NBA Basketball: Michael Jordan and Top 20 Players with the Most Points in a Playoff Game

Michael Jordan Scores Most Points in a Playoff Game: 63

Michael Jordan, and Michael Jordan…and Michael Jordan three more times. Kobe Bryant? He scored 50 points in a playoff game once, back in 2006.

Bryant failed to make this list of the top 20 players with the most points in a playoff game ever. Jordan, however, not only has the best offensive postseason appearance (63 points) but also five of the 10 best. And one more for good measure at 11th.

Would you believe the Bulls lost despite that 63-point effort!

Ray Allen is the only active player present, and the only other one on the losing side of the decision.

Enjoy the 2012 NBA Playoffs!

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	PLAYER	PTS	FOR	AGAINST	WHEN	GM
1.	Michael Jordan	63	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics	1986 Eastern Conference First Round	2
2.	Elgin Baylor	61	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	1962 NBA Finals	5
3.	Wilt Chamberlain	56	Philadelphia Warriors	Syracuse Nationals	1962 Eastern Division Semifinals	5
3.	Michael Jordan	56	Chicago Bulls	Miami Heat	1992 Eastern Conference First Round	3
3.	Charles Barkley	56	Phoenix Suns	Golden State Warriors	1994 Western Conference First Round	3
6.	Rick Barry	55	San Francisco Warriors	Philadelphia 76ers	1967 NBA Finals	3
6.	Michael Jordan	55	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers	1988 Eastern Conference First Round	2
6.	Michael Jordan	55	Chicago Bulls	Phoenix Suns	1993 NBA Finals	4
6.	Michael Jordan	55	Chicago Bulls	Washington Bullets	1997 Eastern Conference First Round	2
6.	Allen Iverson	55	Philadelphia 76ers	New Orleans Hornets	2003 Eastern Conference First Round	1
11.	John Havlicek	54	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks	1973 Eastern Conference Semifinals	1
11.	Michael Jordan	54	Chicago Bulls	New York Knicks	1993 Eastern Conference Finals	4
11.	Allen Iverson	54	Philadelphia 76ers	Toronto Raptors	2001 Eastern Conference Semifinals	2
14.	Wilt Chamberlain	53	Philadelphia Warriors	Syracuse Nationals	1960 Eastern Division Semifinals	3
14.	Jerry West	53	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	1969 NBA Finals	1
16.	Jerry West	52	Los Angeles Lakers	Baltimore Bullets	1965 Western Division Finals	2
16.	Allen Iverson	52	Philadelphia 76ers	Toronto Raptors	2001 Eastern Conference Semifinals	5
18.	Sam Jones	51	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks	1967 Eastern Division Semifinals	4
18.	Eric “Sleepy” Floyd	51	Golden State Warriors	Los Angeles Lakers	1987 Western Conference Semifinals	4
18.	Ray Allen	51	Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls	2009 Eastern Conference First Round	6

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