most points scored in an nba playoff game win by player

Elgin Baylor has posted the most points in a win in a playoff game, with 61 points in Game 5 of the 1962 NBA Finals versus the Celtics.

NAMEPTSWDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
61
1
4/14/1962
@
48
22
1
22
46
47.8
17
19
89.5
56.1
3
2Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
56
1
4/24/2023
vs
41
9
2
0
1
19
28
67.9
3
8
37.5
15
18
83.3
78.0
4
5
1
0
+4
3Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
56
1
5/4/1994
@
41
14
4
3
1
23
31
74.2
3
4
75.0
7
9
77.8
80.1
5
9
2
2
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
56
1
4/29/1992
@
43
5
5
4
2
20
30
66.7
0
0
16
18
88.9
73.8
1
4
2
3
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
56
1
3/22/1962
vs
48
35
1
22
48
45.8
12
22
54.5
48.5
2
6Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
55
1
4/20/2003
vs
47
4
8
2
0
21
32
65.6
3
5
60.0
10
11
90.9
74.6
0
4
4
2
+13
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
55
1
4/27/1997
vs
44
7
2
2
0
22
35
62.9
1
2
50.0
10
10
100.0
69.8
3
4
2
3
+10
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
55
1
6/16/1993
vs
46
8
4
0
0
21
37
56.8
0
1
0.0
13
18
72.2
61.2
1
7
1
3
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
55
1
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
10Rick Barry
R. Barry
55
1
4/18/1967
vs
46
12
5
22
48
45.8
11
19
57.9
48.8
4
11Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
54
1
5/9/2001
vs
47
5
4
1
0
21
39
53.8
3
5
60.0
9
9
100.0
62.8
1
4
4
3
+8
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
54
1
5/31/1993
vs
39
6
2
2
1
18
30
60.0
6
9
66.7
12
14
85.7
74.7
0
6
2
5
13John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
54
1
4/1/1973
vs
48
9
6
24
36
66.7
6
6
100.0
69.9
2
14Isaiah Thomas
I. Thomas
53
1
5/2/2017
vs
45
4
4
3
0
18
33
54.5
5
12
41.7
12
13
92.3
68.4
1
3
2
2
+10
15Jerry West
J. West
53
1
4/23/1969
vs
46
3
10
21
41
51.2
11
13
84.6
56.7
3
16Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
53
1
3/14/1960
vs
47
22
2
24
42
57.1
5
16
31.3
54.0
0
17Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
52
1
5/16/2001
vs
43
2
7
4
0
21
32
65.6
8
14
57.1
2
2
100.0
79.1
0
2
1
3
+30
18Jerry West
J. West
52
1
4/5/1965
vs
5
9
16
38
42.1
20
21
95.2
55.0
4
19Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
51
1
5/14/2023
vs
42
13
5
2
0
17
28
60.7
6
10
60.0
11
14
78.6
74.6
0
13
0
1
+33
20Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
51
1
8/23/2020
vs
38
4
7
0
0
15
27
55.6
4
7
57.1
17
18
94.4
73.0
1
3
4
2
+5
21Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
51
1
5/10/1987
vs
44
3
10
4
0
18
26
69.2
2
3
66.7
13
14
92.9
79.3
1
2
2
2
22Sam Jones
S. Jones
51
1
3/28/1967
@
43
4
1
19
30
63.3
13
17
76.5
68.0
3
23Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
50
1
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
24Stephen Curry
S. Curry
50
1
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
25Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
50
1
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

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