most points scored against michael jordan in a playoff game

Charles Barkley has scored the most points in a playoff game versus Michael Jordan, with 42 points in Game 2 of the 1993 NBA Finals.

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most points by a player scored against Michael Jordan in a playoff game
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
42
6/11/1993
vs
46
13
4
1
1
16
26
61.5
0
1
0.0
10
12
83.3
67.1
6
7
2
3
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
39
6/12/1998
@
44
9
5
1
1
17
27
63.0
0
1
0.0
5
6
83.3
65.8
4
5
1
2
+2
3Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
38
5/19/1996
@
40
3
3
3
0
15
21
71.4
4
6
66.7
4
7
57.1
78.9
1
2
4
1
4Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
38
5/1/1990
vs
44
8
7
0
0
14
21
66.7
0
0
10
11
90.9
73.5
5
3
3
3
5Karl Malone
K. Malone
37
6/6/1997
vs
42
10
3
4
0
15
29
51.7
0
0
7
10
70.0
55.4
3
7
2
4
+15
6Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
37
5/2/1993
@
43
8
5
1
0
13
31
41.9
1
4
25.0
10
12
83.3
51.0
7
1
1
2
7Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
37
4/24/1985
@
42
9
2
1
0
15
20
75.0
0
0
7
8
87.5
78.7
3
6
3
3
8Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
36
5/21/1996
@
44
16
4
1
1
16
22
72.7
0
0
4
8
50.0
70.5
7
9
6
2
9Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
36
5/26/1990
@
43
5
8
4
0
13
21
61.9
4
6
66.7
6
8
75.0
73.4
1
4
2
4
10Larry Bird
L. Bird
36
4/20/1986
vs
56
12
8
1
2
14
27
51.9
2
5
40.0
6
7
85.7
59.8
4
8
4
5
11Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
34
5/5/1992
@
44
16
5
1
6
14
25
56.0
0
0
6
7
85.7
60.5
5
11
0
4
12Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
34
5/4/1991
@
32
11
2
1
0
10
13
76.9
1
1
100.0
13
15
86.7
86.7
5
6
0
3
13Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
34
5/11/1990
vs
41
20
8
1
0
10
18
55.6
0
1
0.0
14
21
66.7
62.4
10
10
6
4
14Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
33
6/2/1993
vs
44
9
3
0
2
12
23
52.2
1
1
100.0
8
14
57.1
56.6
1
8
3
3
15Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
33
6/2/1989
@
40
5
4
3
0
12
28
42.9
0
2
0.0
9
10
90.0
50.9
1
4
4
1
16Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
33
5/23/1989
vs
38
3
4
2
0
12
27
44.4
1
2
50.0
8
12
66.7
51.1
2
1
6
3
17Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
32
6/5/1996
@
41
8
2
2
1
9
14
64.3
0
0
14
16
87.5
76.0
5
3
7
6
18Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
32
4/28/1995
vs
48
13
3
2
7
13
26
50.0
3
6
50.0
3
7
42.9
55.0
3
10
2
5
19Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
32
6/16/1993
@
46
12
10
3
1
10
19
52.6
0
2
0.0
12
15
80.0
62.5
3
9
1
1
20Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
32
6/7/1992
vs
42
9
3
0
0
9
17
52.9
2
4
50.0
12
12
100.0
71.8
1
8
5
4
21Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
32
5/16/1989
vs
32
11
1
1
4
12
20
60.0
0
0
8
9
88.9
66.8
2
9
1
5
22Larry Bird
L. Bird
32
4/28/1987
@
45
14
6
2
1
11
21
52.4
0
1
0.0
10
11
90.9
61.9
3
11
4
3
23Karl Malone
K. Malone
31
6/14/1998
vs
43
11
7
1
0
11
19
57.9
0
0
9
11
81.8
65.0
5
6
5
2
-2
24Glen Rice
G. Rice
31
5/8/1998
vs
41
1
0
1
0
13
26
50.0
1
6
16.7
4
5
80.0
55.0
1
0
1
4
-12
25Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
31
5/6/1997
@
46
12
5
2
0
11
25
44.0
5
15
33.3
4
5
80.0
57.0
2
10
3
2
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