most points in one playoff with less than 8 games played

Bob McAdoo has scored the most points with fewer than 8 games played in a single NBA playoff run, with 262 points in 1974-75.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in one playoff with less than 8 games played

	NAME	PTS	GP	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	262	7	1974-75	BUF	46.7	37.4	13.4	1.4	0.9	2.7	14.9	30.9	48.1				7.7	10.4	74.0	52.8	3.6	9.9		327	94	10	6	19		29
2	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	254	7	2019-20	UTA	37.7	36.3	5.0	4.9	1.0	0.3	11.9	22.4	52.9	4.7	9.1	51.6	7.9	8.3	94.8	69.6	0.9	4.1	4.1	264	35	34	7	2	29	11	+38
3	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	250	7	2020-21	DAL	40.1	35.7	7.9	10.3	1.3	0.4	13.7	28.0	49.0	4.4	10.9	40.8	3.9	7.3	52.9	57.2	0.6	7.3	4.6	281	55	72	9	3	32	17	+7
4	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	222	7	2002-03	ORL	44.0	31.7	6.7	4.7	2.0	0.9	10.6	23.6	44.8	2.3	6.7	34.0	8.3	10.7	77.3	56.1	1.4	5.3	3.7	308	47	33	14	6	26	16	-49
5	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	215	7	2004-05	HOU	43.0	30.7	7.4	6.7	1.6	1.4	11.1	24.4	45.6	2.4	6.6	37.0	6.0	7.3	82.4	55.6	1.7	5.7	3.7	301	52	47	11	10	26	20	-21
6	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	206	6	2020-21	POR	41.3	34.3	4.3	10.2	1.0	0.7	10.3	22.3	46.3	5.8	13.0	44.9	7.8	8.3	94.0	66.0	0.2	4.2	2.2	248	26	61	6	4	13	9	+27
7	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	204	7	2008-09	MIA	40.7	29.1	5.0	5.3	0.9	1.6	9.7	22.1	43.9	2.6	7.1	36.0	7.1	8.3	86.2	56.5	0.6	4.4	3.6	285	35	37	6	11	25	20	+19
8	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	204	6	2005-06	WAS	47.3	34.0	5.5	5.3	2.2	0.7	10.8	23.3	46.4	3.3	7.7	43.5	9.0	11.7	77.1	59.7	1.2	4.3	3.3	284	33	32	13	4	20	21	-1
9	George Gervin G. Gervin	199	6	1977-78	SAS	37.8	33.2	5.7	3.2	1.0	2.7	13.0	23.7	54.9				7.2	9.3	76.8	59.7	1.8	3.8	3.2	227	34	19	6	16	19	23
10	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	198	6	2023-24	PHI	41.3	33.0	10.8	5.7	1.2	1.5	9.8	22.2	44.4	2.2	6.5	33.3	11.2	13.0	85.9	59.2	3.2	7.7	4.2	248	65	34	7	9	25	20	+46
11	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	196	7	1969-70	BAL	42.7	28.0	3.3	4.0			10.6	22.0	48.1				6.9	8.6	80.0	54.3				299	23	28				23
12	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	195	7	2005-06	LAL	44.9	27.9	6.3	5.1	1.1	0.4	10.3	20.7	49.7	2.0	5.0	40.0	5.3	6.9	77.1	58.7	0.6	5.7	4.7	314	44	36	8	3	33	25	-48
13	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	192	7	2022-23	SAC	38.6	27.4	5.4	7.7	2.1	0.6	10.0	23.6	42.4	3.0	9.0	33.3	4.4	5.9	75.6	52.4	1.7	3.7	4.0	270	38	54	15	4	28	23	-20
14	Paul George P. George	191	7	2015-16	IND	39.3	27.3	7.6	4.3	2.0	0.7	8.0	17.6	45.5	2.6	6.1	41.9	8.7	9.1	95.3	63.2	1.3	6.3	3.3	275	53	30	14	5	23	24	+45
15	George Gervin G. Gervin	190	7	1980-81	SAS	39.1	27.1	5.0	3.4	0.7	0.7	11.0	22.0	50.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	5.1	6.4	80.0	54.7	1.3	3.7	2.9	274	35	24	5	5	20	19
16	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	190	6	1973-74	BUF	45.2	31.7	13.7	1.5	1.0	2.2	12.7	26.5	47.8				6.3	7.8	80.9	52.9	2.3	11.3		271	82	9	6	13		25
17	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	189	7	2023-24	ORL	37.4	27.0	8.6	4.0	1.1	0.6	9.7	21.3	45.6	2.3	5.7	40.0	5.3	7.0	75.5	55.4	2.0	6.6	4.6	262	60	28	8	4	32	14	+20
18	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	187	5	2016-17	OKC	38.8	37.4	11.6	10.8	2.4	0.4	11.8	30.4	38.8	2.6	9.8	26.5	11.2	14.0	80.0	51.1	1.8	9.8	6.0	194	58	54	12	2	30	16	+15
19	Bob Love B. Love	187	7	1970-71	CHI	47.1	26.7	7.3	1.4			11.3	23.0	49.1				4.1	5.1	80.6	52.9				330	51	10				26
20	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	186	6	2019-20	DAL	35.8	31.0	9.8	8.7	1.2	0.5	10.7	21.3	50.0	2.7	7.3	36.4	7.0	10.7	65.6	59.6	0.7	9.2	5.2	215	59	52	7	3	31	17	-38
21	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	184	6	2009-10	DEN	42.3	30.7	8.5	3.3	2.0	0.5	10.7	23.0	46.4	1.0	3.2	31.6	8.3	9.5	87.7	56.4	2.3	6.2	3.5	254	51	20	12	3	21	26	+13
22	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	184	7	1973-74	DET	43.3	26.3	15.3	3.0	0.6	2.0	11.0	21.7	50.7				4.3	5.4	78.9	54.5	3.7	11.6		303	107	21	4	14		28
23	Alex English A. English	181	7	1982-83	DEN	38.6	25.9	6.3	6.0	0.6	1.0	9.6	21.4	44.7	0.0	0.3	0.0	6.7	7.6	88.7	52.2	2.9	3.4	3.0	270	44	42	4	7	21	21
24	Moses Malone M. Malone	181	7	1979-80	HOU	39.3	25.9	13.9	1.0	0.6	2.3	10.6	19.7	53.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.7	6.1	76.7	57.7	6.0	7.9	3.1	275	97	7	4	16	22	18
25	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	181	7	1973-74	CAP	46.1	25.9	15.9	3.0	0.7	2.1	10.9	20.4	53.1				4.1	5.9	70.7	56.2	4.4	11.4		323	111	21	5	15		23