current nba player most 45 point playoff games

LeBron James has the most games by an active player in the playoffs with 45+ points, with 11 games.

	NAME	GP	PTS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	11	516	44.8	46.9	9.0	6.5	2.0	0.5	16.8	27.6	60.9	2.7	5.7	47.6	10.5	14.1	74.8	69.3	2.4	6.6	2.8	493	99	71	22	6	31	32	+73
2	Devin Booker D. Booker	5	235	43.7	47.0	7.2	6.2	2.0	1.0	17.0	24.8	68.5	4.6	7.4	62.2	8.4	9.0	93.3	81.7	0.6	6.6	2.2	219	36	31	10	5	11	18	+32
3	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	5	251	39.1	50.2	5.0	6.4	1.2	0.6	17.4	31.2	55.8	4.0	10.6	37.7	11.4	13.2	86.4	67.8	1.2	3.8	4.2	196	25	32	6	3	21	12	+9
4	Kevin Durant K. Durant	5	238	46.8	47.6	8.2	6.6	1.4	1.0	15.2	28.4	53.5	5.0	11.2	44.6	12.2	13.2	92.4	69.6	0.2	8.0	2.2	234	41	33	7	5	11	16	+16
5	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	3	148	41.9	49.3	7.7	5.0	2.0	0.7	16.7	27.3	61.0	3.7	7.7	47.8	12.3	13.7	90.2	74.0	2.3	5.3	0.7	126	23	15	6	2	2	1	+31
6	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	3	147	41.6	49.0	9.3	5.3	1.3	0.7	16.7	30.0	55.6	6.0	12.0	50.0	9.7	12.0	80.6	69.4	0.0	9.3	1.7	125	28	16	4	2	5	6	+55
7	Ja Morant J. Morant	3	139	41.8	46.3	7.0	9.3	1.0	0.0	14.3	27.7	51.8	4.3	9.7	44.8	13.3	15.7	85.1	67.0	2.3	4.7	3.0	125	21	28	3	0	9	7	+10
8	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	2	92	42.3	46.0	3.5	6.5	1.0	0.5	16.0	30.5	52.5	3.0	7.5	40.0	11.0	13.0	84.6	63.5	0.5	3.0	2.0	85	7	13	2	1	4	3	+20
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	2	91	44.6	45.5	9.5	11.0	0.0	0.5	16.0	30.0	53.3	4.5	11.0	40.9	9.0	12.5	72.0	64.1	1.0	8.5	5.5	89	19	22	0	1	11	4	-13
10	Jamal Murray J. Murray	2	100	43.1	50.0	8.0	6.5	0.0	0.5	17.5	27.5	63.6	9.0	13.5	66.7	6.0	7.0	85.7	81.8	2.5	5.5	2.5	86	16	13	0	1	5	7	+17
11	Stephen Curry S. Curry	2	97	40.5	48.5	8.0	6.5	1.5	0.0	17.0	34.5	49.3	6.5	16.0	40.6	8.0	9.5	84.2	62.7	1.5	6.5	2.0	81	16	13	3	0	4	3	+17
12	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	2	90	40.0	45.0	8.5	2.5	2.0	0.5	17.0	24.0	70.8	4.0	8.0	50.0	7.0	7.5	93.3	82.4	1.0	7.5	3.0	80	17	5	4	1	6	2	+34
13	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	2	105	48.5	52.5	6.5	8.0	2.0	2.0	17.0	28.5	59.6	11.0	17.5	62.9	7.5	9.0	83.3	80.9	1.5	5.0	3.5	97	13	16	4	4	7	2	+11
14	James Harden J. Harden	2	90	39.8	45.0	5.0	5.5	2.0	1.0	15.0	26.0	57.7	7.0	12.5	56.0	8.0	8.5	94.1	75.7	1.0	4.0	3.0	80	10	11	4	2	6	6	+29
15	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	1	45	43.7	45.0	4.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	13.0	23.0	56.5	5.0	8.0	62.5	14.0	14.0	100.0	77.2	3.0	1.0	6.0	44	4	5	1	0	6	3	+3
16	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	1	45	40.8	45.0	9.0	7.0	2.0	0.0	17.0	31.0	54.8	6.0	11.0	54.5	5.0	12.0	41.7	62.0	2.0	7.0	6.0	41	9	7	2	0	6	2	0
17	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	1	46	51.9	46.0	5.0	9.0	0.0	0.0	17.0	30.0	56.7	7.0	12.0	58.3	5.0	8.0	62.5	68.6	0.0	5.0	3.0	52	5	9	0	0	3	5	+3
18	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	1	50	40.6	50.0	8.0	4.0	0.0	1.0	13.0	19.0	68.4	5.0	7.0	71.4	19.0	21.0	90.5	88.5	1.0	7.0	3.0	41	8	4	0	1	3	3	+16
19	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	1	53	39.4	53.0	4.0	11.0	0.0	1.0	20.0	30.0	66.7	2.0	4.0	50.0	11.0	13.0	84.6	74.2	1.0	3.0	6.0	39	4	11	0	1	6	2	+2
20	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	1	50	42.4	50.0	14.0	2.0	0.0	5.0	16.0	25.0	64.0	1.0	3.0	33.3	17.0	19.0	89.5	74.9	4.0	10.0	6.0	42	14	2	0	5	6	2	+10
21	Trae Young T. Young	1	48	41.1	48.0	7.0	11.0	1.0	0.0	17.0	34.0	50.0	4.0	13.0	30.8	10.0	12.0	83.3	61.1	1.0	6.0	6.0	41	7	11	1	0	6	3	+10
22	Anthony Davis A. Davis	1	47	38.8	47.0	10.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	15.0	23.0	65.2	2.0	4.0	50.0	15.0	17.0	88.2	77.1	4.0	6.0	2.0	39	10	1	0	3	2	4	+15

