Elgin Baylor has posted the most points by a 27-year-old player in a playoff game, with 61 points in Game 5 of the 1962 NBA Finals versus the Celtics.
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most points by a player in a playoff game by an 27 year old| NAME | PTS | Age | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Baylor | 61 | 27-210 | 4/14/1962 | @ | 48 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 46 | 47.8 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 56.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | A. Iverson | 55 | 27-317 | 4/20/2003 | vs | 47 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 74.6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | +13 | ||
| 3 |  | S. Floyd | 51 | 27-065 | 5/10/1987 | vs | 44 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 79.3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 4 |  | D. Mitchell | 50 | 27-239 | 5/3/2024 | @ | 42 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 36 | 61.1 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 64.7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -3 | ||
| 5 |  | D. Nowitzki | 50 | 27-347 | 6/1/2006 | vs | 43 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 73.7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | +22 | ||
| 6 |  | K. Bryant | 50 | 27-254 | 5/4/2006 | vs | 52 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 35 | 57.1 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 66.4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | -6 | ||
| 7 |  | W. Chamberlain | 50 | 27-233 | 4/10/1964 | vs | 45 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 68.7 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 8 |  | D. Booker | 49 | 27-181 | 4/28/2024 | vs | 45 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 20 | 21 | 95.2 | 81.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | +1 | ||
| 9 |  | M. Jordan | 49 | 27-083 | 5/11/1990 | @ | 42 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 34 | 55.9 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 64.5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 10 | | M. Jordan | 48 | 27-073 | 5/1/1990 | @ | 46 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 35 | 57.1 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 61.6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 11 |  | J. Brunson | 47 | 27-241 | 4/28/2024 | @ | 44 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 34 | 52.9 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 60.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +10 | ||
| 12 | | M. Jordan | 47 | 27-098 | 5/26/1990 | vs | 43 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 53.1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 62.3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 13 |  | G. Mikan | 47 | 27-285 | 3/29/1952 | @ | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 69.3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 14 |  | B. King | 46 | 27-140 | 4/22/1984 | vs | 40 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 71.3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 15 | | B. King | 46 | 27-137 | 4/19/1984 | @ | 39 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 35 | 51.4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 56.5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 16 | | W. Chamberlain | 46 | 27-228 | 4/5/1964 | @ | 48 | 23 | 2 | 19 | 36 | 52.8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 53.4 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 17 |  | K. Leonard | 45 | 27-302 | 4/27/2019 | vs | 38 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 80.8 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | +26 | ||
| 18 |  | L. James | 45 | 27-160 | 6/7/2012 | @ | 45 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 75.1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 3 | +22 | ||
| 19 | | A. Iverson | 45 | 27-329 | 5/2/2003 | @ | 47 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 59.3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +4 | ||
| 20 | | M. Jordan | 45 | 27-085 | 5/13/1990 | @ | 42 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 51.6 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 61.3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 21 |  | P. Ewing | 45 | 27-280 | 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 | ||||
| 22 | | M. Jordan | 45 | 27-081 | 5/9/1990 | vs | 43 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 36 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 56.9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 23 |  | F. Brown | 45 | 27-252 | 4/15/1976 | vs | 40 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 35 | 54.3 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 59.1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 24 |  | J. West | 45 | 27-329 | 4/22/1966 | vs | 47 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 63.6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | E. Baylor | 45 | 27-194 | 3/29/1962 | @ | 17 | 18 | 37 | 48.6 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 52.7 | 5 | |||||||||||||
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