what players had at least one 40+ point game in the 1987 nba playoffs

Xavier McDaniel dropped 42 points in Game 3 of the 1987 Western Conference Finals against the Lakers on May 23, 1987.

NAME DATE PTS TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Xavier McDaniel
X. McDaniel
5/23/1987
42
SEA SEA
vs
LAL LAL
39
10
4
0
0
20
29
69.0
1
2
50.0
1
2
50.0
70.3
7
3
3
5
2 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
5/14/1987
49
HOU HOU
@
SEA SEA
53
25
2
2
6
19
33
57.6
0
0
11
13
84.6
63.3
11
14
2
4
3 Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
5/10/1987
51
GSW GSW
vs
LAL LAL
44
3
10
4
0
18
26
69.2
2
3
66.7
13
14
92.9
79.3
1
2
2
2
4 Larry Bird
L. Bird
5/10/1987
42
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
56
7
8
0
2
13
23
56.5
3
5
60.0
13
15
86.7
70.9
1
6
4
4
5 Larry Bird
L. Bird
5/5/1987
40
BOS BOS
vs
MIL MIL
44
11
7
4
1
13
23
56.5
1
1
100.0
13
13
100.0
69.6
2
9
3
2
6 Chuck Person
C. Person
5/1/1987
40
IND IND
vs
ATL ATL
44
7
6
1
0
14
27
51.9
0
3
0.0
12
15
80.0
59.5
0
7
4
3
7 Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
4/28/1987
43
SEA SEA
vs
DAL DAL
38
14
1
0
1
18
28
64.3
2
3
66.7
5
5
100.0
71.2
8
6
1
5
8 Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
4/26/1987
43
ATL ATL
vs
IND IND
43
8
5
0
2
15
37
40.5
1
2
50.0
12
13
92.3
50.3
3
5
0
2
9 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
4/26/1987
42
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
45
4
4
0
4
14
29
48.3
2
3
66.7
12
14
85.7
59.7
1
3
4
3

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/21
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Thu
10/23
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
7:30 PM
Fri
11/7
OKC OKC
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Fri
11/21
OKC OKC
@
UTA UTA
10:00 PM
Wed
11/26
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Last Game
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103

Final

91

IND Pacers

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
106-110
Sun
3/30
BOS BOS
@
MEM MEM
117-103
Sun
3/30
CHI CHI
@
OKC OKC
117-145
Sun
3/30
BKN BKN
@
DAL DAL
113-109
Sun
3/30
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/21
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Tue
10/21
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Wed
10/22
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
SAS SAS
@
DAL DAL
9:30 PM
Thu
10/23
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
7:30 PM