most points in a playoff game in 1950

George Mikan put up the most points in a 1950 playoff game, with 40 points versus the Syracuse Nationals on April 23, 1950.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a playoff game in 1950
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1George Mikan
G. Mikan
40
4/23/1950
vs
2
13
20
65.0
14
17
82.4
72.8
6
2George Mikan
G. Mikan
37
4/8/1950
@
13
11
14
78.6
4
3George Mikan
G. Mikan
37
3/28/1950
@
10
17
18
94.4
3
4George Mikan
G. Mikan
35
3/21/1950
@
0
13
22
59.1
9
10
90.0
66.3
3
5George Mikan
G. Mikan
34
3/25/1950
@
12
10
11
90.9
2
6Fred Schaus
F. Schaus
33
3/28/1950
vs
11
11
13
84.6
4
7George Mikan
G. Mikan
32
4/9/1950
@
10
12
14
85.7
5
8George Mikan
G. Mikan
32
4/6/1950
@
10
12
16
75.0
4
9Alex Groza
A. Groza
31
3/28/1950
vs
11
9
13
69.2
5
10Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
31
3/25/1950
vs
12
7
8
87.5
2
11Alex Groza
A. Groza
30
3/25/1950
vs
8
14
16
87.5
5
12George Mikan
G. Mikan
30
3/22/1950
vs
3
9
34
26.5
12
17
70.6
36.2
4
13George Mikan
G. Mikan
28
4/20/1950
@
9
10
16
62.5
5
14George Mikan
G. Mikan
28
4/16/1950
vs
1
8
26
30.8
12
14
85.7
43.5
3
15George Mikan
G. Mikan
28
4/14/1950
vs
8
10
27
37.0
8
11
72.7
44.0
4
16Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
27
4/14/1950
vs
3
11
23
47.8
5
6
83.3
52.7
5
17Bob Carpenter
B. Carpenter
27
3/24/1950
vs
9
17
52.9
9
11
81.8
61.8
2
18Jack Nichols
J. Nichols
27
3/21/1950
@
10
7
9
77.8
4
19George Mikan
G. Mikan
26
4/5/1950
vs
4
8
23
34.8
10
12
83.3
46.0
2
20Alex Groza
A. Groza
26
4/1/1950
vs
9
8
9
88.9
2
21Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
26
3/26/1950
vs
0
6
17
35.3
14
16
87.5
54.1
6
22Alex Groza
A. Groza
26
3/23/1950
@
8
10
11
90.9
3
23Frankie Brian
F. Brian
26
3/23/1950
@
6
14
16
87.5
3
24Bob Davies
B. Davies
26
3/21/1950
vs
6
10
17
58.8
6
6
100.0
66.2
3
25Carl Braun
C. Braun
26
3/21/1950
@
6
7
15
46.7
12
14
85.7
61.4
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