who was the youngest player to score 45 points in a playoff game

LeBron James is the youngest with 45+ points in a playoff game. He was 21 years and 124 days old in Game 5 of the 2006 First Round versus the Wizards.

Interpreted as:
Who was the youngest player to score 45 or more points in a playoff game?
NAME AGE PTS DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 LeBron James
L. James
21-124
45
5/3/2006
CLE CLE
vs
WAS WAS
46
7
6
2
0
14
23
60.9
0
1
0.0
17
18
94.4
72.8
5
2
4
5
-4
2 Ja Morant
J. Morant
21-289
47
5/26/2021
MEM MEM
@
UTA UTA
43
4
7
0
0
15
26
57.7
2
7
28.6
15
20
75.0
67.5
2
2
4
3
-6
3 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
22-098
46
6/6/2021
DAL DAL
@
LAC 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
4 LeBron James
L. James
22-152
48
5/31/2007
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
50
9
7
2
0
18
33
54.5
2
3
66.7
10
14
71.4
61.3
3
6
2
3
+2
5 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
22-263
48
5/13/2001
LAL LAL
@
SAC SAC
48
16
3
2
1
15
29
51.7
1
1
100.0
17
19
89.5
64.2
9
7
2
2
+6
6 Ja Morant
J. Morant
22-266
47
5/3/2022
MEM MEM
vs
GSW GSW
41
8
8
3
0
15
31
48.4
5
12
41.7
12
13
92.3
64.0
2
6
2
2
+13
7 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
22-269
45
5/19/2001
LAL LAL
@
SAS SAS
47
10
3
1
1
19
35
54.3
1
2
50.0
6
8
75.0
58.4
1
9
4
4
+17
8 Trae Young
T. Young
22-277
48
6/23/2021
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
41
7
11
1
0
17
34
50.0
4
13
30.8
10
12
83.3
61.1
1
6
6
3
+10
9 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
22-352
46
4/3/1970
MIL MIL
vs
PHI PHI
47
25
2
18
36
50.0
10
15
66.7
54.0
3
10 Rick Barry
R. Barry
23-004
47
4/1/1967
SFW SFW
vs
STL STL
45
10
6
17
38
44.7
13
13
100.0
53.8
3
11 Rick Barry
R. Barry
23-021
55
4/18/1967
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
46
12
5
22
48
45.8
11
19
57.9
48.8
4
12 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
23-059
49
4/17/1986
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
43
4
2
2
1
18
36
50.0
0
0
13
15
86.7
57.5
0
4
5
3
13 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
23-062
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
14 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
23-063
45
5/2/2022
DAL DAL
@
PHX PHX
44
12
8
0
1
15
30
50.0
4
11
36.4
11
14
78.6
62.2
2
10
5
1
-4
15 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
23-086
50
5/28/2021
BOS BOS
vs
BKN BKN
41
6
7
2
1
16
30
53.3
5
11
45.5
13
15
86.7
68.3
0
6
1
3
+1
16 LeBron James
L. James
23-140
45
5/18/2008
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
47
5
6
2
0
14
29
48.3
3
11
27.3
14
19
73.7
60.2
1
4
2
4
0
17 Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
23-178
46
4/30/2024
PHI PHI
@
NYK 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
18 Jamal Murray
J. Murray
23-182
50
8/23/2020
DEN DEN
@
UTA UTA
43
11
7
0
1
18
31
58.1
9
15
60.0
5
5
100.0
75.3
4
7
0
2
+5
19 Jamal Murray
J. Murray
23-189
50
8/30/2020
DEN DEN
@
UTA 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
20 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
23-205
50
4/18/1975
BUF BUF
vs
WAS WAS
45
21
1
20
32
62.5
10
14
71.4
65.5
4
21 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
23-206
53
3/14/1960
PHI PHI
vs
SYR SYR
47
22
2
24
42
57.1
5
16
31.3
54.0
0
22 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
23-214
50
3/22/1960
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
46
35
2
22
42
52.4
6
14
42.9
51.9
2
23 Ja Morant
J. Morant
23-255
45
4/22/2023
MEM MEM
@
LAL LAL
42
9
13
0
0
13
26
50.0
6
10
60.0
13
14
92.9
70.0
3
6
3
2
+3
24 Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
23-334
46
4/23/2003
ORL ORL
@
DET DET
45
5
1
1
0
16
26
61.5
4
9
44.4
10
11
90.9
74.6
0
5
7
3
-13
25 Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
23-345
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

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

121.7

1st

DRTG

112.2

8th

NETRTG

9.5

2nd

3P%

38.3

2nd

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM 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
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

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Final

114

IND Pacers

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NBA 2024-25 Rankings

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

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

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
3/28
SAC SAC
@
ORL ORL
91-121
Fri
3/28
BKN BKN
@
WAS WAS
115-112
Fri
3/28
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
118-95
Fri
3/28
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
120-119
Fri
3/28
LAL LAL
@
MEM MEM
134-127

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
5/20
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Wed
5/21
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Thu
5/22
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Fri
5/23
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Sat
5/24
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM