most points in less than 36 minutes in a game playoffs

Donovan Mitchell has scored the most points with fewer than 36 minutes played in a playoff game, with 48 points in Game 2 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Pacers.

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most points by a player in less than 36 minutes in a game playoffs

	NAME	PTS	MIN	DATE	TM		OPP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	48	36	5/6/2025	CLE	vs	IND	5	9	4	1	15	30	50.0	1	7	14.3	17	21	81.0	61.2	2	3	5	4	+13
2	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	46	35	4/25/1997	LAL	vs	POR	11	2	1	2	17	27	63.0	0	0		12	18	66.7	65.9	3	8	1	3	+23
3	George Gervin G. Gervin	42	35	4/26/1983	SAS	vs	DEN	10	2	1	0	17	22	77.3	0	0		8	8	100.0	82.3	5	5	2	3
4	Chris Paul C. Paul	41	35	6/30/2021	PHX	@	LAC	4	8	3	0	16	24	66.7	7	8	87.5	2	3	66.7	81.0	1	3	0	2	+22
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	41	32	4/22/2019	MIL	@	DET	9	3	1	4	12	23	52.2	2	6	33.3	15	20	75.0	64.5	2	7	1	2	+22
6	James Harden J. Harden	41	35	5/14/2018	HOU	vs	GSW	4	7	1	0	14	24	58.3	5	9	55.6	8	10	80.0	72.2	1	3	4	4	-7
7	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	40	35	6/8/2021	PHI	vs	ATL	13	2	2	1	13	25	52.0	2	5	40.0	12	16	75.0	62.4	1	12	3	5	+14
8	Stephen Curry S. Curry	40	35	5/23/2015	GSW	@	HOU	5	7	2	1	12	19	63.2	7	9	77.8	9	10	90.0	85.5	3	2	4	2	+33
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	40	35	5/17/2010	LAL	vs	PHX	5	5	1	0	13	23	56.5	3	6	50.0	11	12	91.7	70.7	0	5	2	1	+22
10	Richard Hamilton R. Hamilton	40	36	5/3/2006	DET	vs	MIL	3	3	0	0	15	23	65.2	2	2	100.0	8	9	88.9	74.2	1	2	3	2	+28
11	Michael Redd M. Redd	40	35	4/29/2006	MIL	vs	DET	5	2	0	0	14	21	66.7	4	5	80.0	8	8	100.0	81.6	3	2	0	1	+31
12	Bernard King B. King	40	35	4/20/1983	NYK	@	NJN	3	3	0	0	16	21	76.2	0	0		8	9	88.9	80.1	1	2	0	1
13	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	39	33	5/23/2025	IND	@	NYK	5	3	1	0	15	23	65.2	3	5	60.0	6	8	75.0	73.5	0	5	1	4	+16
14	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	39	34	5/6/2019	MIL	@	BOS	16	4	1	1	15	22	68.2	2	5	40.0	7	10	70.0	73.9	5	11	2	4	+4
15	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	39	35	5/25/1995	ORL	vs	IND	10	2	2	0	15	21	71.4	0	0		9	15	60.0	70.7	4	6	4	5
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	39	34	6/3/1992	CHI	vs	POR	3	11	2	0	16	27	59.3	6	10	60.0	1	1	100.0	71.1	2	1	1	0
17	Jalen Green J. Green	38	35	4/23/2025	HOU	vs	GSW	4	6	3	0	13	25	52.0	8	18	44.4	4	5	80.0	69.9	0	4	2	1	+19
18	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	38	31	5/24/2021	DEN	vs	POR	8	5	1	0	15	20	75.0	2	4	50.0	6	6	100.0	83.9	3	5	4	5	+12
19	LeBron James L. James	38	34	8/22/2020	LAL	@	POR	12	8	2	0	11	18	61.1	4	8	50.0	12	17	70.6	74.6	1	11	8	3	+2
20	Kevin Durant K. Durant	38	30	4/18/2019	GSW	@	LAC	4	7	1	1	14	23	60.9	3	10	30.0	7	8	87.5	71.6	1	3	5	3	+32
21	Kevin Durant K. Durant	38	35	5/16/2018	GSW	@	HOU	3	0	0	0	13	22	59.1	3	7	42.9	9	9	100.0	73.2	1	2	5	5	-28
22	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	38	30	4/30/2016	SAS	vs	OKC	6	1	0	2	18	23	78.3	1	1	100.0	1	1	100.0	81.1	1	5	2	1	+30
23	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	38	33	4/22/2011	BOS	@	NYK	3	1	3	0	14	19	73.7	6	8	75.0	4	4	100.0	91.5	0	3	3	3	+23
24	Tony Parker T. Parker	38	33	4/20/2009	SAS	vs	DAL	4	8	2	0	16	22	72.7	0	2	0.0	6	9	66.7	73.2	0	4	3	2	+22
25	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	38	33	5/5/1988	DAL	@	HOU	5	2	3	1	13	21	61.9	3	4	75.0	9	9	100.0	76.1	3	2	3	4