john salley most points in a playoff game

John Salley put up his most points in a playoff game in Game 2 of the 1989 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Bucks, 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 Salley J. Salley	23	5/12/1989	DET	vs	MIL	29	4	0	0	1	10	14	71.4	0	0		3	4	75.0	73.0	3	1	0	3
2	John Salley J. Salley	20	4/28/1992	DET	vs	NYK	37	6	4	1	2	7	17	41.2	0	0		6	9	66.7	47.7	3	3	2	5
3	John Salley J. Salley	20	4/26/1990	DET	vs	IND	35	11	1	0	0	9	16	56.3	0	0		2	3	66.7	57.7	7	4	1	5
4	John Salley J. Salley	17	5/8/1994	MIA	@	ATL	43	9	1	0	0	7	16	43.8	0	0		3	4	75.0	47.9	3	6	1	5
5	John Salley J. Salley	17	5/1/1990	DET	@	IND	26	4	0	0	0	6	9	66.7	0	0		5	7	71.4	70.4	3	1	0	5
6	John Salley J. Salley	17	6/21/1988	DET	@	LAL	36	10	1	1	1	6	9	66.7	0	0		5	7	71.4	70.4	5	5	1	2
7	John Salley J. Salley	15	4/28/1989	DET	vs	BOS	27	7	2	0	6	7	9	77.8	0	0		1	2	50.0	75.9	3	4	0	5
8	John Salley J. Salley	15	5/8/1987	DET	vs	ATL	26	6	3	0	3	3	7	42.9	0	0		9	12	75.0	61.1	2	4	1	5
9	John Salley J. Salley	14	4/28/1994	MIA	@	ATL	40	8	1	0	1	6	11	54.5	0	0		2	2	100.0	58.9	5	3	2	6
10	John Salley J. Salley	14	6/3/1990	DET	vs	CHI	32	3	1	1	5	6	8	75.0	0	0		2	3	66.7	75.1	0	3	2	3
11	John Salley J. Salley	14	5/14/1989	DET	@	MIL	28	6	0	0	1	4	7	57.1	0	0		6	7	85.7	69.4	1	5	0	1
12	John Salley J. Salley	14	5/10/1989	DET	vs	MIL	28	8	0	0	1	5	7	71.4	0	0		4	6	66.7	72.6	5	3	2	2
13	John Salley J. Salley	14	5/2/1989	DET	@	BOS	30	6	0	1	1	5	7	71.4	0	0		4	4	100.0	79.9	2	4	1	4
14	John Salley J. Salley	14	4/30/1988	DET	vs	WAS	29	13	2	1	0	4	9	44.4	0	0		6	7	85.7	57.9	10	3	2	3
15	John Salley J. Salley	14	5/23/1987	DET	vs	BOS	28	7	1	1	0	4	8	50.0	0	0		6	6	100.0	65.8	3	4	1	3
16	John Salley J. Salley	13	5/3/1992	DET	@	NYK	35	12	4	0	6	4	12	33.3	0	1	0.0	5	6	83.3	44.4	4	8	5	3
17	John Salley J. Salley	13	5/25/1991	DET	vs	CHI	22	4	0	1	0	4	6	66.7	0	0		5	7	71.4	71.6	1	3	0	6
18	John Salley J. Salley	13	4/26/1991	DET	vs	ATL	22	5	0	0	2	5	7	71.4	0	0		3	6	50.0	67.4	2	3	1	4
19	John Salley J. Salley	12	5/3/1994	MIA	vs	ATL	48	8	2	0	1	5	12	41.7	0	0		2	2	100.0	46.6	1	7	1	3
20	John Salley J. Salley	12	4/26/1992	DET	@	NYK	33	6	4	1	3	4	6	66.7	0	0		4	5	80.0	73.2	0	6	0	5
21	John Salley J. Salley	12	4/24/1992	DET	@	NYK	21	5	1	0	0	3	5	60.0	0	0		6	6	100.0	78.5	2	3	0	1
22	John Salley J. Salley	12	5/27/1991	DET	vs	CHI	21	4	1	1	0	3	6	50.0	0	0		6	8	75.0	63.0	1	3	0	5
23	John Salley J. Salley	12	5/17/1991	DET	vs	BOS	29	8	0	0	1	5	7	71.4	0	0		2	4	50.0	68.5	3	5	1	5
24	John Salley J. Salley	12	5/11/1991	DET	vs	BOS	23	6	1	1	0	5	13	38.5	0	0		2	5	40.0	39.5	5	1	0	3
25	John Salley J. Salley	12	5/8/1990	DET	vs	NYK	20	5	1	1	3	3	6	50.0	0	0		6	9	66.7	60.2	3	2	0	1

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