most points in a playoff game with under 20 field goal attempts

Joel Embiid has the most points with fewer than 20 field-goal attempts in a playoff game, with 50 points in Game 3 of the 2024 First Round against the Knicks.

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most points by a player in a playoff game with under 20 field goal attempts

	NAME	PTS	FGA	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	50	19	4/25/2024	PHI	vs	NYK	41	8	4	0	1	13	68.4	5	7	71.4	19	21	90.5	88.5	1	7	3	3	+16
2	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	48	15	5/17/2011	DAL	vs	OKC	41	6	4	0	4	12	80.0	0	0		24	24	100.0	93.9	0	6	2	3	+12
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	47	18	5/14/1989	CHI	vs	NYK	42	11	6	1	2	12	66.7	0	1	0.0	23	28	82.1	77.5	0	11	6	3
4	Karl Malone K. Malone	44	18	5/3/1992	UTA	@	LAC	46	11	2	0	0	11	61.1	0	0		22	24	91.7	77.0	4	7	3	4
5	Anthony Davis A. Davis	43	18	8/29/2020	LAL	vs	POR	36	9	4	1	0	14	77.8	4	6	66.7	11	13	84.6	90.6	2	7	1	2	+15
6	Jason Richardson J. Richardson	42	19	4/22/2010	PHX	@	POR	37	8	2	3	0	13	68.4	8	12	66.7	8	10	80.0	89.7	2	6	0	3	+15
7	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	41	19	5/17/2022	MIA	vs	BOS	41	9	5	4	3	12	63.2	0	2	0.0	17	18	94.4	76.2	5	4	2	3	+25
8	James Harden J. Harden	41	18	5/28/2021	BKN	@	BOS	39	7	10	1	0	11	61.1	7	12	58.3	12	13	92.3	86.4	1	6	2	1	+13
9	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	41	18	5/5/1995	HOU	vs	UTA	41	9	6	1	0	12	66.7	4	8	50.0	13	14	92.9	84.9	3	6	1	3
10	Terry Porter T. Porter	41	14	5/19/1992	POR	vs	UTA	38	6	7	3	0	12	85.7	4	5	80.0	13	14	92.9	101.7	3	3	1	1
11	Stephen Curry S. Curry	40	19	5/23/2015	GSW	@	HOU	35	5	7	2	1	12	63.2	7	9	77.8	9	10	90.0	85.5	3	2	4	2	+33
12	Kevin Durant K. Durant	40	18	5/17/2011	OKC	@	DAL	42	8	5	1	2	10	55.6	2	5	40.0	18	19	94.7	75.9	0	8	3	3	-1
13	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	40	18	6/9/2000	LAL	vs	IND	46	24	4	0	3	11	61.1	0	0		18	39	46.2	56.9	5	19	2	5	+14
14	Reggie Miller R. Miller	40	18	5/6/2000	IND	vs	PHI	40	1	0	2	1	11	61.1	7	10	70.0	11	12	91.7	85.9	1	0	2	0	+27
15	Karl Malone K. Malone	40	18	5/9/1991	UTA	@	POR	43	16	3	2	0	10	55.6	0	0		20	22	90.9	72.3	3	13	4	4
16	Alex English A. English	40	19	5/5/1985	DEN	@	UTA	42	7	4	1	0	14	73.7	0	0		12	14	85.7	79.5	1	6	3	2
17	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	40	19	3/26/1965	CIN	@	PHI	48	4	13			13	68.4				14	14	100.0	79.5				4
18	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	39	19	4/21/2025	LAC	@	DEN	39	3	5	2	1	15	78.9	4	7	57.1	5	5	100.0	92.0	0	3	1	1	+6
19	LeBron James L. James	39	14	5/3/2017	CLE	vs	TOR	37	6	4	3	2	10	71.4	4	6	66.7	15	21	71.4	83.9	1	5	3	3	+24
20	Paul George P. George	39	19	4/26/2016	IND	@	TOR	41	8	8	2	1	11	57.9	5	11	45.5	12	12	100.0	80.3	1	7	3	4	+15
21	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	39	15	5/17/2005	SAS	vs	SEA	36	4	6	2	0	10	66.7	4	6	66.7	15	17	88.2	86.7	2	2	1	5	+17
22	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	39	17	4/28/2002	DAL	@	MIN	43	17	0	3	0	11	64.7	3	3	100.0	14	16	87.5	81.1	3	14	3	5	+11
23	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	39	19	4/29/1987	PHI	vs	MIL	45	9	2	2	0	13	68.4	0	1	0.0	13	14	92.9	77.5	4	5	2	5
24	Phil Chenier P. Chenier	39	18	4/25/1975	WAS	vs	BUF	45	9	3			13	72.2				13	15	86.7	79.3				2
25	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	38	16	6/17/2021	MIL	vs	BKN	42	10	5	5	0	11	68.8	5	8	62.5	11	12	91.7	89.3	1	9	4	0	+17

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2	Celtics - x	54	25	.684	3.5
3	Knicks - x	51	28	.646	6.5
4	Cavaliers - x	51	29	.638	7.0
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4	Lakers - x	50	29	.633	13.5
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8	Clippers	41	39	.513	23.0
9	Trail Blazers	40	40	.500	24.0
10	Warriors	37	42	.468	26.5
11	Pelicans - e	26	54	.325	38.0
12	Grizzlies - e	25	55	.313	39.0
13	Mavericks - e	25	55	.313	39.0
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15	Jazz - e	21	59	.263	43.0