most pts by a player in their first postseason

Cappie Pondexter dropped the most points, with 215 points in her first playoff.

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  • Data note: Points: player season data complete from 1997 · postseason
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
215
9
33.3
23.9
4.8
5.8
1.2
0.1
8.2
17.8
46.3
1.3
4.2
31.6
6.1
7.0
87.3
57.3
1.2
3.6
1.9
300
43
52
11
1
17
14
+64
2Angel Reese
A. Reese
193
12
33.8
16.1
11.0
2.6
1.4
1.7
5.3
12.6
41.7
0.9
2.4
37.9
4.7
6.0
77.8
52.8
3.5
7.5
3.2
406
132
31
17
20
38
48
+81
3Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
179
9
33.2
19.9
4.3
3.0
1.4
0.8
7.1
14.1
50.4
3.6
9.1
39.0
2.1
2.9
73.1
64.6
0.7
3.7
2.0
299
39
27
13
7
18
31
+83
4Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
176
8
33.0
22.0
4.5
3.8
0.9
0.6
8.6
16.4
52.7
0.9
2.0
43.8
3.9
4.4
88.6
60.1
0.5
4.0
1.6
264
36
30
7
5
13
12
+33
5Ariel Atkins
A. Atkins
137
9
27.9
15.2
3.7
1.9
1.1
0.1
5.2
10.9
48.0
1.6
3.7
42.4
3.2
3.7
87.9
60.9
1.6
2.1
0.9
251
33
17
10
1
8
24
+42
6Swin Cash
S. Cash
130
8
36.0
16.3
6.4
4.4
0.5
0.6
5.4
13.0
41.3
0.3
1.3
20.0
5.3
6.5
80.8
51.2
3.0
3.4
3.5
288
51
35
4
5
28
21
0
7Leonie Fiebich
L. Fiebich
128
11
31.0
11.6
3.8
2.4
0.8
0.0
4.1
7.5
54.2
2.3
4.4
52.1
1.2
1.2
100.0
72.1
0.9
2.9
0.7
341
42
26
9
0
8
26
+94
8Deanna Nolan
D. Nolan
124
8
32.1
15.5
3.6
2.6
1.3
0.3
5.5
12.0
45.8
2.6
5.9
44.7
1.9
2.0
93.8
60.2
0.5
3.1
1.6
257
29
21
10
2
13
21
+6
9Tari Phillips
T. Phillips
114
7
31.6
16.3
7.6
1.1
1.7
0.9
6.9
13.6
50.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.6
3.3
78.3
54.2
2.3
5.3
2.3
221
53
8
12
6
16
26
+24
10Maya Moore
M. Moore
110
8
27.9
13.8
5.9
2.3
1.0
0.6
4.8
10.4
45.8
1.8
4.4
40.0
2.5
3.6
69.0
57.4
2.4
3.5
1.9
223
47
18
8
5
15
26
+70
11Lindsay Whalen
L. Whalen
107
8
31.9
13.4
2.3
5.1
1.4
0.4
3.8
8.1
46.2
0.5
1.4
36.4
5.4
6.6
81.1
60.6
0.6
1.6
2.1
255
18
41
11
3
17
23
+16
12Briann January
B. January
106
10
22.8
10.6
2.4
3.0
0.4
0.0
3.0
7.8
38.5
1.2
2.9
41.4
3.4
4.0
85.0
55.4
0.7
1.7
1.3
228
24
30
4
0
13
23
-14
13Sophia Young-Malcolm
S. Young-Malcolm
101
5
34.4
20.2
9.0
1.6
0.8
0.4
7.4
14.6
50.7
0.0
0.0
5.4
6.4
84.4
58.0
4.0
5.0
1.6
172
45
8
4
2
8
12
-4
14DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
97
11
16.9
8.8
4.3
0.3
0.5
0.5
3.1
6.3
49.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.6
3.2
82.9
57.5
1.5
2.7
0.6
186
47
3
5
6
7
13
+28
15Candace Parker
C. Parker
90
6
36.5
15.0
9.8
3.8
1.5
2.2
5.7
12.3
45.9
0.0
1.2
0.0
3.7
4.8
75.9
51.9
3.3
6.5
2.8
219
59
23
9
13
17
16
-1
16Nicole Powell
N. Powell
88
8
31.9
11.0
2.5
1.9
0.9
0.1
3.8
9.8
38.5
2.5
5.3
47.6
1.0
1.3
80.0
53.4
0.3
2.3
1.5
255
20
15
7
1
12
16
+55
17Crystal Robinson
C. Robinson
86
6
34.2
14.3
3.0
2.2
1.0
0.3
5.3
10.7
50.0
2.5
6.5
38.5
1.2
1.2
100.0
64.1
1.2
1.8
1.7
205
18
13
6
2
10
20
-19
18Candice Dupree
C. Dupree
83
4
32.3
20.8
8.3
1.3
1.5
0.8
8.5
13.5
63.0
0.0
0.0
3.8
4.0
93.8
68.0
2.5
5.8
0.5
129
33
5
6
3
2
13
+29
19Chelsea Gray
C. Gray
