nba playoffs most 40 points in a single game 1980

George Gervin had the most points in a 1980 playoff game, with 44 points versus the Rockets on April 4, 1980.

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NBA playoffs most 40 points by a player in a single game 1980
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1George Gervin
G. Gervin
44
4/4/1980
vs
43
7
2
2
2
19
29
65.5
0
0
6
7
85.7
68.6
2
2
2Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
42
5/16/1980
@
47
15
7
3
1
14
23
60.9
0
1
0.0
14
14
100.0
72.0
3
12
5
3
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40
5/14/1980
vs
41
15
1
0
4
16
24
66.7
0
0
8
9
88.9
71.5
4
11
5
4
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38
5/7/1980
vs
41
14
3
2
5
19
31
61.3
0
0
0
2
0.0
59.6
4
10
4
4
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38
4/30/1980
vs
43
11
6
2
7
15
26
57.7
0
0
8
11
72.7
61.6
4
7
3
2
6Jamaal Wilkes
J. Wilkes
37
5/16/1980
@
42
10
2
1
0
16
30
53.3
0
0
5
5
100.0
57.5
6
4
3
4
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
37
4/11/1980
@
43
9
2
3
3
13
19
68.4
0
0
11
12
91.7
76.2
3
6
5
4
8Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
37
4/9/1980
@
40
1
8
1
0
15
26
57.7
0
0
7
7
100.0
63.6
0
1
1
4
9George Gervin
G. Gervin
37
4/6/1980
@
39
4
6
0
0
12
26
46.2
0
1
0.0
13
13
100.0
58.3
3
3
10Moses Malone
M. Malone
37
4/6/1980
vs
38
20
2
1
2
14
22
63.6
0
1
0.0
9
15
60.0
64.7
1
2
11Julius Erving
J. Erving
36
5/14/1980
@
41
9
6
4
2
12
24
50.0
0
1
0.0
12
16
75.0
58.0
2
7
2
2
12Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
35
4/15/1980
vs
37
16
3
0
1
12
22
54.5
0
0
11
12
91.7
64.1
5
11
3
3
13Gus Williams
G. Williams
35
4/2/1980
vs
41
8
6
2
1
12
27
44.4
0
0
11
11
100.0
55.0
3
5
1
1
14Fred Brown
F. Brown
34
4/22/1980
@
30
7
2
0
0
15
21
71.4
4
7
57.1
0
0
81.0
2
5
2
1
15Larry Bird
L. Bird
34
4/14/1980
@
40
10
7
0
13
20
65.0
1
2
50.0
7
8
87.5
72.3
4
16Moses Malone
M. Malone
34
4/4/1980
@
38
19
0
0
5
14
28
50.0
0
0
6
6
100.0
55.5
2
0
17Kevin Grevey
K. Grevey
34
4/2/1980
@
37
0
3
0
13
21
61.9
4
7
57.1
4
4
100.0
74.7
0
0
3
18Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
33
5/10/1980
@
41
14
3
0
4
13
30
43.3
0
0
7
9
77.8
48.6
5
9
3
4
19Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
33
5/4/1980
vs
41
14
5
0
6
14
21
66.7
0
0
5
5
100.0
71.1
1
13
3
4
20Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
33
4/25/1980
@
40
13
0
1
3
15
21
71.4
0
0
3
6
50.0
69.8
2
11
1
5
21Gus Williams
G. Williams
33
4/20/1980
vs
39
5
4
2
1
13
20
65.0
0
0
7
10
70.0
67.6
2
3
3
2
22Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
33
4/6/1980
vs
36
3
5
5
0
16
24
66.7
1
1
100.0
0
0
68.8
2
3
23Gus Williams
G. Williams
32
4/13/1980
@
34
3
4
3
0
13
22
59.1
1
2
50.0
5
7
71.4
63.8
2
1
0
1
24Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
32
4/9/1980
vs
46
7
4
1
1
12
20
60.0
0
0
8
12
66.7
63.3
3
4
4
2
25Scott Wedman
S. Wedman
32
4/4/1980
vs
42
9
3
1
2
14
23
60.9
0
1
0.0
4
7
57.1
61.3
0
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