most points in one game center in playoffs

Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most points by a center in a playoff game, with 56 points in Game 5 of the 1962 Division Semifinals against the Syracuse Nationals.

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most points by a player in one game center in playoffs

	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	3/22/1962	PHI	vs	SYR	48	35	1			22	48	45.8				12	22	54.5	48.5				2
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	53	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
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	3/14/1960	PHI	vs	SYR	47	22	2			24	42	57.1				5	16	31.3	54.0				0
4	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	50	4/25/2024	PHI	vs	NYK	41	8	4	0	1	13	19	68.4	5	7	71.4	19	21	90.5	88.5	1	7	3	3	+16
5	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	50	4/18/1975	BUF	vs	WAS	45	21	1			20	32	62.5				10	14	71.4	65.5				4
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50	4/10/1964	SFW	vs	STL	45	15	6			22	32	68.8				6	10	60.0	68.7				1
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50	3/22/1960	PHI	@	BOS	46	35	2			22	42	52.4				6	14	42.9	51.9				2
8	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	49	5/14/1987	HOU	@	SEA	53	25	2	2	6	19	33	57.6	0	0		11	13	84.6	63.3	11	14	2	4
9	George Mikan G. Mikan	47	3/29/1952	MIN	@	ROC						15	26	57.7				17	18	94.4	69.3				4
10	Dwight Howard D. Howard	46	4/16/2011	ORL	vs	ATL	46	19	1	0	1	16	23	69.6	0	1	0.0	14	22	63.6	70.4	6	13	8	5	-10
11	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	46	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
12	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	46	4/25/1997	LAL	vs	POR	35	11	2	1	2	17	27	63.0	0	0		12	18	66.7	65.9	3	8	1	3	+23
13	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	46	5/1/1994	HOU	vs	POR	40	8	4	4	6	16	30	53.3	1	2	50.0	13	18	72.2	60.7	2	6	3	3
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	46	4/3/1970	MIL	vs	PHI	47	25	2			18	36	50.0				10	15	66.7	54.0				3
15	Zelmo Beaty Z. Beaty	46	3/23/1968	STL	vs	SFW	43	22	2			14	25	56.0				18	21	85.7	67.2				4
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	46	4/12/1966	PHI	vs	BOS	48	34	1			19	34	55.9				8	25	32.0	51.1				5
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	46	4/5/1964	SFW	@	STL	48	23	2			19	36	52.8				8	16	50.0	53.4				5
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	46	3/14/1961	PHI	vs	SYR	48	32	2			19	39	48.7				8	14	57.1	50.9				3
19	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	45	4/27/1995	HOU	@	UTA	44	8	6	2	3	20	30	66.7	0	0		5	10	50.0	65.4	1	7	5	4
20	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	45	5/12/1990	NYK	vs	DET	45	13	6	0	3	14	24	58.3	0	0		17	18	94.4	70.5	3	10	1	4
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	45	4/29/1977	LAL	vs	GSW	44	18	3	2	1	16	28	57.1				13	18	72.2	62.6	7	11		4
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	45	5/6/1970	LAL	vs	NYK	46	27	3			20	27	74.1				5	14	35.7	67.9				3
23	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	44	5/13/2025	DEN	@	OKC	44	15	5	2	0	17	25	68.0	5	7	71.4	5	5	100.0	80.9	6	9	2	4	-8
24	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	44	6/6/2001	LAL	vs	PHI	52	20	5	1	0	17	28	60.7	0	0		10	22	45.5	58.4	6	14	4	3	-6
25	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	44	5/6/2001	LAL	vs	SAC	44	21	4	0	7	17	32	53.1	0	0		10	19	52.6	54.5	11	10	2	3	+3

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