Gail Goodrich had the most points in a 1971 playoff game, with 39 points versus the Bulls on March 28, 1971.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a playoff game in 1971

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	39	3/28/1971	LAL	@	CHI	48	2	6	11	23	47.8	17	17	100.0	64.0	4
2	Archie Clark A. Clark	37	4/4/1971	PHI	@	BAL	45	2	5	14	29	48.3	9	10	90.0	55.4	3
3	Bob Love B. Love	36	3/30/1971	CHI	vs	LAL	48	8	0	14	27	51.9	8	11	72.7	56.5	5
4	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	35	3/27/1971	ATL	@	NYK	47	11	4	12	27	44.4	11	13	84.6	53.5	4
5	Bob Love B. Love	34	3/26/1971	CHI	@	LAL	48	6	0	14	23	60.9	6	7	85.7	65.2	5
6	Jack Marin J. Marin	33	4/4/1971	BAL	vs	PHI	40	16	4	11	22	50.0	11	14	78.6	58.6	2
7	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	33	4/3/1971	PHI	vs	BAL	47	16	5	14	25	56.0	5	9	55.6	57.0	4
8	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	33	4/1/1971	LAL	vs	CHI	40	4	11	11	23	47.8	11	14	78.6	56.6	3
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	33	3/30/1971	MIL	vs	SFW	44	12	0	13	25	52.0	7	11	63.6	55.3	3
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	32	4/9/1971	MIL	vs	LAL	46	22	1	14	30	46.7	4	7	57.1	48.4	2
11	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	32	4/1/1971	PHI	@	BAL	48	20	3	14	27	51.9	4	8	50.0	52.4	4
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	32	4/1/1971	MIL	@	SFW	46	21	2	11	25	44.0	10	15	66.7	50.6	4
13	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	32	4/1/1971	SFW	vs	MIL	45	8	5	14	22	63.6	4	5	80.0	66.1	3
14	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	32	3/30/1971	LAL	@	CHI	44	2	3	12	24	50.0	8	11	72.7	55.5	5
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	31	4/21/1971	MIL	vs	BAL	33	17	0	13	16	81.3	5	5	100.0	85.2	5
16	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	31	4/16/1971	MIL	@	LAL	40	20	5	14	20	70.0	3	5	60.0	69.8	4
17	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	31	4/11/1971	BAL	vs	NYK	42	2	6	12	28	42.9	7	8	87.5	49.2	3
18	Archie Clark A. Clark	31	4/1/1971	PHI	@	BAL	40	4	5	13	19	68.4	5	6	83.3	71.6	4
19	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	31	4/1/1971	ATL	@	NYK	43	2	4	13	26	50.0	5	7	71.4	53.3	4
20	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	31	3/27/1971	MIL	@	SFW	44	7	9	14	23	60.9	3	4	75.0	62.6	4
21	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	30	4/30/1971	MIL	@	BAL	38	3	9	11	15	73.3	8	9	88.9	79.1	2
22	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	30	4/4/1971	PHI	@	BAL	48	19	4	9	21	42.9	12	18	66.7	51.9	5
23	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	30	4/3/1971	BAL	@	PHI	45	6	4	11	23	47.8	8	14	57.1	51.4	3
24	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	30	3/30/1971	ATL	vs	NYK	36	6	3	12	25	48.0	6	7	85.7	53.4	5
25	Jeff Mullins J. Mullins	30	3/27/1971	SFW	vs	MIL	47	5	7	12	25	48.0	6	6	100.0	54.3	3