most points in an elimination playoff game since 1970

Since 1969-70, Jayson Tatum and Sleepy Floyd are tied for the most points in an elimination game, with 51 points.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in an elimination playoff game since 1970
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
51
5/14/2023
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
42
13
5
2
0
17
28
60.7
6
10
60.0
11
14
78.6
74.6
0
13
0
1
+33
2Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
51
5/10/1987
GSW GSW
vs
LAL LAL
44
3
10
4
0
18
26
69.2
2
3
66.7
13
14
92.9
79.3
1
2
2
2
3Stephen Curry
S. Curry
50
4/30/2023
GSW GSW
@
SAC SAC
38
8
6
1
0
20
38
52.6
7
18
38.9
3
5
60.0
62.2
1
7
1
2
+25
4Jamal Murray
J. Murray
50
8/30/2020
DEN DEN
@
UTA UTA
43
5
6
0
0
17
24
70.8
9
12
75.0
7
9
77.8
89.4
1
4
5
5
+12
5Devin Booker
D. Booker
49
4/28/2024
PHX PHX
vs
MIN MIN
45
5
6
2
1
13
21
61.9
3
5
60.0
20
21
95.2
81.0
0
5
2
5
+1
6Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
49
5/14/1987
HOU HOU
@
SEA SEA
53
25
2
2
6
19
33
57.6
0
0
11
13
84.6
63.3
11
14
2
4
7Kevin Durant
K. Durant
48
6/19/2021
BKN BKN
vs
MIL MIL
53
9
6
1
1
17
36
47.2
4
11
36.4
10
11
90.9
58.8
1
8
3
4
-4
8Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
47
5/27/2022
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
46
9
8
4
1
16
29
55.2
4
8
50.0
11
11
100.0
69.4
3
6
1
1
+8
9Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
47
4/25/2017
OKC OKC
@
HOU HOU
42
11
9
0
0
15
34
44.1
5
18
27.8
12
17
70.6
56.7
5
6
7
5
+12
10Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
47
5/22/1988
ATL ATL
@
BOS BOS
43
5
3
0
0
19
33
57.6
1
2
50.0
8
9
88.9
63.6
2
3
0
0
11Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
46
4/30/2024
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
52
5
9
0
0
17
30
56.7
7
12
58.3
5
8
62.5
68.6
0
5
3
5
+3
12Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
46
5/13/2022
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
43
9
4
0
1
17
32
53.1
7
15
46.7
5
7
71.4
65.6
0
9
4
2
+21
13Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
46
6/6/2021
DAL DAL
@
LAC LAC
45
7
14
0
0
17
30
56.7
5
11
45.5
7
11
63.6
66.0
0
7
6
3
-9
14LeBron James
L. James
46
5/25/2018
CLE CLE
vs
BOS BOS
46
11
9
3
1
17
33
51.5
5
7
71.4
7
11
63.6
60.8
3
8
3
2
+15
15Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
46
4/27/2018
OKC OKC
@
UTA UTA
44
10
5
2
0
18
43
41.9
7
19
36.8
3
6
50.0
50.4
1
9
5
3
-1
16Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
46
4/25/2010
MIA MIA
vs
BOS BOS
43
5
5
2
0
16
24
66.7
5
7
71.4
9
14
64.3
76.3
0
5
6
4
+7
17Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
46
5/3/2002
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
44
4
6
1
1
16
25
64.0
8
10
80.0
6
7
85.7
81.9
1
3
0
1
+27
18Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
46
5/20/1995
PHX PHX
vs
HOU HOU
42
3
10
1
1
12
26
46.2
1
2
50.0
21
22
95.5
64.5
1
2
1
3
19Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
46
5/8/1984
UTA UTA
vs
PHX PHX
41
6
4
2
0
16
27
59.3
0
0
14
14
100.0
69.4
1
5
6
2
20Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
45
4/29/2026
DET DET
vs
ORL ORL
44
4
5
1
0
13
23
56.5
5
8
62.5
14
14
100.0
77.2
3
1
6
3
+3
21Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
45
6/4/2021
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
42
6
3
2
0
18
25
72.0
5
9
55.6
4
4
100.0
84.1
2
4
4
1
+8
22LeBron James
L. James
45
4/29/2018
CLE CLE
vs
IND IND
43
8
7
4
0
16
25
64.0
2
3
66.7
11
15
73.3
71.2
2
6
4
4
-2
23Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
45
4/25/2018
OKC OKC
vs
UTA UTA
44
15
7
0
0
17
39
43.6
5
9
55.6
6
6
100.0
54.0
3
12
5
3
+10
24James Harden
J. Harden
45
5/25/2015
HOU HOU
vs
GSW GSW
40
9
5
2
2
13
22
59.1
7
11
63.6
12
13
92.3
81.2
2
7
3
2
+21
25LeBron James
L. James
45
6/7/2012
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
45
15
5
0
0
19
26
73.1
2
4
50.0
5
9
55.6
75.1
2
13
4
3
+22
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