Billy Cunningham had the most points in a 1970 playoff game, with 50 points against the Bucks on April 1, 1970.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a playoff game in 1970

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	50	4/1/1970	PHI	vs	MIL	48	10	2	22	39	56.4	6	8	75.0	58.8	5
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	46	4/3/1970	MIL	vs	PHI	47	25	2	18	36	50.0	10	15	66.7	54.0	3
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	45	5/6/1970	LAL	vs	NYK	46	27	3	20	27	74.1	5	14	35.7	67.9	3
4	Jerry West J. West	39	4/19/1970	LAL	vs	ATL	46	9	12	11	23	47.8	17	21	81.0	60.5	2
5	Chet Walker C. Walker	39	4/3/1970	CHI	vs	ATL	36	11	1	16	28	57.1	7	7	100.0	62.7	4
6	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	39	3/26/1970	BAL	@	NYK	54	4	3	14	28	50.0	11	14	78.6	57.1	3
7	Joe Caldwell J. Caldwell	39	3/25/1970	ATL	vs	CHI	46	10	7	17	28	60.7	5	8	62.5	61.9	4
8	Willis Reed W. Reed	38	4/29/1970	NYK	@	LAL	49	17	3	17	30	56.7	4	8	50.0	56.7	2
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38	4/19/1970	MIL	vs	NYK	48	9	1	14	26	53.8	10	13	76.9	59.9	1
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38	4/13/1970	MIL	@	NYK	48	23	11	16	25	64.0	6	12	50.0	62.7	2
11	Jerry West J. West	38	4/12/1970	LAL	@	ATL	47	7	3	10	19	52.6	18	21	85.7	67.3	2
12	Joe Caldwell J. Caldwell	38	4/3/1970	ATL	@	CHI	47	6	2	17	30	56.7	4	6	66.7	58.2	2
13	Jerry West J. West	37	5/1/1970	LAL	vs	NYK	52	5	18	13	26	50.0	11	12	91.7	59.1	4
14	Willis Reed W. Reed	37	4/24/1970	NYK	vs	LAL	45	16	5	16	30	53.3	5	7	71.4	55.9	2
15	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	37	3/27/1970	PHI	@	MIL	42	10	7	17	24	70.8	3	9	33.3	66.2	3
16	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	36	5/8/1970	NYK	vs	LAL	44	7	19	12	17	70.6	12	12	100.0	80.8	3
17	Willis Reed W. Reed	36	4/13/1970	NYK	vs	MIL	45	19	2	14	23	60.9	8	10	80.0	65.7	5
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	36	4/5/1970	LAL	vs	PHX	46	14	3	12	20	60.0	12	19	63.2	63.5	2
19	Jerry West J. West	36	4/5/1970	LAL	vs	PHX	46	1	18	13	27	48.1	10	13	76.9	55.0	3
20	Willis Reed W. Reed	36	4/2/1970	NYK	vs	BAL	45	36	3	14	26	53.8	8	9	88.9	60.1	3
21	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	36	3/25/1970	ATL	vs	CHI	38	4	5	18	29	62.1	0	0		62.1	3
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	36	3/25/1970	MIL	vs	PHI	39	20	4	13	25	52.0	10	13	76.9	58.6	6
23	Jerry West J. West	35	4/17/1970	LAL	vs	ATL	40	3	13	12	19	63.2	11	12	91.7	72.1	6
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	35	4/11/1970	MIL	@	NYK	47	15	5	14	24	58.3	7	11	63.6	60.7	3
25	Jerry West J. West	35	4/7/1970	LAL	@	PHX	46	6	5	14	29	48.3	7	11	63.6	51.7	2