Adrian Dantley has the most points in a playoff game on May 8, with 46 points in Game 5 of the 1984 Western Conference Semifinals versus the Suns.
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most points by a player scored on may 8 in a single game 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 |  | A. Dantley | 46 | 5/8/1984 | vs | 41 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 69.4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 2 |  | M. Johnson | 44 | 5/8/1991 | vs | 44 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 52.2 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 20 | 22 | 90.9 | 67.3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 3 |  | K. Bryant | 43 | 5/8/2012 | vs | 43 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 43.8 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 58.4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | -6 | ||
| 4 |  | S. O'Neal | 43 | 5/8/2001 | vs | 47 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 67.8 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | +2 | |||
| 5 |  | L. Bird | 43 | 5/8/1985 | vs | 43 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 58.2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 6 |  | A. English | 42 | 5/8/1986 | vs | 50 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 30 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 58.8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 7 |  | C. Paul | 41 | 5/8/2018 | vs | 38 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 80.3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +20 | ||
| 8 |  | K. Durant | 41 | 5/8/2016 | vs | 43 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 66.7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | +17 | ||
| 9 |  | S. O'Neal | 41 | 5/8/1996 | vs | 36 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 62.4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 10 |  | C. Mullin | 41 | 5/8/1991 | @ | 47 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 76.2 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 86.7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 11 |  | J. Butler III | 40 | 5/8/2022 | @ | 42 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 77.8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -2 | ||
| 12 |  | E. Brand | 40 | 5/8/2006 | @ | 42 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 81.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 81.2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -2 | |||
| 13 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 40 | 5/8/1977 | vs | 43 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 74.2 | 3 | 14 | 3 | |||||||
| 14 |  | V. Wembanyama | 39 | 5/8/2026 | @ | 37 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 83.8 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 5 | +16 | ||
| 15 |  | 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 | ||||
| 16 |  | L. James | 36 | 5/8/2007 | vs | 46 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 60.6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +8 | ||
| 17 |  | N. Van Exel | 36 | 5/8/2003 | vs | 30 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 83.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +38 | ||
| 18 |  | H. Olajuwon | 36 | 5/8/1994 | vs | 44 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 68.7 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 19 |  | R. Lewis | 36 | 5/8/1992 | vs | 45 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 32 | 53.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 54.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 20 |  | W. Frazier | 36 | 5/8/1970 | vs | 44 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 80.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 21 |  | D. Booker | 35 | 5/8/2022 | @ | 43 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 63.1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -12 | ||
| 22 | | K. Bryant | 35 | 5/8/2010 | @ | 43 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 63.6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +1 | ||
| 23 |  | C. Paul | 35 | 5/8/2008 | @ | 42 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 64.3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -8 | ||
| 24 |  | I. Thomas | 35 | 5/8/1987 | vs | 32 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 60.0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 25 |  | T. Haliburton | 34 | 5/8/2024 | @ | 35 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 78.6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -17 | ||
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