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2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	L	PCT	GB
11	Celtics	1	.000	1.0
12	Bucks	1	.000	1.0
13	Bulls	1	.000	1.0
14	Heat	1	.000	1.0
15	Cavaliers	0		0.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

45.0

Edwards

45.0

Jerome

38.0

George

RPG Leaders

18.0

Sabonis

15.0

Zubac

15.0

Gobert

APG Leaders

13.0

Young

12.0

Haliburton

11.0

Tatum

SPG Leaders

5.0

Daniels

5.0

Diabaté

5.0

George

BPG Leaders

6.0

Wembanyama

6.0

Hayes

4.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

9.0

Edwards

7.0

George

6.0

Lillard

TS% Leaders

116.0

Clowney

111.1

McCain

103.6

Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

130.1

128.3

128.0

126.1

124.3

124.0

DRtg Rankings

84.7

85.9

94.6

96.4

99.7

100.3

NetRtg Rankings

42.4

39.6

24.6

23.7

22.2

19.5

Tank Leaderboard

0-1

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

66.5

Edwards

64.4

Jerome

61.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings Points Leaders

72

Edwards

66.8

Jerome

61.5

Davis

USG% Leaders

40.5

Edwards

40.2

Dončić

40.0

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

41.0

Banchero

40.0

Maxey

38.0

Young

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Edwards

2.01

Jerome

1.95

George

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.18

Edwards

2.09

Jerome

1.96

George

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	1	0	1.000
2	Hawks	1	0	1.000
3	76ers	1	0	1.000
4	Raptors	1	0	1.000
5	Wizards	1	0	1.000
6	Hornets	1	0	1.000
7	Pacers	1	0	1.000
8	Knicks	0	1	.000	1.0
9	Nets	0	1	.000	1.0
10	Magic	0	1	.000	1.0
11	Celtics	0	1	.000	1.0
12	Bucks	0	1	.000	1.0
13	Bulls	0	1	.000	1.0
14	Heat	0	1	.000	1.0
15	Cavaliers	0	0		0.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Trail Blazers	1	0	1.000
2	Clippers	1	0	1.000
3	Rockets	1	0	1.000
4	Lakers	1	0	1.000
5	Grizzlies	1	0	1.000
6	Thunder	1	0	1.000
7	Timberwolves	1	0	1.000
8	Spurs	0	1	.000	1.0
9	Mavericks	0	1	.000	1.0
10	Jazz	0	1	.000	1.0
11	Warriors	0	1	.000	1.0
12	Kings	0	1	.000	1.0
13	Suns	0	1	.000	1.0
14	Pelicans	0	1	.000	1.0
15	Nuggets	0	0		0.5