most points in one playoff game in the 70s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, John Havlicek scored the most points in a playoff game, with 54 points in Game 1 of the 1973 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Hawks.

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most points by a player in one playoff game in the 70s

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	54	4/1/1973	BOS	vs	ATL	48	9	6			24	36	66.7	6	6	100.0	69.9				2
2	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
3	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	50	4/1/1970	PHI	vs	MIL	48	10	2			22	39	56.4	6	8	75.0	58.8				5
4	George Gervin G. Gervin	46	4/18/1978	SAS	vs	WAS	41	6	3	1	1	17	32	53.1	12	15	80.0	59.6			4	3
5	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	46	4/20/1975	WAS	vs	BUF	48	12	5	3	3	19	26	73.1	8	13	61.5	72.5				3
6	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
7	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
8	Fred Brown F. Brown	45	4/15/1976	SEA	vs	PHX	40	3	4	1	0	19	35	54.3	7	7	100.0	59.1	2	1		4
9	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
10	Rick Barry R. Barry	44	5/5/1976	GSW	vs	PHX	46	6	4	1	0	17	31	54.8	10	12	83.3	60.6	0	6		3
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	44	4/18/1974	MIL	@	CHI	48	21	3	1	3	20	29	69.0	4	4	100.0	71.5				3
12	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	44	4/6/1974	BUF	vs	BOS	48	16	1			21	40	52.5	2	2	100.0	53.8				5
13	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	44	4/25/1973	LAL	vs	GSW	36	3	8			19	26	73.1	6	7	85.7	75.7				3
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	43	5/1/1977	LAL	@	GSW	41	20	3	0	4	17	25	68.0	9	11	81.8	72.1	5	15		5
15	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	43	4/3/1974	BOS	vs	BUF	46	12	8			18	30	60.0	7	7	100.0	65.0				1
16	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	43	3/31/1972	BOS	@	ATL	48	6	4			15	26	57.7	13	14	92.9	66.9				2
17	George Gervin G. Gervin	42	5/18/1979	SAS	@	WAS	43	6	1	3	1	16	31	51.6	10	13	76.9	57.2			3	4
18	George Gervin G. Gervin	42	5/11/1979	SAS	vs	WAS	41	6	1	1	1	19	31	61.3	4	6	66.7	62.4			2	0
19	Jim McMillian J. McMillian	42	4/12/1972	LAL	vs	MIL	43	7	2			16	25	64.0	10	14	71.4	67.4				2
20	Kevin Grevey K. Grevey	41	4/14/1978	WAS	@	ATL	45	3	0	2	0	15	24	62.5	11	13	84.6	69.0			6	5
21	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	41	4/12/1978	NYK	@	CLE	43	6	2	1	2	17	25	68.0	7	8	87.5	71.9			5	4
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41	4/26/1977	LAL	@	GSW	39	18	3	2	2	15	23	65.2	11	16	68.8	68.2	4	14		3
23	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	41	3/31/1972	ATL	vs	BOS	46	4	5			15	31	48.4	11	12	91.7	56.5				1
24	Julius Erving J. Erving	40	6/5/1977	PHI	@	POR	43	6	8	2	1	17	29	58.6	6	7	85.7	62.3	2	4		2
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40	5/8/1977	LAL	vs	POR	43	17	1	1	3	17	23	73.9	6	9	66.7	74.2	3	14		3

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