most points in a playoffs nba game by bench players

Ayo Dosunmu has put up the most points by a player off the bench in the playoffs, with 43 points in Game 4 of the 2026 First Round against the Nuggets.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Ayo Dosunmu A. Dosunmu	43	4/25/2026	2025-26	1	42.0	43.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	13.0	17.0	76.5	5.0	5.0	100.0	12.0	12.0	100.0	96.5	2.0	2.0	1.0	42	4	1	0	1	1	4	+10
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	40	5/9/2016	2015-16	1	36.6	40.0	9.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	16.0	32.0	50.0	5.0	16.0	31.3	3.0	3.0	100.0	60.0	1.0	8.0	4.0	37	9	8	0	0	4	2	+21
3	Nick Van Exel N. Van Exel	40	5/10/2003	2002-03	1	48.0	40.0	7.0	7.0	1.0	0.0	14.0	26.0	53.8	6.0	12.0	50.0	6.0	7.0	85.7	68.8	1.0	6.0	1.0	48	7	7	1	0	1	4	+7
4	Thurl Bailey T. Bailey	39	5/4/1988	1987-88	1	43.0	39.0	8.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	15.0	25.0	60.0	0.0	0.0		9.0	9.0	100.0	67.3	2.0	6.0	3.0	43	8	1	0	4	3	3
5	Tyler Herro T. Herro	37	9/23/2020	2019-20	1	35.7	37.0	6.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	21.0	66.7	5.0	10.0	50.0	4.0	4.0	100.0	81.3	0.0	6.0	1.0	36	6	3	0	0	1	1	-4
6	Lou Williams L. Williams	36	8/23/2020	2019-20	1	34.5	36.0	4.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	13.0	20.0	65.0	2.0	4.0	50.0	8.0	9.0	88.9	75.1	1.0	3.0	2.0	34	4	5	1	0	2	2	+15
7	Lou Williams L. Williams	36	4/15/2019	2018-19	1	32.6	36.0	2.0	11.0	2.0	1.0	13.0	22.0	59.1	2.0	4.0	50.0	8.0	10.0	80.0	68.2	2.0	0.0	5.0	33	2	11	2	1	5	3	+7
8	Nick Van Exel N. Van Exel	36	5/8/2003	2002-03	1	30.0	36.0	3.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	19.0	73.7	5.0	8.0	62.5	3.0	6.0	50.0	83.2	1.0	2.0	1.0	30	3	6	0	0	1	1	+38
9	Juan Dixon J. Dixon	35	5/2/2005	2004-05	1	31.0	35.0	5.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	11.0	15.0	73.3	3.0	4.0	75.0	10.0	10.0	100.0	90.2	1.0	4.0	3.0	31	5	0	1	0	3	3	-4
10	Nick Van Exel N. Van Exel	35	5/15/2003	2002-03	1	37.0	35.0	2.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	15.0	23.0	65.2	5.0	11.0	45.5	0.0	0.0		76.1	1.0	1.0	3.0	37	2	3	0	0	3	4	-12
11	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	35	5/9/1989	1988-89	1	35.0	35.0	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.0	25.0	52.0	1.0	5.0	20.0	8.0	8.0	100.0	61.4	3.0	6.0	1.0	35	9	0	0	0	1	3
12	Ricky Pierce R. Pierce	35	5/2/1989	1988-89	1	32.0	35.0	1.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	13.0	17.0	76.5	2.0	2.0	100.0	7.0	7.0	100.0	87.2	1.0	0.0	1.0	32	1	5	1	0	1	5
13	Stephen Curry S. Curry	34	4/18/2022	2021-22	1	23.0	34.0	3.0	4.0	1.0	1.0	12.0	17.0	70.6	5.0	10.0	50.0	5.0	7.0	71.4	84.7	0.0	3.0	2.0	23	3	4	1	1	2	3	+32
14	Nate Robinson N. Robinson	34	4/27/2013	2012-13	1	28.5	34.0	1.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	14.0	23.0	60.9	3.0	7.0	42.9	3.0	3.0	100.0	69.9	0.0	1.0	2.0	29	1	4	2	0	2	6	+19
15	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	34	6/5/1993	1992-93	1	26.0	34.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	12.0	17.0	70.6	1.0	1.0	100.0	9.0	9.0	100.0	81.1	1.0	1.0	2.0	26	2	0	0	0	2	6
16	Kevin McHale K. McHale	34	5/17/1991	1990-91	1	46.0	34.0	8.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	11.0	19.0	57.9	1.0	1.0	100.0	11.0	14.0	78.6	67.6	1.0	7.0	2.0	46	8	3	0	0	2	5
17	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	34	5/13/1991	1990-91	1	29.0	34.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	11.0	16.0	68.8	2.0	3.0	66.7	10.0	13.0	76.9	78.3	2.0	4.0	1.0	29	6	1	0	0	1	4
18	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	34	5/13/1989	1988-89	1	30.0	34.0	7.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	13.0	20.0	65.0	6.0	8.0	75.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	81.4	1.0	6.0	4.0	30	7	5	1	0	4	3
19	Walter Davis W. Davis	34	4/28/1989	1988-89	1	33.0	34.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	15.0	29.0	51.7	0.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	4.0	100.0	55.3	1.0	1.0	4.0	33	2	2	2	0	4	3
20	Vinnie Johnson V. Johnson	34	5/5/1985	1984-85	1	30.0	34.0	2.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	16.0	21.0	76.2	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	77.7	1.0	1.0	2.0	30	2	3	0	0	2	3
21	Stephen Curry S. Curry	33	4/24/2022	2021-22	1	36.8	33.0	3.0	8.0	4.0	1.0	10.0	23.0	43.5	3.0	11.0	27.3	10.0	14.0	71.4	56.6	0.0	3.0	2.0	37	3	8	4	1	2	1	-4
22	Lou Williams L. Williams	33	4/24/2019	2018-19	1	34.5	33.0	4.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	12.0	19.0	63.2	1.0	2.0	50.0	8.0	9.0	88.9	71.9	1.0	3.0	5.0	34	4	10	0	0	5	1	+1
23	CJ McCollum	33	4/29/2015	2014-15	1	38.5	33.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	12.0	20.0	60.0	7.0	11.0	63.6	2.0	4.0	50.0	75.8	0.0	3.0	2.0	39	3	0	0	0	2	2	+7
24	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	33	5/18/2007	2006-07	1	35.9	33.0	11.0	6.0	4.0	0.0	11.0	17.0	64.7	4.0	7.0	57.1	7.0	9.0	77.8	78.7	4.0	7.0	3.0	36	11	6	4	0	3	4	+12
25	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	33	5/4/1990	1989-90	1	32.0	33.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	11.0	17.0	64.7	6.0	7.0	85.7	5.0	7.0	71.4	82.2	0.0	6.0	1.0	32	6	1	0	0	1	5

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