most points scored by a magic player in a playoff game in the 1990s

Between the 1989-90 and 1998-99 seasons, Anfernee Hardaway had the most points for the Magic in a playoff game, with 42 points in Game 3 of the 1997 First Round against the Heat.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Anfernee Hardaway
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
2Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
41
5/1/1997
vs
48
7
4
4
3
12
23
52.2
4
8
50.0
13
16
81.3
68.2
3
4
1
4
+8
3Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
41
5/8/1996
vs
36
13
6
0
1
18
28
64.3
0
0
5
11
45.5
62.4
9
4
2
2
4Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
39
5/25/1995
vs
35
10
2
2
0
15
21
71.4
0
0
9
15
60.0
70.7
4
6
4
5
5Anfernee 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
6Shaquille 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
7Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
35
5/31/1995
vs
42
13
3
2
1
13
21
61.9
0
0
9
19
47.4
59.6
5
8
1
5
8Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
33
5/4/1997
@
47
10
6
1
2
8
22
36.4
4
10
40.0
13
17
76.5
56.0
2
8
2
2
-8
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
33
6/9/1995
vs
45
12
7
0
0
12
22
54.5
0
0
9
14
64.3
58.6
3
9
4
5
10Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
32
5/8/1996
vs
36
6
6
2
0
12
19
63.2
2
3
66.7
6
9
66.7
69.7
3
3
2
4
11Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
32
6/9/1995
vs
44
5
8
0
0
12
21
57.1
4
6
66.7
4
5
80.0
69.0
2
3
5
3
12Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
32
5/23/1995
vs
37
11
2
1
2
11
16
68.8
0
0
10
12
83.3
75.2
5
6
2
4
13Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
31
4/30/1994
vs
48
5
7
1
2
12
27
44.4
4
7
57.1
3
4
75.0
53.9
2
3
5
3
14Nick Anderson
N. Anderson
29
5/15/1999
@
44
5
3
3
0
10
26
38.5
4
13
30.8
5
7
71.4
49.9
3
2
4
6
-7
15Horace Grant
H. Grant
29
5/13/1996
@
44
20
1
2
0
14
17
82.4
0
0
1
2
50.0
81.1
9
11
0
2
16Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
29
5/13/1996
@
37
4
11
3
0
10
19
52.6
0
3
0.0
9
11
81.8
60.8
2
2
1
3
17Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29
4/28/1996
vs
36
7
6
0
1
13
19
68.4
0
0
3
6
50.0
67.0
3
4
5
5
18Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
29
5/27/1995
@
39
4
4
3
0
8
14
57.1
4
7
57.1
9
11
81.8
77.0
1
3
4
5
19Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
28
5/27/1996
vs
45
3
8
0
1
9
21
42.9
1
6
16.7
9
12
75.0
53.3
0
3
3
3
20Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28
5/27/1996
vs
42
9
3
1
3
11
13
84.6
0
0
6
9
66.7
82.5
1
8
3
5
21Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28
5/10/1996
vs
32
9
5
1
1
11
15
73.3
0
0
6
8
75.0
75.6
4
5
5
3
22Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28
6/11/1995
@
45
10
6
1
3
11
17
64.7
0
0
6
11
54.5
64.1
2
8
4
3
23Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28
5/12/1995
@
42
10
3
0
3
10
18
55.6
0
0
8
10
80.0
62.5
3
7
3
3
24Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
27
5/19/1996
@
40
6
6
2
0
13
21
61.9
0
0
1
7
14.3
56.1
0
6
3
2
25Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
27
5/15/1996
vs
42
15
4
0
1
11
14
78.6
0
0
5
15
33.3
65.5
7
8
3
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