most points in a playoff game in the last 30 years

Between March 18, 1996 and March 18, 2026, Donovan Mitchell has dropped the most points in a playoff game, with 57 points in Game 1 of the 2020 First Round versus the Nuggets.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a playoff game in the last 30 years
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
57
8/17/2020
UTA UTA
@
DEN DEN
43
9
7
1
0
19
33
57.6
6
15
40.0
13
13
100.0
73.6
2
7
5
2
-11
2Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
56
4/24/2023
MIA MIA
vs
MIL MIL
41
9
2
0
1
19
28
67.9
3
8
37.5
15
18
83.3
78.0
4
5
1
0
+4
3Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
55
6/1/2021
POR POR
@
DEN DEN
52
6
10
1
3
17
24
70.8
12
17
70.6
9
10
90.0
96.8
1
5
1
0
+2
4Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
55
4/20/2003
PHI PHI
vs
NOH NOH
47
4
8
2
0
21
32
65.6
3
5
60.0
10
11
90.9
74.6
0
4
4
2
+13
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
55
4/27/1997
CHI CHI
vs
WAS WAS
44
7
2
2
0
22
35
62.9
1
2
50.0
10
10
100.0
69.8
3
4
2
3
+10
6Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
54
5/9/2001
PHI PHI
vs
TOR TOR
47
5
4
1
0
21
39
53.8
3
5
60.0
9
9
100.0
62.8
1
4
4
3
+8
7Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
53
5/7/2023
DEN DEN
@
PHX PHX
39
4
11
0
1
20
30
66.7
2
4
50.0
11
13
84.6
74.2
1
3
6
2
+2
8Isaiah Thomas
I. Thomas
53
5/2/2017
BOS BOS
vs
WAS WAS
45
4
4
3
0
18
33
54.5
5
12
41.7
12
13
92.3
68.4
1
3
2
2
+10
9Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
52
5/16/2001
PHI PHI
vs
TOR TOR
43
2
7
4
0
21
32
65.6
8
14
57.1
2
2
100.0
79.1
0
2
1
3
+30
10Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
51
5/14/2023
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
42
13
5
2
0
17
28
60.7
6
10
60.0
11
14
78.6
74.6
0
13
0
1
+33
11Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
51
8/23/2020
UTA UTA
vs
DEN DEN
38
4
7
0
0
15
27
55.6
4
7
57.1
17
18
94.4
73.0
1
3
4
2
+5
12LeBron James
L. James
51
5/31/2018
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
48
8
8
1
1
19
32
59.4
3
7
42.9
10
11
90.9
69.2
4
4
5
2
-13
13Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
51
4/19/2017
OKC OKC
@
HOU HOU
41
10
13
4
1
17
43
39.5
2
11
18.2
15
18
83.3
50.1
2
8
4
3
+11
14Ray Allen
R. Allen
51
4/30/2009
BOS BOS
@
CHI CHI
59
5
3
3
0
18
32
56.3
9
18
50.0
6
7
85.7
72.7
2
3
3
1
+1
15Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
50
5/3/2024
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
42
4
4
0
1
22
36
61.1
3
9
33.3
3
6
50.0
64.7
1
3
4
4
-3
16Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
50
4/25/2024
PHI PHI
vs
NYK NYK
41
8
4
0
1
13
19
68.4
5
7
71.4
19
21
90.5
88.5
1
7
3
3
+16
17Stephen Curry
S. Curry
50
4/30/2023
GSW GSW
@
SAC SAC
38
8
6
1
0
20
38
52.6
7
18
38.9
3
5
60.0
62.2
1
7
1
2
+25
18Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
50
7/20/2021
MIL MIL
vs
PHX PHX
42
14
2
0
5
16
25
64.0
1
3
33.3
17
19
89.5
74.9
4
10
6
2
+10
19Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
50
5/28/2021
BOS BOS
vs
BKN BKN
41
6
7
2
1
16
30
53.3
5
11
45.5
13
15
86.7
68.3
0
6
1
3
+1
20Jamal Murray
J. Murray
50
8/30/2020
DEN DEN
@
UTA UTA
43
5
6
0
0
17
24
70.8
9
12
75.0
7
9
77.8
89.4
1
4
5
5
+12
21Jamal Murray
J. Murray
50
8/23/2020
DEN DEN
@
UTA UTA
43
11
7
0
1
18
31
58.1
9
15
60.0
5
5
100.0
75.3
4
7
0
2
+5
22Kevin Durant
K. Durant
50
4/26/2019
GSW GSW
@
LAC LAC
42
6
5
1
1
15
26
57.7
6
14
42.9
14
15
93.3
76.7
0
6
4
4
+18
23Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
50
4/23/2019
POR POR
vs
OKC OKC
45
7
6
3
1
17
33
51.5
10
18
55.6
6
8
75.0
68.5
2
5
6
2
+9
24Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
50
6/1/2006
DAL DAL
vs
PHX PHX
43
12
3
1
0
14
26
53.8
5
6
83.3
17
18
94.4
73.7
1
11
1
2
+22
25Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
50
5/4/2006
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
52
8
5
3
0
20
35
57.1
5
8
62.5
5
6
83.3
66.4
1
7
7
4
-6
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