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Basketball Digest, May, 2002
NBA Postseason Records
TOP 10 SINGLE-GAME BESTS IN THE NBA PLAYOFFS
Points
Player Game FG FT Pts.
1. Michael Jordan Chicago at Boston, April 20,
1986 (20T) 22 19 63
2. Elgin Baylor L.A. Lakers at Boston, April
14, 1962 22 17 61
3. Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia vs. Syracuse,
March 22, 1962 22 12 56
Michael Jordan Chicago at Miami, April
29, 1992 20 16 56
Charles Barkley Phoenix at Golden State,
May 4, 1994 23 7 56
6. Rick Barry San Francisco vs.
Philadelphia, April 18,
1967 22 11 55
Michael Jordan Chicago vs. Cleveland, May 1,
1988 24 7 55
Michael Jordan Chicago vs. Phoenix, June 16,
1993 21 13 55
Michael Jordan Chicago vs. Washington, April
27, 1997 22 10 55
10. John Havlicek Boston vs. Atlanta, April 1,
1973 24 6 54
Michael Jordan Chicago vs. Washington, May
31, 1993 18 12 54
Allen Iverson Philadelphia vs. Toronto, May
9, 2001 29 9 54
Rebounds
Player Game No.
1. Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia vs. Boston, April 5,
1967 41
2. Bill Russell Boston vs. Philadelphia, March 23,
1958 40
Bill Russell Boston vs. St. Louis, March 29,
1960 40
Bill Russell Boston vs. L.A. Lakers, April 18,
1962 (OT) 40
5. Bill Russell Boston vs. Philadelphia, March 19,
1960 39
Bill Russell Boston vs. Syracuse, March 23, 1961 39
Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia vs. Boston, April 6,
1965 39
8. Bill Russell Boston vs. St. Louis, April 11, 1961 38
Bill Russell Boston vs. L.A. Lakers, April 16,
1963 38
Wilt Chamberlain San Francisco vs. Boston, April 24,
1964 38
Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia vs. San Francisco,
April 16, 1967 38
Assists
Player Game No.
1. Magic Johnson L.A. Lakers vs. Phoenix, May 15,
1984 24
John Stockton Utah at L.A. Lakers, May 17, 1988 24
3. Magic Johnson L.A. Lakers at Portland, May 3, 1985 23
John Stockton Utah vs. Portland, April 25, 1996 23
5. Doc Rivers Atlanta vs. Boston, May 16, 1988 22
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Bleelked Shots
Player Game No.
1. Mark Eaton Utah vs. Houston, April 26, 1985 10
Hakeem Olajuwon Houston at L.A. Lakers, April 29,
1990 10
3. Kareem AbduI-Jabbar L.A. Lakers vs. Golden State, April
22, 1977 9
Manute Bol Washington at Philadelphia, April 18,
1986 9
Hakeem Olajuwon Houston vs. L.A. Clippers, April 29,
1983 9
Derrick Coleman New Jersey vs. Cleveland, May 7, 1993 9
Greg Ostertag Utah vs. L.A. Lakers, May 12, 1997
(OT) 9
Alonzo Mourning Miami vs. Detroit, April 22, 2000 9
9. 23 tied with 8
PLAYOFF GAMES WON-LOST
Team W L Pct.
