53 pts for an nba player in a playoff game

Nikola Jokić scored 53 points in Game 4 of the 2023 Western Conference Semifinals against the Suns on May 7, 2023.

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53 or more pts for an NBA player in a playoff game

	NAME	DATE	PTS	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5/7/2023	53	DEN	@	PHX	39	4	11	0	1	20	30	66.7	2	4	50.0	11	13	84.6	74.2	1	3	6	2	+2
2	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	4/24/2023	56	MIA	vs	MIL	41	9	2	0	1	19	28	67.9	3	8	37.5	15	18	83.3	78.0	4	5	1	0	+4
3	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	6/1/2021	55	POR	@	DEN	52	6	10	1	3	17	24	70.8	12	17	70.6	9	10	90.0	96.8	1	5	1	0	+2
4	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	8/17/2020	57	UTA	@	DEN	43	9	7	1	0	19	33	57.6	6	15	40.0	13	13	100.0	73.6	2	7	5	2	-11
5	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	5/2/2017	53	BOS	vs	WAS	45	4	4	3	0	18	33	54.5	5	12	41.7	12	13	92.3	68.4	1	3	2	2	+10
6	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	4/20/2003	55	PHI	vs	NOH	47	4	8	2	0	21	32	65.6	3	5	60.0	10	11	90.9	74.6	0	4	4	2	+13
7	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	5/9/2001	54	PHI	vs	TOR	47	5	4	1	0	21	39	53.8	3	5	60.0	9	9	100.0	62.8	1	4	4	3	+8
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	4/27/1997	55	CHI	vs	WAS	44	7	2	2	0	22	35	62.9	1	2	50.0	10	10	100.0	69.8	3	4	2	3	+10
9	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	5/4/1994	56	PHX	@	GSW	41	14	4	3	1	23	31	74.2	3	4	75.0	7	9	77.8	80.1	5	9	2	2
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6/16/1993	55	CHI	vs	PHX	46	8	4	0	0	21	37	56.8	0	1	0.0	13	18	72.2	61.2	1	7	1	3
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	5/31/1993	54	CHI	vs	NYK	39	6	2	2	1	18	30	60.0	6	9	66.7	12	14	85.7	74.7	0	6	2	5
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	4/29/1992	56	CHI	@	MIA	43	5	5	4	2	20	30	66.7	0	0		16	18	88.9	73.8	1	4	2	3
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	5/1/1988	55	CHI	vs	CLE	44	6	3	4	1	24	45	53.3	0	0		7	7	100.0	57.2	3	3	1	4
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	4/20/1986	63	CHI	@	BOS	53	5	6	3	2	22	41	53.7	0	0		19	21	90.5	62.7	1	4	4	4
15	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	4/1/1973	54	BOS	vs	ATL	48	9	6			24	36	66.7				6	6	100.0	69.9				2
16	Jerry West J. West	4/23/1969	53	LAL	vs	BOS	46	3	10			21	41	51.2				11	13	84.6	56.7				3
17	Rick Barry R. Barry	4/18/1967	55	SFW	vs	PHI	46	12	5			22	48	45.8				11	19	57.9	48.8				4
18	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	4/14/1962	61	LAL	@	BOS	48	22	1			22	46	47.8				17	19	89.5	56.1				3
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3/22/1962	56	PHI	vs	SYR	48	35	1			22	48	45.8				12	22	54.5	48.5				2
20	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3/14/1960	53	PHI	vs	SYR	47	22	2			24	42	57.1				5	16	31.3	54.0				0

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.5

Jokić

RPG

12.4

Jokić

APG

10.6

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

121.9

1st

DRTG

117.9

24th

NETRTG

4.0

9th

3P%

39.4

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	39	16	.709	2.5
3	Rockets	34	20	.630	7.0
4	Nuggets	35	21	.625	7.0
5	Lakers	33	21	.611	8.0
6	Timberwolves	34	22	.607	8.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 2/20	DEN	@	POR	10:00 PM
Sun 2/22	DEN	@	GSW	3:30 PM
Wed 2/25	BOS	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Fri 2/27	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sun 3/1	MIN	@	DEN	3:30 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

35 - 21

114

Final

115

Clippers

27 - 28

Thu 19 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.3

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.4

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.6

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Leonard

2.0

Wallace

1.9

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.7

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.6

Mitchell

3.6

Porter

3.5

Dončić

TS% Leaders

69.1

Jokić

68.9

Williams

68.0

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

120.8

119.9

119.4

118.3

118.1

DRtg Rankings

107.8

109.3

111.5

112.4

112.8

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

11.6

8.1

7.3

6.4

5.9

5.2

Tank Leaderboard

12-45

15-41

15-39

18-38

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,626.4

Maxey

2,576.4

Johnson

2,493.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,722

Johnson

2,655.3

Maxey

2,638.3

Jokić

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

38.6

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.70

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

35-21

34-22

32-24

32-23

31-24

30-24

Worst Record ATS

21-36

22-32

23-31

24-32

23-30-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	41	13	.759
2	Celtics	36	19	.655	5.5
3	Knicks	35	21	.625	7.0
4	Cavaliers	35	21	.625	7.0
5	Raptors	33	23	.589	9.0
6	76ers	30	25	.545	11.5
7	Magic	29	25	.537	12.0
8	Heat	29	27	.518	13.0
9	Hawks	27	30	.474	15.5
10	Hornets	26	30	.464	16.0
11	Bucks	23	30	.434	17.5
12	Bulls	24	32	.429	18.0
13	Nets	15	39	.278	26.0
14	Wizards	15	39	.278	26.0
15	Pacers	15	41	.268	27.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	42	14	.750
2	Spurs	39	16	.709	2.5
3	Rockets	34	20	.630	7.0
4	Nuggets	35	21	.625	7.0
5	Lakers	33	21	.611	8.0
6	Timberwolves	34	22	.607	8.0
7	Suns	32	24	.571	10.0
8	Warriors	29	27	.518	13.0
9	Clippers	27	28	.491	14.5
10	Trail Blazers	27	29	.482	15.0
11	Grizzlies	20	33	.377	20.5
12	Mavericks	19	35	.352	22.0
13	Jazz	18	38	.321	24.0
14	Pelicans	15	41	.268	27.0
15	Kings	12	45	.211	30.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 1/17	CHA	@	DEN	110-87
Sat 1/17	POR	@	SAC	117-110
Sat 1/17	TOR	@	LAL	93-110
Sun 1/18	MIL	@	ATL	112-110
Sun 1/18	OKC	@	CLE	136-104

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 2/20	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Fri 2/20	UTA	@	MEM	7:00 PM
Fri 2/20	IND	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 2/20	DAL	@	MIN	7:30 PM
Fri 2/20	MIA	@	ATL	7:30 PM

Nikola Jokić scored 53 points in Game 4 of the 2023 Western Conference Semifinals against the Suns on May 7, 2023.

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