highest plus minus nba single game nba 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 NBA single game NBA 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
StatMuse has game-level data for +/- going back to the 1997 playoffs.

More Thunder Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

10.4

Hartenstein

Isaiah Hartenstein

APG

6.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.7

5th

DRTG

106.8

1st

NETRTG

12.9

1st

3P%

35.8

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
35
8
.814
2
29
13
.690
5.5
3
29
14
.674
6.0
4
27
16
.628
8.0
5
25
15
.625
8.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
1/19
@
2:30 PM
Wed
1/21
@
9:30 PM
Fri
1/23
@
8:00 PM
Sun
1/25
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/27
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

35 - 8

120

Final

122

MIA Heat

22 - 20

Sat 17 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
30
10
.750
2
26
15
.634
4.5
3
25
17
.595
6.0
4
25
19
.568
7.0
5
24
19
.558
7.5
6
22
18
.550
8.0
7
23
19
.548
8.0
8
22
20
.524
9.0
9
20
22
.476
11.0
10
20
24
.455
12.0
11
17
24
.415
13.5
12
16
27
.372
15.5
13
12
28
.300
18.0
14
10
31
.244
20.5
15
10
33
.233
21.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
35
8
.814
2
29
13
.690
5.5
3
29
14
.674
6.0
4
27
16
.628
8.0
5
25
15
.625
8.5
6
25
16
.610
9.0
7
25
17
.595
9.5
8
24
19
.558
11.0
9
22
22
.500
13.5
10
18
23
.439
16.0
11
18
23
.439
16.0
12
17
26
.395
18.0
13
14
28
.333
20.5
14
12
31
.279
23.0
15
10
35
.222
26.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
12/22
@
126-123
Mon
12/22
@
118-141
Mon
12/22
@
112-91
Mon
12/22
@
130-131
Mon
12/22
@
104-115

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
1/19
@
1:00 PM
Mon
1/19
@
2:30 PM
Mon
1/19
@
3:00 PM
Mon
1/19
@
5:00 PM
Mon
1/19
@
5:00 PM