Los Angeles Lakers 347 232 .599
Boston Celtics 272 189 .590
Baltimore Bullets * 10 7 .588
Chicago Bulls 147 106 .581
Philadelphia 76ers 196 174 .530
Indiana Pacers 59 56 .513
New York Knicks 179 172 .510
Houston Rockets 100 99 .503
Anderson Packers * 4 4 .500
Utah Jazz 92 92 .500
Milwaukee Bucks 97 98 .497
Detroit Pistons 116 118 .496
Seattle SuperSonics 99 102 .493
San Antonio Spurs 79 83 .488
Portland Trail Blazers 88 96 .478
Phoenix Suns 95 106 .473
Golden State Warriors 99 115 .463
Orlando Magic 22 27 .449
Atlanta Hawks 119 153 .438
Dallas Mavericks 25 33 .431
Washington Wizards 69 97 .416
Charlotte Hornets 16 23 .410
Toronto Raptors 6 9 .400
Washington Capitols * 8 12 .400
Denver Nuggets 39 59 .398
Miami Heat 20 31 .392
Sacramento Kings 53 84 .387
Los Angeles Clippers 13 22 .371
Cleveland Cavaliers 28 49 .364
Chicago Stags * 8 15 .348
Cleveland Rebels * 1 2 .333
Sheboygan Redskins * 1 2 .333
St. Louis Bombers * 4 8 .333
Indianapolis Olympians * 4 9 .308
Minnesota Timberwolves 5 15 .250
New Jersey Nets 9 30 .231
* defunct teams
PLAYOFF SERIES WON-LOST
Team W L Pct.
Boston Celtics 63 25 .716
Los Angeles Lakers 85 36 .702
Anderson Packers * 2 1 .667
Chicago Bulls 34 18 .654
Baltimore Bullets * 3 2 .600
New York Knicks 40 34 .541
Houston Rockets 22 19 .537
Philadelphia 76ers 41 37 .526
Seattle SuperSonics 21 19 .525
Utah Jazz 18 18 .500
Golden State Warriors 22 24 .478
Milwaukee Bucks 18 21 .462
Indiana Pacers 11 13 .458
Orlando Magic 5 6 .455
Phoenix Suns 19 23 .452
Detroit Pistons 23 29 .442
Portland Trail Blazers 18 23 .439
San Antonio Spurs 15 20 .429
Dallas Mavericks 5 7 .417
Washington Capitols * 2 3 .400
Washington Wizards 13 20 .394
Atlanta Hawks 20 35 .364
Charlotte Hornets 3 6 .333
Chicago Stags * 2 4 .333
Denver Nuggets 7 14 .333
Toronto Raptors 1 2 .333
Sacramento Kings 10 23 .303
Miami Heat 3 8 .273
Cleveland Cavaliers 4 13 .235
Indianapolis Olympians * 1 4 .200
Los Angeles Clippers 1 6 .143
New Jersey Nets 1 10 .091
Cleveland Rebels * 0 1 .000
Sheboygan Redskins * 0 1 .000
St. Louis Bombers * 0 3 .000
Minnesota Timberwolves 0 5 .000
* defunct teams
TOP 10 SINGLE-GAME BESTS IN THE NBA FINALS
Points
Player Game FG FT Pts.
1. Elgin Baylor L.A. Lakers at Boston,
April 14,1962 22 17 61
2. Rick Barry San Francisco vs.
Philadelphia, April 18, 1967 22 11 55
Michael Jordan Chicago vs. Phoenix,
June 16, 1993 21 13 55
4. Jerry West L.A. Lakers vs. Boston,
April 23, 1969 21 11 53
5. Bob Pettit St. Louis vs. Boston,
April 12, 1958 19 12 50
6. Allen Iverson Philadelphia vs. L.A. Lakers,
June 6, 2001 (OT) 18 9 48
7. Michael Jordan Chicago at Portland,
June 12, 1992 14 16 46
8. Jerry West L.A. Lakers at Boston,
April 19, 1965 17 11 45
Jerry West L.A. Lakers vs. Boston,
April 22, 1966 19 7 45
Wilt Chamberlain L.A. Lakers vs. New York,
May 6, 1970 20 5 45
Michael Jordan Chicago vs. Utah,
June 14,1993 15 12 45
Rebounds
Player Game No.
