nba most points scored in a win against wilt chamberlain in a playoff game by a center

Willis Reed has posted the most points by a center in a win in a playoff game versus Wilt Chamberlain, with 38 points in Game 3 of the 1970 NBA Finals.

NAME PTS W DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Willis Reed
W. Reed
38
1
4/29/1970
NYK NYK
@
LAL LAL
49
17
3
17
30
56.7
4
8
50.0
56.7
2
2 Willis Reed
W. Reed
37
1
4/24/1970
NYK NYK
vs
LAL LAL
45
16
5
16
30
53.3
5
7
71.4
55.9
2
3 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
33
1
4/9/1972
MIL MIL
@
LAL LAL
47
18
2
14
26
53.8
5
7
71.4
56.7
5
4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
32
1
4/9/1971
MIL MIL
vs
LAL LAL
46
22
1
14
30
46.7
4
7
57.1
48.4
2
5 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31
1
4/16/1972
MIL MIL
vs
LAL LAL
41
18
3
14
33
42.4
3
5
60.0
44.0
5
6 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31
1
4/16/1971
MIL MIL
@
LAL LAL
40
20
5
14
20
70.0
3
5
60.0
69.8
4
7 Bill Russell
B. Russell
31
1
3/28/1962
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
48
31
6
12
26
46.2
7
9
77.8
51.7
4
8 Connie Dierking
C. Dierking
29
1
3/21/1967
CIN CIN
@
PHI PHI
18
4
14
25
56.0
1
1
100.0
57.0
5
9 Bill Russell
B. Russell
29
1
4/1/1962
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
48
26
7
10
25
40.0
9
13
69.2
47.2
4
10 Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
28
1
3/30/1968
NYK NYK
vs
PHI PHI
48
13
4
11
21
52.4
6
10
60.0
55.1
4
11 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
27
1
3/28/1969
SFW SFW
@
LAL LAL
48
28
4
11
18
61.1
5
6
83.3
65.4
3
12 Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
27
1
3/20/1962
SYR SYR
vs
PHI PHI
22
3
12
24
50.0
3
4
75.0
52.4
3
13 Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
26
1
4/26/1972
NYK NYK
@
LAL LAL
44
7
4
13
21
61.9
0
0
61.9
3
14 Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
26
1
3/23/1968
NYK NYK
vs
PHI PHI
48
17
4
10
19
52.6
6
8
75.0
57.7
3
15 Bill Russell
B. Russell
26
1
3/19/1960
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
40
39
5
12
24
50.0
2
2
100.0
52.3
2
16 Bill Russell
B. Russell
25
1
3/24/1960
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
48
25
3
11
26
42.3
3
4
75.0
45.0
5
17 Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
25
1
3/13/1960
SYR SYR
vs
PHI PHI
11
4
9
21
42.9
7
7
100.0
51.9
4
18 Zelmo Beaty
Z. Beaty
24
1
4/1/1964
STL STL
@
SFW SFW
38
9
3
9
14
64.3
6
9
66.7
66.8
5
19 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
23
1
4/23/1973
GSW GSW
vs
LAL LAL
47
18
3
10
20
50.0
3
3
100.0
53.9
2
20 Willis Reed
W. Reed
22
1
5/6/1973
NYK NYK
vs
LAL LAL
33
10
3
10
21
47.6
2
2
100.0
50.3
5
21 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
22
1
4/11/1971
MIL MIL
vs
LAL LAL
43
10
4
9
19
47.4
4
8
50.0
48.8
0
22 Zelmo Beaty
Z. Beaty
22
1
4/15/1969
ATL ATL
vs
LAL LAL
47
15
3
8
22
36.4
6
8
75.0
43.1
2
23 Zelmo Beaty
Z. Beaty
22
1
4/5/1964
STL STL
vs
SFW SFW
37
14
0
8
12
66.7
6
8
75.0
70.9
6
24 Willis Reed
W. Reed
21
1
5/8/1973
NYK NYK
vs
LAL LAL
32
11
0
9
16
56.3
3
3
100.0
60.6
4
25 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
20
1
4/18/1971
MIL MIL
vs
LAL LAL
43
15
5
7
23
30.4
6
8
75.0
37.7
4

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1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
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31
.622
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.610
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68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
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61
21
.744
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31
.622
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32
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