George Yardley posted 31 points in Game 6 of the 1955 NBA Finals versus the Syracuse Nationals on April 9, 1955.
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players with 30 or more points in a single playoff game before 1956| NAME | DATE | PTS | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | G. Yardley | 4/9/1955 | 31 | @ | 12 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 64.2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | B. Sharman | 3/24/1955 | 32 | @ | 44 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 67.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | B. Wanzer | 3/16/1955 | 30 | @ | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 59.1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 |  | B. Cousy | 3/15/1955 | 30 | vs | 40 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 57.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 |  | G. Mikan | 4/11/1954 | 30 | vs | 18 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 54.7 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | | G. Mikan | 4/4/1954 | 30 | @ | 39 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 68.3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 7 |  | C. Braun | 3/21/1954 | 32 | vs | 48 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 44.4 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 51.0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 8 |  | D. Schayes | 3/21/1954 | 36 | @ | 42 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 64.5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | B. Cousy | 3/17/1954 | 32 | vs | 49 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 20 | 26 | 76.9 | 68.3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 10 | | B. Cousy | 3/21/1953 | 50 | vs | 66 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 30 | 32 | 93.8 | 69.3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 11 | | G. Mikan | 4/20/1952 | 32 | vs | 17 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 54.6 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 12 |  | V. Mikkelsen | 4/20/1952 | 32 | vs | 12 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 69.0 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | | S. Martin | 4/18/1952 | 32 | @ | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 64.7 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | | C. Simmons | 4/18/1952 | 30 | vs | 11 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 65.7 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | | J. Pollard | 4/12/1952 | 34 | vs | 7 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 63.6 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 65.5 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | | G. Mikan | 3/29/1952 | 47 | @ | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 69.3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | | B. Cousy | 3/26/1952 | 34 | vs | 55 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 41.7 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 54.8 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | | G. Mikan | 3/25/1952 | 36 | @ | 13 | 29 | 44.8 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 52.5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | | E. Macauley | 3/23/1952 | 36 | @ | 48 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 83.6 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | | D. Schayes | 3/20/1952 | 31 | vs | 43 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 40.0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 50.5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | B. Cousy | 3/19/1952 | 31 | vs | 35 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 71.4 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | | G. Mikan | 4/3/1951 | 32 | @ | 8 | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 55.2 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 23 | | D. Schayes | 4/1/1951 | 34 | vs | 16 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 70.0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | | V. Boryla | 3/28/1951 | 30 | vs | 2 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 61.2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | A. Groza | 3/25/1951 | 38 | @ | 15 | 30 | 50.0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 54.5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
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