most points scored in a elimination game vs the 2nd seed in the playoffs in the last 4 years

Between October 6, 2021 and October 6, 2025, Jayson Tatum has dropped the most points in an elimination game, with 51 points in Game 7 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Semifinals versus the 76ers.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player scored in a elimination game vs the 2nd seed in the playoffs in the last 4 years

	NAME	PTS	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	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	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	Devin Booker D. Booker	49	4/28/2024	PHX	vs	MIN	45	5	6	2	1	13	21	61.9	3	5	60.0	20	21	95.2	81.0	0	5	2	5	+1
4	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	47	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	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	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	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	41	5/12/2023	NYK	@	MIA	45	4	3	0	0	14	22	63.6	5	10	50.0	8	9	88.9	79.0	0	4	3	4	+3
8	LeBron James L. James	40	5/22/2023	LAL	vs	DEN	48	10	9	2	0	15	25	60.0	4	7	57.1	6	7	85.7	71.2	2	8	1	1	-2
9	Donte DiVincenzo D. DiVincenzo	39	5/19/2024	NYK	vs	IND	41	4	1	2	0	11	21	52.4	9	15	60.0	8	10	80.0	76.8	1	3	4	1	-20
10	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	39	5/5/2024	CLE	vs	ORL	45	9	5	1	1	11	27	40.7	2	8	25.0	15	17	88.2	56.6	1	8	1	3	+17
11	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	39	5/2/2024	PHI	vs	NYK	40	13	2	1	1	12	25	48.0	2	5	40.0	13	13	100.0	63.5	5	8	5	6	-2
12	Kevin Durant K. Durant	39	4/25/2022	BKN	vs	BOS	47	7	9	1	0	13	31	41.9	3	11	27.3	10	11	90.9	54.4	1	6	4	4	-6
13	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	38	5/5/2024	ORL	@	CLE	42	16	2	3	1	10	28	35.7	3	6	50.0	15	18	83.3	52.9	4	12	5	3	-7
14	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	38	5/10/2023	NYK	vs	MIA	48	9	7	1	0	12	22	54.5	4	10	40.0	10	12	83.3	69.6	1	8	1	2	+9
15	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	38	4/26/2023	MIL	vs	MIA	42	20	3	0	0	14	27	51.9	0	2	0.0	10	23	43.5	51.2	4	16	7	4	-8
16	Trae Young T. Young	38	4/25/2023	ATL	@	BOS	44	4	13	2	0	14	33	42.4	5	13	38.5	5	5	100.0	54.0	0	4	4	4	+5
17	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	37	4/24/2022	DEN	vs	GSW	38	8	6	0	0	14	21	66.7	3	5	60.0	6	6	100.0	78.3	1	7	7	3	-2
18	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	36	5/18/2024	OKC	@	DAL	43	3	8	0	2	14	25	56.0	4	5	80.0	4	7	57.1	64.1	0	3	0	3	0
19	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	35	5/18/2025	OKC	vs	DEN	36	3	4	3	1	12	19	63.2	3	4	75.0	8	9	88.9	76.2	0	3	0	2	+32
20	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	35	5/13/2025	CLE	vs	IND	38	9	1	4	1	8	25	32.0	4	13	30.8	15	21	71.4	51.1	2	7	2	2	-3
21	Jamal Murray J. Murray	35	5/19/2024	DEN	vs	MIN	43	3	3	0	0	13	27	48.1	4	12	33.3	5	5	100.0	59.9	0	3	4	3	-8
22	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	35	5/29/2022	MIA	vs	BOS	48	9	1	1	0	13	24	54.2	1	4	25.0	8	11	72.7	60.7	1	8	1	2	-4
23	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	35	5/15/2022	DAL	@	PHX	30	10	4	2	0	12	19	63.2	6	11	54.5	5	5	100.0	82.5	1	9	2	3	+37
24	De'Andre Hunter D. Hunter	35	4/26/2022	ATL	@	MIA	43	11	2	3	0	11	21	52.4	3	7	42.9	10	11	90.9	67.7	1	10	4	6	+3
25	Derrick White D. White	34	5/14/2025	BOS	vs	NYK	40	3	2	0	3	9	16	56.3	7	13	53.8	9	11	81.8	81.6	0	3	2	3	+26