what is the most points scored through three quarters in an nba playoff game

Kevin Durant has the most points through the third quarter in a playoff game, with 46 points in Game 6 of the 2019 First Round versus the Clippers.

Interpreted as:
What is the most points by a player scored through three quarters in an NBA playoff game?
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kevin Durant
K. Durant
46
4/26/2019
GSW GSW
@
LAC LAC
32
4
4
1
0
14
22
63.6
6
12
50.0
12
12
100.0
84.3
0
4
1
2
+22
2Devin Booker
D. Booker
43
6/3/2021
PHX PHX
@
LAL LAL
34
9
2
0
0
14
20
70.0
8
9
88.9
7
7
100.0
93.2
0
9
1
2
+10
3Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
42
5/14/2023
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
33
10
4
1
0
14
23
60.9
5
8
62.5
9
12
75.0
74.3
0
10
0
0
+29
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
42
5/7/2023
DEN DEN
@
PHX PHX
31
3
6
0
1
15
22
68.2
2
4
50.0
10
12
83.3
77.0
1
2
4
3
+3
5Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
42
4/23/2019
POR POR
vs
OKC OKC
36
4
2
3
1
14
27
51.9
8
14
57.1
6
8
75.0
68.8
2
2
4
1
-2
6Devin Booker
D. Booker
41
4/25/2023
PHX PHX
vs
LAC LAC
32
6
8
2
0
17
23
73.9
3
5
60.0
4
4
100.0
82.8
2
4
1
3
+19
7Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
40
6/2/2021
DAL DAL
@
LAC LAC
33
7
12
1
0
16
29
55.2
6
9
66.7
2
3
66.7
66.0
1
6
3
2
+20
8Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
40
5/28/2021
BOS BOS
vs
BKN BKN
32
5
5
2
1
13
23
56.5
5
11
45.5
9
11
81.8
71.8
0
5
1
2
+9
9Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
40
5/24/2021
POR POR
@
DEN DEN
34
3
9
0
1
11
20
55.0
9
14
64.3
9
11
81.8
80.5
0
3
3
1
-7
10Stephen Curry
S. Curry
40
6/5/2019
GSW GSW
vs
TOR TOR
33
8
6
0
0
13
26
50.0
6
12
50.0
8
9
88.9
66.8
2
6
3
1
-8
11Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
39
5/23/2017
CLE CLE
vs
BOS BOS
31
2
3
0
0
14
20
70.0
4
6
66.7
7
7
100.0
84.5
0
2
3
2
+5
12Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
38
4/28/2024
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
34
2
10
0
0
15
26
57.7
2
6
33.3
6
7
85.7
65.3
0
2
0
2
+7
13Devin Booker
D. Booker
38
7/14/2021
PHX PHX
@
MIL MIL
31
1
2
0
0
15
22
68.2
0
2
0.0
8
9
88.9
73.2
1
0
3
4
+11
14Kevin Durant
K. Durant
38
4/18/2019
GSW GSW
@
LAC LAC
30
4
7
1
1
14
23
60.9
3
10
30.0
7
8
87.5
71.6
1
3
5
5
+30
15LeBron James
L. James
38
4/29/2018
CLE CLE
vs
IND IND
35
6
7
2
0
14
21
66.7
2
2
100.0
8
11
72.7
73.5
2
4
2
1
+2
16Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
38
4/25/2017
OKC OKC
@
HOU HOU
33
7
7
0
0
13
23
56.5
5
13
38.5
7
10
70.0
69.3
3
4
6
3
+11
17LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
38
4/30/2016
SAS SAS
vs
OKC OKC
6
1
0
2
18
23
78.3
1
1
100.0
1
1
100.0
81.1
1
5
2
1
18Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
37
5/12/2024
MIN MIN
vs
DEN DEN
34
4
4
2
0
14
21
66.7
5
8
62.5
4
4
100.0
81.3
0
4
2
2
-1
19Devin Booker
D. Booker
37
4/28/2024
PHX PHX
vs
MIN MIN
34
4
6
1
1
10
14
71.4
2
4
50.0
15
16
93.8
87.9
0
4
2
2
+4
20LeBron James
L. James
37
5/22/2023
LAL LAL
vs
DEN DEN
36
7
6
2
0
14
19
73.7
4
6
66.7
5
5
100.0
87.3
2
5
1
1
-6
21Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
37
7/20/2021
MIL MIL
vs
PHX PHX
33
10
1
0
3
12
20
60.0
1
3
33.3
12
13
92.3
71.9
3
7
5
1
+4
22Trae Young
T. Young
37
6/23/2021
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
33
5
8
1
0
16
27
59.3
4
9
44.4
1
2
50.0
66.4
1
4
5
3
+9
23Stephen Curry
S. Curry
37
4/24/2017
GSW GSW
@
POR POR
30
7
8
1
0
12
20
60.0
7
11
63.6
6
7
85.7
80.2
2
5
4
0
+29
24Paul George
P. George
37
4/26/2016
IND IND
@
TOR TOR
6
7
2
1
10
16
62.5
5
9
55.6
12
12
100.0
86.9
1
5
1
3
25Stephen Curry
S. Curry
37
5/23/2015
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
5
6
2
1
11
17
64.7
6
8
75.0
9
10
90.0
86.4
3
2
4
2

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12/14
GSW GSW
@
POR POR
9:00 PM
Thu
12/18
GSW GSW
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM
Mon
12/22
ORL ORL
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Thu
12/25
DAL DAL
@
GSW GSW
5:00 PM
Last Game

127

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11/12
ATL ATL
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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12/14
PHI PHI
@
ATL ATL
6:00 PM
Sun
12/14
MIL MIL
@
BKN BKN
6:00 PM
Sun
12/14
SAC SAC
@
MIN MIN
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Sun
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CHI CHI
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LAL LAL
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PHX PHX
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