youngest player to score 20 points in a playoff game

Kobe Bryant is the youngest with 20+ points in a playoff game. He was 18 years and 250 days old in Game 3 of the 1997 First Round against the Trail Blazers.

	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	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	18-250	22	4/30/1997	LAL	@	POR	27	4	2	1	0	7	13	53.8	2	3	66.7	6	8	75.0	66.6	0	4	4	5	+15
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	19-250	22	4/30/1998	LAL	@	POR	36	3	4	0	1	9	16	56.3	1	1	100.0	3	4	75.0	61.9	0	3	1	4	+21
3	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	19-331	24	4/24/2004	DEN	vs	MIN	38	10	4	1	0	9	20	45.0	2	3	66.7	4	4	100.0	55.1	2	8	3	1	+14
4	Tony Parker T. Parker	19-338	21	4/20/2002	SAS	vs	SEA	27	1	3	1	0	9	12	75.0	3	3	100.0	0	0		87.5	0	1	1	2	+27
5	Tony Parker T. Parker	19-345	23	4/27/2002	SAS	@	SEA	28	5	4	1	0	10	15	66.7	1	1	100.0	2	4	50.0	68.6	1	4	1	2	+11
6	Tony Parker T. Parker	19-358	24	5/10/2002	SAS	vs	LAL	37	1	5	1	0	9	17	52.9	1	6	16.7	5	6	83.3	61.1	0	1	2	2	-5
7	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	20-050	21	4/22/2018	BOS	@	MIL	36	3	3	2	0	7	16	43.8	2	5	40.0	5	6	83.3	56.3	2	1	1	4	0
8	Dylan Harper D. Harper	20-053	27	4/24/2026	SAS	@	POR	30	10	3	1	1	9	12	75.0	4	5	80.0	5	6	83.3	92.2	3	7	1	4	+25
9	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	20-054	22	4/26/2018	BOS	@	MIL	32	3	3	2	0	6	14	42.9	2	6	33.3	8	9	88.9	61.2	0	3	3	3	-7
10	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	20-056	20	4/28/2018	BOS	vs	MIL	39	6	5	0	1	7	17	41.2	1	4	25.0	5	5	100.0	52.1	0	6	1	1	+24
11	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	20-058	28	4/30/2018	BOS	vs	PHI	40	3	2	0	1	8	16	50.0	1	5	20.0	11	12	91.7	65.8	0	3	4	1	+18
12	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	20-061	21	5/3/2018	BOS	vs	PHI	33	2	2	1	1	7	14	50.0	2	4	50.0	5	6	83.3	63.1	0	2	2	2	-7
13	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	20-063	24	5/5/2018	BOS	@	PHI	41	5	4	1	0	11	17	64.7	1	4	25.0	1	4	25.0	64.0	1	4	4	3	+24
14	Stephon Marbury S. Marbury	20-063	28	4/24/1997	MIN	@	HOU	35	4	4	1	0	10	19	52.6	4	9	44.4	4	6	66.7	64.7	0	4	0	2	-21
15	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	20-065	20	5/7/2018	BOS	@	PHI	36	4	4	0	1	7	16	43.8	2	6	33.3	4	4	100.0	56.3	1	3	3	3	-1
16	Stephon Marbury S. Marbury	20-065	22	4/26/1997	MIN	@	HOU	45	5	6	1	0	10	25	40.0	2	7	28.6	0	2	0.0	42.5	1	4	7	2	-12
17	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	20-067	25	5/9/2018	BOS	vs	PHI	39	3	4	1	0	8	15	53.3	0	0		9	11	81.8	63.0	1	2	2	4	0
18	Dylan Harper D. Harper	20-069	24	5/10/2026	SAS	@	MIN	27	7	1	3	0	8	11	72.7	1	1	100.0	7	7	100.0	85.2	2	5	2	2	-14
19	Dylan Harper D. Harper	20-077	24	5/18/2026	SAS	@	OKC	47	11	6	7	0	8	20	40.0	1	7	14.3	7	7	100.0	52.0	1	10	1	3	+14
20	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	20-081	24	5/23/2018	BOS	vs	CLE	41	7	4	4	2	7	15	46.7	3	7	42.9	7	8	87.5	64.8	0	7	2	3	+19
21	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	20-085	24	5/27/2018	BOS	vs	CLE	42	7	1	1	0	9	17	52.9	2	6	33.3	4	4	100.0	64.0	0	7	4	6	-17
22	Dylan Harper D. Harper	20-100	21	6/10/2026	SAS	@	NYK	32	4	3	0	0	8	12	66.7	3	6	50.0	2	2	100.0	81.5	0	4	3	3	+12
23	Dylan Harper D. Harper	20-103	25	6/13/2026	SAS	vs	NYK	31	5	4	0	1	10	19	52.6	2	4	50.0	3	6	50.0	57.8	2	3	0	5	-12
24	Michael Beasley M. Beasley	20-112	22	5/1/2009	MIA	vs	ATL	36	15	1	0	0	11	25	44.0	0	4	0.0	0	0		44.0	4	11	1	3	+16
25	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	20-126	20	5/17/1977	PHI	@	HOU	31	7	3		1	7	12	58.3				6	8	75.0	64.4				3

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38.6

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10.8

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APG

7.6

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Team Rankings

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122.7

1st

DRTG

114.7

17th

NETRTG

8.0

6th

3P%

38.3

3rd

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	LAL	@	PHX	4:00 PM
Tue 11/17	CHA	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 11/18	UTA	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 11/20	SAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Mon 11/23	UTA	@	LAL	10:00 PM

Last Game

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11 - 2

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Final

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

30.3

Wembanyama

29.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

13.5

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.0

Jokić

8.5

Mitchell

8.3

Young

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.3

Barnes

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.2

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.3

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

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71.9

Curry

71.3

Spencer

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

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122.7

120.4

120.0

119.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

106.1

107.6

108.6

108.8

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NetRtg Rankings

11.7

11.2

11.0

9.2

8.2

8.0

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FanDuel Points Leaders

759

Wembanyama

685.6

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

734.5

Wembanyama

723.3

Dončić

610.3

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USG% Leaders

40.1

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36.5

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35.9

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MPG Leaders

37.4

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36.8

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36.4

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.11

Wembanyama

1.74

Dončić

1.62

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.04

Wembanyama

1.83

Dončić

1.70

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NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

9-3

7-3

9-4

8-4

7-4

Worst Record ATS

2-10

2-9

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4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	9	3	.750	1.0
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	2.0
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Knicks	6	5	.545	3.5
6	Cavaliers	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Raptors	5	6	.455	4.5
8	Heat	5	6	.455	4.5
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.5
10	Magic	4	7	.364	5.5
11	Pacers	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	8	.333	6.0
13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Bucks	1	11	.083	9.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	2.0
6	Warriors	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Thunder	8	4	.667	2.5
8	Mavericks	7	4	.636	3.0
9	Grizzlies	7	4	.636	3.0
10	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
11	Suns	4	6	.400	5.5
12	Pelicans	4	8	.333	6.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.5
14	Kings	1	10	.091	9.0
15	Jazz	1	11	.083	9.5

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 11/12	TOR	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 11/12	DET	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Thu 11/12	DAL	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 11/12	CHA	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Fri 11/13	MIL	@	ORL	7:00 PM

Kobe Bryant is the youngest with 20+ points in a playoff game. He was 18 years and 250 days old in Game 3 of the 1997 First Round against the Trail Blazers.

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