john paxson most points in a playoff game

John Paxson put up his most points in a playoff game in Game 3 of the 1986 First Round against the Celtics, with 23 points.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	John Paxson J. Paxson	23	4/22/1986	CHI	vs	BOS	28	0	1	1	0	6	10	60.0	0	0		11	15	73.3	69.3	0	0	2	4
2	John Paxson J. Paxson	20	6/12/1991	CHI	@	LAL	33	3	4	1	0	9	12	75.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	77.6	0	3	1	3
3	John Paxson J. Paxson	17	5/28/1990	CHI	vs	DET	32	2	7	0	0	7	16	43.8	1	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	50.4	0	2	2	4
4	John Paxson J. Paxson	16	6/5/1992	CHI	vs	POR	42	1	4	0	0	6	14	42.9	4	7	57.1	0	0		57.1	0	1	1	2
5	John Paxson J. Paxson	16	6/5/1991	CHI	vs	LAL	25	0	6	1	0	8	8	100.0	0	0		0	0		100.0	0	0	0	2
6	John Paxson J. Paxson	16	5/11/1989	CHI	@	NYK	22	0	3	0	0	5	8	62.5	1	3	33.3	5	5	100.0	78.4	0	0	2	0
7	John Paxson J. Paxson	16	4/23/1985	SAS	vs	DEN	23	0	7	0	0	5	8	62.5	1	3	33.3	5	7	71.4	72.2	0	0	1	1
8	John Paxson J. Paxson	15	6/9/1991	CHI	@	LAL	35	3	2	1	0	7	11	63.6	1	2	50.0	0	0		68.2	1	2	1	1
9	John Paxson J. Paxson	15	5/1/1990	CHI	@	MIL	32	0	4	0	0	6	9	66.7	0	0		3	3	100.0	72.7	0	0	2	6
10	John Paxson J. Paxson	15	5/15/1988	CHI	vs	DET	27	0	3	0	0	6	13	46.2	2	5	40.0	1	1	100.0	55.8	0	0	2	6
11	John Paxson J. Paxson	14	5/29/1993	CHI	vs	NYK	21	1	2	0	0	5	7	71.4	2	3	66.7	2	2	100.0	88.8	0	1	1	4
12	John Paxson J. Paxson	14	4/30/1991	CHI	@	NYK	31	0	4	0	0	6	10	60.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	64.3	0	0	0	0
13	John Paxson J. Paxson	13	6/14/1992	CHI	vs	POR	29	3	2	2	0	6	9	66.7	1	4	25.0	0	0		72.2	0	3	2	2
14	John Paxson J. Paxson	13	5/12/1992	CHI	vs	NYK	21	0	2	2	0	3	5	60.0	0	0		7	7	100.0	80.4	0	0	0	1
15	John Paxson J. Paxson	12	6/18/1993	CHI	vs	PHX	23	3	0	3	0	4	5	80.0	4	5	80.0	0	0		120.0	1	2	0	1
16	John Paxson J. Paxson	12	4/30/1993	CHI	vs	ATL	22	1	2	2	0	6	7	85.7	0	1	0.0	0	0		85.7	0	1	0	0
17	John Paxson J. Paxson	12	6/12/1992	CHI	@	POR	33	1	3	2	0	6	11	54.5	0	1	0.0	0	0		54.5	0	1	1	2
18	John Paxson J. Paxson	12	5/23/1992	CHI	@	CLE	25	1	3	0	0	5	6	83.3	2	2	100.0	0	0		100.0	0	1	0	1
19	John Paxson J. Paxson	12	5/5/1992	CHI	vs	NYK	34	3	2	0	0	6	10	60.0	0	0		0	0		60.0	0	3	0	3
20	John Paxson J. Paxson	12	5/27/1991	CHI	@	DET	29	2	1	0	0	4	7	57.1	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	68.5	0	2	0	2
21	John Paxson J. Paxson	12	5/27/1989	CHI	vs	DET	26	1	4	0	0	6	9	66.7	0	0		0	0		66.7	0	1	0	5
22	John Paxson J. Paxson	12	5/16/1989	CHI	@	NYK	30	1	4	2	0	4	9	44.4	2	5	40.0	2	3	66.7	58.1	1	0	1	1
23	John Paxson J. Paxson	12	5/18/1988	CHI	@	DET	39	2	8	0	1	5	13	38.5	0	3	0.0	2	2	100.0	43.2	0	2	0	5
24	John Paxson J. Paxson	11	5/25/1992	CHI	@	CLE	26	0	3	0	0	5	7	71.4	1	1	100.0	0	1	0.0	73.9	0	0	0	6
25	John Paxson J. Paxson	11	4/20/1985	SAS	@	DEN	18	1	5	1	0	5	7	71.4	1	1	100.0	0	0		78.6	0	1	2	1

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