Andrew Toney and George Gervin were tied for the most points in a 1982 playoff game, with 39 points.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a playoff game in 1982

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Andrew Toney A. Toney	39	5/16/1982	PHI	vs	BOS	42	4	6		0	14	21	66.7	0	1	0.0	11	12	91.7	74.2				3
2	George Gervin G. Gervin	39	5/14/1982	SAS	vs	LAL	44	15	4	0	0	15	31	48.4	0	1	0.0	9	10	90.0	55.1			5	3
3	George Gervin G. Gervin	38	5/15/1982	SAS	vs	LAL	42	7	5	0	1	16	30	53.3	0	0		6	7	85.7	57.4			4	6
4	Andrew Toney A. Toney	36	6/1/1982	PHI	@	LAL	36	5	2	2	0	13	21	61.9	1	1	100.0	9	10	90.0	70.9	1	4	3	3
5	Gus Williams G. Williams	36	5/5/1982	SEA	vs	SAS	45	4	9	1	0	14	26	53.8	0	0		8	8	100.0	61.0	1	3	4	2
6	George Gervin G. Gervin	36	4/30/1982	SAS	vs	SEA	45	11	4	1	1	15	31	48.4	0	0		6	9	66.7	51.5	5	6	2	3
7	Andrew Toney A. Toney	34	5/23/1982	PHI	@	BOS	43	3	6		0	14	23	60.9	0	1	0.0	6	8	75.0	64.1				4
8	Mike Mitchell M. Mitchell	34	5/11/1982	SAS	@	LAL	43	11	0	0	0	16	30	53.3	0	0		2	6	33.3	52.1			0	0
9	George Gervin G. Gervin	34	5/9/1982	SAS	@	LAL	44	6	6	1	0	10	24	41.7	0	1	0.0	14	16	87.5	54.8			3	2
10	Gus Williams G. Williams	34	4/28/1982	SEA	vs	SAS	41	2	9	4	3	14	29	48.3	0	0		6	9	66.7	51.6	1	1	6	2
11	Julius Erving J. Erving	34	4/25/1982	PHI	vs	MIL	37	8	7	2	1	12	19	63.2	0	0		10	12	83.3	70.0			0	4
12	Robert Parish R. Parish	33	5/5/1982	BOS	vs	WAS	49	13	3			13	25	52.0	0	0		7	9	77.8	57.0				5
13	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	33	5/5/1982	WAS	@	BOS	45	13	2			9	20	45.0	0	0		15	17	88.2	60.0				3
14	Gus Williams G. Williams	33	5/2/1982	SEA	@	SAS	38	4	7	1	1	11	27	40.7	1	1	100.0	10	10	100.0	52.5	3	1	1	2
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	32	5/9/1982	LAL	vs	SAS	38	10	6	0	5	13	23	56.5	0	0		6	7	85.7	61.3			3	2
16	Andrew Toney A. Toney	31	6/6/1982	PHI	vs	LAL	41	2	8	1	0	13	18	72.2	0	0		5	6	83.3	75.1	0	2	1	2
17	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	31	5/9/1982	LAL	vs	SAS	37	2	3	2	0	14	23	60.9	1	1	100.0	2	3	66.7	63.7			3	4
18	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	31	5/2/1982	PHX	vs	LAL	43	4	5	4	1	12	24	50.0	0	1	0.0	7	8	87.5	56.3	1	3	7	6
19	Andrew Toney A. Toney	31	4/28/1982	PHI	vs	MIL	37	3	6	1	0	14	22	63.6	0	0		3	3	100.0	66.5			3	4
20	George Gervin G. Gervin	31	4/27/1982	SAS	@	SEA	44	8	4	1	0	14	25	56.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	57.9	7	1	3	3
21	Julius Erving J. Erving	30	6/8/1982	PHI	@	LAL	43	8	3	5	1	11	24	45.8	0	1	0.0	8	10	80.0	52.8	6	2	4	0
22	Mike Mitchell M. Mitchell	30	5/15/1982	SAS	vs	LAL	39	10	2	1	0	12	19	63.2	0	0		6	8	75.0	66.6			1	3
23	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	30	5/15/1982	LAL	@	SAS	43	3	10	1	0	14	21	66.7	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	68.6			1	2
24	Andrew Toney A. Toney	30	5/12/1982	PHI	@	BOS	28	4	5		0	13	22	59.1	0	0		4	6	66.7	60.9				5
25	Mike Mitchell M. Mitchell	30	4/27/1982	SAS	@	SEA	43	11	1	2	0	13	22	59.1	0	0		4	4	100.0	63.1	4	7	4	4