Great individual deeds form the foundation upon which his story rests NBA playoffs. Performances where one player leads an entire team to victory that go down in history. In short, those cases in which a single number was able to score more than 50 points in a duel.
The first player in history to achieve this milestone was Bob Cousy in 1953 when he hit 50 against the Syracuse Nationals in a match that went to four overtimes. On the other hand, the one who has accumulated the most games of this type is Michael Jordan with a total of 8 games, with 63 against the Celtics being his highest mark.
Among all these names, only Dirk Nowitzki, Jamal Murray and Giannis Antetokounmpo they were the only non-Americans to make that list.
All +50 point games in the Playoffs
1-Michael Jordan, 8 (50, 50, 54, 55, 55, 55, 56, 63)
2 – Wilt Chamberlain, 4 (50, 50, 53, 56)
3 – Allen Iverson, 3 (52, 54, 55)
4 – Jerry West, 2 (52, 53)
4 – Damian Lillard, 2 (55, 50)*
4 – Jamal Murray, 2 (50, 50)*
4 – Donovan Mitchell, 2 (57, 50)*
5- Elgin Baylor, 1 (61)
6 – Charles Barkley, 1 (56)
7 – Rick Barry, 1 (55)
8 – John Havlicek, 1 (54)
9 – Isaiah Thomas1 (53) *
10 – Ray Allen, 1 (51)
11 – Sleepy Floyd, 1 (51)
12 – LeBron James, 1 (51) *
13 – Sam Jones, 1 (51)
14 – Russell Westbrook1 (51) *
15 – Kobe Bryant, 1 (fifty)
16 – Vince Carter1 (fifty)
17 – Bob Cousy, 1 (fifty)
18 – Billy Cunningham, 1 (fifty)
19 – Karl Malone, 1 (fifty)
20 – Bob McAdoo, 1 (fifty)
21 – Dirk Nowitkzi, 1 (fifty)
22 – Bob Pettit, 1 (fifty)
23 – Dominique Wilkins, 1 (fifty)
24 – Giannis Antetokounmpo, 1 (fifty)*
25 – Jayson Tatum, 1 (fifty)*
26 – Damian Lillard, 1 (55)*
27 – Kevin Durant, 1 (fifty)*
