what are the most points in a playoff game off the bench

Fred Brown has dropped the most points by a player off the bench in a playoff game, with 45 points in Game 2 of the 1976 Western Conference Semifinals against the Suns.

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What are the most points by a player in a playoff game off the bench?
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Fred Brown
F. Brown
45
4/15/1976
SEA SEA
vs
PHX PHX
40
3
4
1
0
19
35
54.3
7
7
100.0
59.1
2
1
4
2Stephen Curry
S. Curry
40
5/9/2016
GSW GSW
@
POR POR
37
9
8
0
0
16
32
50.0
5
16
31.3
3
3
100.0
60.0
1
8
4
2
+21
3Nick Van Exel
N. Van Exel
40
5/10/2003
DAL DAL
@
SAC SAC
48
7
7
1
0
14
26
53.8
6
12
50.0
6
7
85.7
68.8
1
6
1
4
+7
4Thurl Bailey
T. Bailey
39
5/4/1988
UTA UTA
vs
POR POR
43
8
1
0
4
15
25
60.0
0
0
9
9
100.0
67.3
2
6
3
3
5Tyler Herro
T. Herro
37
9/23/2020
MIA MIA
vs
BOS BOS
36
6
3
0
0
14
21
66.7
5
10
50.0
4
4
100.0
81.3
0
6
1
1
-4
6Lou Williams
L. Williams
36
8/23/2020
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
34
4
5
1
0
13
20
65.0
2
4
50.0
8
9
88.9
75.1
1
3
2
2
+15
7Lou Williams
L. Williams
36
4/15/2019
LAC LAC
@
GSW GSW
33
2
11
2
1
13
22
59.1
2
4
50.0
8
10
80.0
68.2
2
0
5
3
+7
8Nick Van Exel
N. Van Exel
36
5/8/2003
DAL DAL
vs
SAC SAC
30
3
6
0
0
14
19
73.7
5
8
62.5
3
6
50.0
83.2
1
2
1
1
+38
9Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
36
4/14/1981
HOU HOU
@
SAS SAS
32
1
4
0
0
16
23
69.6
0
1
0.0
4
4
100.0
72.7
4
5
10Juan Dixon
J. Dixon
35
5/2/2005
WAS WAS
vs
CHI CHI
31
5
0
1
0
11
15
73.3
3
4
75.0
10
10
100.0
90.2
1
4
3
3
-4
11Nick Van Exel
N. Van Exel
35
5/15/2003
DAL DAL
@
SAC SAC
37
2
3
0
0
15
23
65.2
5
11
45.5
0
0
76.1
1
1
3
4
-12
12Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
35
5/9/1989
PHX PHX
vs
GSW GSW
35
9
0
0
0
13
25
52.0
1
5
20.0
8
8
100.0
61.4
3
6
1
3
13Ricky Pierce
R. Pierce
35
5/2/1989
MIL MIL
vs
ATL ATL
32
1
5
1
0
13
17
76.5
2
2
100.0
7
7
100.0
87.2
1
0
1
5
14Andrew Toney
A. Toney
35
4/22/1981
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
31
7
7
1
0
11
23
47.8
0
1
0.0
13
14
92.9
60.0
1
6
4
3
15Stephen Curry
S. Curry
34
4/18/2022
GSW GSW
vs
DEN DEN
23
3
4
1
1
12
17
70.6
5
10
50.0
5
7
71.4
84.7
0
3
2
3
+32
16Nate Robinson
N. Robinson
34
4/27/2013
CHI CHI
vs
BKN BKN
29
1
4
2
0
14
23
60.9
3
7
42.9
3
3
100.0
69.9
0
1
2
6
+19
17Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
34
6/5/1993
SEA SEA
@
PHX PHX
26
2
0
0
0
12
17
70.6
1
1
100.0
9
9
100.0
81.1
1
1
2
6
18Kevin McHale
K. McHale
34
5/17/1991
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
46
8
3
0
0
11
19
57.9
1
1
100.0
11
14
78.6
67.6
1
7
2
5
19Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
34
5/13/1991
DET DET
vs
BOS BOS
29
6
1
0
0
11
16
68.8
2
3
66.7
10
13
76.9
78.3
2
4
1
4
20Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
34
5/13/1989
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
30
7
5
1
0
13
20
65.0
6
8
75.0
2
2
100.0
81.4
1
6
4
3
21Walter Davis
W. Davis
34
4/28/1989
DEN DEN
@
PHX PHX
33
2
2
2
0
15
29
51.7
0
1
0.0
4
4
100.0
55.3
1
1
4
3
22Vinnie Johnson
V. Johnson
34
5/5/1985
DET DET
vs
BOS BOS
30
2
3
0
0
16
21
76.2
0
1
0.0
2
2
100.0
77.7
1
1
2
3
23Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
34
4/8/1981
HOU HOU
@
SAS SAS
30
1
1
0
0
15
26
57.7
1
1
100.0
3
3
100.0
62.2
3
2
24Fred Brown
F. Brown
34
4/22/1980
SEA SEA
@
LAL LAL
30
7
2
0
0
15
21
71.4
4
7
57.1
0
0
81.0
2
5
2
1
25Fred Brown
F. Brown
34
4/13/1976
SEA SEA
vs
PHX PHX
37
7
1
5
0
12
22
54.5
10
10
100.0
64.4
4
3
3
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for games started going back to the 1982 playoffs.

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