most points in a playoff game in 1979

George Gervin had 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
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1George Gervin
G. Gervin
42
5/18/1979
@
43
6
1
3
1
16
31
51.6
10
13
76.9
57.2
3
4
2George Gervin
G. Gervin
42
5/11/1979
vs
41
6
1
1
1
19
31
61.3
4
6
66.7
62.4
2
0
3Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
39
4/29/1979
vs
48
15
0
3
17
34
50.0
5
10
50.0
50.8
2
3
4Julius Erving
J. Erving
39
4/20/1979
vs
42
9
6
4
4
15
23
65.2
9
12
75.0
69.0
4
3
5Gus Williams
G. Williams
38
4/18/1979
vs
48
6
2
4
0
17
33
51.5
4
5
80.0
54.0
5
1
1
1
6John Williamson
J. Williamson
38
4/11/1979
@
46
4
3
1
0
14
28
50.0
10
12
83.3
57.1
2
2
11
4
7Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
37
5/18/1979
vs
45
9
5
1
0
16
31
51.6
5
8
62.5
53.6
3
4
8Gus Williams
G. Williams
36
5/29/1979
vs
44
4
4
0
0
13
25
52.0
10
14
71.4
57.8
2
2
3
1
9Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
36
4/17/1979
vs
44
4
6
13
20
65.0
10
12
83.3
71.2
2
4
10Gus Williams
G. Williams
35
5/6/1979
@
39
4
6
2
1
12
25
48.0
11
16
68.8
54.6
2
2
4
1
11George Gervin
G. Gervin
34
5/4/1979
@
39
6
0
3
3
15
26
57.7
4
5
80.0
60.3
1
2
12Julius Erving
J. Erving
34
5/2/1979
@
46
5
8
2
3
11
16
68.8
12
16
75.0
73.8
4
3
13Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
33
5/17/1979
vs
45
11
2
0
1
10
18
55.6
13
15
86.7
67.1
4
7
3
5
14George Gervin
G. Gervin
33
5/2/1979
vs
40
12
5
2
0
12
23
52.2
9
10
90.0
60.2
4
5
15Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
33
4/22/1979
vs
46
6
9
6
1
12
19
63.2
9
12
75.0
68.0
1
4
16Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
32
5/29/1979
vs
48
10
3
0
4
12
23
52.2
8
13
61.5
55.7
4
6
5
5
17Gus Williams
G. Williams
32
5/20/1979
@
33
6
4
0
1
14
24
58.3
4
11
36.4
55.5
3
3
1
3
18Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
32
4/27/1979
vs
40
2
1
2
0
14
19
73.7
4
4
100.0
77.1
6
2
19Julius Erving
J. Erving
32
4/26/1979
@
41
2
6
4
1
14
26
53.8
4
5
80.0
56.7
3
1
20George Gervin
G. Gervin
32
4/22/1979
@
41
7
2
1
2
11
23
47.8
10
11
90.9
57.5
3
2
21Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
32
4/20/1979
vs
53
8
5
6
11
20
55.0
10
12
83.3
63.3
0
8
4
4
22James Silas
J. Silas
32
4/20/1979
@
40
1
4
3
0
14
25
56.0
4
9
44.4
55.2
3
3
23Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
32
4/13/1979
vs
35
12
3
2
2
12
19
63.2
8
8
100.0
71.0
4
8
3
5
24Gus Williams
G. Williams
31
5/27/1979
vs
36
3
2
0
1
11
23
47.8
9
10
90.0
56.6
2
1
1
1
25Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
31
4/22/1979
@
34
4
5
11
19
57.9
9
9
100.0
67.5
3
5

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35
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.636
6.5
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33
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33
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