Michael Jordan posted the most points in a 1996 playoff game, with 46 points versus the Knicks on May 11, 1996.
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NBA most points by a player scored in 1996 playoffs in one 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 |  | M. Jordan | 46 | 5/11/1996 | @ | 51 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 35 | 48.6 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 56.5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 2 | | M. Jordan | 45 | 5/27/1996 | @ | 44 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 77.2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 3 | | M. Jordan | 44 | 5/5/1996 | vs | 41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 35 | 48.6 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 56.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 4 |  | 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 | ||||
| 5 |  | D. Robinson | 40 | 4/28/1996 | vs | 42 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 62.4 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 6 |  | A. Hardaway | 38 | 5/19/1996 | @ | 40 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 78.9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 7 |  | M. Richmond | 37 | 4/28/1996 | @ | 48 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 71.3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 8 | | M. Jordan | 36 | 6/9/1996 | @ | 41 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 64.7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 9 | | S. O'Neal | 36 | 5/21/1996 | @ | 44 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 70.5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 10 | | M. Jordan | 35 | 5/21/1996 | vs | 43 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 42.9 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 62.4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 11 | | M. Jordan | 35 | 5/14/1996 | vs | 43 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 29 | 44.8 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 53.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 12 |  | S. Smith | 35 | 5/13/1996 | vs | 45 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 38.7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 52.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 13 |  | K. Malone | 35 | 4/29/1996 | @ | 47 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 43.3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 49.6 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 14 | | M. Jordan | 35 | 4/26/1996 | vs | 38 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 64.1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 15 |  | A. Houston | 33 | 4/30/1996 | vs | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 44.0 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 56.1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 16 |  | H. Olajuwon | 33 | 4/25/1996 | @ | 42 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 56.7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 17 | | K. Malone | 33 | 4/25/1996 | vs | 41 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 33.3 | 59.8 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 18 |  | S. Kemp | 32 | 6/5/1996 | @ | 41 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 76.0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| 19 | | K. Malone | 32 | 5/30/1996 | vs | 39 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 61.6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 20 | | K. Malone | 32 | 5/20/1996 | @ | 44 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 43.5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 53.3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 21 | | S. Kemp | 32 | 5/12/1996 | @ | 44 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 72.5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 22 | | K. Malone | 32 | 5/11/1996 | vs | 33 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 59.1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 23 | | A. Hardaway | 32 | 5/8/1996 | vs | 36 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 69.7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 24 |  | G. Payton | 31 | 5/28/1996 | vs | 46 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 75.5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 25 |  | J. Starks | 30 | 5/11/1996 | vs | 43 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 74.3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |||
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