cleveland player most points in a playoff game

LeBron James has scored the most points for the Cavaliers in a playoff game, with 51 points in Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals versus the Warriors.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
51
5/31/2018
@
48
8
8
1
1
19
32
59.4
3
7
42.9
10
11
90.9
69.2
4
4
5
2
-13
2Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
50
5/3/2024
@
42
4
4
0
1
22
36
61.1
3
9
33.3
3
6
50.0
64.7
1
3
4
4
-3
3LeBron James
L. James
49
5/20/2009
vs
41
6
8
2
3
20
30
66.7
3
6
50.0
6
10
60.0
71.2
3
3
2
1
+7
4Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
48
5/6/2025
vs
36
5
9
4
1
15
30
50.0
1
7
14.3
17
21
81.0
61.2
2
3
5
4
+13
5LeBron James
L. James
48
5/31/2007
@
50
9
7
2
0
18
33
54.5
2
3
66.7
10
14
71.4
61.3
3
6
2
3
+2
6LeBron James
L. James
47
5/9/2009
@
43
12
8
1
1
15
25
60.0
5
10
50.0
12
16
75.0
73.3
2
10
1
2
+26
7LeBron James
L. James
46
5/25/2018
vs
46
11
9
3
1
17
33
51.5
5
7
71.4
7
11
63.6
60.8
3
8
3
2
+15
8LeBron James
L. James
46
4/18/2018
vs
40
12
5
2
0
17
24
70.8
2
5
40.0
10
13
76.9
77.4
1
11
3
1
+7
9LeBron James
L. James
45
4/29/2018
vs
43
8
7
4
0
16
25
64.0
2
3
66.7
11
15
73.3
71.2
2
6
4
4
-2
10LeBron James
L. James
45
5/18/2008
@
47
5
6
2
0
14
29
48.3
3
11
27.3
14
19
73.7
60.2
1
4
2
4
0
11LeBron James
L. James
45
5/3/2006
vs
46
7
6
2
0
14
23
60.9
0
1
0.0
17
18
94.4
72.8
5
2
4
5
-4
12LeBron James
L. James
44
5/21/2018
vs
42
5
3
2
0
17
28
60.7
1
4
25.0
9
13
69.2
65.2
1
4
7
3
+9
13LeBron James
L. James
44
4/25/2018
vs
42
10
8
1
1
14
24
58.3
1
4
25.0
15
15
100.0
71.9
3
7
5
3
+2
14LeBron James
L. James
44
6/4/2015
@
46
8
6
0
0
18
38
47.4
2
8
25.0
6
10
60.0
51.9
0
8
4
2
-3
15LeBron James
L. James
44
5/26/2009
@
49
12
7
1
1
13
29
44.8
4
10
40.0
14
18
77.8
59.6
1
11
8
5
+6
16Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
43
5/9/2025
@
37
9
5
1
0
14
29
48.3
5
13
38.5
10
14
71.4
61.1
5
4
2
4
+35
17LeBron James
L. James
43
5/3/2018
@
41
8
14
1
0
19
28
67.9
1
3
33.3
4
8
50.0
68.2
1
7
1
1
+20
18LeBron James
L. James
42
5/15/2018
@
39
10
12
0
1
16
29
55.2
5
11
45.5
5
10
50.0
62.9
1
9
6
3
-9
19Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
42
5/23/2017
vs
41
3
4
0
0
15
22
68.2
4
7
57.1
8
9
88.9
80.9
0
3
3
2
+9
20LeBron James
L. James
41
6/12/2017
@
46
13
8
2
1
19
30
63.3
2
5
40.0
1
4
25.0
64.5
2
11
2
3
-13
21LeBron James
L. James
41
4/20/2017
@
45
13
12
1
2
14
27
51.9
6
12
50.0
7
14
50.0
61.8
1
12
3
4
+13
22LeBron James
L. James
41
6/16/2016
vs
43
8
11
4
3
16
27
59.3
3
6
50.0
6
8
75.0
67.2
2
6
1
3
+26
23Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
41
6/13/2016
@
40
3
6
2
1
17
24
70.8
5
7
71.4
2
2
100.0
82.4
0
3
4
4
+20
24LeBron James
L. James
41
6/13/2016
@
43
16
7
3
3
16
30
53.3
4
8
50.0
5
8
62.5
61.2
4
12
2
1
+13
25LeBron James
L. James
41
5/24/2009
@
42
7
9
2
1
11
28
39.3
1
8
12.5
18
24
75.0
53.2
0
7
2
3
-12

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

30.7

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

9.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

5.5

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

116.3

11th

DRTG

114.7

15th

NETRTG

1.6

13th

3P%

33.9

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
15
12
.556
6.0
7
15
13
.536
6.5
8
Cavaliers Cavaliers
15
14
.517
7.0
9
15
14
.517
7.0
10
12
15
.444
9.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/22
@
7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:30 PM
Thu
12/25
@
12:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM
Mon
12/29
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
CHI Bulls

12 - 15

136

Final

125

CLE Cavaliers

15 - 14

Fri 19 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
21
6
.778
2
19
8
.704
2.0
3
17
11
.607
4.5
4
16
11
.593
5.0
5
17
12
.586
5.0
6
15
12
.556
6.0
7
15
13
.536
6.5
8
15
14
.517
7.0
9
15
14
.517
7.0
10
12
15
.444
9.0
11
11
17
.393
10.5
12
9
18
.333
12.0
13
7
19
.269
13.5
14
6
22
.214
15.5
15
4
21
.160
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
25
3
.893
2
20
7
.741
4.5
3
20
7
.741
4.5
4
19
7
.731
5.0
5
17
8
.680
6.5
6
18
10
.643
7.0
7
15
12
.556
9.5
8
13
14
.481
11.5
9
13
15
.464
12.0
10
11
16
.407
13.5
11
10
16
.385
14.0
12
11
18
.379
14.5
13
7
22
.241
18.5
14
6
21
.222
18.5
15
6
21
.222
18.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/17
@
127-110
Tue
11/18
@
118-127
Tue
11/18
@
121-112
Tue
11/18
@
114-104
Tue
11/18
@
96-110

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/20
@
10:30 PM
Sun
12/21
@
3:30 PM
Sun
12/21
@
6:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
6:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
7:00 PM