nba playoffs most 40 points in a single game 1980

George Gervin posted 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

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

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

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