Dolph Schayes scored the most points in a 1954 playoff game, with 36 points against the Knicks on March 21, 1954.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a playoff game in 1954

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	36	3/21/1954	SYR	@	NYK	42	21	3	10	20	50.0	16	18	88.9	64.5	3
2	Carl Braun C. Braun	32	3/21/1954	NYK	vs	SYR	48	4	6	12	27	44.4	8	10	80.0	51.0	5
3	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	32	3/17/1954	BOS	vs	SYR	49	6	4	6	12	50.0	20	26	76.9	68.3	3
4	George Mikan G. Mikan	30	4/11/1954	MIN	vs	SYR		18		11	23	47.8	8	10	80.0	54.7	5
5	George Mikan G. Mikan	30	4/4/1954	MIN	@	SYR	39	15	3	11	18	61.1	8	9	88.9	68.3	3
6	Jack Nichols J. Nichols	28	3/25/1954	BOS	@	SYR	33	9	4	12	20	60.0	4	5	80.0	63.1	4
7	George Mikan G. Mikan	28	3/24/1954	MIN	vs	ROC				7	18	38.9	14	15	93.3	56.9	5
8	George Mikan G. Mikan	28	3/18/1954	MIN	@	FTW				10			8	10	80.0		3
9	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	27	3/25/1954	SYR	vs	BOS	40	21	5	8	19	42.1	11	14	78.6	53.7	4
10	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	26	3/20/1954	BOS	vs	NYK	31		0	5	11	45.5	16	18	88.9	68.7	6
11	Paul Seymour P. Seymour	25	4/8/1954	SYR	vs	MIN	48	5	6	8	15	53.3	9	10	90.0	64.4	1
12	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	25	3/22/1954	BOS	@	SYR	42	4	8	8	18	44.4	9	12	75.0	53.7	4
13	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	25	3/22/1954	SYR	vs	BOS	28	16	4	7	13	53.8	11	13	84.6	66.8	5
14	Arnie Risen A. Risen	24	3/28/1954	ROC	@	MIN				10	20	50.0	4	7	57.1	52.0	5
15	Slater Martin S. Martin	24	3/17/1954	MIN	vs	ROC				8	15	53.3	8	9	88.9	63.3	4
16	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	23	3/25/1954	BOS	@	SYR	31	1	5	6	11	54.5	11	13	84.6	68.8	5
17	Jim Pollard J. Pollard	23	3/24/1954	MIN	vs	ROC				7	17	41.2	9	12	75.0	51.6	2
18	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	23	3/18/1954	SYR	vs	NYK	45	16	1	6	11	54.5	11	12	91.7	70.6	3
19	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	22	3/16/1954	BOS	@	NYK	43		10	7	24	29.2	8	11	72.7	38.1	2
20	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	22	3/16/1954	BOS	@	NYK	35		2	8	20	40.0	6	6	100.0	48.6	3
21	Jim Pollard J. Pollard	21	4/12/1954	MIN	vs	SYR	39	3	3	8	15	53.3	5	7	71.4	58.1	2
22	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	21	4/10/1954	MIN	@	SYR	33	10	2	8	12	66.7	5	5	100.0	73.9	4
23	George Mikan G. Mikan	21	3/20/1954	MIN	vs	FTW				9	12	75.0	3	5	60.0	73.9	3
24	Arnie Risen A. Risen	21	3/17/1954	ROC	@	MIN				7	8	87.5	7	9	77.8	87.8	3
25	Wally Osterkorn W. Osterkorn	20	4/3/1954	SYR	@	MIN	48	17	2	6	14	42.9	8	12	66.7	51.9	3