Michael Jordan had the most games in the 1997 playoffs with 30+ points, with 8 games.

Interpreted as:

most 30+ pt games by a player in 1997 playoffs

	NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	8	306	1996-97	CHI	42.5	38.3	8.8	4.8	1.8	0.9	14.5	28.1	51.6	0.9	2.5	35.0	8.4	10.6	78.8	58.3	2.5	6.3	2.4	340	70	38	14	7	19	22	+77
2	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	5	154	1996-97	HOU	40.2	30.8	11.0	2.6	1.6	2.2	11.2	18.6	60.2	0.0	0.4	0.0	8.4	11.2	75.0	65.5	3.4	7.6	3.2	201	55	13	8	11	16	18	-35
3	Karl Malone K. Malone	5	181	1996-97	UTA	43.0	36.2	12.2	3.2	1.6	0.4	12.0	25.6	46.9	0.0	0.0		12.2	14.8	82.4	56.4	3.6	8.6	2.6	215	61	16	8	2	13	15	+53
4	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	3	116	1996-97	ORL	47.3	38.7	8.3	4.0	2.3	1.7	12.0	25.0	48.0	3.0	7.3	40.9	11.7	14.3	81.4	61.8	2.0	6.3	1.3	142	25	12	7	5	4	10	+13
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	3	110	1996-97	LAL	38.7	36.7	9.3	3.7	1.3	3.3	13.3	22.3	59.7	0.0	0.0		10.0	15.7	63.8	62.7	2.3	7.0	1.3	116	28	11	4	10	4	10	+22
6	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	2	72	1996-97	MIA	44.0	36.0	5.5	5.5	3.0	0.0	11.5	22.0	52.3	5.5	9.0	61.1	7.5	8.5	88.2	69.9	1.0	4.5	4.0	88	11	11	6	0	8	3	+20
7	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	2	67	1996-97	NYK	43.5	33.5	11.5	3.5	0.5	2.5	16.0	24.0	66.7	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.5	3.0	50.0	66.2	3.5	8.0	3.0	87	23	7	1	5	6	7	-5
8	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	1	33	1996-97	HOU	38.0	33.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	15.0	66.7	5.0	7.0	71.4	8.0	8.0	100.0	89.1	0.0	3.0	2.0	38	3	3	0	0	2	2	-5
9	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	1	31	1996-97	HOU	28.0	31.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	12.0	17.0	70.6	5.0	8.0	62.5	2.0	2.0	100.0	86.7	0.0	2.0	0.0	28	2	0	1	0	0	3	+26
10	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	1	31	1996-97	ATL	46.0	31.0	12.0	5.0	2.0	0.0	11.0	25.0	44.0	5.0	15.0	33.3	4.0	5.0	80.0	57.0	2.0	10.0	3.0	46	12	5	2	0	3	2	-1
11	Kenny Anderson K. Anderson	1	30	1996-97	POR	41.0	30.0	5.0	5.0	2.0	0.0	9.0	11.0	81.8	3.0	4.0	75.0	9.0	10.0	90.0	97.4	1.0	4.0	2.0	41	5	5	2	0	2	3	+9
12	Gary Payton G. Payton	1	34	1996-97	SEA	46.0	34.0	9.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	12.0	24.0	50.0	8.0	14.0	57.1	2.0	4.0	50.0	66.0	2.0	7.0	6.0	46	9	6	0	0	6	2	-7
13	Glen Rice G. Rice	1	39	1996-97	CHA	48.0	39.0	5.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	11.0	23.0	47.8	2.0	6.0	33.3	15.0	17.0	88.2	64.0	0.0	5.0	1.0	48	5	0	1	1	1	4	-7
14	Rex Chapman R. Chapman	1	42	1996-97	PHX	41.0	42.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	12.0	22.0	54.5	9.0	17.0	52.9	9.0	12.0	75.0	77.0	1.0	3.0	2.0	41	4	2	0	0	2	1	+5