most points in the last 5 minutes in playoff history by point guards

Damian Lillard has dropped the most points by a point guard in a playoff game, with 55 points in Game 5 of the 2021 First Round against the Nuggets.

	NAME	PTS	MIN	DATE	TM		OPP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	55	52	6/1/2021	POR	@	DEN	6	10	1	3	17	24	70.8	12	17	70.6	9	10	90.0	96.8	1	5	1	0	+2
2	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	53	45	5/2/2017	BOS	vs	WAS	4	4	3	0	18	33	54.5	5	12	41.7	12	13	92.3	68.4	1	3	2	2	+10
3	Jerry West J. West	53	46	4/23/1969	LAL	vs	BOS	3	10			21	41	51.2				11	13	84.6	56.7				3
4	Jerry West J. West	52		4/5/1965	LAL	vs	BAL	5	9			16	38	42.1				20	21	95.2	55.0				4
5	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	51	41	4/19/2017	OKC	@	HOU	10	13	4	1	17	43	39.5	2	11	18.2	15	18	83.3	50.1	2	8	4	3	+11
6	Sleepy Floyd S. Floyd	51	44	5/10/1987	GSW	vs	LAL	3	10	4	0	18	26	69.2	2	3	66.7	13	14	92.9	79.3	1	2	2	2
7	Stephen Curry S. Curry	50	38	4/30/2023	GSW	@	SAC	8	6	1	0	20	38	52.6	7	18	38.9	3	5	60.0	62.2	1	7	1	2	+25
8	Jamal Murray J. Murray	50	43	8/30/2020	DEN	@	UTA	5	6	0	0	17	24	70.8	9	12	75.0	7	9	77.8	89.4	1	4	5	5	+12
9	Jamal Murray J. Murray	50	43	8/23/2020	DEN	@	UTA	11	7	0	1	18	31	58.1	9	15	60.0	5	5	100.0	75.3	4	7	0	2	+5
10	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	50	45	4/23/2019	POR	vs	OKC	7	6	3	1	17	33	51.5	10	18	55.6	6	8	75.0	68.5	2	5	6	2	+9
11	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	50	66	3/21/1953	BOS	vs	SYR	3	2			10	22	45.5				30	32	93.8	69.3				5
12	Jerry West J. West	49		4/3/1965	LAL	vs	BAL	6	8			15	35	42.9				19	21	90.5	55.4				5
13	Trae Young T. Young	48	41	6/23/2021	ATL	@	MIL	7	11	1	0	17	34	50.0	4	13	30.8	10	12	83.3	61.1	1	6	6	3	+10
14	Steve Nash S. Nash	48	44	5/15/2005	PHX	@	DAL	5	5	3	1	20	28	71.4	4	6	66.7	4	4	100.0	80.6	1	4	9	4	-8
15	Jerry West J. West	48		4/9/1965	LAL	@	BAL	3	5			20	43	46.5				8	8	100.0	51.6				5
16	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	47	44	4/28/2024	NYK	@	PHI	4	10	0	1	18	34	52.9	2	8	25.0	9	11	81.8	60.5	0	4	1	2	+10
17	Ja Morant J. Morant	47	41	5/3/2022	MEM	vs	GSW	8	8	3	0	15	31	48.4	5	12	41.7	12	13	92.3	64.0	2	6	2	2	+13
18	Ja Morant J. Morant	47	43	5/26/2021	MEM	@	UTA	4	7	0	0	15	26	57.7	2	7	28.6	15	20	75.0	67.5	2	2	4	3	-6
19	Stephen Curry S. Curry	47	43	6/5/2019	GSW	vs	TOR	8	7	2	0	14	31	45.2	6	14	42.9	13	14	92.9	63.2	2	6	3	1	-8
20	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	47	42	4/25/2017	OKC	@	HOU	11	9	0	0	15	34	44.1	5	18	27.8	12	17	70.6	56.7	5	6	7	5	+12
21	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	46	52	4/30/2024	PHI	@	NYK	5	9	0	0	17	30	56.7	7	12	58.3	5	8	62.5	68.6	0	5	3	5	+3
22	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	46	45	6/6/2021	DAL	@	LAC	7	14	0	0	17	30	56.7	5	11	45.5	7	11	63.6	66.0	0	7	6	3	-9
23	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	46	44	4/27/2018	OKC	@	UTA	10	5	2	0	18	43	41.9	7	19	36.8	3	6	50.0	50.4	1	9	5	3	-1
24	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	46	42	5/20/1995	PHX	vs	HOU	3	10	1	1	12	26	46.2	1	2	50.0	21	22	95.5	64.5	1	2	1	3
25	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	45	41	6/13/2026	NYK	@	SAS	3	3	2	0	14	27	51.9	4	7	57.1	13	15	86.7	67.0	1	2	3	1	+10

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6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0
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8	Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	22.0
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10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0

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Wed 10/21	PHX	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	POR	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Thu 10/29	MEM	@	POR	10:00 PM
Sat 10/31	POR	@	UTA	3:00 PM

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33.5

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31.1

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28.8

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RPG Leaders

12.9

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11.9

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11.6

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9.9

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1.9

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1.9

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4,039.7

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3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

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3,909.3

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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
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Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
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