1. Bill Russell Boston vs. St. Louis,
March 29, 1960 40
Bill Russell Boston vs. L.A. Lakers,
April 18, 1962 (OT) 40
3. Bill Russell Boston vs. St. Louis,
April 11, 1961 38
Bill Russell Boston vs. L.A. Lakers,
April 16, 1963 38
Wilt Chamberlain San Francisco vs. Boston,
April 24, 1964 38
Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia vs. San Francisco,
April 16, 1967 38
7. Bill Russell Boston vs. St. Louis,
April 9, 1960 35
8. Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia vs. San Francisco,
April 14, 1967 (OT) 33
9. Bill Russell Boston vs. St. Louis,
April 13, 1957 (2OT) 32
Bill Russell Boston vs. San Francisco,
April 22, 1964 32
Bill Russell Boston vs. L.A. Lakers,
April 28, 1966 32
Assists
Player Game No.
1. Magic Johnson L.A. Lakers vs. Boston,
June 3, 1984 21
2. Magic Johnson L.A. Lakers vs. Boston,
June 4, 1987 20
Magic Johnson L.A. Lakers vs. Chicago,
June 12, 1991 20
4. Bob Cousy Boston vs. St. Louis,
April 9, 1957 19
Bob Cousy Boston at Minneapolis,
April 7, 1959 19
Walt Frazier New York vs. L.A. Lakers,
May 8, 1970 19
Magic Johnson L.A. Lakers vs. Boston,
June 14, 1987 19
Magic Johnson L.A. Lakers vs. Detroit,
June 19, 1988 19
9. Jerry West L.A. Lakers vs. New York,
May 1, 1970 (OT) 18
10. 5 tied with 17
Steals
Player Game No.
1. Robert Horry Houston at Orlando,
June 9, 1995 7
2. John Havlicek Boston vs. Milwaukee,
May 3, 1974 6
Steve Mix Philadelphia vs. Portland,
May 22, 1977 6
Maurice Cheeks Philadelphia at L.A. Lakers,
May 7, 1980 6
Isiah Thomas Detroit at L.A. Lakers,
June 19, 1988 6
6. 19 tied with 5
Blocked Shots
Player Game No.
1. Bill Walton Portland vs. Philadelphia,
June 5, 1977 8
Hakeem Olajuwon Houston vs. Boston,
June 5, 1986 8
Patrick Ewing New York vs. Houston,
June 17, 1994 8
4. Dennis Johnson Seattle at Washington,
May 28, 1978 7
Patrick Ewing New York vs. Houston,
June 12, 1994 7
Hakeem Olajuwon Houston at New York,
June 12, 1994 7
7. Kareem AbduI-Jabbar L.A. Lakers vs. Philadelphia,
May 4, 1980 6
Patrick Ewing New York at Houston,
June 10, 1994 6
9. 18 tied with 5
NBA FINALS RESULTS
Year Winner (Coach) Losser (Coach) Games
1947 Philadelphia (Ed Gottlieb) Chicago (Harold Olsen) 4-1
1948 Baltimore (Buddy Jeannette) Philadelphia (Ed Gottlieb) 4-2
1949 Minneapolis (John Kundla) Washington (Red Auerbach) 4-2
1950 Minneapolis (John Kundla) * Syracuse (Al Cervi) 4-2
1951 Rochester (Les Harrison) New York (Joe Lapchick) 4-3
1952 Minneapolis (John Kundla) New York (Joe Lapchick) 4-3
1953 * Minneapolis (John Kundla) New York (Joe Lapchick) 4-1
1954 * Minneapolis (John Kundla) Syracuse (Al Cervi) 4-3
1955 * Syracuse (Al Cervi) * Fort Wayne (Charles
Eckman) 4-3
1956 * Philadelphia (George Fort Wayne (Charles
Senesky) Eckman) 4-1
