most points scored in a game against cavs playoffs

Michael Jordan has put up the most points in a playoff game versus 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 playoffs

	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	55	5/1/1988	CHI	vs	CLE	44	6	3	4	1	24	45	53.3	0	0		7	7	100.0	57.2	3	3	1	4
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	50	5/5/1989	CHI	vs	CLE	43	3	4	3	0	14	28	50.0	0	1	0.0	22	27	81.5	62.7	0	3	1	6
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	50	4/28/1988	CHI	vs	CLE	44	7	2	2	2	19	35	54.3	0	0		12	12	100.0	62.1	1	6	5	3
4	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	44	5/3/2006	WAS	@	CLE	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	44	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
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	44	5/3/1989	CHI	vs	CLE	39	7	10	5	1	18	34	52.9	1	1	100.0	7	9	77.8	58.0	2	5	5	4
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	44	5/5/1988	CHI	@	CLE	42	5	4	4	2	18	25	72.0	0	0		8	9	88.9	76.0	2	3	4	6
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	43	6/6/2018	GSW	@	CLE	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	43	5/11/1993	CHI	vs	CLE	42	0	4	3	1	16	30	53.3	0	4	0.0	11	11	100.0	61.7	0	0	3	3
10	Reggie Lewis R. Lewis	42	5/10/1992	BOS	vs	CLE	48	3	6	5	1	16	28	57.1	1	1	100.0	9	12	75.0	63.1	1	2	2	4
11	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	41	5/18/2008	BOS	vs	CLE	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	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	41	4/12/1978	NYK	@	CLE	43	6	2	1	2	17	25	68.0				7	8	87.5	71.9			5	4
13	Dwight Howard D. Howard	40	5/30/2009	ORL	vs	CLE	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	Drazen Petrovic D. Petrovic	40	4/23/1992	NJN	@	CLE	47	4	1	1	0	17	31	54.8	0	4	0.0	6	6	100.0	59.5	3	1	1	4
15	Larry Bird L. Bird	40	4/18/1985	BOS	vs	CLE	43	7	3	2	1	14	25	56.0	1	2	50.0	11	12	91.7	66.1	2	5	2	2
16	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	39	4/30/2024	ORL	@	CLE	38	8	4	0	0	14	24	58.3	4	7	57.1	7	8	87.5	70.9	0	8	5	2	+4
17	Kevin Durant K. Durant	39	6/12/2017	GSW	vs	CLE	40	6	5	1	0	14	20	70.0	5	8	62.5	6	6	100.0	86.1	1	5	4	3	+18
18	Hersey Hawkins H. Hawkins	39	5/5/1990	PHI	vs	CLE	41	4	2	4	0	14	26	53.8	4	6	66.7	7	8	87.5	66.1	1	3	2	3
19	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	39	5/8/1988	CHI	vs	CLE	43	4	6	2	2	12	22	54.5	0	0		15	18	83.3	65.2	1	3	7	4
20	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
21	Kevin Durant K. Durant	38	6/1/2017	GSW	vs	CLE	38	9	8	0	0	14	26	53.8	3	6	50.0	7	8	87.5	64.4	2	7	0	1	+16
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	38	6/10/2016	GSW	@	CLE	40	5	6	2	0	11	25	44.0	7	13	53.8	9	10	90.0	64.6	3	2	3	3	+10
23	Antawn Jamison A. Jamison	38	4/28/2007	WAS	vs	CLE	45	11	1	1	0	15	27	55.6	2	6	33.3	6	6	100.0	64.1	5	6	4	3	-6
24	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	38	4/26/1990	PHI	vs	CLE	47	21	3	1	1	15	25	60.0	1	2	50.0	7	11	63.6	63.7	11	10	4	3
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38	5/3/1988	CHI	@	CLE	44	5	9	2	1	12	25	48.0	0	0		14	15	93.3	60.1	2	3	4	5

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