Tracy McGrady is the youngest with 40+ points in an elimination game. He was 21 years and 339 days old in Game 3 of the 2001 First Round versus the Bucks.
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youngest player to score 40 or more points in a playoff elimination 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 | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | T. McGrady | 21-339 | 42 | 4/28/2001 | vs | 50 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 43.8 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 52.6 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | +12 | ||
| 2 |  | L. Dončić | 22-098 | 46 | 6/6/2021 | @ | 45 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 66.0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | -9 | ||
| 3 |  | A. Stoudemire | 22-197 | 42 | 6/1/2005 | vs | 46 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 57.0 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | -2 | ||
| 4 |  | B. McAdoo | 22-199 | 40 | 4/12/1974 | vs | 48 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 32 | 46.9 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 53.0 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 5 |  | C. Person | 22-308 | 40 | 5/1/1987 | vs | 44 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 59.5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 6 |  | D. Nowitzki | 22-329 | 42 | 5/14/2001 | @ | 47 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 65.8 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | -18 | ||
| 7 |  | R. Barry | 23-027 | 44 | 4/24/1967 | vs | 44 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 38 | 42.1 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 50.3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 8 |  | B. Pettit | 23-100 | 41 | 3/21/1956 | @ | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 63.3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 |  | L. James | 23-140 | 45 | 5/18/2008 | @ | 47 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 29 | 48.3 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 60.2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 10 |  | T. Maxey | 23-178 | 46 | 4/30/2024 | @ | 52 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 68.6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | +3 | ||
| 11 |  | J. Murray | 23-184 | 42 | 8/25/2020 | vs | 41 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 75.6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +20 | ||
| 12 | | J. Murray | 23-189 | 50 | 8/30/2020 | @ | 43 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 89.4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | +12 | ||
| 13 | | J. Murray | 23-205 | 40 | 9/15/2020 | @ | 45 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 72.0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | +15 | ||
| 14 |  | W. Chamberlain | 23-206 | 53 | 3/14/1960 | vs | 47 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 42 | 57.1 | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 54.0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 15 | | W. Chamberlain | 23-214 | 50 | 3/22/1960 | @ | 46 | 35 | 2 | 22 | 42 | 52.4 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 51.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 16 |  | L. Shaffer | 24-031 | 45 | 3/26/1963 | vs | 5 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 68.8 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | J. Tatum | 24-071 | 46 | 5/13/2022 | @ | 43 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 32 | 53.1 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 65.6 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | +21 | ||
| 18 |  | K. Irving | 24-082 | 41 | 6/13/2016 | @ | 40 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 82.4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | +20 | ||
| 19 |  | H. Olajuwon | 24-113 | 49 | 5/14/1987 | @ | 53 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 57.6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 63.3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 20 |  | D. Bing | 24-129 | 44 | 4/1/1968 | vs | 46 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 38 | 50.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 53.6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 21 |  | O. Robertson | 24-137 | 43 | 4/10/1963 | @ | 48 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 21 | 22 | 95.5 | 63.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 22 |  | A. Groza | 24-167 | 40 | 3/23/1951 | vs | 15 | 29 | 51.7 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 57.6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 23 |  | P. Pierce | 24-202 | 46 | 5/3/2002 | vs | 44 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 81.9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +27 | ||
| 24 |  | C. Cunningham | 24-216 | 45 | 4/29/2026 | vs | 44 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 77.2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | ||
| 25 |  | S. Leonard | 24-251 | 42 | 3/25/1957 | vs | 52 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 43.8 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 55.0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
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