63

1986 Professional basketball player Michael Jordan sets all-time record for points in a NBA playoff game with 63 against the Boston Celtics.

38 points

* MICHAEL JORDAN, 1997 – Battling bad case of flu, scored 38 points in Game 5 of NBA Finals to lead Bulls past Jazz and eventually to title.

55

Michael Jordan had a 55-point playoff game in the Jordan XII.

5,987 points

Michael Jordan scored 5,987 points in all-time playoff games, making Michael Jordan the record-holder in the sport until LeBron James overtook Michael Jordan in 2017.

42 points or more

The last player to have 42 points or more, plus those numbers in a playoff game was Michael Jordan in 1990.

69

Throughout his career, Michael Jordan consistently elevated Michael Jordan's game to extraordinary heights, achieving feats that include recording eight steals in the first half against Boston in 1988, scoring 69 points in a single playoff game, and ultimately retiring with the league’s highest scoring average of 30.1 points per game.

33.4

Jordan also holds the top career regular season and playoff scoring averages of 30.1 and 33.4 points per game, respectively.

56

1992 - NBA player Michael Jordan scores 56 points in a playoff game against the Miami Heat in what is considered one of the greatest games of 1992 - NBA player Michael Jordan's career.

49 points

Jordan scored 49 points in that game, showing that Jordan's performance was not affected by the change in number.

69 points

Jordan also hit Jordan's personal best when Jordan hit 69 points again Cleveland.

35

Michael Jordan dominated from the beginning, breaking the record for most points in a first half in the playoffs once held by Elgin Baylor (Michael had 35, Baylor had 33).

30

Jordan scored more than 30 points in every game of the series, including 40 or more points in 4 consecutive games.

45 points

Jordan scored 45 points in that game and hit a 20-foot jumper with just 5.2 seconds to go, giving the Bulls a close 87-86 win over the Jazz.

50 points

1996 – Michael Jordan scored 50 points in a game for the 29th time in Michael Jordan's career.

in Game 2 () which still stands to this day

Though the Bulls were swept, Jordan recorded a playoff single-game record 63 points in Game 2 (which still stands to this day), prompting Bird to call Jordan 'God disguised as Michael Jordan.'

64

Michael Jordan scored 64 points in the final game of that three-game stretch, a 128-124 overtime loss against the Magic.

a career-high 37.1 points per game

Michael Jordan scored a career-high 37.1 points per game to become the first player since Chamberlain to top 3,000 points in a season.

50 or more points twice—50 points , in Game 1

In the first round against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Michael Jordan scored 50 or more points twice—50 points in Game 1, and 55 points in Game 2—becoming the first player to do so in the same series.

33.45 ppg

Jordan has an NBA record of highest career scoring at an average of 33.45 ppg in the playoff.

in Game 2 ( which still stands to this day prompting Bird to call Jordan 'God disguised as Michael Jordan.&apos

Though the Bulls were swept, Jordan recorded a playoff single-game record 63 points in Game 2 (which still stands to this day prompting Bird to call Jordan 'God disguised as Michael Jordan.' In the 198687 NBA season, Jordan continued Jordan's assault on the record.