most points in one playoff game in the 80s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Michael Jordan dropped the most points in a playoff game, with 63 points in Game 2 of the 1986 First Round versus the Celtics.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in one playoff game in the 80s
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
63
4/20/1986
@
53
5
6
3
2
22
41
53.7
0
0
19
21
90.5
62.7
1
4
4
4
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
55
5/1/1988
vs
44
6
3
4
1
24
45
53.3
0
0
7
7
100.0
57.2
3
3
1
4
3Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
51
5/10/1987
vs
44
3
10
4
0
18
26
69.2
2
3
66.7
13
14
92.9
79.3
1
2
2
2
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
50
5/5/1989
vs
43
3
4
3
0
14
28
50.0
0
1
0.0
22
27
81.5
62.7
0
3
1
6
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
50
4/28/1988
vs
44
7
2
2
2
19
35
54.3
0
0
12
12
100.0
62.1
1
6
5
3
6Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
50
4/19/1986
vs
43
5
3
1
0
19
28
67.9
0
0
12
15
80.0
72.3
0
5
6
2
7Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
49
5/14/1987
@
53
25
2
2
6
19
33
57.6
0
0
11
13
84.6
63.3
11
14
2
4
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
49
4/17/1986
@
43
4
2
2
1
18
36
50.0
0
0
13
15
86.7
57.5
0
4
5
3
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
47
5/14/1989
vs
42
11
6
1
2
12
18
66.7
0
1
0.0
23
28
82.1
77.5
0
11
6
3
10Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
47
5/22/1988
@
43
5
3
0
0
19
33
57.6
1
2
50.0
8
9
88.9
63.6
2
3
0
0
11Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
46
5/27/1989
vs
45
7
5
5
0
16
26
61.5
0
3
0.0
14
15
93.3
70.6
3
4
2
2
12Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
46
5/8/1984
vs
41
6
4
2
0
16
27
59.3
0
0
14
14
100.0
69.4
1
5
6
2
13Bernard King
B. King
46
4/22/1984
vs
40
10
4
0
1
19
27
70.4
0
0
8
12
66.7
71.3
6
4
2
5
14Bernard King
B. King
46
4/19/1984
@
39
6
2
2
0
18
35
51.4
0
0
10
13
76.9
56.5
2
4
5
3
15Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
44
5/7/1989
@
44
9
6
1
0
17
32
53.1
1
1
100.0
9
13
69.2
58.3
3
6
2
3
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
44
5/3/1989
vs
39
7
10
5
1
18
34
52.9
1
1
100.0
7
9
77.8
58.0
2
5
5
4
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
44
5/5/1988
@
42
5
4
4
2
18
25
72.0
0
0
8
9
88.9
76.0
2
3
4
6
18Bernard King
B. King
44
5/11/1984
vs
41
2
2
3
0
16
25
64.0
0
0
12
15
80.0
69.6
0
2
4
3
19Bernard King
B. King
44
4/27/1984
@
41
12
1
0
1
17
26
65.4
0
0
10
13
76.9
69.4
3
9
1
5
20George Gervin
G. Gervin
44
4/4/1980
vs
43
7
2
2
2
19
29
65.5
0
0
6
7
85.7
68.6
2
2
21Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
43
6/19/1988
@
44
3
8
6
1
18
32
56.3
2
3
66.7
5
7
71.4
61.3
1
2
5
4
22Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
43
5/1/1988
vs
41
6
1
3
0
15
26
57.7
0
0
13
17
76.5
64.2
4
2
6
4
23Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
43
4/28/1987
vs
38
14
1
0
1
18
28
64.3
2
3
66.7
5
5
100.0
71.2
8
6
1
5
24Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
43
4/26/1987
vs
43
8
5
0
2
15
37
40.5
1
2
50.0
12
13
92.3
50.3
3
5
0
2
25Larry Bird
L. Bird
43
5/8/1985
vs
43
13
5
1
0
17
33
51.5
0
1
0.0
9
9
100.0
58.2
3
10
6
3

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41
37
.526
15.5
11
31
47
.397
25.5
12
Bulls Bulls
29
49
.372
27.5
13
19
59
.244
37.5
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18
60
.231
38.5
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@
7:00 PM
Fri
4/10
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Sun
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41
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25.5
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49
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59
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37.5
14
18
60
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38.5
15
17
61
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60
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2.5
3
51
28
.646
11.5
4
50
28
.641
12.0
5
49
29
.628
13.0
6
46
32
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16.0
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43
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.551
19.0
8
40
38
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22.0
9
40
39
.506
22.5
10
36
42
.462
26.0
11
25
53
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37.0
12
25
54
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37.5
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41.5
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Tue
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Tue
4/7
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