youngest player to score 40 points in a playoff game bulls history

Derrick Rose is the youngest for the Bulls with 40+ points in a playoff game. He was 22 years and 214 days old in Game 3 of the 2011 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Hawks.

	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	Derrick Rose D. Rose	22-214	44	5/6/2011	CHI	@	ATL	38	5	7	1	1	16	27	59.3	4	7	57.1	8	9	88.9	71.1	1	4	2	1	+17
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	23-059	49	4/17/1986	CHI	@	BOS	43	4	2	2	1	18	36	50.0	0	0		13	15	86.7	57.5	0	4	5	3
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	23-062	63	4/20/1986	CHI	@	BOS	53	5	6	3	2	22	41	53.7	0	0		19	21	90.5	62.7	1	4	4	4
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	24-068	42	4/26/1987	CHI	@	BOS	45	4	4	0	4	14	29	48.3	2	3	66.7	12	14	85.7	59.7	1	3	4	3
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	25-071	50	4/28/1988	CHI	vs	CLE	44	7	2	2	2	19	35	54.3	0	0		12	12	100.0	62.1	1	6	5	3
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	25-074	55	5/1/1988	CHI	vs	CLE	44	6	3	4	1	24	45	53.3	0	0		7	7	100.0	57.2	3	3	1	4
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	25-078	44	5/5/1988	CHI	@	CLE	42	5	4	4	2	18	25	72.0	0	0		8	9	88.9	76.0	2	3	4	6
8	Ben Gordon B. Gordon	26-016	42	4/20/2009	CHI	@	BOS	44	1	0	1	0	14	24	58.3	6	11	54.5	8	9	88.9	75.1	0	1	0	2	-1
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	26-075	44	5/3/1989	CHI	vs	CLE	39	7	10	5	1	18	34	52.9	1	1	100.0	7	9	77.8	58.0	2	5	5	4
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	26-077	50	5/5/1989	CHI	vs	CLE	43	3	4	3	0	14	28	50.0	0	1	0.0	22	27	81.5	62.7	0	3	1	6
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	26-079	44	5/7/1989	CHI	@	CLE	44	9	6	1	0	17	32	53.1	1	1	100.0	9	13	69.2	58.3	3	6	2	3
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	26-085	40	5/13/1989	CHI	vs	NYK	39	15	9	6	1	14	25	56.0	1	2	50.0	11	13	84.6	65.1	2	13	3	3
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	26-086	47	5/14/1989	CHI	vs	NYK	42	11	6	1	2	12	18	66.7	0	1	0.0	23	28	82.1	77.5	0	11	6	3
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	26-091	40	5/19/1989	CHI	vs	NYK	45	5	10	0	4	14	22	63.6	1	3	33.3	11	12	91.7	73.3	1	4	6	3
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	26-099	46	5/27/1989	CHI	vs	DET	45	7	5	5	0	16	26	61.5	0	3	0.0	14	15	93.3	70.6	3	4	2	2
16	Flynn Robinson F. Robinson	26-334	41	3/27/1968	CHI	vs	LAL	47	7	4			18	33	54.5				5	8	62.5	56.1				3
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	27-073	48	5/1/1990	CHI	@	MIL	46	9	5	1	2	20	35	57.1	1	5	20.0	7	9	77.8	61.6	2	7	5	4
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	27-081	45	5/9/1990	CHI	vs	PHI	43	8	7	3	0	18	36	50.0	1	3	33.3	8	8	100.0	56.9	4	4	2	3
19	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	27-083	49	5/11/1990	CHI	@	PHI	42	5	5	4	1	19	34	55.9	4	11	36.4	7	9	77.8	64.5	2	3	5	4
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	27-085	45	5/13/1990	CHI	@	PHI	42	6	11	2	2	16	31	51.6	1	2	50.0	12	13	92.3	61.3	1	5	3	3
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	27-098	47	5/26/1990	CHI	vs	DET	43	10	4	1	0	17	32	53.1	2	2	100.0	11	13	84.6	62.3	3	7	4	3
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	27-100	42	5/28/1990	CHI	vs	DET	43	4	9	4	3	13	26	50.0	0	1	0.0	16	19	84.2	61.1	0	4	4	5
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	28-082	46	5/10/1991	CHI	@	PHI	42	4	6	1	4	20	34	58.8	0	0		6	9	66.7	60.6	0	4	2	3
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	29-067	46	4/24/1992	CHI	vs	MIA	41	11	9	3	1	21	34	61.8	0	0		4	4	100.0	64.3	1	10	5	4
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	29-072	56	4/29/1992	CHI	@	MIA	43	5	5	4	2	20	30	66.7	0	0		16	18	88.9	73.8	1	4	2	3

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10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
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Wed 10/21	CHI	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 10/23	CHI	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM

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11.6

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APG Leaders

10.7

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Thompson

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Daniels

1.9

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Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

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4.0

Dončić

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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
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10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
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12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
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4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
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7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
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10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
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12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
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