1957 * Boston (Red Auerbach) St. Louis (Alex Hannum) 4-3
1958 St. Louis (Alex Hannum) * Boston (Red Auerbach) 4-2
1959 * Boston (Red Auerbach) Minneapolis (John Kundla) 4-0
1960 * Boston (Red Auerbach) St. Louis (Ed Macauley) 4-3
1961 * Boston (Red Auerbach) St. Louis (Paul Seymour) 4-1
1962 * Boston (Red Auerbach) L.A. Lakers (Fred Schaus) 4-3
1963 * Boston (Red Auerbach) L.A. Lakers (Fred Schaus) 4-2
1964 * Boston (Red Auerbach) San Francisco (Alex
Hannum) 4-1
1965 * Boston (Red Auerbach) L.A. Lakers (Fred Schaus) 4-1
1966 Boston (Red Auerbach) L.A. Lakers (Fred Schaus) 4-3
1967 * Philadelphia (Alex San Francisco (Bill
Hannum) Sharman) 4-2
1968 Boston (Bill Russell) L.A. Lakers (Butch van
Breda Kolff) 4-2
1969 Boston (Bill Russell) L.A. Lakers (Butch van
Breda Kolff) 4-3
1970 * New York (Red Holzman) L.A. Lakers (Joe Mullaney) 4-3
1971 * Milwaukee (Larry
Costello) Baltimore (Gene Shue) 4-0
1972 * L.A. Lakers (Bill
Sharman) New York (Red Holzman) 4-1
1973 New York (Red Holzman) L.A. Lakers (Bill Sharman) 4-1
1974 Boston (Tom Heinsohn) * Milwaukee (Larry
Costello) 4-3
1975 Golden State (Al Attles) * Washington (K.C. Jones) 4-0
1976 Boston (Tom Heinsohn) Phoenix (John MacLeod) 4-2
1977 Portland (Jack Ramsay) Philadelphia (Gene Shue) 4-2
1978 Washington (Dick Motta) Seattle (Lenny Wilkens) 4-3
1979 Seattle (Lenny Wilkens) * Washington (Dick Motta) 4-1
1980 L.A. Lakers (Paul Philadelphia (Billy
Westhead) Cunningham) 4-2
1981 * Boston (Bill Fitch) Houston (Del Harris) 4-2
1982 L.A. Lakers (Pat Riley) Philadelphia (Billy
Cunningham) 4-2
1983 * Philadelphia (Billy
Cunningham) L.A. Lakers (Pat Riley) 4-0
1984 * Boston (K.C. Jones) L.A. Lakers (Pat Riley) 4-3
1985 L.A. Lakers (Pat Riley) * Boston (K.C. Jones) 4-2
1986 * Boston (K.C. Jones) Houston (Bill Fitch) 4-2
1987 * L.A. Lakers (Pat Riley) Boston (K.C. Jones) 4-2
1988 * L.A. Lakers (Pat Riley) Detroit (Chuck Daly) 4-3
1989 * Detroit (Chuck Daly) L.A. Lakers (Pat Riley) 4-0
1990 Detroit (Chuck Daly) Portland (Rick Adelman) 4-1
1991 Chicago (Phil Jackson) L.A. Lakers (Mike
Dunleavy) 4-1
1992 * Chicago (Phil Jackson) Portland (Rick Adelman) 4-2
1993 Chicago (Phil Jackson) * Phoenix (Paul Westphal) 4-2
1994 Houston (Rudy Tomjanovich) New York (Pat Riley) 4-3
1995 Houston (Rudy Tomjanovich) Orlando (Brian Hill) 4-0
1996 * Chicago (Phil Jackson) Seattle (George Karl) 4-2
1997 * Chicago (Phil Jackson) Utah (Jerry Sloan) 4-2
1998 * Chicago (Phil Jackson) Utah (Jerry Sloan) 4-2
1999 * San Antonio (Gregg
Popovich) New York (Jeff Van Gundy) 4-1
2000 * L.A. Lakers (Phil
Jackson) Indiana (Larry Bird) 4-2
2001 L.A. Lakers (Phil Jackson) Philadelphia (Larry Brown) 4-1
* Had best record (or tied for best record) during regular season.
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