nba most points in an elimination game since 2020

Since 2019-20, Jayson Tatum has the most points in an elimination game, with 51 points in Game 7 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the 76ers.

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NBA most points by a player in an elimination game since 2020

	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	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	51	5/14/2023	BOS	vs	PHI	42	13	5	2	0	17	28	60.7	6	10	60.0	11	14	78.6	74.6	0	13	0	1	+33
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	50	4/30/2023	GSW	@	SAC	38	8	6	1	0	20	38	52.6	7	18	38.9	3	5	60.0	62.2	1	7	1	2	+25
3	Jamal Murray J. Murray	50	8/30/2020	DEN	@	UTA	43	5	6	0	0	17	24	70.8	9	12	75.0	7	9	77.8	89.4	1	4	5	5	+12
4	Devin Booker D. Booker	49	4/28/2024	PHX	vs	MIN	45	5	6	2	1	13	21	61.9	3	5	60.0	20	21	95.2	81.0	0	5	2	5	+1
5	Kevin Durant K. Durant	48	6/19/2021	BKN	vs	MIL	53	9	6	1	1	17	36	47.2	4	11	36.4	10	11	90.9	58.8	1	8	3	4	-4
6	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	47	5/27/2022	MIA	@	BOS	46	9	8	4	1	16	29	55.2	4	8	50.0	11	11	100.0	69.4	3	6	1	1	+8
7	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	46	4/30/2024	PHI	@	NYK	52	5	9	0	0	17	30	56.7	7	12	58.3	5	8	62.5	68.6	0	5	3	5	+3
8	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	46	5/13/2022	BOS	@	MIL	43	9	4	0	1	17	32	53.1	7	15	46.7	5	7	71.4	65.6	0	9	4	2	+21
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	46	6/6/2021	DAL	@	LAC	45	7	14	0	0	17	30	56.7	5	11	45.5	7	11	63.6	66.0	0	7	6	3	-9
10	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	45	6/4/2021	LAC	@	DAL	42	6	3	2	0	18	25	72.0	5	9	55.6	4	4	100.0	84.1	2	4	4	1	+8
11	Jamal Murray J. Murray	42	8/25/2020	DEN	vs	UTA	41	8	8	1	0	17	26	65.4	4	8	50.0	4	4	100.0	75.6	3	5	0	3	+20
12	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	41	5/12/2023	NYK	@	MIA	45	4	3	0	0	14	22	63.6	5	10	50.0	8	9	88.9	79.0	0	4	3	4	+3
13	Paul George P. George	41	6/28/2021	LAC	@	PHX	41	13	6	3	0	15	20	75.0	3	6	50.0	8	8	100.0	87.2	0	13	6	2	+14
14	LeBron James L. James	40	5/22/2023	LAL	vs	DEN	48	10	9	2	0	15	25	60.0	4	7	57.1	6	7	85.7	71.2	2	8	1	1	-2
15	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	40	6/19/2021	MIL	@	BKN	50	13	5	0	1	15	24	62.5	2	6	33.3	8	14	57.1	66.3	2	11	3	3	+6
16	Jamal Murray J. Murray	40	9/15/2020	DEN	@	LAC	45	4	5	1	0	15	26	57.7	6	13	46.2	4	4	100.0	72.0	0	4	5	1	+15
17	Donte DiVincenzo D. DiVincenzo	39	5/19/2024	NYK	vs	IND	41	4	1	2	0	11	21	52.4	9	15	60.0	8	10	80.0	76.8	1	3	4	1	-20
18	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	39	5/5/2024	CLE	vs	ORL	45	9	5	1	1	11	27	40.7	2	8	25.0	15	17	88.2	56.6	1	8	1	3	+17
19	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	39	5/2/2024	PHI	vs	NYK	40	13	2	1	1	12	25	48.0	2	5	40.0	13	13	100.0	63.5	5	8	5	6	-2
20	Kevin Durant K. Durant	39	4/25/2022	BKN	vs	BOS	47	7	9	1	0	13	31	41.9	3	11	27.3	10	11	90.9	54.4	1	6	4	4	-6
21	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	39	6/18/2021	UTA	@	LAC	40	9	9	1	0	12	27	44.4	9	15	60.0	6	9	66.7	63.0	1	8	2	3	-9
22	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	38	5/5/2024	ORL	@	CLE	42	16	2	3	1	10	28	35.7	3	6	50.0	15	18	83.3	52.9	4	12	5	3	-7
23	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	38	5/10/2023	NYK	vs	MIA	48	9	7	1	0	12	22	54.5	4	10	40.0	10	12	83.3	69.6	1	8	1	2	+9
24	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	38	4/26/2023	MIL	vs	MIA	42	20	3	0	0	14	27	51.9	0	2	0.0	10	23	43.5	51.2	4	16	7	4	-8
25	Trae Young T. Young	38	4/25/2023	ATL	@	BOS	44	4	13	2	0	14	33	42.4	5	13	38.5	5	5	100.0	54.0	0	4	4	4	+5

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4	Cavaliers - x	48	29	.623	8.0
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4	Nuggets - x	49	28	.636	12.0
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12	Pelicans - e	25	52	.325	36.0
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