most points in a single game in the playoffs by a small forward

Elgin Baylor has scored the most points by a small forward in a playoff game, with 61 points in Game 5 of the 1962 NBA Finals against the Celtics.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
61
4/14/1962
@
48
22
1
22
46
47.8
17
19
89.5
56.1
3
2Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
56
4/24/2023
vs
41
9
2
0
1
19
28
67.9
3
8
37.5
15
18
83.3
78.0
4
5
1
0
+4
3Rick Barry
R. Barry
55
4/18/1967
vs
46
12
5
22
48
45.8
11
19
57.9
48.8
4
4John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
54
4/1/1973
vs
48
9
6
24
36
66.7
6
6
100.0
69.9
2
5Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
51
5/14/2023
vs
42
13
5
2
0
17
28
60.7
6
10
60.0
11
14
78.6
74.6
0
13
0
1
+33
6LeBron James
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
7Kevin Durant
K. Durant
50
4/26/2019
@
42
6
5
1
1
15
26
57.7
6
14
42.9
14
15
93.3
76.7
0
6
4
4
+18
8Vince Carter
V. Carter
50
5/11/2001
vs
45
6
7
1
4
19
29
65.5
9
13
69.2
3
3
100.0
82.5
3
3
1
3
+24
9Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
50
4/19/1986
vs
43
5
3
1
0
19
28
67.9
0
0
12
15
80.0
72.3
0
5
6
2
10Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
50
4/1/1970
vs
48
10
2
22
39
56.4
6
8
75.0
58.8
5
11Kevin Durant
K. Durant
49
6/15/2021
vs
48
17
10
3
2
16
23
69.6
4
9
44.4
13
16
81.3
81.6
0
17
3
3
+6
12LeBron James
L. James
49
5/20/2009
vs
41
6
8
2
3
20
30
66.7
3
6
50.0
6
10
60.0
71.2
3
3
2
1
+7
13Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
49
3/15/1961
vs
21
17
34
50.0
15
20
75.0
57.2
5
14Kevin Durant
K. Durant
48
6/19/2021
vs
53
9
6
1
1
17
36
47.2
4
11
36.4
10
11
90.9
58.8
1
8
3
4
-4
15LeBron James
L. James
48
5/31/2007
@
50
9
7
2
0
18
33
54.5
2
3
66.7
10
14
71.4
61.3
3
6
2
3
+2
16Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
47
5/27/2022
@
46
9
8
4
1
16
29
55.2
4
8
50.0
11
11
100.0
69.4
3
6
1
1
+8
17LeBron James
L. James
47
5/9/2009
@
43
12
8
1
1
15
25
60.0
5
10
50.0
12
16
75.0
73.3
2
10
1
2
+26
18Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
47
5/22/1988
@
43
5
3
0
0
19
33
57.6
1
2
50.0
8
9
88.9
63.6
2
3
0
0
19Rick Barry
R. Barry
47
4/1/1967
vs
45
10
6
17
38
44.7
13
13
100.0
53.8
3
20Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
47
3/27/1961
@
48
20
17
45
37.8
13
16
81.3
45.2
4
21Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
47
3/18/1961
@
17
13
14
92.9
5
22Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
46
5/13/2022
@
43
9
4
0
1
17
32
53.1
7
15
46.7
5
7
71.4
65.6
0
9
4
2
+21
23Kevin Durant
K. Durant
46
5/4/2019
@
50
3
6
0
0
14
31
45.2
6
10
60.0
12
12
100.0
63.4
0
3
0
1
-6
24LeBron James
L. James
46
5/25/2018
vs
46
11
9
3
1
17
33
51.5
5
7
71.4
7
11
63.6
60.8
3
8
3
2
+15
25LeBron James
L. James
46
4/18/2018
vs
40
12
5
2
0
17
24
70.8
2
5
40.0
10
13
76.9
77.4
1
11
3
1
+7

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