most points in a playoff game 1988

Michael Jordan posted the most points in a 1988 playoff game, with 55 points against the Cavaliers on May 1, 1988.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a playoff game 1988
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
55
5/1/1988
vs
44
6
3
4
1
24
45
53.3
0
0
7
7
100.0
57.2
3
3
1
4
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
50
4/28/1988
vs
44
7
2
2
2
19
35
54.3
0
0
12
12
100.0
62.1
1
6
5
3
3Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
47
5/22/1988
@
43
5
3
0
0
19
33
57.6
1
2
50.0
8
9
88.9
63.6
2
3
0
0
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
44
5/5/1988
@
42
5
4
4
2
18
25
72.0
0
0
8
9
88.9
76.0
2
3
4
6
5Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
43
6/19/1988
@
44
3
8
6
1
18
32
56.3
2
3
66.7
5
7
71.4
61.3
1
2
5
4
6Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
43
5/1/1988
vs
41
6
1
3
0
15
26
57.7
0
0
13
17
76.5
64.2
4
2
6
4
7Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
42
4/30/1988
@
44
3
9
1
0
16
22
72.7
1
1
100.0
9
10
90.0
79.5
1
2
2
2
8Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
41
4/30/1988
@
43
26
2
3
4
15
27
55.6
0
0
11
14
78.6
61.8
7
19
3
4
9Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
40
5/16/1988
vs
37
5
4
0
0
15
29
51.7
0
1
0.0
10
13
76.9
57.6
4
1
4
3
10Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
40
5/5/1988
vs
44
15
3
2
1
16
24
66.7
0
1
0.0
8
8
100.0
72.7
3
12
1
3
11Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
39
5/8/1988
vs
43
4
6
2
2
12
22
54.5
0
0
15
18
83.3
65.2
1
3
7
4
12Thurl Bailey
T. Bailey
39
5/4/1988
vs
43
8
1
0
4
15
25
60.0
0
0
9
9
100.0
67.3
2
6
3
3
13Larry Bird
L. Bird
38
5/11/1988
vs
47
5
8
3
0
15
25
60.0
3
5
60.0
5
6
83.3
68.7
1
4
5
1
14Karl Malone
K. Malone
38
5/6/1988
vs
44
10
2
2
1
17
29
58.6
0
0
4
8
50.0
58.4
3
7
3
1
15Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
38
5/5/1988
@
33
5
2
3
1
13
21
61.9
3
4
75.0
9
9
100.0
76.1
3
2
3
4
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38
5/3/1988
@
44
5
9
2
1
12
25
48.0
0
0
14
15
93.3
60.1
2
3
4
5
17Karl Malone
K. Malone
37
4/30/1988
@
44
16
1
1
0
12
21
57.1
0
0
13
16
81.3
66.0
1
15
7
4
18James Worthy
J. Worthy
36
6/21/1988
vs
44
16
10
2
0
15
22
68.2
0
0
6
10
60.0
68.2
5
11
5
2
19Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
36
5/12/1988
@
44
11
1
1
1
14
22
63.6
0
0
8
10
80.0
68.2
4
7
2
5
20Larry Bird
L. Bird
36
5/1/1988
vs
42
4
6
3
0
12
19
63.2
1
2
50.0
11
11
100.0
75.5
0
4
4
2
21Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
35
6/1/1988
@
47
8
5
4
0
14
30
46.7
0
2
0.0
7
9
77.8
51.5
1
7
5
5
22Derek Harper
D. Harper
35
5/29/1988
vs
39
6
7
1
0
12
21
57.1
3
6
50.0
8
8
100.0
71.4
1
5
0
1
23Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
35
5/25/1988
@
44
2
12
1
0
12
19
63.2
2
3
66.7
9
10
90.0
74.8
0
2
2
1
24Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
35
5/20/1988
vs
43
10
4
0
0
13
30
43.3
0
2
0.0
9
11
81.8
50.2
5
5
3
2
25Karl Malone
K. Malone
35
5/4/1988
vs
46
9
3
0
1
9
21
42.9
0
0
17
22
77.3
57.0
2
7
3
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31
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