most total points in a single game in first nba playoff run

Rick Barry had the most points by a player in a playoff game in his first playoff, with 55 points in Game 3 of the 1967 NBA Finals against the 76ers.

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most total points by a player in a single game in first NBA playoff run
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 Rick Barry
R. Barry
55
4/18/1967
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
46
12
5
22
48
45.8
11
19
57.9
48.8
4
2 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
53
3/14/1960
PHI PHI
vs
SYR SYR
47
22
2
24
42
57.1
5
16
31.3
54.0
0
3 Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
51
5/10/1987
GSW GSW
vs
LAL LAL
44
3
10
4
0
18
26
69.2
2
3
66.7
13
14
92.9
79.3
1
2
2
2
4 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
50
3/22/1960
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
46
35
2
22
42
52.4
6
14
42.9
51.9
2
5 Trae Young
T. Young
48
6/23/2021
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
41
7
11
1
0
17
34
50.0
4
13
30.8
10
12
83.3
61.1
1
6
6
3
+10
6 Devin Booker
D. Booker
47
6/3/2021
PHX PHX
@
LAL LAL
46
11
3
0
1
15
22
68.2
8
10
80.0
9
9
100.0
90.5
0
11
3
2
+10
7 Ja Morant
J. Morant
47
5/26/2021
MEM MEM
@
UTA UTA
43
4
7
0
0
15
26
57.7
2
7
28.6
15
20
75.0
67.5
2
2
4
3
-6
8 Rick Barry
R. Barry
47
4/1/1967
SFW SFW
vs
STL STL
45
10
6
17
38
44.7
13
13
100.0
53.8
3
9 Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
46
5/3/2002
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
44
4
6
1
1
16
25
64.0
8
10
80.0
6
7
85.7
81.9
1
3
0
1
+27
10 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
46
4/3/1970
MIL MIL
vs
PHI PHI
47
25
2
18
36
50.0
10
15
66.7
54.0
3
11 LeBron James
L. James
45
5/3/2006
CLE CLE
vs
WAS WAS
46
7
6
2
0
14
23
60.9
0
1
0.0
17
18
94.4
72.8
5
2
4
5
-4
12 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
44
5/6/2013
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
58
4
11
2
0
18
35
51.4
6
14
42.9
2
2
100.0
61.3
0
4
6
3
0
13 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
44
4/6/1974
BUF BUF
vs
BOS BOS
48
16
1
21
40
52.5
2
2
100.0
53.8
5
14 Dave Bing
D. Bing
44
4/1/1968
DET DET
vs
BOS BOS
46
9
4
19
38
50.0
6
7
85.7
53.6
4
15 Rick Barry
R. Barry
44
4/24/1967
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
44
6
2
16
38
42.1
12
13
92.3
50.3
5
16 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
43
8/23/2020
DAL DAL
vs
LAC LAC
46
17
13
2
1
18
31
58.1
4
10
40.0
3
5
60.0
64.8
1
16
7
1
+11
17 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
43
4/25/2019
DEN DEN
@
SAS SAS
38
12
9
2
1
19
30
63.3
2
6
33.3
3
4
75.0
67.7
6
6
2
2
-11
18 Rick Barry
R. Barry
43
4/20/1967
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
45
7
3
17
41
41.5
9
12
75.0
46.5
5
19 Devin Booker
D. Booker
42
7/14/2021
PHX PHX
@
MIL MIL
39
1
2
0
1
17
28
60.7
0
3
0.0
8
9
88.9
65.7
1
0
4
5
0
20 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
42
8/17/2020
DAL DAL
@
LAC LAC
38
7
9
3
0
13
21
61.9
2
6
33.3
14
15
93.3
76.1
0
7
11
4
-14
21 Brandon Roy
B. Roy
42
4/21/2009
POR POR
vs
HOU HOU
42
7
1
0
1
15
27
55.6
2
3
66.7
10
12
83.3
65.1
0
7
0
1
+5
22 Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
42
5/14/2001
DAL DAL
@
SAS SAS
47
18
2
6
1
14
24
58.3
0
1
0.0
14
18
77.8
65.8
6
12
3
2
-18
23 Xavier McDaniel
X. McDaniel
42
5/23/1987
SEA SEA
vs
LAL LAL
39
10
4
0
0
20
29
69.0
1
2
50.0
1
2
50.0
70.3
7
3
3
5
24 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
42
5/16/1980
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
47
15
7
3
1
14
23
60.9
0
1
0.0
14
14
100.0
72.0
3
12
5
3
25 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
42
3/16/1960
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
48
29
1
17
35
48.6
8
14
57.1
51.0
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MIN MIN
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GSW GSW
10:00 PM
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GSW GSW
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MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Sun
5/18
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
1:00 PM
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5/20
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
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3/26
IND IND
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