Napheesa Collier and Angel McCoughtry are tied for the most points in a playoff game, with 42 points.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a close out game

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Napheesa Collier N. Collier	42	9/25/2024	MIN	vs	PHX	38	5	4	1	2	14	20	70.0	2	3	66.7	12	14	85.7	80.3	0	5	2	2	+17
2	Angel McCoughtry A. McCoughtry	42	9/7/2010	ATL	vs	NYL	36	3	4	5	1	12	20	60.0	1	3	33.3	17	21	81.0	71.8	3	0	4	4	+12
3	Maya Moore M. Moore	40	9/27/2015	MIN	@	PHX	37	8	4	3	0	13	29	44.8	4	10	40.0	10	12	83.3	58.3	5	3	2	5	+5
4	Elena Delle Donne E. Delle Donne	40	9/21/2015	CHI	vs	IND	35	6	3	0	1	15	22	68.2	5	10	50.0	5	5	100.0	82.6	1	5	0	2	-12
5	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	38	9/18/2025	LVA	vs	SEA	37	5	3	3	2	14	26	53.8	0	1	0.0	10	11	90.9	61.6	0	5	1	0	-4
6	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	38	9/17/2023	LVA	vs	CHI	30	16	1	3	4	15	23	65.2	0	0		8	10	80.0	69.3	6	10	1	1	+31
7	Sabrina Ionescu S. Ionescu	36	9/24/2024	NYL	vs	ATL	39	1	9	3	0	12	23	52.2	5	11	45.5	7	7	100.0	69.0	0	1	2	2	+11
8	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	35	9/30/2025	LVA	vs	IND	41	8	5	4	4	13	27	48.1	1	1	100.0	8	10	80.0	55.7	1	7	1	2	+12
9	Becky Hammon B. Hammon	35	9/28/2008	SAN	vs	LAS	36	7	4	1	2	10	18	55.6	6	8	75.0	9	9	100.0	79.7	0	7	5	2	+10
10	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	35	8/27/2001	LAS	vs	SAC	36	16	1	1	7	15	22	68.2	0	0		5	6	83.3	71.0	7	9	3	2	+28
11	Elena Delle Donne E. Delle Donne	34	8/26/2014	CHI	@	ATL	36	2	4	1	3	10	19	52.6	3	5	60.0	11	11	100.0	71.3	0	2	1	2	+5
12	Cappie Pondexter C. Pondexter	33	9/1/2007	PHX	vs	SAN	33	10	8	1	1	12	19	63.2	4	6	66.7	5	6	83.3	76.2	3	7	4	2	+8
13	Jackie Young J. Young	32	9/30/2025	LVA	vs	IND	44	4	10	1	0	10	20	50.0	4	11	36.4	8	8	100.0	68.0	1	3	0	5	+10
14	Candace Parker C. Parker	32	9/29/2012	LAS	@	SAN	37	9	6	1	1	11	20	55.0	3	5	60.0	7	8	87.5	68.0	3	6	2	3	+15
15	Nykesha Sales N. Sales	32	10/10/2004	CON	@	SEA	36	5	0	4	2	14	22	63.6	4	6	66.7	0	0		72.7	0	5	2	3	+2
16	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	31	10/10/2025	LVA	@	PHX	36	9	4	2	3	7	21	33.3	0	2	0.0	17	19	89.5	52.8	1	8	2	3	+3
17	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	31	9/28/2025	LVA	@	IND	36	9	3	4	3	14	24	58.3	0	0		3	6	50.0	58.2	0	9	3	3	-11
18	Napheesa Collier N. Collier	31	9/20/2023	MIN	vs	CON	37	5	2	0	1	11	19	57.9	2	3	66.7	7	8	87.5	68.8	0	5	3	3	-21
19	Chelsea Gray C. Gray	31	9/6/2022	LVA	@	SEA	36	6	10	1	0	13	22	59.1	4	8	50.0	1	2	50.0	67.7	0	6	3	3	+7
20	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	31	9/27/2020	SEA	@	MIN	30	6	7	3	2	14	22	63.6	2	4	50.0	1	3	33.3	66.5	2	4	0	1	+22
21	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	31	9/2/2014	PHX	vs	MIN	35	5	7	1	1	12	17	70.6	3	5	60.0	4	7	57.1	77.2	0	5	4	4	+29
22	Lindsay Whalen L. Whalen	31	8/23/2014	MIN	@	SAN	30	7	4	2	0	11	17	64.7	0	0		9	10	90.0	72.4	1	6	5	2	+5
23	Sheryl Swoopes S. Swoopes	31	8/26/2000	HOU	vs	NYL	40	6	1	1	0	11	18	61.1	3	4	75.0	6	7	85.7	73.5	2	4	1	1	+1
24	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	30	9/19/2025	NYL	@	PHX	35	9	3	2	2	8	17	47.1	2	3	66.7	12	15	80.0	63.6	0	9	0	5	+1
25	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	30	9/12/2018	SEA	@	WAS	39	8	3	2	0	11	22	50.0	4	5	80.0	4	5	80.0	62.0	1	7	1	2	+12