youngest player to score 23 point in a playoff game nba

Carmelo Anthony is the youngest with 23+ points in a playoff game. He was 19 years and 331 days old in Game 3 of the 2004 First Round against the Timberwolves.

	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	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
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	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
13	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
14	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	20-138	25	4/23/2015	MIL	vs	CHI	51	12	2	0	2	10	22	45.5	0	0		5	8	62.5	49.0	6	6	3	3	0
15	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	20-154	24	4/19/2003	PHX	@	SAS	39	9	0	0	2	9	13	69.2	1	1	100.0	5	6	83.3	76.7	3	6	4	4	+7
16	Derrick Rose D. Rose	20-196	36	4/18/2009	CHI	@	BOS	50	4	11	1	0	12	19	63.2	0	1	0.0	12	12	100.0	74.1	1	3	5	6	+8
17	Derrick Rose D. Rose	20-204	23	4/26/2009	CHI	vs	BOS	49	11	9	0	0	10	17	58.8	0	0		3	4	75.0	61.3	1	10	7	4	+6
18	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	20-206	34	4/17/2010	MIL	@	ATL	40	3	3	1	0	14	25	56.0	4	6	66.7	2	4	50.0	63.5	1	2	3	3	-7
19	Derrick Rose D. Rose	20-208	28	4/30/2009	CHI	vs	BOS	59	8	7	0	1	12	25	48.0	0	0		4	6	66.7	50.7	1	7	5	3	-2
20	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	20-215	23	4/26/2010	MIL	vs	ATL	34	4	6	1	0	9	16	56.3	0	3	0.0	5	5	100.0	63.2	0	4	1	2	+1
21	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	20-217	25	4/28/2010	MIL	@	ATL	43	4	3	1	1	8	20	40.0	2	7	28.6	7	8	87.5	53.1	1	3	2	2	+5
22	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	20-239	25	4/9/1980	LAL	vs	PHX	48	13	11	6	0	6	11	54.5	1	1	100.0	12	14	85.7	72.8	4	9	4	6
23	Patrick Williams P. Williams	20-244	23	4/27/2022	CHI	@	MIL	35	1	0	0	1	9	13	69.2	4	7	57.1	1	2	50.0	82.9	1	0	4	2	-24
24	Tyler Herro T. Herro	20-247	37	9/23/2020	MIA	vs	BOS	36	6	3	0	0	14	21	66.7	5	10	50.0	4	4	100.0	81.3	0	6	1	1	-4
25	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	20-254	36	4/16/2022	MIN	@	MEM	40	2	6	1	2	12	23	52.2	4	11	36.4	8	8	100.0	67.9	0	2	2	5	+12

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RPG

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APG

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Team Rankings

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122.6

1st

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21st

NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DEN	@	PHX	10:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

2 - 4

Final

110

Timberwolves

4 - 2

Thu 30 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

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USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

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38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Carmelo Anthony is the youngest with 23+ points in a playoff game. He was 19 years and 331 days old in Game 3 of the 2004 First Round against the Timberwolves.

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