most points per minute in a playoff game all-time

DeMarcus Cousins has the most points per minute played in a playoff game, with 20 in Game 4 of the 2021 Western Conference Finals versus the Suns.

Interpreted as:

most points per minute by a player in a playoff game all-time

	NAME	PTS/MIN	PTS	MIN	DATE	TM		OPP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	20	1	0	6/26/2021	LAC	vs	PHX	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	2	50.0	56.8	0	0	0	0	-1
2	Danny Green D. Green	12	3	0	4/29/2011	SAS	@	MEM	0	0	0	0	1	2	50.0	1	2	50.0	0	0		75.0	0	0	0	1	-1
3	Garrett Temple G. Temple	10	2	0	5/15/2015	WAS	vs	ATL	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		2	2	100.0	113.6	1	0	0	0	+1
4	Damon Jones D. Jones	8.57	2	0	5/5/2006	CLE	@	WAS	0	0	0	0	1	1	100.0	0	0		0	0		100.0	0	0	0	0	+2
5	Nik Stauskas N. Stauskas	7.5	3	0	5/21/2022	BOS	vs	MIA	0	0	0	0	1	1	100.0	1	1	100.0	0	0		150.0	0	0	0	0	+1
6	Sasha Vujacic S. Vujacic	6.32	2	0	6/8/2010	LAL	@	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		2	2	100.0	113.6	0	0	0	0	+2
7	Jordan Adams J. Adams	5.14	3	1	5/3/2015	MEM	@	GSW	0	0	0	0	1	1	100.0	1	1	100.0	0	0		150.0	0	0	0	0	+3
8	Rodney Buford R. Buford	5	5	1	6/1/2001	PHI	@	MIL	0	0	0	0	2	2	100.0	1	1	100.0	0	0		125.0	0	0	0	0	+4
9	Franklin Edwards F. Edwards	5	5	1	5/23/1982	PHI	@	BOS	0	0		0	1	1	100.0	1	1	100.0	2	2	100.0	133.0	0	0		0
10	Sterling Brown S. Brown	4.8	2	0	4/21/2022	DAL	@	UTA	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		2	2	100.0	113.6	0	0	0	0	-1
11	Jeff Ayres J. Ayres	4.74	3	1	4/25/2016	LAC	@	POR	0	0	0	0	1	1	100.0	0	0		1	1	100.0	104.2	0	0	0	0	0
12	Luis Montero L. Montero	4.74	3	1	4/25/2016	POR	vs	LAC	0	0	0	0	1	1	100.0	1	1	100.0	0	0		150.0	0	0	0	1	0
13	Lamar Patterson L. Patterson	4.39	3	1	5/2/2016	ATL	@	CLE	0	0	0	0	1	1	100.0	1	1	100.0	0	0		150.0	0	0	0	0	+1
14	Alec Burks A. Burks	4.38	10	2	4/15/2018	UTA	@	OKC	2	0	0	0	4	4	100.0	2	2	100.0	0	0		125.0	0	2	0	1	+5
15	Sundiata Gaines S. Gaines	4.24	7	2	5/10/2010	UTA	vs	LAL	2	0	0	0	3	3	100.0	1	1	100.0	0	2	0.0	90.2	1	1	0	0	+7
16	Jordan McRae J. McRae	4.11	5	1	4/20/2016	CLE	vs	DET	1	0	0	0	2	2	100.0	1	1	100.0	0	0		125.0	0	1	0	0	+3
17	James Jones J. Jones	4.05	11	3	6/12/2014	MIA	vs	SAS	0	0	0	0	4	4	100.0	3	3	100.0	0	0		137.5	0	0	0	0	+1
18	Lawrence Funderburke L. Funderburke	4	4	1	5/4/2002	SAC	vs	DAL	0	0	0	0	2	2	100.0	0	0		0	0		100.0	0	0	0	0	+1
19	Brooks Thompson B. Thompson	4	4	1	6/4/1995	ORL	vs	IND	1	0	0	0	1	1	100.0	1	1	100.0	1	2	50.0	106.4	1	0	0	0
20	Granville Waiters G. Waiters	4	4	1	6/5/1986	HOU	vs	BOS	2	0	0	0	2	2	100.0	0	0		0	0		100.0	2	0	1	0
21	Mark McNamara M. McNamara	4	4	1	5/29/1983	PHI	@	LAL	1	0	0	0	2	2	100.0	0	0		0	0		100.0	0	1	0	0
22	Phil Ford P. Ford	4	4	1	5/2/1983	MIL	vs	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		4	4	100.0	113.6	0	0	0	0
23	Louie Dampier L. Dampier	4	4	1	5/11/1979	SAS	vs	WAS	1	0	0	1	1	1	100.0				2	3	66.7	86.2			0	0
24	Henry Ward H. Ward	4	4	1	4/12/1977	SAS	@	BOS	0	0	0	0	2	3	66.7				0	0		66.7	0	0		0
25	Dick Gibbs D. Gibbs	4	4	1	5/3/1975	WAS	@	BOS	0	0		0	2	2	100.0				0	0		100.0	0	0		0

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