most points scored by player in an elimination game win in the playoffs since 1988

Since 1987-88, Jayson Tatum has the most points in a win in an elimination game, with 51 points in Game 7 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Semifinals versus the 76ers.

	NAME	PTS	W	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	51	1	5/14/2023	BOS	vs	PHI	42	13	5	2	0	17	28	60.7	6	10	60.0	11	14	78.6	74.6	0	13	0	1	+33
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	50	1	4/30/2023	GSW	@	SAC	38	8	6	1	0	20	38	52.6	7	18	38.9	3	5	60.0	62.2	1	7	1	2	+25
3	Jamal Murray J. Murray	50	1	8/30/2020	DEN	@	UTA	43	5	6	0	0	17	24	70.8	9	12	75.0	7	9	77.8	89.4	1	4	5	5	+12
4	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	47	1	5/27/2022	MIA	@	BOS	46	9	8	4	1	16	29	55.2	4	8	50.0	11	11	100.0	69.4	3	6	1	1	+8
5	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	46	1	4/30/2024	PHI	@	NYK	52	5	9	0	0	17	30	56.7	7	12	58.3	5	8	62.5	68.6	0	5	3	5	+3
6	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	46	1	5/13/2022	BOS	@	MIL	43	9	4	0	1	17	32	53.1	7	15	46.7	5	7	71.4	65.6	0	9	4	2	+21
7	LeBron James L. James	46	1	5/25/2018	CLE	vs	BOS	46	11	9	3	1	17	33	51.5	5	7	71.4	7	11	63.6	60.8	3	8	3	2	+15
8	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	46	1	4/25/2010	MIA	vs	BOS	43	5	5	2	0	16	24	66.7	5	7	71.4	9	14	64.3	76.3	0	5	6	4	+7
9	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	46	1	5/3/2002	BOS	vs	PHI	44	4	6	1	1	16	25	64.0	8	10	80.0	6	7	85.7	81.9	1	3	0	1	+27
10	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	45	1	6/4/2021	LAC	@	DAL	42	6	3	2	0	18	25	72.0	5	9	55.6	4	4	100.0	84.1	2	4	4	1	+8
11	LeBron James L. James	45	1	4/29/2018	CLE	vs	IND	43	8	7	4	0	16	25	64.0	2	3	66.7	11	15	73.3	71.2	2	6	4	4	-2
12	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	45	1	4/25/2018	OKC	vs	UTA	44	15	7	0	0	17	39	43.6	5	9	55.6	6	6	100.0	54.0	3	12	5	3	+10
13	James Harden J. Harden	45	1	5/25/2015	HOU	vs	GSW	40	9	5	2	2	13	22	59.1	7	11	63.6	12	13	92.3	81.2	2	7	3	2	+21
14	LeBron James L. James	45	1	6/7/2012	MIA	@	BOS	45	15	5	0	0	19	26	73.1	2	4	50.0	5	9	55.6	75.1	2	13	4	3	+22
15	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	44	1	5/11/2009	DAL	vs	DEN	44	13	3	2	1	14	25	56.0	0	0		16	17	94.1	67.7	1	12	4	1	+12
16	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	44	1	6/3/2001	PHI	vs	MIL	44	6	7	2	0	17	33	51.5	4	6	66.7	6	7	85.7	61.0	1	5	2	4	+19
17	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	44	1	6/5/1993	PHX	vs	SEA	46	24	1	1	1	12	20	60.0	1	1	100.0	19	22	86.4	74.1	10	14	1	3
18	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	44	1	5/4/1990	NYK	vs	BOS	40	13	5	7	2	18	24	75.0	0	0		8	9	88.9	78.7	2	11	3	3
19	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	44	1	5/7/1989	CHI	@	CLE	44	9	6	1	0	17	32	53.1	1	1	100.0	9	13	69.2	58.3	3	6	2	3
20	Jamal Murray J. Murray	42	1	8/25/2020	DEN	vs	UTA	41	8	8	1	0	17	26	65.4	4	8	50.0	4	4	100.0	75.6	3	5	0	3	+20
21	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	42	1	4/28/2002	PHI	vs	BOS	44	5	4	5	0	10	23	43.5	3	5	60.0	19	20	95.0	66.0	0	5	3	3	+10
22	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	42	1	4/28/2001	ORL	vs	MIL	50	8	10	3	2	14	32	43.8	0	2	0.0	14	18	77.8	52.6	0	8	2	3	+12
23	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	42	1	4/29/1997	ORL	vs	MIA	47	8	2	2	0	16	30	53.3	1	4	25.0	9	10	90.0	61.0	1	7	1	4	+13
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	42	1	5/17/1992	CHI	vs	NYK	42	6	4	2	3	15	29	51.7	0	0		12	13	92.3	60.5	3	3	5	3
25	Paul George P. George	41	1	6/28/2021	LAC	@	PHX	41	13	6	3	0	15	20	75.0	3	6	50.0	8	8	100.0	87.2	0	13	6	2	+14