most points scored in the first 2 quarters of a playoff game

Kevin Durant dropped 23 points in Game 6 of the 2019 First Round versus the Clippers on April 26, 2019.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player scored in the first 2 quarters of a playoff game

	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	Kevin Durant K. Durant	23	4/26/2019	GSW	@	LAC	12	2	1	0	0	6	8	75.0	3	5	60.0	8	8	100.0	99.8	0	2	1	1	+15
2	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	22	5/24/2021	POR	@	DEN	10	0	2	0	0	6	9	66.7	6	8	75.0	4	4	100.0	102.2	0	0	0	1	+1
3	Paul George P. George	21	4/20/2017	IND	vs	CLE	12	6	1	0	0	5	8	62.5	3	5	60.0	8	8	100.0	91.1	0	6	1	1	+15
4	Jordan Clarkson J. Clarkson	21	6/18/2021	UTA	@	LAC	12	3	1	1	0	8	12	66.7	2	3	66.7	3	3	100.0	78.8	0	3	0	1	+20
5	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	20	5/4/2018	GSW	@	NOP	12	3	0	0	0	6	10	60.0	3	6	50.0	5	5	100.0	82.0	0	3	0	2	+3
6	Jamal Murray J. Murray	20	9/15/2020	DEN	@	LAC	12	1	0	0	0	9	12	75.0	2	4	50.0	0	0		83.3	0	1	0	0	-2
7	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	20	5/1/2023	BOS	vs	PHI	12	2	1	1	1	8	11	72.7	4	4	100.0	0	0		90.9	0	2	1	0	-4
8	Caris LeVert C. LeVert	19	4/18/2019	BKN	vs	PHI	8	4	0	0	1	8	10	80.0	3	4	75.0	0	0		95.0	2	2	1	0	+9
9	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	18	6/13/2016	GSW	vs	CLE		2	0	0	0	5	5	100.0	4	4	100.0	4	4	100.0	133.1	0	2	1	0
10	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	18	4/13/2019	PHI	vs	BKN	10	5	0	0	0	5	8	62.5	1	1	100.0	7	8	87.5	78.1	4	1	0	0	+6
11	Dennis Schröder D. Schröder	18	8/29/2020	OKC	@	HOU	12	1	1	1	1	6	10	60.0	3	6	50.0	3	3	100.0	79.5	0	1	0	0	+7
12	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	18	5/29/2022	MIA	vs	BOS	12	3	0	1	0	5	5	100.0	1	1	100.0	7	10	70.0	95.7	0	3	1	0	+9
13	Kevin Durant K. Durant	18	5/5/2023	PHX	vs	DEN	12	4	4	0	0	4	9	44.4	0	2	0.0	10	11	90.9	65.0	0	4	0	1	+17
14	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	18	5/14/2024	NYK	vs	IND	10	2	2	0	0	7	9	77.8	1	2	50.0	3	3	100.0	87.2	0	2	1	2	+14
15	James Harden J. Harden	17	5/14/2015	HOU	@	LAC		0	0	0	0	4	8	50.0	2	2	100.0	7	7	100.0	76.7	0	0	0	0
16	LeBron James L. James	17	5/19/2017	CLE	@	BOS	12	2	1	1	1	7	10	70.0	2	2	100.0	1	2	50.0	78.1	0	2	0	0	+27
17	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	17	6/9/2017	CLE	vs	GSW	12	1	4	1	0	7	9	77.8	2	3	66.7	1	1	100.0	90.0	0	1	1	0	+2
18	James Harden J. Harden	17	5/2/2018	HOU	vs	UTA	9	3	1	1	0	4	8	50.0	1	3	33.3	8	9	88.9	71.1	0	3	0	2	+5
19	LeBron James L. James	17	5/25/2018	CLE	vs	BOS	12	3	3	0	0	5	9	55.6	3	4	75.0	4	6	66.7	73.0	0	3	1	0	+16
20	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	17	8/17/2020	UTA	@	DEN	9	4	1	0	0	5	8	62.5	3	4	75.0	4	4	100.0	87.1	1	3	2	1	+1
21	LeBron James L. James	17	9/8/2020	LAL	@	HOU	10	1	1	0	0	6	7	85.7	2	2	100.0	3	6	50.0	88.2	0	1	0	0	0
22	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	17	6/14/2021	UTA	@	LAC	9	1	1	0	0	4	8	50.0	4	7	57.1	5	6	83.3	79.9	1	0	0	1	-6
23	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	17	6/17/2021	MIL	vs	BKN	12	3	1	3	0	5	8	62.5	4	5	80.0	3	3	100.0	91.2	0	3	1	0	+4
24	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	17	5/19/2022	BOS	@	MIA	12	0	1	0	0	6	9	66.7	2	3	66.7	3	3	100.0	82.4	0	0	1	0	+14
25	Kevin Durant K. Durant	17	4/16/2023	PHX	vs	LAC	12	2	2	0	0	4	6	66.7	1	2	50.0	8	8	100.0	89.3	0	2	1	1	+7