List of National Basketball Association players with 50 or more points in a playoff game

This is a complete listing of National Basketball Association players who have scored 50 or more points in a playoff game.
It has occurred 35 times in playoff history by 23 players. Only four players have scored 50 or more points on more than one occasion: Michael Jordan (eight times), Wilt Chamberlain (four times), Allen Iverson (three times) and Jerry West (twice).
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MP 	Minutes played 	Minutes played 	FGM 	Field goals made 	Field goals made 	FGA 	Field goal attempts
FG%	Field goal percentage 	Field goal percentage 	3PM 	3-point field goalsmade 	3-point field goalsmade 	3PA 	3-point field goal attempts
3P%	3-point field goal percentage	3-point field goal percentage 	FTM 	Free throws made 	Free throws made 	FTA 	Free throw attempts
FT%	Free throw percentage 	Free throw percentage 	 	 	 	 	
Points	Player 	Team 	Date 	Opponent 	Series 	Score 	MP 	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Notes	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Points	Player 	Team 	Date 	Opponent 	Series 	Score 	MP 	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Notes	63	Michael Jordan* 	Chicago Bulls 	April 20, 1986	Boston Celtics 	1986 Eastern Conference First Round	131–135	53	22	41	0	0	19	21	[a]
Points	Player 	Team 	Date 	Opponent 	Series 	Score 	MP 	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Notes	61	Elgin Baylor* 	Los Angeles Lakers 	April 14, 1962	Boston Celtics 	1962 NBA Finals 	126–121	48	22	46	–	–	17	19	[b]
Points	Player 	Team 	Date 	Opponent 	Series 	Score 	MP 	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Notes	56	Wilt Chamberlain* 	Philadelphia Warriors	March 22, 1962	Syracuse Nationals	1962 Eastern Division Semifinals 	121–104	48	22	48	–	–	12	22	[c]
Points	Player 	Team 	Date 	Opponent 	Series 	Score 	MP 	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Notes	56	Michael Jordan* (2)	Chicago Bulls 	April 29, 1992	Miami Heat 	1992 Eastern Conference First Round	119–114	43	20	30	0	0	16	18	[d]
56 	Charles Barkley* 	Phoenix Suns 	May 4, 1994 	Golden State Warriors	1994 Western Conference First Round 	140–133	41 	23 	31 	3 	4 	7 	9 	[e] 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Rick Barry* 	San Francisco Warriors	April 18, 1967	Philadelphia 76ers 	1967 NBA Finals 	130–124	 	22 	48 	– 	– 	11 	19 	[f] 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Michael Jordan* (3) 	Chicago Bulls 	May 1, 1988 	Cleveland Cavaliers 	1988 Eastern Conference First Round 	106–101	44 	24 	45 	0 	0 	7 	7 	[g] 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Michael Jordan* (4) 	Chicago Bulls 	June 16, 1993 	Phoenix Suns 	1993 NBA Finals 	111–105	46 	21 	37 	0 	1 	13 	18 	[h] 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Michael Jordan* (5) 	Chicago Bulls 	April 27, 1997	Washington Bullets 	1997 Eastern Conference First Round 	109–104	44:13	22 	35 	1 	2 	10 	10 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Allen Iverson* 	Philadelphia 76ers 	April 20, 2003	New Orleans Hornets 	2003 Eastern Conference First Round 	98–90 	46:40	21 	32 	3 	5 	10 	11 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
54 	John Havlicek* 	Boston Celtics 	April 1, 1973 	Atlanta Hawks 	1973 Eastern Conference Semifinals 	134–109	48 	24 	36 	– 	– 	6 	6 	[i] 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
54 	Michael Jordan* (6) 	Chicago Bulls 	May 31, 1993 	New York Knicks 	1993 Eastern Conference Finals 	105–95 	39 	18 	30 	6 	9 	12 	14 	[j] 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
54 	Allen Iverson* (2) 	Philadelphia 76ers 	May 9, 2001 	Toronto Raptors 	2001 Eastern Conference Semifinals 	97–92 	47:46	21 	39 	3 	5 	9 	9 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
53 	Wilt Chamberlain* (2)	Philadelphia Warriors 	March 14, 1960	Syracuse Nationals 	1960 Eastern Division Semifinals 	132–112	47 	24 	42 	– 	– 	5 	16 	[k] 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
53 	Jerry West* 	Los Angeles Lakers 	April 23, 1969	Boston Celtics 	1969 NBA Finals 	120–118	 	21 	41 	– 	– 	11 	13 	[l] 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
