George Gervin put up the most points in a 1979 playoff game, with 42 points on May 18, 1979 and on May 11, 1979.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a playoff game in 1979

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	George Gervin G. Gervin	42	5/18/1979	SAS	@	WAS	43	6	1	3	1	16	31	51.6	10	13	76.9	57.2			3	4
2	George Gervin G. Gervin	42	5/11/1979	SAS	vs	WAS	41	6	1	1	1	19	31	61.3	4	6	66.7	62.4			2	0
3	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	39	4/29/1979	WAS	vs	ATL	48	15	0		3	17	34	50.0	5	10	50.0	50.8			2	3
4	Julius Erving J. Erving	39	4/20/1979	PHI	vs	SAS	42	9	6	4	4	15	23	65.2	9	12	75.0	69.0			4	3
5	Gus Williams G. Williams	38	4/18/1979	SEA	vs	LAL	48	6	2	4	0	17	33	51.5	4	5	80.0	54.0	5	1	1	1
6	John Williamson J. Williamson	38	4/11/1979	NJN	@	PHI	46	4	3	1	0	14	28	50.0	10	12	83.3	57.1	2	2	11	4
7	Bob Dandridge B. Dandridge	37	5/18/1979	WAS	vs	SAS	45	9	5	1	0	16	31	51.6	5	8	62.5	53.6			3	4
8	Gus Williams G. Williams	36	5/29/1979	SEA	vs	WAS	44	4	4	0	0	13	25	52.0	10	14	71.4	57.8	2	2	3	1
9	Bob Dandridge B. Dandridge	36	4/17/1979	WAS	vs	ATL	44	4	6			13	20	65.0	10	12	83.3	71.2			2	4
10	Gus Williams G. Williams	35	5/6/1979	SEA	@	PHX	39	4	6	2	1	12	25	48.0	11	16	68.8	54.6	2	2	4	1
11	George Gervin G. Gervin	34	5/4/1979	SAS	@	WAS	39	6	0	3	3	15	26	57.7	4	5	80.0	60.3			1	2
12	Julius Erving J. Erving	34	5/2/1979	PHI	@	SAS	46	5	8	2	3	11	16	68.8	12	16	75.0	73.8			4	3
13	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	33	5/17/1979	SEA	vs	PHX	45	11	2	0	1	10	18	55.6	13	15	86.7	67.1	4	7	3	5
14	George Gervin G. Gervin	33	5/2/1979	SAS	vs	PHI	40	12	5	2	0	12	23	52.2	9	10	90.0	60.2			4	5
15	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	33	4/22/1979	PHI	vs	SAS	46	6	9	6	1	12	19	63.2	9	12	75.0	68.0			1	4
16	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	32	5/29/1979	SEA	vs	WAS	48	10	3	0	4	12	23	52.2	8	13	61.5	55.7	4	6	5	5
17	Gus Williams G. Williams	32	5/20/1979	SEA	@	WAS	33	6	4	0	1	14	24	58.3	4	11	36.4	55.5	3	3	1	3
18	Paul Westphal P. Westphal	32	4/27/1979	PHX	vs	KCK	40	2	1	2	0	14	19	73.7	4	4	100.0	77.1			6	2
19	Julius Erving J. Erving	32	4/26/1979	PHI	@	SAS	41	2	6	4	1	14	26	53.8	4	5	80.0	56.7			3	1
20	George Gervin G. Gervin	32	4/22/1979	SAS	@	PHI	41	7	2	1	2	11	23	47.8	10	11	90.9	57.5			3	2
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	32	4/20/1979	LAL	vs	SEA	53	8	5		6	11	20	55.0	10	12	83.3	63.3	0	8	4	4
22	James Silas J. Silas	32	4/20/1979	SAS	@	PHI	40	1	4	3	0	14	25	56.0	4	9	44.4	55.2			3	3
23	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	32	4/13/1979	LAL	vs	DEN	35	12	3	2	2	12	19	63.2	8	8	100.0	71.0	4	8	3	5
24	Gus Williams G. Williams	31	5/27/1979	SEA	vs	WAS	36	3	2	0	1	11	23	47.8	9	10	90.0	56.6	2	1	1	1
25	Bob Dandridge B. Dandridge	31	4/22/1979	WAS	@	ATL	34	4	5			11	19	57.9	9	9	100.0	67.5			3	5