highest plus minus for a single game in nba history playoffs

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has the highest plus/minus in a playoff game, at +51 in Game 2 of the 2025 Western Conference Semifinals against the Nuggets.

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highest plus minus by a player for a single game in NBA history playoffs
NAME+/-DATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
1Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
+51
5/7/2025
vs
30
34
4
8
0
0
11
13
84.6
1
2
50.0
11
11
100.0
95.3
2
2
2
3
2Desmond Bane
D. Bane
+46
5/11/2022
vs
24
21
1
2
1
0
6
12
50.0
4
6
66.7
5
5
100.0
73.9
0
1
0
1
3LeBron James
L. James
+46
5/19/2017
@
33
30
4
7
4
3
12
18
66.7
4
6
66.7
2
4
50.0
75.9
0
4
1
1
4Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
+46
4/30/2015
@
32
16
2
5
4
0
7
14
50.0
2
5
40.0
0
0
57.1
1
1
3
0
5Jalen Williams
J. Williams
+44
4/20/2025
vs
26
20
5
6
3
1
10
16
62.5
0
4
0.0
0
0
62.5
2
3
2
1
6Reggie Bullock Jr.
R. Bullock Jr.
+44
5/15/2022
@
32
5
3
0
1
0
1
4
25.0
1
4
25.0
2
2
100.0
51.2
0
3
2
2
7Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
+43
5/16/2024
vs
34
27
4
4
3
0
8
17
47.1
4
9
44.4
7
8
87.5
65.8
0
4
1
2
8Kevin Love
K. Love
+43
5/25/2017
@
28
15
11
3
4
1
5
13
38.5
3
7
42.9
2
2
100.0
54.0
2
9
1
2
9Jason Terry
J. Terry
+43
5/7/2005
vs
41
31
2
3
2
0
8
14
57.1
3
5
60.0
12
12
100.0
80.4
0
2
5
2
10Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
+42
4/28/2025
@
25
14
12
2
6
0
5
5
100.0
0
0
4
4
100.0
103.6
3
9
0
1
11Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
+42
5/11/2022
vs
25
21
8
3
1
2
6
10
60.0
4
6
66.7
5
6
83.3
83.1
3
5
2
3
12Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
+42
6/25/2021
vs
28
15
7
8
1
0
6
13
46.2
2
7
28.6
1
1
100.0
55.8
2
5
2
3
13Serge Ibaka
S. Ibaka
+42
5/22/2016
vs
32
14
8
0
2
2
6
13
46.2
2
5
40.0
0
0
53.8
2
6
1
4
14Shane Battier
S. Battier
+42
5/8/2013
vs
22
3
1
1
1
0
1
3
33.3
1
3
33.3
0
0
50.0
0
1
0
1
15Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
+41
5/27/2021
@
34
19
3
12
0
0
7
10
70.0
2
4
50.0
3
4
75.0
80.8
0
3
2
2
16Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
+41
5/22/2016
vs
32
30
8
12
2
0
10
19
52.6
1
5
20.0
9
11
81.8
62.9
2
6
4
3
17Derrick Rose
D. Rose
+41
4/30/2015
@
25
15
5
7
1
0
6
14
42.9
3
7
42.9
0
0
53.6
0
5
2
1
18Boris Diaw
B. Diaw
+41
5/2/2012
vs
28
11
6
4
1
0
5
6
83.3
1
2
50.0
0
0
91.7
2
4
2
2
19Kendrick Perkins
K. Perkins
+41
4/20/2010
vs
27
13
9
4
0
2
5
8
62.5
0
0
3
4
75.0
66.6
3
6
2
1
20Alex Caruso
A. Caruso
+40
5/18/2025
vs
26
11
0
3
3
0
5
7
71.4
1
3
33.3
0
0
78.6
0
0
0
3
21Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
+40
5/9/2019
vs
36
17
12
1
1
2
5
14
35.7
2
3
66.7
5
7
71.4
49.8
2
10
5
4
22Trevor Ariza
T. Ariza
+40
5/4/2018
@
28
11
3
2
1
1
4
8
50.0
2
5
40.0
1
2
50.0
61.9
0
3
0
0
23Payton Pritchard
P. Pritchard
+39
5/19/2022
@
23
10
2
2
1
0
4
8
50.0
2
6
33.3
0
0
62.5
0
2
0
2
24Tyus Jones
T. Jones
+39
5/11/2022
vs
24
21
3
9
2
1
8
12
66.7
4
7
57.1
1
1
100.0
84.4
0
3
0
1
25Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
+39
4/16/2016
vs
30
24
5
11
1
0
7
15
46.7
2
7
28.6
8
8
100.0
64.8
1
4
5
1
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Team Leaders

PPG

31.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.2

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APG

6.5

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Team Rankings

ORTG

118.4

5th

DRTG

107.3

1st

NETRTG

11.1

1st

3P%

36.1

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
49
15
.766
2
46
17
.730
2.5
3
39
23
.629
9.0
4
40
24
.625
9.0
5
39
25
.609
10.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
3/7
@
8:30 PM
Mon
3/9
@
7:30 PM
Thu
3/12
@
9:30 PM
Sun
3/15
@
1:00 PM
Tue
3/17
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
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49 - 15

103

Final

100

NYK Knicks

40 - 23

Wed 4 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
45
16
.738
2
42
21
.667
4.0
3
41
23
.641
5.5
4
39
24
.619
7.0
5
35
27
.565
10.5
6
34
28
.548
11.5
7
34
28
.548
11.5
8
35
29
.547
11.5
9
32
31
.508
14.0
10
32
32
.500
14.5
11
26
35
.426
19.0
12
26
37
.413
20.0
13
16
46
.258
29.5
14
15
47
.242
30.5
15
15
48
.238
31.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
49
15
.766
2
Spurs Spurs - x
46
17
.730
2.5
3
39
23
.629
9.0
4
40
24
.625
9.0
5
39
25
.609
10.0
6
38
25
.603
10.5
7
36
27
.571
12.5
8
32
30
.516
16.0
9
30
32
.484
18.0
10
30
34
.469
19.0
11
23
38
.377
24.5
12
21
42
.333
27.5
13
20
45
.308
29.5
14
19
44
.302
29.5
15
14
50
.219
35.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
2/2
@
131-122
Mon
2/2
@
121-124
Mon
2/2
@
132-101
Mon
2/2
@
127-115
Mon
2/2
@
125-109

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
3/7
@
8:00 PM
Sat
3/7
@
8:00 PM
Sat
3/7
@
8:30 PM
Sun
3/8
@
1:00 PM
Sun
3/8
@
3:30 PM