53 	Isaiah Thomas^ 	Boston Celtics 	May 2, 2017 	Washington Wizards 	2017 Eastern Conference Semifinals 	129-119	45 	18 	33 	5 	12 	12 	13 	[1] 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
52 	Jerry West* (2) 	Los Angeles Lakers 	April 5, 1965 	Baltimore Bullets 	1965 Western Division Finals 	118–115	 	16 	38 	– 	– 	20 	21 	[m] 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
52 	Allen Iverson* (3) 	Philadelphia 76ers 	May 16, 2001 	Toronto Raptors 	2001 Eastern Conference Semifinals 	121–88 	43:29	21 	32 	8 	14 	2 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
51 	Sam Jones* 	Boston Celtics 	March 28, 1967	New York Knicks 	1967 Eastern Division Semifinals 	118–109	43 	19 	30 	– 	– 	13 	17 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
51 	Eric "Sleepy" Floyd 	Golden State Warriors 	May 10, 1987 	Los Angeles Lakers 	1987 Western Conference Semifinals 	129–121	44 	18 	26 	2 	3 	13 	14 	[n] 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
51 	Ray Allen* 	Boston Celtics 	April 30, 2009	Chicago Bulls 	2009 Eastern Conference First Round 	127–128	58:45	18 	32 	9 	18 	6 	7 	[o] 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
51 	Russell Westbrook^ 	Oklahoma City Thunder 	April 19, 2017	Houston Rockets 	2017 Western Conference Quarterfinals	111–115	41:22	17 	43 	1 	7 	15 	18 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
51 	LeBron James^ 	Cleveland Cavaliers 	May 31, 2018 	Golden State Warriors	2018 NBA Finals 	114–124	51 	19 	32 	3 	7 	10 	11 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
50 	Bob Cousy* 	Boston Celtics 	March 21, 1953	Syracuse Nationals 	1953 Eastern Division Semifinals 	111–105	66 	10 	22 	– 	– 	30 	32 	[p] 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
50 	Bob Pettit* 	St. Louis Hawks 	April 12, 1958	Boston Celtics 	1958 NBA Finals 	110–109	 	19 	34 	– 	– 	12 	15 	[q] 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
50 	Wilt Chamberlain* (3)	Philadelphia Warriors 	March 22, 1960	Boston Celtics 	1960 Eastern Division Finals 	128–107	45 	22 	42 	– 	– 	6 	18 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
50 	Wilt Chamberlain* (4)	San Francisco Warriors	April 10, 1964	St. Louis Hawks 	1964 Western Division Finals 	121–97 	 	22 	32 	– 	– 	6 	10 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
50 	Billy Cunningham* 	Philadelphia 76ers 	April 1, 1970 	Milwaukee Bucks 	1970 Eastern Division Semifinals 	111–118	48 	22 	39 	– 	– 	6 	8 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
50 	Bob McAdoo* 	Buffalo Braves 	April 18, 1975	Washington Bullets 	1975 Eastern Conference Semifinals 	108–102	45 	20 	32 	– 	– 	10 	14 	[r] 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
50 	Dominique Wilkins* 	Atlanta Hawks 	April 19, 1986	Detroit Pistons 	1986 Eastern Conference First Round 	137–125	33 	19 	28 	0 	0 	12 	15 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
50 	Michael Jordan* (7) 	Chicago Bulls 	April 28, 1988	Cleveland Cavaliers 	1988 Eastern Conference First Round 	104–93 	44 	19 	35 	0 	0 	12 	12 	[s] 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
50 	Michael Jordan* (8) 	Chicago Bulls 	May 5, 1989 	Cleveland Cavaliers 	1989 Eastern Conference First Round 	105–108	43 	14 	28 	0 	1 	22 	27 	[t] 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
50 	Karl Malone* 	Utah Jazz 	April 22, 2000	Seattle SuperSonics 	2000 Western Conference First Round 	104–93 	43:16	18 	32 	1 	1 	13 	14 	[u] 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
50 	Vince Carter^ 	Toronto Raptors 	May 11, 2001 	Philadelphia 76ers 	2001 Eastern Conference Semifinals 	102–78 	44:44	19 	29 	9 	13 	3 	3 	[v] 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
50 	Kobe Bryant 	Los Angeles Lakers 	May 4, 2006 	Phoenix Suns 	2006 Western Conference First Round 	118–126	52:06	20 	35 	5 	8 	5 	6 	[w] 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
50 	Dirk Nowitzki^ 	Dallas Mavericks 	June 1, 2006 	Phoenix Suns 	2006 Western Conference Finals 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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