most points in an nba playoff game by an 28 year old

Nikola Jokić and Isaiah Thomas are tied for the most points by a 28-year-old player in a playoff game, with 53 points.

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most points by a player in an NBA playoff game by an 28 year old

	NAME	PTS	AGE	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	53	28-077	5/7/2023	DEN	@	PHX	39	4	11	0	1	20	30	66.7	2	4	50.0	11	13	84.6	74.2	1	3	6	2	+2
2	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	53	28-084	5/2/2017	BOS	vs	WAS	45	4	4	3	0	18	33	54.5	5	12	41.7	12	13	92.3	68.4	1	3	2	2	+10
3	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	51	28-158	4/19/2017	OKC	@	HOU	41	10	13	4	1	17	43	39.5	2	11	18.2	15	18	83.3	50.1	2	8	4	3	+11
4	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	50	28-282	4/23/2019	POR	vs	OKC	45	7	6	3	1	17	33	51.5	10	18	55.6	6	8	75.0	68.5	2	5	6	2	+9
5	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	48	28-241	5/6/2025	CLE	vs	IND	36	5	9	4	1	15	30	50.0	1	7	14.3	17	21	81.0	61.2	2	3	5	4	+13
6	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	47	28-164	4/25/2017	OKC	@	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
7	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	47	28-131	5/22/1988	ATL	@	BOS	43	5	3	0	0	19	33	57.6	1	2	50.0	8	9	88.9	63.6	2	3	0	0
8	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	46	28-275	4/20/2014	POR	@	HOU	45	18	2	0	2	17	31	54.8	2	2	100.0	10	13	76.9	62.6	7	11	3	6	+17
9	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	46	28-098	4/25/2010	MIA	vs	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
10	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	46	28-048	4/23/2000	LAL	vs	SAC	46	17	1	2	5	21	33	63.6	0	0		4	5	80.0	65.3	7	10	2	5	+16
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	46	28-082	5/10/1991	CHI	@	PHI	42	4	6	1	4	20	34	58.8	0	0		6	9	66.7	60.6	0	4	2	3
12	Zelmo Beaty Z. Beaty	46	28-150	3/23/1968	STL	vs	SFW	43	22	2			14	25	56.0				18	21	85.7	67.2				4
13	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	45	28-246	4/26/2007	LAL	vs	PHX	45	6	6	1	1	15	26	57.7	2	3	66.7	13	13	100.0	70.9	0	6	5	3	+1
14	James Harden J. Harden	44	28-232	4/15/2018	HOU	vs	MIN	41	4	8	2	0	15	26	57.7	7	12	58.3	7	9	77.8	73.4	2	2	3	2	+5
15	Karl Malone K. Malone	44	28-284	5/3/1992	UTA	@	LAC	46	11	2	0	0	11	18	61.1	0	0		22	24	91.7	77.0	4	7	3	4
16	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	43	28-263	5/21/2025	NYK	vs	IND	38	1	5	0	0	15	25	60.0	1	6	16.7	12	14	85.7	69.0	0	1	7	5	-8
17	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	43	28-244	5/9/2025	CLE	@	IND	37	9	5	1	0	14	29	48.3	5	13	38.5	10	14	71.4	61.1	5	4	2	4	+35
18	Jamal Murray J. Murray	43	28-065	4/29/2025	DEN	vs	LAC	40	5	7	3	1	17	26	65.4	8	14	57.1	1	1	100.0	81.3	0	5	1	2	+17
19	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	43	28-063	4/23/2023	DEN	@	MIN	39	11	6	2	0	15	26	57.7	5	8	62.5	8	12	66.7	68.7	2	9	4	3	-14
20	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	43	28-278	4/23/2014	POR	@	HOU	36	8	1	0	3	18	28	64.3	0	0		7	8	87.5	68.2	3	5	1	2	+3
21	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	43	28-093	6/7/2000	LAL	vs	IND	44	19	4	0	3	21	31	67.7	0	0		1	6	16.7	63.9	6	13	2	2	+18
22	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	43	28-110	5/1/1988	ATL	vs	MIL	41	6	1	3	0	15	26	57.7	0	0		13	17	76.5	64.2	4	2	6	4
23	Larry Bird L. Bird	43	28-152	5/8/1985	BOS	vs	DET	43	13	5	1	0	17	33	51.5	0	1	0.0	9	9	100.0	58.2	3	10	6	3
24	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	43	28-217	4/21/1963	LAL	@	BOS	45	20	1			15	34	44.1				13	17	76.5	51.8				3
25	Sleepy Floyd S. Floyd	42	28-055	4/30/1988	HOU	@	DAL	44	3	9	1	0	16	22	72.7	1	1	100.0	9	10	90.0	79.5	1	2	2	2