starter highest playoffs nba on points day game 1 vs mavericks log as center

Amar'e Stoudemire has scored the most points by a center as a starter in a game 1 against the Mavericks, with 40 points in Game 1 of the 2005 Western Conference Semifinals.

	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	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	40	5/9/2005	PHX	vs	DAL	38	16	0	1	2	13	21	61.9	0	0		14	17	82.4	70.2	6	10	2	4	+17
2	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	34	4/28/1988	HOU	@	DAL	35	14	2	1	3	12	20	60.0	0	0		10	11	90.9	68.4	4	10	3	5
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	28	4/27/1986	LAL	vs	DAL	40	6	2	3	1	12	20	60.0	0	0		4	5	80.0	63.1	2	4	3	5
4	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	27	4/20/2014	SAS	vs	DAL	38	7	0	0	0	12	20	60.0	0	0		3	5	60.0	60.8	2	5	1	1	+24
5	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	27	4/18/2010	SAS	@	DAL	40	8	2	0	0	12	20	60.0	0	0		3	5	60.0	60.8	1	7	6	3	0
6	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	27	4/18/2009	SAS	vs	DAL	37	9	2	0	0	13	24	54.2	0	0		1	1	100.0	55.2	2	7	0	3	+1
7	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	25	5/2/2022	PHX	vs	DAL	33	8	0	0	1	12	20	60.0	0	0		1	1	100.0	61.2	3	5	0	1	+10
8	Nene	24	5/3/2009	DEN	vs	DAL	36	3	5	2	1	9	13	69.2	0	0		6	7	85.7	74.6	0	3	3	2	+16
9	Shawn Marion S. Marion	24	5/24/2006	PHX	@	DAL	39	13	0	3	3	10	15	66.7	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	71.6	4	9	3	3	+6
10	Ivica Zubac I. Zubac	20	4/21/2024	LAC	vs	DAL	33	15	1	1	1	10	17	58.8	0	0		0	1	0.0	57.3	4	11	1	2	+15
11	Vlade Divac V. Divac	18	5/4/2002	SAC	vs	DAL	35	16	3	1	1	6	10	60.0	0	0		6	8	75.0	66.6	3	13	1	5	+21
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	18	4/28/1984	LAL	vs	DAL	26	7	4	2	0	8	15	53.3	0	0		2	3	66.7	55.1	2	5	1	2
13	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	17	6/8/2006	MIA	@	DAL	38	7	5	0	0	8	11	72.7	0	0		1	9	11.1	56.8	3	4	2	4	-4
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	17	5/23/1988	LAL	vs	DAL	33	5	0	0	2	7	10	70.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	72.3	3	2	2	2
15	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	16	5/22/2024	MIN	vs	DAL	34	7	2	1	0	6	20	30.0	2	9	22.2	2	2	100.0	38.3	3	4	1	2	-5
16	Rasho Nesterovic R. Nesterovic	16	4/21/2002	MIN	@	DAL	40	9	0	1	0	8	18	44.4	0	0		0	3	0.0	41.4	3	6	3	3	-2
17	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	15	5/2/2011	LAL	vs	DAL	36	11	7	0	1	5	10	50.0	0	0		5	6	83.3	59.3	5	6	3	3	+9
18	Vlade Divac V. Divac	14	5/6/2003	SAC	@	DAL	15	3	2	1	0	5	6	83.3	0	0		4	4	100.0	90.2	1	2	0	2	+18
19	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	14	4/18/1986	UTA	@	DAL	33	5	2	0	5	6	11	54.5	0	0		2	2	100.0	58.9	3	2	0	3
20	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	14	4/17/1984	SEA	@	DAL	32	6	1	0	1	7	15	46.7	0	0		0	0		46.7	0	6	2	4
21	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	12	5/22/2024	MIN	vs	DAL	38	7	1	1	2	4	8	50.0	0	0		4	6	66.7	56.4	1	6	0	3	+10
22	Vlade Divac V. Divac	12	4/18/2004	SAC	vs	DAL	19	2	2	1	0	5	8	62.5	0	0		2	2	100.0	67.6	0	2	2	0	+2
23	Dwight Howard D. Howard	11	4/18/2015	HOU	vs	DAL	17	5	0	1	5	5	9	55.6	0	0		1	2	50.0	55.7	0	5	1	5	+12
24	Jake Tsakalidis J. Tsakalidis	11	4/23/2006	MEM	@	DAL	27	8	2	1	0	5	8	62.5	0	0		1	2	50.0	61.9	3	5	2	5	-14
25	Yao Ming Y. Ming	11	4/23/2005	HOU	@	DAL	20	8	0	0	1	3	8	37.5	0	0		5	6	83.3	51.7	4	4	2	6	+5