81
9
22.1
9.0
1.7
2.8
1.1
0.0
2.9
7.1
40.6
1.0
2.6
39.1
2.2
2.7
83.3
54.3
0.2
1.4
2.4
199
15
25
10
0
22
16
0
20Shavonte Zellous
S. Zellous
78
5
29.0
15.6
5.0
2.8
1.2
0.6
4.8
13.6
35.3
1.4
3.4
41.2
4.6
5.4
85.2
48.8
1.6
3.4
1.4
145
25
14
6
3
7
15
+57
21Monique Akoa Makani
M. Akoa Makani
76
11
24.4
6.9
2.5
3.0
0.5
0.0
2.4
6.6
35.6
0.9
2.7
33.3
1.3
1.4
93.3
47.7
0.8
1.6
1.5
268
27
33
6
0
16
26
-20
22Kelsey Plum
K. Plum
76
5
35.0
15.2
4.8
7.8
0.2
0.0
6.0
12.2
49.2
1.8
3.4
52.9
1.4
1.4
100.0
59.3
0.4
4.4
3.0
175
24
39
1
0
15
19
+20
23Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
76
4
36.3
19.0
8.5
2.8
1.0
1.5
7.3
15.0
48.3
1.0
3.3
30.8
3.5
4.5
77.8
55.9
1.5
7.0
3.5
145
34
11
4
6
14
12
+8
24Michelle Brogan
M. Brogan
74
6
28.5
12.3
6.5
2.3
0.7
0.3
4.7
9.3
50.0
0.8
1.8
45.5
2.2
3.3
65.0
57.1
2.3
4.2
1.7
171
39
14
4
2
10
14
+1
25Isobel Borlase
I. Borlase
72
12
15.6
6.0
2.1
0.8
0.5
0.3
2.1
5.0
41.7
0.5
1.8
27.3
1.3
1.5
88.9
53.0
0.3
1.8
0.7
187
25
9
6
4
8
21
+17
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Liberty

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Fever

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Aces

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Dream

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Valkyries

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Dream

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Valkyries

99.2

Liberty

107.2

Aces

108.0

Mystics

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Fever

116.4
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Liberty

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Valkyries

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Lynx Lynx - x
33
11
.750
2
Valkyries Valkyries - x
32
12
.727
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3
Aces Aces - x
31
13
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Dream Dream - x
30
14
.682
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5
Mystics Mystics - x
28
16
.636
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Fever Fever - x
28
16
.636
5.0
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Wings Wings - x
27
17
.614
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8
Liberty Liberty - x
26
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.591
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Fire Fire - e
17
27
.386
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Sparks Sparks - e
16
28
.364
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11
Sky Sky - e
16
28
.364
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Mercury Mercury - e
16
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.364
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11
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11
33
.250
22.0
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8
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.182
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