who has the most points in playoffs game since 1970

Since 1969-70, Michael Jordan has posted the most points in a playoff game, with 63 points in Game 2 of the 1986 First Round versus the Celtics.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
63
4/20/1986
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
53
5
6
3
2
22
41
53.7
0
0
19
21
90.5
62.7
1
4
4
4
2Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
57
8/17/2020
UTA UTA
@
DEN DEN
43
9
7
1
0
19
33
57.6
6
15
40.0
13
13
100.0
73.6
2
7
5
2
-11
3Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
56
4/24/2023
MIA MIA
vs
MIL MIL
41
9
2
0
1
19
28
67.9
3
8
37.5
15
18
83.3
78.0
4
5
1
0
+4
4Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
56
5/4/1994
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
41
14
4
3
1
23
31
74.2
3
4
75.0
7
9
77.8
80.1
5
9
2
2
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
56
4/29/1992
CHI CHI
@
MIA MIA
43
5
5
4
2
20
30
66.7
0
0
16
18
88.9
73.8
1
4
2
3
6Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
55
6/1/2021
POR POR
@
DEN DEN
52
6
10
1
3
17
24
70.8
12
17
70.6
9
10
90.0
96.8
1
5
1
0
+2
7Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
55
4/20/2003
PHI PHI
vs
NOH NOH
47
4
8
2
0
21
32
65.6
3
5
60.0
10
11
90.9
74.6
0
4
4
2
+13
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
55
4/27/1997
CHI CHI
vs
WAS WAS
44
7
2
2
0
22
35
62.9
1
2
50.0
10
10
100.0
69.8
3
4
2
3
+10
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
55
6/16/1993
CHI CHI
vs
PHX PHX
46
8
4
0
0
21
37
56.8
0
1
0.0
13
18
72.2
61.2
1
7
1
3
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
55
5/1/1988
CHI CHI
vs
CLE CLE
44
6
3
4
1
24
45
53.3
0
0
7
7
100.0
57.2
3
3
1
4
11Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
54
5/9/2001
PHI PHI
vs
TOR TOR
47
5
4
1
0
21
39
53.8
3
5
60.0
9
9
100.0
62.8
1
4
4
3
+8
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
54
5/31/1993
CHI CHI
vs
NYK NYK
39
6
2
2
1
18
30
60.0
6
9
66.7
12
14
85.7
74.7
0
6
2
5
13John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
54
4/1/1973
BOS BOS
vs
ATL ATL
48
9
6
24
36
66.7
6
6
100.0
69.9
2
14Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
53
5/7/2023
DEN DEN
@
PHX PHX
39
4
11
0
1
20
30
66.7
2
4
50.0
11
13
84.6
74.2
1
3
6
2
+2
15Isaiah Thomas
I. Thomas
53
5/2/2017
BOS BOS
vs
WAS WAS
45
4
4
3
0
18
33
54.5
5
12
41.7
12
13
92.3
68.4
1
3
2
2
+10
16Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
52
5/16/2001
PHI PHI
vs
TOR TOR
43
2
7
4
0
21
32
65.6
8
14
57.1
2
2
100.0
79.1
0
2
1
3
+30
17Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
51
5/14/2023
BOS BOS
vs
PHI 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
18Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
51
8/23/2020
UTA UTA
vs
DEN DEN
38
4
7
0
0
15
27
55.6
4
7
57.1
17
18
94.4
73.0
1
3
4
2
+5
19LeBron James
L. James
51
5/31/2018
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
48
8
8
1
1
19
32
59.4
3
7
42.9
10
11
90.9
69.2
4
4
5
2
-13
20Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
51
4/19/2017
OKC OKC
@
HOU HOU
41
10
13
4
1
17
43
39.5
2
11
18.2
15
18
83.3
50.1
2
8
4
3
+11
21Ray Allen
R. Allen
51
4/30/2009
BOS BOS
@
CHI CHI
59
5
3
3
0
18
32
56.3
9
18
50.0
6
7
85.7
72.7
2
3
3
1
+1
22Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
51
5/10/1987
GSW GSW
vs
LAL LAL
44
3
10
4
0
18
26
69.2
2
3
66.7
13
14
92.9
79.3
1
2
2
2
23Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
50
5/3/2024
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
42
4
4
0
1
22
36
61.1
3
9
33.3
3
6
50.0
64.7
1
3
4
4
-3
24Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
50
4/25/2024
PHI PHI
vs
NYK NYK
41
8
4
0
1
13
19
68.4
5
7
71.4
19
21
90.5
88.5
1
7
3
3
+16
25Stephen Curry
S. Curry
50
4/30/2023
GSW GSW
@
SAC 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
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