most points in the first half in a game playoff

Kevin Durant has the most points in a playoff game, with 38 points in Game 6 of the 2019 First Round versus the Clippers.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in the first half in a game playoff

	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	Kevin Durant K. Durant	38	4/26/2019	GSW	@	LAC	23	4	3	1	0	12	17	70.6	4	8	50.0	10	10	100.0	88.8	0	4	1	1	+20
2	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	35	4/21/2024	MIL	vs	IND	19	3	2	0	0	11	19	57.9	6	10	60.0	7	7	100.0	79.3	0	3	1	0	+16
3	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	34	4/23/2019	POR	vs	OKC	24	3	0	1	1	12	18	66.7	6	9	66.7	4	6	66.7	82.4	2	1	4	1	+1
4	Devin Booker D. Booker	33	6/3/2021	PHX	@	LAL	22	6	1	0	0	11	16	68.8	7	8	87.5	4	4	100.0	92.9	0	6	0	2	+18
5	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	32	5/24/2021	POR	@	DEN	22	2	4	0	1	9	15	60.0	8	11	72.7	6	6	100.0	90.7	0	2	3	1	-5
6	LeBron James L. James	31	5/22/2023	LAL	vs	DEN	24	4	4	2	0	11	13	84.6	4	4	100.0	5	5	100.0	102.0	1	3	1	1	+14
7	Devin Booker D. Booker	31	4/19/2022	PHX	vs	NOP	17	2	1	0	0	12	18	66.7	7	10	70.0	0	0		86.1	1	1	2	2	+2
8	Jamal Murray J. Murray	30	5/20/2023	DEN	@	LAL	21	4	1	1	0	13	20	65.0	4	8	50.0	0	0		75.0	0	4	1	1	+9
9	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	30	5/25/2021	LAC	vs	DAL	21	2	2	2	0	10	14	71.4	3	4	75.0	7	8	87.5	85.6	1	1	1	1	0
10	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	29	6/6/2021	DAL	@	LAC	21	3	7	0	0	10	14	71.4	4	6	66.7	5	7	71.4	84.9	0	3	3	1	-2
11	LeBron James L. James	29	9/8/2020	LAL	@	HOU	18	2	3	0	0	10	14	71.4	4	5	80.0	5	8	62.5	82.8	0	2	1	0	-1
12	LeBron James L. James	29	4/18/2018	CLE	vs	IND	20	8	4	1	0	12	16	75.0	2	4	50.0	3	5	60.0	79.7	1	7	1	0	+16
13	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	28	5/14/2024	NYK	vs	IND	22	2	4	0	0	12	18	66.7	1	3	33.3	3	4	75.0	70.9	0	2	1	2	+20
14	Tobias Harris T. Harris	28	5/23/2021	PHI	vs	WAS	19	3	1	0	0	12	19	63.2	1	3	33.3	3	3	100.0	68.9	0	3	1	0	-5
15	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	28	6/9/2017	CLE	vs	GSW	21	2	4	1	0	11	14	78.6	4	6	66.7	2	3	66.7	91.4	0	2	1	1	+10
16	Devin Booker D. Booker	27	5/5/2023	PHX	vs	DEN	21	4	3	3	0	12	15	80.0	3	5	60.0	0	0		90.0	0	4	2	2	+13
17	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	27	5/15/2022	DAL	@	PHX	18	9	3	1	0	9	12	75.0	4	7	57.1	5	5	100.0	95.1	0	9	1	2	+25
18	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	27	6/10/2021	UTA	vs	LAC	19	2	1	0	0	11	16	68.8	5	8	62.5	0	0		84.4	0	2	1	0	+12
19	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	27	6/2/2021	DAL	@	LAC	21	3	8	0	0	10	19	52.6	5	7	71.4	2	2	100.0	67.9	0	3	2	2	+8
20	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	27	4/27/2019	TOR	vs	PHI	21	7	1	1	0	10	14	71.4	1	2	50.0	6	6	100.0	81.1	0	7	1	2	+13
21	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	27	4/21/2019	GSW	@	LAC	20	0	0	0	0	10	14	71.4	5	6	83.3	2	2	100.0	90.7	0	0	1	1	+10
22	Kevin Durant K. Durant	27	4/18/2019	GSW	@	LAC	18	3	4	1	0	10	15	66.7	0	3	0.0	7	8	87.5	72.9	1	2	4	3	+18
23	LeBron James L. James	27	6/7/2017	CLE	vs	GSW	22	4	3	1	1	11	14	78.6	3	5	60.0	2	3	66.7	88.1	0	4	3	1	+4
24	CJ McCollum	27	4/16/2017	POR	@	GSW	18	4	0	1	1	11	15	73.3	3	4	75.0	2	3	66.7	82.7	1	3	1	0	+2
25	Paul George P. George	26	4/28/2024	LAC	@	DAL	19	3	3	2	0	9	14	64.3	6	9	66.7	2	2	100.0	87.4	0	3	1	0	+15