Wilt Chamberlain has dropped the most points in an elimination game, with 56 points in Game 5 of the 1962 Division Semifinals against the Syracuse Nationals.
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NBA most points rebounds by a player in an elimination game| NAME | PTS | REB | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | W. Chamberlain | 56 | 35 | 3/22/1962 | vs | 48 | 1 | 22 | 48 | 45.8 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 48.5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 22 | 3/14/1960 | vs | 47 | 2 | 24 | 42 | 57.1 | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 54.0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | J. Tatum | 51 | 13 | 5/14/2023 | vs | 42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 74.6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | +33 | ||
| 4 |  | S. Floyd | 51 | 3 | 5/10/1987 | vs | 44 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 79.3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 5 |  | S. Curry | 50 | 8 | 4/30/2023 | @ | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 38 | 52.6 | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 62.2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | +25 | ||
| 6 |  | J. Murray | 50 | 5 | 8/30/2020 | @ | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 89.4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | +12 | ||
| 7 | | W. Chamberlain | 50 | 35 | 3/22/1960 | @ | 46 | 2 | 22 | 42 | 52.4 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 51.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 8 |  | D. Booker | 49 | 5 | 4/28/2024 | vs | 45 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 20 | 21 | 95.2 | 81.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | +1 | ||
| 9 |  | H. Olajuwon | 49 | 25 | 5/14/1987 | @ | 53 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 57.6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 63.3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 10 |  | K. Durant | 48 | 9 | 6/19/2021 | vs | 53 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 36 | 47.2 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 58.8 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | -4 | ||
| 11 |  | J. Butler III | 47 | 9 | 5/27/2022 | @ | 46 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 69.4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | +8 | ||
| 12 |  | R. Westbrook | 47 | 11 | 4/25/2017 | @ | 42 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 34 | 44.1 | 5 | 18 | 27.8 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 56.7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | +12 | ||
| 13 |  | D. Wilkins | 47 | 5 | 5/22/1988 | @ | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 33 | 57.6 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 63.6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 14 |  | S. Jones | 47 | 7 | 4/10/1963 | vs | 41 | 1 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 72.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 15 |  | T. Maxey | 46 | 5 | 4/30/2024 | @ | 52 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 68.6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | +3 | ||
| 16 | | J. Tatum | 46 | 9 | 5/13/2022 | @ | 43 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 32 | 53.1 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 65.6 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | +21 | ||
| 17 |  | L. Dončić | 46 | 7 | 6/6/2021 | @ | 45 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 66.0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | -9 | ||
| 18 |  | L. James | 46 | 11 | 5/25/2018 | vs | 46 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 60.8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | +15 | ||
| 19 | | R. Westbrook | 46 | 10 | 4/27/2018 | @ | 44 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 43 | 41.9 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 50.4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | -1 | ||
| 20 |  | D. Wade | 46 | 5 | 4/25/2010 | vs | 43 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 76.3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | +7 | ||
| 21 |  | P. Pierce | 46 | 4 | 5/3/2002 | vs | 44 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 81.9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +27 | ||
| 22 |  | K. Johnson | 46 | 3 | 5/20/1995 | vs | 42 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 21 | 22 | 95.5 | 64.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 23 |  | A. Dantley | 46 | 6 | 5/8/1984 | vs | 41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 69.4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 24 |  | W. Chamberlain | 46 | 34 | 4/12/1966 | vs | 48 | 1 | 19 | 34 | 55.9 | 8 | 25 | 32.0 | 51.1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 25 |  | C. Cunningham | 45 | 4 | 4/29/2026 | vs | 44 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 77.2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | ||
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