LeBron James is the youngest with 48+ points in a playoff game. He was 22 years and 152 days old in Game 5 of the 2007 Eastern Conference Finals against the Pistons.
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youngest player to score 48 or more points in a game 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 |  | L. James | 22-152 | 48 | 5/31/2007 | @ | 50 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 33 | 54.5 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 61.3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +2 | ||
| 2 |  | K. Bryant | 22-263 | 48 | 5/13/2001 | @ | 48 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 51.7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 64.2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +6 | ||
| 3 |  | T. Young | 22-277 | 48 | 6/23/2021 | @ | 41 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 34 | 50.0 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 61.1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | +10 | ||
| 4 |  | R. Barry | 23-021 | 55 | 4/18/1967 | vs | 46 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 48 | 45.8 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 48.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 |  | M. Jordan | 23-059 | 49 | 4/17/1986 | @ | 43 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 36 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 57.5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | | M. Jordan | 23-062 | 63 | 4/20/1986 | @ | 53 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 41 | 53.7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 90.5 | 62.7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 7 |  | J. Tatum | 23-086 | 50 | 5/28/2021 | vs | 41 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 68.3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | +1 | ||
| 8 |  | J. Murray | 23-182 | 50 | 8/23/2020 | @ | 43 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 75.3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | +5 | ||
| 9 | | 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 | ||
| 10 |  | B. McAdoo | 23-205 | 50 | 4/18/1975 | vs | 45 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 65.5 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 11 |  | W. Chamberlain | 23-206 | 53 | 3/14/1960 | vs | 47 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 42 | 57.1 | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 54.0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | W. Chamberlain | 23-214 | 50 | 3/22/1960 | @ | 46 | 35 | 2 | 22 | 42 | 52.4 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 51.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 13 |  | D. Mitchell | 23-345 | 57 | 8/17/2020 | @ | 43 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 33 | 57.6 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 73.6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | -11 | ||
| 14 | | D. Mitchell | 23-351 | 51 | 8/23/2020 | vs | 38 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 73.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +5 | ||
| 15 |  | V. Carter | 24-105 | 50 | 5/11/2001 | vs | 45 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 65.5 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 82.5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +24 | ||
| 16 |  | 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 | ||||
| 17 | | L. James | 24-141 | 49 | 5/20/2009 | vs | 41 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 30 | 66.7 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 71.2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +7 | ||
| 18 |  | B. Cousy | 24-224 | 50 | 3/21/1953 | vs | 66 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 30 | 32 | 93.8 | 69.3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | M. Jordan | 25-071 | 50 | 4/28/1988 | vs | 44 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 35 | 54.3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 62.1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 20 | | J. Tatum | 25-072 | 51 | 5/14/2023 | vs | 42 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 74.6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | +33 | ||
| 21 | | M. Jordan | 25-074 | 55 | 5/1/1988 | vs | 44 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 45 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 57.2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 22 |  | B. Pettit | 25-121 | 50 | 4/12/1958 | vs | 42 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 55.9 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 61.6 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | | W. Chamberlain | 25-213 | 56 | 3/22/1962 | vs | 48 | 35 | 1 | 22 | 48 | 45.8 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 48.5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 24 |  | A. Iverson | 25-336 | 54 | 5/9/2001 | vs | 47 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 39 | 53.8 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 62.8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | +8 | ||
| 25 | | A. Iverson | 25-343 | 52 | 5/16/2001 | vs | 43 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 79.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +30 | ||
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