which players have averaged 55 or more points per game in a playoff game

Jimmy Butler III had 56.0 points per game in Game 4 of the 2023 First Round versus the Bucks on April 24, 2023.

NAME DATE PPG TM OPP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
4/24/2023
56.0
MIA MIA
vs
MIL MIL
41
56
9
2
0
1
19
28
67.9
3
8
37.5
15
18
83.3
78.0
4
5
1
0
+4
2 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
6/1/2021
55.0
POR POR
@
DEN DEN
52
55
6
10
1
3
17
24
70.8
12
17
70.6
9
10
90.0
96.8
1
5
1
0
+2
3 Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
8/17/2020
57.0
UTA UTA
@
DEN DEN
43
57
9
7
1
0
19
33
57.6
6
15
40.0
13
13
100.0
73.6
2
7
5
2
-11
4 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
4/20/2003
55.0
PHI PHI
vs
NOH NOH
47
55
4
8
2
0
21
32
65.6
3
5
60.0
10
11
90.9
74.6
0
4
4
2
+13
5 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
4/27/1997
55.0
CHI CHI
vs
WAS WAS
44
55
7
2
2
0
22
35
62.9
1
2
50.0
10
10
100.0
69.8
3
4
2
3
+10
6 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
5/4/1994
56.0
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
41
56
14
4
3
1
23
31
74.2
3
4
75.0
7
9
77.8
80.1
5
9
2
2
7 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
6/16/1993
55.0
CHI CHI
vs
PHX PHX
46
55
8
4
0
0
21
37
56.8
0
1
0.0
13
18
72.2
61.2
1
7
1
3
8 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
4/29/1992
56.0
CHI CHI
@
MIA MIA
43
56
5
5
4
2
20
30
66.7
0
0
16
18
88.9
73.8
1
4
2
3
9 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
5/1/1988
55.0
CHI CHI
vs
CLE CLE
44
55
6
3
4
1
24
45
53.3
0
0
7
7
100.0
57.2
3
3
1
4
10 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
4/20/1986
63.0
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
53
63
5
6
3
2
22
41
53.7
0
0
19
21
90.5
62.7
1
4
4
4
11 Rick Barry
R. Barry
4/18/1967
55.0
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
46
55
12
5
22
48
45.8
11
19
57.9
48.8
4
12 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
4/14/1962
61.0
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
48
61
22
1
22
46
47.8
17
19
89.5
56.1
3
13 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3/22/1962
56.0
PHI PHI
vs
SYR SYR
48
56
35
1
22
48
45.8
12
22
54.5
48.5
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TEAM W L PCT GB
8
Hawks Hawks
40
42
.488
24.0
9
Bulls Bulls
39
43
.476
25.0
10
Heat Heat
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Raptors Raptors
30
52
.366
34.0
12
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26
56
.317
38.0
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0