Jimmy Butler III scored the most points in the 2023 playoffs, with 32 points in the second half against the Bucks on April 24, 2023.

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most points by a player in a playoff half 2023

	NAME	PTS	HALF	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	32	2H	4/24/2023	MIA	vs	MIL	20	6	1	0	1	10	15	66.7	1	5	20.0	11	12	91.7	78.9	2	4	0	0	+12
2	LeBron James L. James	31	1H	5/22/2023	LAL	vs	DEN	24	4	4	2	0	11	13	84.6	4	4	100.0	5	5	100.0	102.0	1	3	1	1	+14
3	Devin Booker D. Booker	31	2H	4/25/2023	PHX	vs	LAC	22	5	4	1	0	12	15	80.0	4	6	66.7	3	4	75.0	92.5	2	3	2	3	+18
4	Jamal Murray J. Murray	30	1H	5/20/2023	DEN	@	LAL	21	4	1	1	0	13	20	65.0	4	8	50.0	0	0		75.0	0	4	1	1	+9
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	30	2H	4/30/2023	GSW	@	SAC	19	4	3	0	0	12	23	52.2	3	9	33.3	3	3	100.0	61.7	1	3	0	2	+25
6	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	29	2H	5/7/2023	DEN	@	PHX	21	3	8	0	0	11	18	61.1	1	3	33.3	6	7	85.7	68.8	0	3	2	0	-4
7	Ja Morant J. Morant	29	2H	4/22/2023	MEM	@	LAL	23	5	8	0	0	9	16	56.3	4	8	50.0	7	8	87.5	74.3	2	3	2	1	+8
8	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	29	2H	4/15/2023	SAC	vs	GSW	23	1	5	1	0	10	18	55.6	4	5	80.0	5	8	62.5	67.4	1	0	1	1	+9
9	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	28	2H	6/4/2023	DEN	vs	MIA	23	7	1	0	0	10	15	66.7	1	2	50.0	7	8	87.5	75.6	2	5	4	4	-3
10	Jamal Murray J. Murray	27	2H	5/18/2023	DEN	vs	LAL	21	6	0	2	0	8	11	72.7	4	6	66.7	7	8	87.5	93.0	1	5	3	0	+6
11	Devin Booker D. Booker	27	1H	5/5/2023	PHX	vs	DEN	21	4	3	3	0	12	15	80.0	3	5	60.0	0	0		90.0	0	4	2	2	+13
12	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	27	2H	4/19/2023	MIN	@	DEN	23	0	2	1	1	10	15	66.7	3	6	50.0	4	4	100.0	80.5	0	0	0	1	+12
13	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	26	2H	5/14/2023	BOS	vs	PHI	21	6	1	1	0	8	12	66.7	5	7	71.4	5	6	83.3	88.8	0	6	0	1	+27
14	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	26	1H	5/1/2023	BOS	vs	PHI	20	4	3	1	1	11	15	73.3	4	4	100.0	0	0		86.7	0	4	1	0	+1
15	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	26	2H	5/1/2023	DEN	vs	PHX	21	12	3	1	0	11	18	61.1	1	3	33.3	3	4	75.0	65.8	3	9	1	1	+9
16	Darius Garland D. Garland	26	1H	4/18/2023	CLE	vs	NYK	21	1	3	0	0	6	10	60.0	4	6	66.7	10	11	90.9	87.6	0	1	2	1	+22
17	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	25	1H	5/27/2023	BOS	@	MIA	22	4	2	1	2	7	13	53.8	0	4	0.0	11	11	100.0	70.1	1	3	0	1	+4
18	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	25	2H	5/23/2023	BOS	@	MIA	21	3	5	1	2	11	15	73.3	3	5	60.0	0	0		83.3	0	3	1	2	+26
19	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	25	1H	5/14/2023	BOS	vs	PHI	21	7	4	1	0	9	16	56.3	1	3	33.3	6	8	75.0	64.0	0	7	0	0	+6
20	Trae Young T. Young	25	1H	4/27/2023	ATL	vs	BOS	19	1	4	0	1	8	15	53.3	4	8	50.0	5	5	100.0	72.7	0	1	3	0	-6
21	Trae Young T. Young	25	2H	4/23/2023	ATL	vs	BOS	20	2	6	2	0	8	16	50.0	3	6	50.0	6	6	100.0	67.1	0	2	1	2	+3
22	Devin Booker D. Booker	25	2H	4/18/2023	PHX	vs	LAC	23	1	6	1	0	10	14	71.4	3	4	75.0	2	2	100.0	84.0	0	1	2	2	+12
23	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	25	2H	4/16/2023	LAC	@	PHX	22	3	3	0	0	9	17	52.9	3	4	75.0	4	4	100.0	66.6	0	3	1	2	+1
24	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	24	1H	5/7/2023	DEN	@	PHX	19	1	3	0	1	9	12	75.0	1	1	100.0	5	6	83.3	82.0	1	0	4	3	+7
25	James Harden J. Harden	24	2H	5/1/2023	PHI	@	BOS	20	1	2	2	0	8	16	50.0	4	9	44.4	4	4	100.0	67.6	0	1	3	4	+13