highest plus minus in a playoff game in the 2020s by a player

Between the 2019-20 and 2028-29 seasons, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the highest plus/minus in a playoff game, at +51 in Game 2 of the 2025 Western Conference Semifinals versus the Nuggets.

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
3Jalen 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
4Reggie 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
5Anthony 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
6OG 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
7Jarrett 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
8Jaren 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
9Khris 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
10Jalen 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
11Jrue 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
12Mikal 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
13Alex 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
14Payton 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
15Tyus 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
16Julius Randle
J. Randle
+38
5/24/2025
vs
30
24
4
3
0
0
9
15
60.0
2
5
40.0
4
4
100.0
71.6
0
4
0
4
17Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
+38
5/18/2025
vs
29
7
3
5
2
0
3
10
30.0
1
6
16.7
0
0
35.0
1
2
1
1
18Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
+38
5/9/2025
@
31
19
12
2
0
2
6
11
54.5
0
0
7
8
87.5
65.4
4
8
3
2
19Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
+38
5/9/2024
@
39
29
7
8
0
0
10
19
52.6
5
7
71.4
4
6
66.7
67.0
0
7
1
2
20Dillon Brooks
D. Brooks
+38
5/11/2022
vs
24
12
4
4
1
0
5
13
38.5
1
4
25.0
1
2
50.0
43.2
1
3
0
2
21James Harden
J. Harden
+38
4/28/2022
@
42
22
6
15
0
0
7
12
58.3
2
5
40.0
6
6
100.0
75.1
0
6
3
3
22Miles McBride
M. McBride
+37
4/20/2024
vs
28
21
3
4
1
0
7
12
58.3
5
7
71.4
2
2
100.0
81.5
0
3
0
3
23Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
+37
5/23/2022
vs
34
31
8
5
0
2
8
16
50.0
1
7
14.3
14
16
87.5
67.3
1
7
3
2
24Grant Williams
G. Williams
+37
5/19/2022
@
32
19
4
0
1
0
5
7
71.4
2
2
100.0
7
8
87.5
90.3
1
3
0
5
25Dorian Finney-Smith
D. Finney-Smith
+37
5/15/2022
@
30
5
5
4
2
0
1
4
25.0
1
3
33.3
2
2
100.0
51.2
0
5
1
4
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64
18
.780
2
62
20
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.659
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4
53
29
.646
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52
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
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2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
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46
36
.561
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45
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9
44
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43
39
.524
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11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
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31
51
.378
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20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
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WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
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45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
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25
57
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22
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102-112
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Sat
6/13
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