Michael Jordan sank 62.9 percent from the field when scoring 40+ points in Game 2 of the 1997 First Round against the Washington Bullets on April 27, 1997.
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jordan 60% or higher fg% 40 or more points in a game playoffs| NAME | DATE | FG% | PTS | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | M. Jordan | 4/27/1997 | 62.9 | 55 | vs | 44 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 69.8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +10 | ||
| 2 | | M. Jordan | 5/27/1996 | 69.6 | 45 | @ | 44 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 77.2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 3 | | M. Jordan | 5/31/1993 | 60.0 | 54 | vs | 39 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 74.7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 4 | | M. Jordan | 6/12/1992 | 60.9 | 46 | @ | 42 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 73.3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 5 | | M. Jordan | 4/29/1992 | 66.7 | 56 | @ | 43 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 73.8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | | M. Jordan | 4/24/1992 | 61.8 | 46 | vs | 41 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 64.3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 7 | | M. Jordan | 5/27/1989 | 61.5 | 46 | vs | 45 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 70.6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 8 | | M. Jordan | 5/19/1989 | 63.6 | 40 | vs | 45 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 73.3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 9 | | M. Jordan | 5/14/1989 | 66.7 | 47 | vs | 42 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 23 | 28 | 82.1 | 77.5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 10 | | M. Jordan | 5/5/1988 | 72.0 | 44 | @ | 42 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 76.0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
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