most points in a playoff game 1996

Michael Jordan posted the most points, with 46 points in Game 3 of the 1996 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Knicks on May 11, 1996.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
46
5/11/1996
@
51
4
2
2
0
17
35
48.6
2
5
40.0
10
13
76.9
56.5
3
1
4
2
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
45
5/27/1996
@
44
3
5
1
1
16
23
69.6
3
4
75.0
10
14
71.4
77.2
2
1
4
5
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
44
5/5/1996
vs
41
5
2
0
0
17
35
48.6
1
5
20.0
9
9
100.0
56.5
1
4
1
4
4Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
41
5/8/1996
vs
36
13
6
0
1
18
28
64.3
0
0
5
11
45.5
62.4
9
4
2
2
5David Robinson
D. Robinson
40
4/28/1996
vs
42
21
1
2
3
14
25
56.0
0
0
12
16
75.0
62.4
4
17
1
4
6Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
38
5/19/1996
@
40
3
3
3
0
15
21
71.4
4
6
66.7
4
7
57.1
78.9
1
2
4
1
7Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
37
4/28/1996
@
48
4
4
2
0
13
22
59.1
3
10
30.0
8
9
88.9
71.3
1
3
7
3
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
36
6/9/1996
@
41
3
5
2
0
11
23
47.8
3
4
75.0
11
11
100.0
64.7
2
1
3
1
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
36
5/21/1996
@
44
16
4
1
1
16
22
72.7
0
0
4
8
50.0
70.5
7
9
6
2
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35
5/21/1996
vs
43
5
6
4
1
9
21
42.9
2
4
50.0
15
16
93.8
62.4
1
4
2
2
11Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35
5/14/1996
vs
43
2
5
2
0
13
29
44.8
1
2
50.0
8
9
88.9
53.1
1
1
2
5
12Steve Smith
S. Smith
35
5/13/1996
vs
45
6
2
2
2
12
31
38.7
7
14
50.0
4
6
66.7
52.0
4
2
0
2
13Karl Malone
K. Malone
35
4/29/1996
@
47
10
4
1
0
13
30
43.3
0
0
9
12
75.0
49.6
1
9
4
5
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35
4/26/1996
vs
38
4
2
1
1
13
22
59.1
0
1
0.0
9
12
75.0
64.1
2
2
4
5
15Allan Houston
A. Houston
33
4/30/1996
vs
48
1
1
0
0
11
25
44.0
2
8
25.0
9
10
90.0
56.1
0
1
5
5
16Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
33
4/25/1996
@
42
8
2
5
1
14
26
53.8
0
0
5
7
71.4
56.7
1
7
4
4
17Karl Malone
K. Malone
33
4/25/1996
vs
41
9
1
2
1
14
21
66.7
0
0
5
15
33.3
59.8
1
8
3
3
18Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
32
6/5/1996
@
41
8
2
2
1
9
14
64.3
0
0
14
16
87.5
76.0
5
3
7
6
19Karl Malone
K. Malone
32
5/30/1996
vs
39
10
7
4
0
13
22
59.1
0
0
6
9
66.7
61.6
2
8
1
2
20Karl Malone
K. Malone
32
5/20/1996
@
44
13
3
2
0
10
23
43.5
0
0
12
16
75.0
53.3
7
6
0
2
21Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
32
5/12/1996
@
44
15
0
0
3
13
19
68.4
0
1
0.0
6
7
85.7
72.5
4
11
4
5
22Karl Malone
K. Malone
32
5/11/1996
vs
33
11
6
1
1
14
24
58.3
0
1
0.0
4
7
57.1
59.1
5
6
0
2
23Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
32
5/8/1996
vs
36
6
6
2
0
12
19
63.2
2
3
66.7
6
9
66.7
69.7
3
3
2
4
24Gary Payton
G. Payton
31
5/28/1996
vs
46
5
6
2
0
11
17
64.7
4
6
66.7
5
8
62.5
75.5
1
4
5
5
25John Starks
J. Starks
30
5/11/1996
vs
43
4
6
3
0
11
18
61.1
5
8
62.5
3
5
60.0
74.3
0
4
3
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