Cutting high scores in the playoffs is a test of star ability, the average star can cut 40+ points in the playoffs, but to go up, a single game to cut 50+ points, looking at the entire history of the NBA, can do a single game to cut 50+ stars are very few, and can cut 55+ points in a single game stars are few, this article inventory in the playoffs a single game to cut 55 + points (including 55 points) of stars.
Seventh: Iverson scored 55 points in his playoff debut game in '03
In the first round of the 2003 playoffs in the East, the 76ers led by Iverson met against the Pelicans led by Marshburn, and in the first game of the series, neither team entered the form, and the starting players of each team were not in good shape, and the two sides entered the melee.
Although the Pelicans did not play well alone, but there were many people who played, so they could still maintain the situation, and on the 76ers side, three of the starters performed poorly, as the leader of the team, Iverson could only go up on his own, carrying the burden of scoring, he took the ball over, while breaking through the Pelicans' defense, while firing outside the three-point line, and also shot 10 of 11 at the free throw line, the Pelicans could not prevent Iverson, and Iverson continued to score, always maintaining a weak score advantage, and finally, Iverson scored 55 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals to help the 76ers win the game with an eight-point advantage and a playoff start.
Sixth: Jordan scored 55 points in the first round of the playoffs in '88
In the 87-88 regular season, the Cavaliers are the strongest team in the East, the Bulls are not outstanding against the Cavaliers, the Bulls are the team that is at the bottom, and in the pre-game prediction, many people think that the Bulls can't win the Cavaliers, but the truth is diametrically opposed.
The first game of the series, the Bulls won, the second game of the series, the Cavaliers will play well, the shooting is very accurate, and the Bulls side of the hit rate is very low, the offensive efficiency is obviously not as good as the opponent, Jordan was forced to monopolize the ball, to continue to score, bite the point difference, from the second quarter, Jordan began to cut points, help the team chase points, and finally in the fourth quarter, the Bulls overtook the score, and finally won the game with a 5-point advantage, Jordan cut 55 points in the whole game.
Fifth: Jordan scored 55 points in the first round of the playoffs in '97
In the playoffs of '97, the defending champion Bulls, led by Jordan, once again embarked on a playoff journey, the first round of the playoffs, they faced the bullet team that was not strong, the first game of the series, the Bulls easily won, but in the second game of the series, the bullets brought a lot of trouble to the Bulls.
In the second game of the series, the bullet scorers shot very accurately, the Bulls and the opponent played a confrontation, after the attack, the Bulls really did not take a big advantage, the Bulls did not play more than a little blossoming feeling, only Jordan could easily score, Jordan was very helpless to take the ball and began to attack the bullet defense. The bullet's energy is all on offense, there is no energy to defend, Jordan can easily get the points, the whole game is over, Jordan cut 55 points, help the Bulls 5 points to win the bullets, get the game point.
Fourth: Jordan scored 55 points in the 1993 finals
Before the 93 finals, the Bulls completed the feat of two consecutive championships, winning the 93 championship, the Bulls completed the great cause of three consecutive championships, in order to complete this great cause, the Bulls worked together to launch an onslaught against the opponent Sun, and after three games, the Bulls led 2-1.
In the fourth game, the Bulls strive to win the match point, and the Suns also strive to equalize the big score, after the game began, the two sides began to fight fiercely, the Suns side blossomed more, the Bulls side started to play, the focus of the confrontation fell on the main player of the two teams, Barkley and Jordan launched a duel, Barkley attacked inside, Jordan even shot, in the showdown with Jordan, Although Barkley cut a triple-double of 32 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, but compared to Jordan's 37 shots and 21 shots, cut down 55 points, Barkley still lost. Under Jordan's leadership, the Bulls beat the Suns by 6 points and won the match point as they wished.
Third: Jordan scored 56 points in the first round of the '92 playoffs
In the playoffs of '92, the Bulls began their playoff journey as the defending champion, and in the first round of the playoffs, the Bulls faced the Heat, and in terms of strength, the Bulls had the advantage, and after two games, the Bulls won a 2-0 advantage.
At this time, the format is five innings and three wins, the Bulls can win one more game to advance, but the Heat did not give up easily, and Jordan also played this game very seriously, the Heat's defense did not bring Jordan any trouble, Jordan played very freely, 30 shots 20, cut 56 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks, although Jordan played super god, the Bulls only won 5 points, the reason is that the Bulls others played badly, if Jordan played generally, the Bulls are likely to lose this game.
Second: Barkley scored 56 points in the first round of the '93 playoffs
In the first round of the playoffs in 1993, Barkley led the Suns and the Warriors led by Mullin to meet, the Suns were obviously superior, the Warriors tried their best and only fought, after the first two games of the series, the Warriors were already 0-2 behind, and their goal was to win a game to avoid being swept.
But Barkley's Suns don't want to love the war, they want a quick decision, hope to directly sweep the Warriors, advance to the next round, in the third game, Barkley is a leader, on the inside line to blast open the Warriors' defense, and hit three three-pointers on the outside, but Barkley's onslaught did not let the game lose suspense, the Warriors under the leadership of Mullin blossomed more, the suspense was left to the end, in the end, Barkley slashed 56 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists, helped the Suns 7 points small victory over the Warriors, swept the Warriors, and advanced to the next round.
First: Jordan scored 63 points in the first round of the '86 playoffs
In the first round of the playoffs in the East in 1986, the Bulls led by Jordan and the Celtics led by Bird met, the difference in strength between the two teams was too big, the Celtics were a championship team, and the Bulls were only a playoff team, it was not easy to play in the playoffs, and the Celtics played, the Bulls had no chance of winning.
Although there is no hope of winning, but the Bulls leader Jordan still tried his best to play this series, the first game of the series, he cut 49 points, the Bulls lost, the second game, Jordan directly took the ball over, opened a crazy scoring mode, in the face of the Celtics siege, Jordan can still score, and the shooting rate is more than 50%, from regular time to overtime, in the second overtime, Jordan cut 63 points, breaking the single-game scoring record in the playoffs, but the Bulls still lost the game, Jordan's god-level play also failed to make up for the gap in strength between the two teams.