who has the most points in an elimination game

Wilt Chamberlain has scored the most points in an elimination game, with 56 points in Game 5 of the 1962 Division Semifinals against the Syracuse Nationals.

	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	3/22/1962	PHI	vs	SYR	48	35	1			22	48	45.8				12	22	54.5	48.5				2
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	3/14/1960	PHI	vs	SYR	47	22	2			24	42	57.1				5	16	31.3	54.0				0
3	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	51	5/14/2023	BOS	vs	PHI	42	13	5	2	0	17	28	60.7	6	10	60.0	11	14	78.6	74.6	0	13	0	1	+33
4	Sleepy Floyd S. Floyd	51	5/10/1987	GSW	vs	LAL	44	3	10	4	0	18	26	69.2	2	3	66.7	13	14	92.9	79.3	1	2	2	2
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	50	4/30/2023	GSW	@	SAC	38	8	6	1	0	20	38	52.6	7	18	38.9	3	5	60.0	62.2	1	7	1	2	+25
6	Jamal Murray J. Murray	50	8/30/2020	DEN	@	UTA	43	5	6	0	0	17	24	70.8	9	12	75.0	7	9	77.8	89.4	1	4	5	5	+12
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50	3/22/1960	PHI	@	BOS	46	35	2			22	42	52.4				6	14	42.9	51.9				2
8	Devin Booker D. Booker	49	4/28/2024	PHX	vs	MIN	45	5	6	2	1	13	21	61.9	3	5	60.0	20	21	95.2	81.0	0	5	2	5	+1
9	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	49	5/14/1987	HOU	@	SEA	53	25	2	2	6	19	33	57.6	0	0		11	13	84.6	63.3	11	14	2	4
10	Kevin Durant K. Durant	48	6/19/2021	BKN	vs	MIL	53	9	6	1	1	17	36	47.2	4	11	36.4	10	11	90.9	58.8	1	8	3	4	-4
11	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	47	5/27/2022	MIA	@	BOS	46	9	8	4	1	16	29	55.2	4	8	50.0	11	11	100.0	69.4	3	6	1	1	+8
12	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	47	4/25/2017	OKC	@	HOU	42	11	9	0	0	15	34	44.1	5	18	27.8	12	17	70.6	56.7	5	6	7	5	+12
13	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	47	5/22/1988	ATL	@	BOS	43	5	3	0	0	19	33	57.6	1	2	50.0	8	9	88.9	63.6	2	3	0	0
14	Sam Jones S. Jones	47	4/10/1963	BOS	vs	CIN	41	7	1			18	27	66.7				11	12	91.7	72.8				4
15	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	46	4/30/2024	PHI	@	NYK	52	5	9	0	0	17	30	56.7	7	12	58.3	5	8	62.5	68.6	0	5	3	5	+3
16	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	46	5/13/2022	BOS	@	MIL	43	9	4	0	1	17	32	53.1	7	15	46.7	5	7	71.4	65.6	0	9	4	2	+21
17	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	46	6/6/2021	DAL	@	LAC	45	7	14	0	0	17	30	56.7	5	11	45.5	7	11	63.6	66.0	0	7	6	3	-9
18	LeBron James L. James	46	5/25/2018	CLE	vs	BOS	46	11	9	3	1	17	33	51.5	5	7	71.4	7	11	63.6	60.8	3	8	3	2	+15
19	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	46	4/27/2018	OKC	@	UTA	44	10	5	2	0	18	43	41.9	7	19	36.8	3	6	50.0	50.4	1	9	5	3	-1
20	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	46	4/25/2010	MIA	vs	BOS	43	5	5	2	0	16	24	66.7	5	7	71.4	9	14	64.3	76.3	0	5	6	4	+7
21	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	46	5/3/2002	BOS	vs	PHI	44	4	6	1	1	16	25	64.0	8	10	80.0	6	7	85.7	81.9	1	3	0	1	+27
22	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	46	5/20/1995	PHX	vs	HOU	42	3	10	1	1	12	26	46.2	1	2	50.0	21	22	95.5	64.5	1	2	1	3
23	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	46	5/8/1984	UTA	vs	PHX	41	6	4	2	0	16	27	59.3	0	0		14	14	100.0	69.4	1	5	6	2
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	46	4/12/1966	PHI	vs	BOS	48	34	1			19	34	55.9				8	25	32.0	51.1				5
25	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	45	6/4/2021	LAC	@	DAL	42	6	3	2	0	18	25	72.0	5	9	55.6	4	4	100.0	84.1	2	4	4	1	+8

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