Michael Jordan has put up the most points in a playoff game against the Cavaliers, with 55 points in Game 2 of the 1988 First Round.
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most points by a player scored in a game against cavs in playoff| 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 |  | M. Jordan | 55 | 5/1/1988 | vs | 44 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 45 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 57.2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 2 | | M. Jordan | 50 | 5/5/1989 | vs | 43 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 22 | 27 | 81.5 | 62.7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 3 | | M. Jordan | 50 | 4/28/1988 | vs | 44 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 35 | 54.3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 62.1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 4 |  | G. Arenas | 44 | 5/3/2006 | @ | 53 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 77.5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +1 | ||
| 5 | | M. Jordan | 44 | 5/7/1989 | @ | 44 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 53.1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 58.3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 6 | | M. Jordan | 44 | 5/3/1989 | vs | 39 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 34 | 52.9 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 58.0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 7 | | M. Jordan | 44 | 5/5/1988 | @ | 42 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 76.0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 8 |  | K. Durant | 43 | 6/6/2018 | @ | 43 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 82.4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | +15 | ||
| 9 | | M. Jordan | 43 | 5/11/1993 | vs | 42 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 61.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 10 |  | R. Lewis | 42 | 5/10/1992 | vs | 48 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 63.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 11 |  | P. Pierce | 41 | 5/18/2008 | vs | 44 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 72.5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | +10 | ||
| 12 |  | B. McAdoo | 41 | 4/12/1978 | @ | 43 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 71.9 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||
| 13 |  | D. Howard | 40 | 5/30/2009 | vs | 41 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 71.3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | +13 | ||
| 14 |  | D. Petrovic | 40 | 4/23/1992 | @ | 47 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 31 | 54.8 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 59.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 15 |  | L. Bird | 40 | 4/18/1985 | vs | 43 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 66.1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 16 |  | C. Cunningham | 39 | 5/13/2026 | vs | 48 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 48.1 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 63.9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | -4 | ||
| 17 |  | P. Banchero | 39 | 4/30/2024 | @ | 38 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 70.9 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +4 | ||
| 18 | | K. Durant | 39 | 6/12/2017 | vs | 40 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 86.1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | +18 | ||
| 19 |  | H. Hawkins | 39 | 5/5/1990 | vs | 41 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 66.1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 20 | | M. Jordan | 39 | 5/8/1988 | vs | 43 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 65.2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 21 |  | J. Brunson | 38 | 5/19/2026 | vs | 46 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 51.7 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 56.9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | +15 | ||
| 22 | | P. Banchero | 38 | 5/5/2024 | @ | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 35.7 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 52.9 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 3 | -7 | ||
| 23 | | K. Durant | 38 | 6/1/2017 | vs | 38 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 64.4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +16 | ||
| 24 |  | S. Curry | 38 | 6/10/2016 | @ | 40 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 44.0 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 64.6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +10 | ||
| 25 |  | A. Jamison | 38 | 4/28/2007 | vs | 45 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 64.1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | -6 | ||
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