highest plus minus in a nba game ever in the 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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  • Data note: Plus/Minus: player game data complete from 1996-97 · postseason
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
10OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
+42
4/30/2026
@
27
29
7
2
4
1
11
14
78.6
4
6
66.7
3
5
60.0
89.5
0
7
0
0
11Jarrett 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
12Jaren 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
13Khris 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
14Serge 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
15Shane 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
16Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
+41
4/30/2026
@
29
17
2
8
2
0
6
12
50.0
1
6
16.7
4
4
100.0
61.8
0
2
0
2
17Jrue 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
18Russell 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
19Derrick 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
20Boris 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
21Kendrick 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
22Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
+40
4/30/2026
@
27
24
5
3
0
1
10
12
83.3
2
2
100.0
2
2
100.0
93.2
1
4
0
2
23Alex 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
24Joel 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
25Trevor 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

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PPG

29.9

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RPG

10.1

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APG

4.9

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Team Rankings

ORTG

113.6

16th

DRTG

105.5

1st

NETRTG

8.1

7th

3P%

34.9

15th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
10
2
.833
2
9
2
.818
0.5
3
Thunder Thunder
8
2
.800
1.0
4
8
3
.727
1.5
5
8
3
.727
1.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/10
@
11:00 PM
Wed
11/11
@
10:00 PM
Fri
11/13
@
10:30 PM
Sun
11/15
@
9:00 PM
Wed
11/18
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
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4 - 6

75

Final

114

OKC Thunder

8 - 2

Sat 7 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
9
2
.818
2
8
2
.800
0.5
3
7
3
.700
1.5
4
7
5
.583
2.5
5
5
4
.556
3.0
6
5
5
.500
3.5
7
5
6
.455
4.0
8
4
6
.400
4.5
9
4
7
.364
5.0
10
4
7
.364
5.0
11
3
8
.273
6.0
12
2
7
.222
6.0
13
2
8
.200
6.5
14
1
8
.111
7.0
15
1
9
.100
7.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
10
2
.833
2
9
2
.818
0.5
3
8
2
.800
1.0
4
8
3
.727
1.5
5
8
3
.727
1.5
6
8
3
.727
1.5
7
7
3
.700
2.0
8
6
3
.667
2.5
9
7
4
.636
2.5
10
5
4
.556
3.5
11
4
7
.364
5.5
12
3
6
.333
5.5
13
2
7
.222
6.5
14
1
9
.100
8.0
15
1
9
.100
8.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
@
113-121
Tue
10/20
@
106-100
Tue
10/20
@
116-104
Wed
10/21
@
132-125
Wed
10/21
@
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/10
@
7:30 PM
Tue
11/10
@
8:00 PM
Tue
11/10
@
9:00 PM
Tue
11/10
@
9:00 PM
Tue
11/10
@
10:00 PM