most points scored in an nba playoff game by player maximum 50 points

19 players are tied for the most points with 50 or fewer points in a playoff game, with 50 points. The first three are Donovan Mitchell, Joel Embiid and Stephen Curry.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
50
5/3/2024
@
42
4
4
0
1
22
36
61.1
3
9
33.3
3
6
50.0
64.7
1
3
4
4
-3
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
50
4/25/2024
vs
41
8
4
0
1
13
19
68.4
5
7
71.4
19
21
90.5
88.5
1
7
3
3
+16
3Stephen Curry
S. Curry
50
4/30/2023
@
38
8
6
1
0
20
38
52.6
7
18
38.9
3
5
60.0
62.2
1
7
1
2
+25
4Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
50
7/20/2021
vs
42
14
2
0
5
16
25
64.0
1
3
33.3
17
19
89.5
74.9
4
10
6
2
+10
5Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
50
5/28/2021
vs
41
6
7
2
1
16
30
53.3
5
11
45.5
13
15
86.7
68.3
0
6
1
3
+1
6Jamal Murray
J. Murray
50
8/30/2020
@
43
5
6
0
0
17
24
70.8
9
12
75.0
7
9
77.8
89.4
1
4
5
5
+12
7Jamal Murray
J. Murray
50
8/23/2020
@
43
11
7
0
1
18
31
58.1
9
15
60.0
5
5
100.0
75.3
4
7
0
2
+5
8Kevin Durant
K. Durant
50
4/26/2019
@
42
6
5
1
1
15
26
57.7
6
14
42.9
14
15
93.3
76.7
0
6
4
4
+18
9Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
50
4/23/2019
vs
45
7
6
3
1
17
33
51.5
10
18
55.6
6
8
75.0
68.5
2
5
6
2
+9
10Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
50
6/1/2006
vs
43
12
3
1
0
14
26
53.8
5
6
83.3
17
18
94.4
73.7
1
11
1
2
+22
11Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
50
5/4/2006
vs
52
8
5
3
0
20
35
57.1
5
8
62.5
5
6
83.3
66.4
1
7
7
4
-6
12Vince Carter
V. Carter
50
5/11/2001
vs
45
6
7
1
4
19
29
65.5
9
13
69.2
3
3
100.0
82.5
3
3
1
3
+24
13Karl Malone
K. Malone
50
4/22/2000
vs
43
12
0
3
1
18
32
56.3
1
1
100.0
13
14
92.9
65.5
3
9
1
2
+12
14Michael Jordan
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
15Michael Jordan
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
16Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
50
4/19/1986
vs
43
5
3
1
0
19
28
67.9
0
0
12
15
80.0
72.3
0
5
6
2
17Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
50
4/18/1975
vs
45
21
1
20
32
62.5
10
14
71.4
65.5
4
18Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
50
4/1/1970
vs
48
10
2
22
39
56.4
6
8
75.0
58.8
5
19Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
50
4/10/1964
vs
45
15
6
22
32
68.8
6
10
60.0
68.7
1
20Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
50
3/22/1960
@
46
35
2
22
42
52.4
6
14
42.9
51.9
2
21Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
50
4/12/1958
vs
42
19
19
34
55.9
12
15
80.0
61.6
1
22Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
50
3/21/1953
vs
66
3
2
10
22
45.5
30
32
93.8
69.3
5
23Devin Booker
D. Booker
49
4/28/2024
vs
45
5
6
2
1
13
21
61.9
3
5
60.0
20
21
95.2
81.0
0
5
2
5
+1
24Kevin Durant
K. Durant
49
6/15/2021
vs
48
17
10
3
2
16
23
69.6
4
9
44.4
13
16
81.3
81.6
0
17
3
3
+6
25LeBron James
L. James
49
5/12/2014
@
43
6
2
3
0
16
24
66.7
3
6
50.0
14
19
73.7
75.7
0
6
1
5
+13

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