Before 2021-22, Michael Jordan dropped the most points in a playoff game, with 63 points in Game 2 of the 1986 First Round versus the Celtics.
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most points by a player in a playoff game until 2021| 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 |  | M. Jordan | 63 | 4/20/1986 | @ | 53 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 41 | 53.7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 90.5 | 62.7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 2 |  | E. Baylor | 61 | 4/14/1962 | @ | 48 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 46 | 47.8 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 56.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | D. Mitchell | 57 | 8/17/2020 | @ | 43 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 33 | 57.6 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 73.6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | -11 | ||
| 4 |  | C. Barkley | 56 | 5/4/1994 | @ | 41 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 31 | 74.2 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 80.1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 5 | | M. Jordan | 56 | 4/29/1992 | @ | 43 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 73.8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 6 |  | W. Chamberlain | 56 | 3/22/1962 | vs | 48 | 35 | 1 | 22 | 48 | 45.8 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 48.5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 7 |  | D. Lillard | 55 | 6/1/2021 | @ | 52 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 96.8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +2 | ||
| 8 |  | A. Iverson | 55 | 4/20/2003 | vs | 47 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 74.6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | +13 | ||
| 9 | | M. Jordan | 55 | 4/27/1997 | vs | 44 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 35 | 62.9 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 69.8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +10 | ||
| 10 | | M. Jordan | 55 | 6/16/1993 | vs | 46 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 37 | 56.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 61.2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 11 | | M. Jordan | 55 | 5/1/1988 | vs | 44 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 45 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 57.2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 12 |  | R. Barry | 55 | 4/18/1967 | vs | 46 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 48 | 45.8 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 48.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 13 | | A. Iverson | 54 | 5/9/2001 | vs | 47 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 39 | 53.8 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 62.8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | +8 | ||
| 14 | | M. Jordan | 54 | 5/31/1993 | vs | 39 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 74.7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 15 |  | J. Havlicek | 54 | 4/1/1973 | vs | 48 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 36 | 66.7 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 69.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 16 |  | I. Thomas | 53 | 5/2/2017 | vs | 45 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 33 | 54.5 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 68.4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +10 | ||
| 17 |  | J. West | 53 | 4/23/1969 | vs | 46 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 51.2 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 56.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 3/14/1960 | vs | 47 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 42 | 57.1 | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 54.0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | A. Iverson | 52 | 5/16/2001 | vs | 43 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 79.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +30 | ||
| 20 |  | J. West | 52 | 4/5/1965 | vs | 5 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 42.1 | 20 | 21 | 95.2 | 55.0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | | D. Mitchell | 51 | 8/23/2020 | vs | 38 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 73.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +5 | ||
| 22 |  | L. James | 51 | 5/31/2018 | @ | 48 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 32 | 59.4 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 69.2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -13 | ||
| 23 |  | R. Westbrook | 51 | 4/19/2017 | @ | 41 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 43 | 39.5 | 2 | 11 | 18.2 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 50.1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +11 | ||
| 24 |  | R. Allen | 51 | 4/30/2009 | @ | 59 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 32 | 56.3 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 72.7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +1 | ||
| 25 |  | S. Floyd | 51 | 5/10/1987 | vs | 44 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 79.3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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