most points in a postseason game when less than 40 min played

Michael Jordan has posted the most points with fewer than 40 minutes played in a playoff game, with 54 points in Game 4 of the 1993 Eastern Conference Finals against the Knicks.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a postseason game when less than 40 min played
NAMEPTSMINDATETMOPPREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
54
39
5/31/1993
CHI CHI
vs
NYK NYK
6
2
2
1
18
30
60.0
6
9
66.7
12
14
85.7
74.7
0
6
2
5
2Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
53
39
5/7/2023
DEN DEN
@
PHX PHX
4
11
0
1
20
30
66.7
2
4
50.0
11
13
84.6
74.2
1
3
6
2
+2
3Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
51
38
8/23/2020
UTA UTA
vs
DEN DEN
4
7
0
0
15
27
55.6
4
7
57.1
17
18
94.4
73.0
1
3
4
2
+5
4Stephen Curry
S. Curry
50
38
4/30/2023
GSW GSW
@
SAC SAC
8
6
1
0
20
38
52.6
7
18
38.9
3
5
60.0
62.2
1
7
1
2
+25
5Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
48
36
5/6/2025
CLE CLE
vs
IND IND
5
9
4
1
15
30
50.0
1
7
14.3
17
21
81.0
61.2
2
3
5
4
+13
6Anthony Davis
A. Davis
47
39
4/21/2018
NOP NOP
vs
POR POR
10
1
0
3
15
23
65.2
2
4
50.0
15
17
88.2
77.1
4
6
2
4
+15
7LeBron James
L. James
46
40
4/18/2018
CLE CLE
vs
IND IND
12
5
2
0
17
24
70.8
2
5
40.0
10
13
76.9
77.4
1
11
3
1
+7
8Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
46
35
4/25/1997
LAL LAL
vs
POR POR
11
2
1
2
17
27
63.0
0
0
12
18
66.7
65.9
3
8
1
3
+23
9Bernard King
B. King
46
39
4/19/1984
NYK NYK
@
DET DET
6
2
2
0
18
35
51.4
0
0
10
13
76.9
56.5
2
4
5
3
10James Harden
J. Harden
45
39
5/1/2023
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
1
6
2
0
17
30
56.7
7
14
50.0
4
4
100.0
70.8
0
1
3
4
+8
11Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
45
39
4/19/2022
MIA MIA
vs
ATL ATL
5
5
2
0
15
25
60.0
4
7
57.1
11
12
91.7
74.3
0
5
0
0
+19
12Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
45
37
6/8/2021
UTA UTA
vs
LAC LAC
3
5
1
1
16
30
53.3
6
15
40.0
7
8
87.5
67.1
0
3
3
0
+5
13Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
45
38
4/27/2019
TOR TOR
vs
PHI PHI
11
2
2
1
16
23
69.6
3
7
42.9
10
11
90.9
80.8
0
11
2
1
+26
14Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
44
39
5/28/2021
DAL DAL
vs
LAC LAC
9
9
1
0
15
28
53.6
7
13
53.8
7
13
53.8
65.2
2
7
5
2
+3
15Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
44
40
8/30/2020
UTA UTA
vs
DEN DEN
6
5
3
0
14
25
56.0
9
13
69.2
7
7
100.0
78.3
2
4
4
1
+2
16James Harden
J. Harden
44
38
4/21/2017
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
6
6
0
1
11
21
52.4
4
12
33.3
18
18
100.0
76.1
1
5
7
5
+1
17Derrick Rose
D. Rose
44
38
5/6/2011
CHI CHI
@
ATL ATL
5
7
1
1
16
27
59.3
4
7
57.1
8
9
88.9
71.1
1
4
2
1
+17
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
44
39
5/3/1989
CHI CHI
vs
CLE CLE
7
10
5
1
18
34
52.9
1
1
100.0
7
9
77.8
58.0
2
5
5
4
19Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
44
36
4/25/1973
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
3
8
19
26
73.1
6
7
85.7
75.7
3
20Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
43
38
5/21/2025
NYK NYK
vs
IND IND
1
5
0
0
15
25
60.0
1
6
16.7
12
14
85.7
69.0
0
1
7
5
-8
21Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
43
37
5/9/2025
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
9
5
1
0
14
29
48.3
5
13
38.5
10
14
71.4
61.1
5
4
2
4
+35
22Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
43
39
4/23/2023
DEN DEN
@
MIN MIN
11
6
2
0
15
26
57.7
5
8
62.5
8
12
66.7
68.7
2
9
4
3
-14
23Anthony Davis
A. Davis
43
36
8/29/2020
LAL LAL
vs
POR POR
9
4
1
0
14
18
77.8
4
6
66.7
11
13
84.6
90.6
2
7
1
2
+15
24Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
43
38
4/25/2019
DEN DEN
@
SAS SAS
12
9
2
1
19
30
63.3
2
6
33.3
3
4
75.0
67.7
6
6
2
2
-11
25LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
43
36
4/23/2014
POR POR
@
HOU HOU
8
1
0
3
18
28
64.3
0
0
7
8
87.5
68.2
3
5
1
2
+3
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