most points scored in 27 minutes or less in an nba playoff game

Paul George has dropped the most points with 27 or fewer minutes played in a playoff game, with 35 points in Game 5 of the 2020 First Round versus the Mavericks.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player scored in 27 minutes or less in an NBA playoff game
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 Paul George
P. George
35
25
8/25/2020
LAC LAC
vs
DAL DAL
3
2
0
0
12
18
66.7
4
8
50.0
7
7
100.0
83.0
1
2
2
4
+23
2 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
34
23
4/18/2022
GSW GSW
vs
DEN DEN
3
4
1
1
12
17
70.6
5
10
50.0
5
7
71.4
84.7
0
3
2
3
+32
3 Kirk Hinrich
K. Hinrich
34
24
4/27/2005
CHI CHI
vs
WAS WAS
2
3
2
0
12
15
80.0
5
5
100.0
5
6
83.3
96.4
1
1
4
4
-4
4 Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
34
26
6/5/1993
SEA SEA
@
PHX PHX
2
0
0
0
12
17
70.6
1
1
100.0
9
9
100.0
81.1
1
1
2
6
5 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
34
26
4/2/1963
STL STL
@
LAL LAL
9
5
15
21
71.4
4
4
100.0
74.7
4
6 Jason Terry
J. Terry
32
25
5/8/2011
DAL DAL
vs
LAL LAL
1
4
0
1
11
14
78.6
9
10
90.0
1
2
50.0
107.5
0
1
3
2
+29
7 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
32
26
3/21/1967
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
5
2
14
19
73.7
4
5
80.0
75.5
1
8 Devin Booker
D. Booker
31
25
4/19/2022
PHX PHX
vs
NOP NOP
2
1
0
0
12
19
63.2
7
11
63.6
0
0
81.6
1
1
2
3
-6
9 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
31
27
3/20/1963
STL STL
vs
DET DET
7
4
13
21
61.9
5
8
62.5
63.2
3
10 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
31
25
3/28/1962
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
9
4
10
19
52.6
11
14
78.6
61.6
2
11 Spencer Dinwiddie
S. Dinwiddie
30
25
5/15/2022
DAL DAL
@
PHX PHX
3
2
1
1
11
15
73.3
5
7
71.4
3
3
100.0
91.9
0
3
0
0
+29
12 Norman Powell
N. Powell
29
24
8/23/2020
TOR TOR
@
BKN BKN
5
1
2
1
9
14
64.3
5
9
55.6
6
6
100.0
87.1
0
5
1
4
+31
13 Frank Ramsey
F. Ramsey
29
27
4/4/1959
BOS BOS
vs
MIN MIN
5
3
8
20
40.0
13
14
92.9
55.4
3
14 Frank Ramsey
F. Ramsey
29
26
3/25/1959
BOS BOS
@
SYR SYR
6
9
21
42.9
11
17
64.7
50.9
6
15 Ty Jerome
T. Jerome
28
26
4/20/2025
CLE CLE
vs
MIA MIA
5
3
0
0
10
15
66.7
5
8
62.5
3
5
60.0
81.4
1
4
0
1
+17
16 Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
28
26
4/16/2018
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
7
3
2
0
11
16
68.8
0
1
0.0
6
8
75.0
71.7
2
5
3
2
+16
17 Nene
Nene
28
25
4/23/2017
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
10
1
1
0
12
12
100.0
0
0
4
7
57.1
92.8
4
6
1
5
+24
18 Enes Kanter Freedom
E. Kanter Freedom
28
26
4/23/2016
OKC OKC
@
DAL DAL
6
0
0
0
12
13
92.3
0
0
4
4
100.0
94.9
2
4
1
4
+6
19 Chris Webber
C. Webber
28
27
4/23/2000
SAC SAC
@
LAL LAL
5
1
1
0
11
16
68.8
0
0
6
6
100.0
75.1
2
3
3
6
-13
20 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28
25
4/25/1987
LAL LAL
vs
DEN DEN
6
3
0
4
8
13
61.5
0
0
12
12
100.0
76.6
2
4
1
2
21 Alex English
A. English
28
26
5/19/1985
DEN DEN
vs
LAL LAL
8
3
2
0
8
20
40.0
0
0
12
13
92.3
54.4
4
4
3
0
22 Dan Issel
D. Issel
28
22
4/26/1983
DEN DEN
@
SAS SAS
4
3
1
1
11
18
61.1
0
1
0.0
6
6
100.0
67.8
0
4
0
4
23 Mack Calvin
M. Calvin
28
21
4/26/1977
DEN DEN
@
POR POR
1
2
1
0
8
10
80.0
12
13
92.3
89.1
0
1
3
24 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
28
25
4/18/1964
BOS BOS
vs
SFW SFW
3
1
12
17
70.6
4
5
80.0
72.9
1
25 Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
28
27
3/22/1961
STL STL
vs
LAL LAL
7
10
18
55.6
8
10
80.0
62.5
2
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for minutes played going back to the 1975 playoffs.

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TEAM W L PCT GB
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Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
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5
Clippers Clippers
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6
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7
Warriors Warriors
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34
.585
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
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4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
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.610
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Clippers Clippers
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Timberwolves Timberwolves
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
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2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
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Pacers Pacers
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
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IND IND
109-111
Sun
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MIA MIA
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WAS WAS
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
6/8
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
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Mon
6/16
IND IND
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OKC OKC
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Thu
6/19
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IND IND
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