nba players to score 45 points in a game 7

Jayson Tatum put up 51 points in Game 7 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the 76ers on May 14, 2023.

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NBA players to score 45 or more points in a game 7
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1Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
5/14/2023
51
vs
42
13
5
2
0
17
28
60.7
6
10
60.0
11
14
78.6
74.6
0
13
0
1
+33
2Stephen Curry
S. Curry
4/30/2023
50
@
38
8
6
1
0
20
38
52.6
7
18
38.9
3
5
60.0
62.2
1
7
1
2
+25
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
6/19/2021
48
vs
53
9
6
1
1
17
36
47.2
4
11
36.4
10
11
90.9
58.8
1
8
3
4
-4
4Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
6/6/2021
46
@
45
7
14
0
0
17
30
56.7
5
11
45.5
7
11
63.6
66.0
0
7
6
3
-9
5LeBron James
L. James
4/29/2018
45
vs
43
8
7
4
0
16
25
64.0
2
3
66.7
11
15
73.3
71.2
2
6
4
4
-2
6LeBron James
L. James
5/18/2008
45
@
47
5
6
2
0
14
29
48.3
3
11
27.3
14
19
73.7
60.2
1
4
2
4
0
7Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
5/20/1995
46
vs
42
3
10
1
1
12
26
46.2
1
2
50.0
21
22
95.5
64.5
1
2
1
3
8Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
5/22/1988
47
@
43
5
3
0
0
19
33
57.6
1
2
50.0
8
9
88.9
63.6
2
3
0
0
9Sam Jones
S. Jones
4/10/1963
47
vs
41
7
1
18
27
66.7
11
12
91.7
72.8
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22
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26
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
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10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
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31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
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Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
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22
60
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