most points in game 1 of round 1 of the playoffs by a knicks point guard

Walt Frazier dropped 36 points in Game 1 of the 1972 Eastern Conference Finals versus the Celtics on April 13, 1972.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	36	4/13/1972	NYK	@	BOS	42	5	6			14	19	73.7				8	10	80.0	76.9				2
2	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	34	4/6/1969	NYK	vs	BOS	46	7	8			15	31	48.4				4	6	66.7	50.5				2
3	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	31	3/31/1972	NYK	@	BAL	46	11	6			13	22	59.1				5	7	71.4	61.8				5
4	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	26	3/27/1969	NYK	@	BAL	47	7	11			11	18	61.1				4	5	80.0	64.4				3
5	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	25	3/30/1973	NYK	vs	BAL	45	7	6			12	19	63.2				1	2	50.0	62.9				1
6	Ray Williams R. Williams	24	4/16/1978	NYK	@	PHI	26	3	1	1	0	10	17	58.8				4	4	100.0	64.0			2	5
7	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	24	4/15/1973	NYK	@	BOS	36	7	10			11	14	78.6				2	2	100.0	80.6				1
8	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	24	4/6/1971	NYK	vs	BAL	44	5	7			7	18	38.9				10	12	83.3	51.5				4
9	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	21	4/8/1975	NYK	@	HOU	41	8	11	4	0	8	15	53.3				5	6	83.3	59.5				1
10	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	20	3/29/1974	NYK	vs	CAP	45	12	2			10	18	55.6				0	0		55.6				2
11	Derek Harper D. Harper	19	5/5/1996	NYK	@	CHI	40	0	5	2	0	8	17	47.1	2	5	40.0	1	2	50.0	53.1	0	0	1	2
12	Ray Williams R. Williams	19	3/31/1981	NYK	vs	CHI	40	3	4	2	0	9	21	42.9	1	2	50.0	0	0		45.2				4
13	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	19	3/25/1971	NYK	vs	ATL	46	8	3			7	24	29.2				5	7	71.4	35.1				4
14	Raymond Felton R. Felton	18	5/5/2013	NYK	vs	IND	38	2	3	0	0	8	12	66.7	1	1	100.0	1	1	100.0	72.3	0	2	0	2	-9
15	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	18	4/24/1992	NYK	vs	DET	31	5	6	3	0	6	11	54.5	2	2	100.0	4	4	100.0	70.5	2	3	4	2
16	Derrick Rose D. Rose	17	5/23/2021	NYK	vs	ATL	38	5	5	1	1	8	16	50.0	1	4	25.0	0	0		53.1	0	5	5	1	+3
17	Derek Harper D. Harper	16	4/27/1995	NYK	vs	CLE	25	2	4	2	0	7	8	87.5	1	1	100.0	1	2	50.0	90.1	1	1	0	3
18	Greg Anthony G. Anthony	16	5/24/1994	NYK	vs	IND	23	1	4	3	0	5	11	45.5	3	7	42.9	3	4	75.0	62.7	1	0	1	5
19	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	16	4/14/1974	NYK	@	BOS	34	8	2			6	16	37.5				4	4	100.0	45.0				2
20	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	16	3/26/1970	NYK	vs	BAL	55	11	8			7	20	35.0				2	3	66.7	37.5				4
21	Charlie Ward C. Ward	15	5/5/1998	NYK	@	IND	38	3	6	6	0	4	9	44.4	3	3	100.0	4	4	100.0	69.7	0	3	3	2	+6
22	Greg Anthony G. Anthony	15	5/7/1995	NYK	vs	IND	20	1	2	0	1	4	6	66.7	3	4	75.0	4	4	100.0	96.6	1	0	0	4
23	Dick McGuire D. McGuire	15	4/12/1952	NYK	@	MIN		6	5			6	10	60.0				3	5	60.0	61.5				4
24	Dick McGuire D. McGuire	15	3/26/1950	NYK	@	SYR			3			6	9	66.7				3	3	100.0	72.7				6
25	Cameron Payne C. Payne	14	4/19/2025	NYK	vs	DET	15	0	1	1	0	5	7	71.4	3	5	60.0	1	1	100.0	94.1	0	0	1	3	+23