Before 1999-00, Wilt Chamberlain scored the most points in an elimination 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 single elimination game before 2000| 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 |  | W. Chamberlain | 56 | 3/22/1962 | vs | 48 | 35 | 1 | 22 | 48 | 45.8 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 48.5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 3/14/1960 | vs | 47 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 42 | 57.1 | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 54.0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | 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 | |||
| 4 | | W. Chamberlain | 50 | 3/22/1960 | @ | 46 | 35 | 2 | 22 | 42 | 52.4 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 51.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 |  | 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 | ||||
| 6 |  | 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 | |||
| 7 |  | S. Jones | 47 | 4/10/1963 | vs | 41 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 72.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 8 |  | K. Johnson | 46 | 5/20/1995 | vs | 42 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 21 | 22 | 95.5 | 64.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 9 |  | 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 | ||||
| 10 |  | W. Chamberlain | 46 | 4/12/1966 | vs | 48 | 34 | 1 | 19 | 34 | 55.9 | 8 | 25 | 32.0 | 51.1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 11 |  | W. Chamberlain | 45 | 5/6/1970 | vs | 46 | 27 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 67.9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 12 |  | L. Shaffer | 45 | 3/26/1963 | vs | 5 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 68.8 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | C. Barkley | 44 | 6/5/1993 | vs | 46 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 19 | 22 | 86.4 | 74.1 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 14 |  | P. Ewing | 44 | 5/4/1990 | vs | 40 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 24 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 78.7 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 15 |  | 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 | |||
| 16 |  | 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 | ||||
| 17 | | 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 | ||||
| 18 |  | 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 | ||||||
| 19 |  | D. Bing | 44 | 4/1/1968 | vs | 46 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 38 | 50.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 53.6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 20 |  | R. Barry | 44 | 4/24/1967 | vs | 44 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 38 | 42.1 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 50.3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 21 |  | M. Johnson | 43 | 5/15/1990 | vs | 44 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 65.1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 22 |  | E. Baylor | 43 | 4/21/1963 | @ | 45 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 34 | 44.1 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 51.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 23 |  | O. Robertson | 43 | 4/10/1963 | @ | 48 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 21 | 22 | 95.5 | 63.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 24 |  | A. Hardaway | 42 | 4/29/1997 | vs | 47 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 61.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | +13 | ||
| 25 | | M. Jordan | 42 | 5/17/1992 | vs | 42 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 51.7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 60.5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | ||||
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