
57.6
0
0
11
13
84.6
63.3
11
14
2
4
9George Mikan
G. Mikan
47
3/29/1952
@
15
26
57.7
17
18
94.4
69.3
4
10Dwight Howard
D. Howard
46
4/16/2011
vs
46
19
1
0
1
16
23
69.6
0
1
0.0
14
22
63.6
70.4
6
13
8
5
-10
11Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
46
4/23/2000
vs
46
17
1
2
5
21
33
63.6
0
0
4
5
80.0
65.3
7
10
2
5
+16
12Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
46
4/25/1997
vs
35
11
2
1
2
17
27
63.0
0
0
12
18
66.7
65.9
3
8
1
3
+23
13Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
46
5/1/1994
vs
40
8
4
4
6
16
30
53.3
1
2
50.0
13
18
72.2
60.7
2
6
3
3
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
46
4/3/1970
vs
47
25
2
18
36
50.0
10
15
66.7
54.0
3
15Zelmo Beaty
Z. Beaty
46
3/23/1968
vs
43
22
2
14
25
56.0
18
21
85.7
67.2
4
16Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46
4/12/1966
vs
48
34
1
19
34
55.9
8
25
32.0
51.1
5
17Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46
4/5/1964
@
48
23
2
19
36
52.8
8
16
50.0
53.4
5
18Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46
3/14/1961
vs
48
32
2
19
39
48.7
8
14
57.1
50.9
3
19Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
45
4/27/1995
@
44
8
6
2
3
20
30
66.7
0
0
5
10
50.0
65.4
1
7
5
4
20Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
45
5/12/1990
vs
45
13
6
0
3
14
24
58.3
0
0
17
18
94.4
70.5
3
10
1
4
21Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
45
4/29/1977
vs
44
18
3
2
1
16
28
57.1
13
18
72.2
62.6
7
11
4
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
45
5/6/1970
vs
46
27
3
20
27
74.1
5
14
35.7
67.9
3
23Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
44
5/13/2025
@
44
15
5
2
0
17
25
68.0
5
7
71.4
5
5
100.0
80.9
6
9
2
4
-8
24Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
44
6/6/2001
vs
52
20
5
1
0
17
28
60.7
0
0
10
22
45.5
58.4
6
14
4
3
-6
25Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
44
5/6/2001
vs
44
21
4
0
7
17
32
53.1
0
0
10
19
52.6
54.5
11
10
2
3
+3

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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.657
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15
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.429
10.5
12
12
23
.343
13.5
13
10
22
.313
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14
9
24
.273
15.5
15
6
29
.171
19.5
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30
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.857
2
25
10
.714
5.0
3
23
11
.676
6.5
4
21
11
.656
7.5
5
21
11
.656
7.5
6
22
13
.629
8.0
7
20
14
.588
9.5
8
19
17
.528
11.5
9
16
20
.444
14.5
10
15
19
.441
14.5
11
12
21
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17.5
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.353
17.5
14
8
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.229
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