Sam Merrill put up his most points in a playoff game in Game 7 of the 2026 Eastern Conference Semifinals versus the Pistons, with 23 points.
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Sam Merrill career high in points in a game playoff| 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 |  | S. Merrill | 23 | 5/17/2026 | @ | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 97.8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +22 | ||
| 2 | | S. Merrill | 14 | 4/26/2026 | @ | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 74.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +4 | ||
| 3 | | S. Merrill | 14 | 5/6/2025 | vs | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 70.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 4 | | S. Merrill | 13 | 5/3/2026 | vs | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 73.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +16 | ||
| 5 | | S. Merrill | 12 | 5/19/2026 | @ | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 63.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -17 | ||
| 6 | | S. Merrill | 10 | 5/15/2026 | vs | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 72.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -10 | ||
| 7 | | S. Merrill | 9 | 4/29/2026 | vs | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 94.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +19 | ||
| 8 | | S. Merrill | 9 | 4/28/2025 | @ | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 64.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +31 | |||
| 9 | | S. Merrill | 9 | 5/15/2024 | @ | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 90.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +4 | |||
| 10 | | S. Merrill | 9 | 4/25/2024 | @ | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 112.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -14 | |||
| 11 | | S. Merrill | 8 | 5/5/2024 | vs | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 138.9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | ||
| 12 | | S. Merrill | 7 | 5/9/2026 | vs | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 71.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +4 | ||
| 13 | | S. Merrill | 7 | 4/18/2026 | vs | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 60.8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +10 | ||
| 14 | | S. Merrill | 7 | 5/13/2024 | vs | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 47.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | ||
| 15 | | S. Merrill | 6 | 5/23/2026 | vs | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -1 | |||
| 16 | | S. Merrill | 6 | 5/13/2026 | @ | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -7 | |||
| 17 | | S. Merrill | 6 | 5/11/2026 | vs | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +6 | |||
| 18 | | S. Merrill | 6 | 5/4/2025 | vs | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -10 | |||
| 19 | | S. Merrill | 6 | 4/23/2025 | vs | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +12 | |||
| 20 | | S. Merrill | 6 | 4/20/2025 | vs | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +11 | |||
| 21 | | S. Merrill | 5 | 5/25/2026 | vs | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -13 | |||
| 22 | | S. Merrill | 5 | 4/20/2026 | vs | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 38.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | ||
| 23 | | S. Merrill | 4 | 5/21/2026 | @ | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -8 | ||
| 24 | | S. Merrill | 3 | 4/23/2026 | @ | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | |||
| 25 | | S. Merrill | 3 | 5/9/2025 | @ | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 27.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +18 | ||
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