most points in a playoff game in 1971

Gail Goodrich put up the most points in a 1971 playoff game, with 39 points against the Bulls on March 28, 1971.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a playoff game in 1971
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
39
3/28/1971
@
48
2
6
11
23
47.8
17
17
100.0
64.0
4
2Archie Clark
A. Clark
37
4/4/1971
@
45
2
5
14
29
48.3
9
10
90.0
55.4
3
3Bob Love
B. Love
36
3/30/1971
vs
48
8
0
14
27
51.9
8
11
72.7
56.5
5
4Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
35
3/27/1971
@
47
11
4
12
27
44.4
11
13
84.6
53.5
4
5Bob Love
B. Love
34
3/26/1971
@
48
6
0
14
23
60.9
6
7
85.7
65.2
5
6Jack Marin
J. Marin
33
4/4/1971
vs
40
16
4
11
22
50.0
11
14
78.6
58.6
2
7Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
33
4/3/1971
vs
47
16
5
14
25
56.0
5
9
55.6
57.0
4
8Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
33
4/1/1971
vs
40
4
11
11
23
47.8
11
14
78.6
56.6
3
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
33
3/30/1971
vs
44
12
0
13
25
52.0
7
11
63.6
55.3
3
10Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
32
4/9/1971
vs
46
22
1
14
30
46.7
4
7
57.1
48.4
2
11Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
32
4/1/1971
@
48
20
3
14
27
51.9
4
8
50.0
52.4
4
12Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
32
4/1/1971
@
46
21
2
11
25
44.0
10
15
66.7
50.6
4
13Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
32
4/1/1971
vs
45
8
5
14
22
63.6
4
5
80.0
66.1
3
14Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
32
3/30/1971
@
44
2
3
12
24
50.0
8
11
72.7
55.5
5
15Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31
4/21/1971
vs
33
17
0
13
16
81.3
5
5
100.0
85.2
5
16Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31
4/16/1971
@
40
20
5
14
20
70.0
3
5
60.0
69.8
4
17Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
31
4/11/1971
vs
42
2
6
12
28
42.9
7
8
87.5
49.2
3
18Archie Clark
A. Clark
31
4/1/1971
@
40
4
5
13
19
68.4
5
6
83.3
71.6
4
19Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
31
4/1/1971
@
43
2
4
13
26
50.0
5
7
71.4
53.3
4
20Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
31
3/27/1971
@
44
7
9
14
23
60.9
3
4
75.0
62.6
4
21Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
30
4/30/1971
@
38
3
9
11
15
73.3
8
9
88.9
79.1
2
22Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
30
4/4/1971
@
48
19
4
9
21
42.9
12
18
66.7
51.9
5
23Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
30
4/3/1971
@
45
6
4
11
23
47.8
8
14
57.1
51.4
3
24Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
30
3/30/1971
vs
36
6
3
12
25
48.0
6
7
85.7
53.4
5
25Jeff Mullins
J. Mullins
30
3/27/1971
vs
47
5
7
12
25
48.0
6
6
100.0
54.3
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