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The 'Most points in an NBA playoff game for each franchise' quiz

Created on May 13, 2025 | Total tries: 23847 | Average Score: 27.0 out of 32 (84%) | Quiz FAQ

After the Boston Celtics dominated the New York Knicks in Game 3 of their second round series, Jalen Brunson put on a show at Madison Square Garden in Game 4 to get the Knicks within a win of the Eastern Conference Finals. Brunson scored 39 points on 14-of-25 shooting from the field and another 7-for-9 from the free throw line while adding 12 assists. In the process, the 2024-25 NBA Clutch Player of the Year tied Kobe Bryant for the most 4th quarter points through 10 games of the postseason with 102. He also joined New York legend Walt Frazier as the only Knick to post a 35-point, 10-assist, five-rebound playoff game.

Which brings us to today’s quiz. Brunson can smell Celtic blood in the water and should come out firing in the potential series-clinching Game 5 back in Boston. With that being said, how many of the players with the most points in a playoff game for each NBA franchise can you name in five minutes?

Good luck!

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Quiz Clue: Team / Points / Season / Jersey number | Instructions: An asterisk (*) indicates the franchise was in another location and/or went by a different nickname when the record was set. | Created on May 13, 2025 | Total tries: 23847 | Average Score: 27.0 out of 32 (84%) | Quiz FAQ

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ATL* / 50 / 1958 / #9

ATL / 50 / 1986 / #21

BK / 49 / 2021 / #7

BOS / 54 / 1973 / #17

CHA / 39 / 1997 / #41

CHI / 63 / 1986 / #23

CLE / 51 / 2018 / #23

DAL / 50 / 2006 / #41

DEN / 53 / 2023 / #15

DET / 44 / 1968 / #21

GSW* / 56 / 1962 / #13

HOU / 49 / 1987 / #34

IND / 41 / 2001 / #31

LAC* / 50 / 1975 / #11

LAL / 61 / 1962 / #22

MEM / 47 / 2022 / #12

MIA / 56 / 2023 / #22

MIL / 50 / 2021 / #34

MIN / 44 / 2024 / #1

NO / 47 / 2018 / #23

NYK / 47 / 2024 / #11

OKC / 51 / 2017 / #0

ORL / 46 / 2003 / #1

ORL / 46 / 2011 / #12

PHI / 55 / 2003 / #3

PHX / 56 / 1994 / #34

POR / 55 / 2021 / #0

SA / 46 / 1978 / #44

SAC* / 43 / 1963 / #14

TOR / 50 / 2001 / #15

UTAH / 57 / 2020 / #45

WAS* / 46 / 1975 / #11

Tommy Fradenburg is a freelance writer and an alumni of UNC Chapel Hill currently based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He religiously follows his favorite teams The New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys (yes, he knows) as well as his alma mater the Tar Heels and West Ham United F.C. in the Premier League. See more of his work on Twitter @tommyfradenburg.

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