highest points in a single elimination game nba playoffs

Jamal Murray has the most points in elimination games, with 215 points in 2019-20.

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highest points by a player in a single elimination game NBA playoffs

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	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	Jamal Murray J. Murray	215	2019-20	DEN	7	42.0	30.7	5.1	6.1	0.9	0.0	11.6	21.7	53.3	3.7	7.4	50.0	3.9	4.3	90.0	65.1	1.1	4.0	2.7	294	36	43	6	0	19	16	+56
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	175	2019-20	DEN	7	38.2	25.0	11.6	6.7	1.4	1.0	9.6	17.9	53.6	2.7	5.9	46.3	3.1	3.6	88.0	64.3	1.9	9.7	3.3	268	81	47	10	7	23	27	+61
3	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	175	1992-93	PHX	6	43.3	29.2	13.8	4.2	1.3	1.2	9.8	20.5	48.0	0.5	1.8	27.3	9.0	11.0	81.8	57.6	4.5	9.3	1.2	260	83	25	8	7	7	14
4	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	169	2022-23	BOS	6	42.2	28.2	10.7	6.3	1.5	1.0	9.5	20.3	46.7	2.7	8.0	33.3	6.5	7.7	84.8	59.4	1.2	9.5	3.0	253	64	38	9	6	18	11	+66
5	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	163	1994-95	HOU	5	43.2	32.6	10.6	4.8	0.6	1.8	12.2	22.4	54.5	0.0	0.2	0.0	8.2	11.8	69.5	59.1	1.8	8.8	3.4	216	53	24	3	9	17	22
6	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	156	2000-01	DAL	5	41.8	31.2	9.8	1.6	1.6	0.4	9.4	18.2	51.6	1.8	4.6	39.1	10.6	11.8	89.8	66.7	2.2	7.6	1.4	209	49	8	8	2	7	18	+32
7	Jerry West J. West	151	1969-70	LAL	5	44.8	30.2	4.2	11.2			11.4	23.2	49.1				7.4	9.6	77.1	55.1				224	21	56				15
8	LeBron James L. James	149	2017-18	CLE	4	44.5	37.3	10.3	8.3	1.8	1.0	13.0	23.8	54.7	2.5	4.8	52.6	8.8	12.0	72.9	64.2	1.5	8.8	5.3	178	41	33	7	4	21	15	0
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	144	1969-70	LAL	5	46.2	28.8	23.6	5.4			11.4	18.4	62.0				6.0	14.6	41.1	58.0				231	118	27				9
10	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	142	1978-79	WAS	5	43.8	28.4	16.0	1.6		3.8	11.4	23.4	48.7				5.6	8.8	63.6	52.1			2.6	219	80	8		19	13	18
11	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	140	1962-63	CIN	4		35.0	12.3	11.0			10.8	24.0	44.8				13.5	15.8	85.7	56.6					49	44				13
12	James Harden J. Harden	139	2014-15	HOU	5	39.9	27.8	7.0	6.2	2.0	0.6	7.2	18.6	38.7	2.4	7.0	34.3	11.0	12.6	87.3	57.6	1.2	5.8	5.6	200	35	31	10	3	28	14	+31
13	Sleepy Floyd S. Floyd	139	1986-87	GSW	5	41.8	27.8	3.0	10.8	2.4	0.2	10.2	18.0	56.7	1.2	3.0	40.0	6.2	6.4	96.9	66.8	0.6	2.4	3.8	209	15	54	12	1	19	8
14	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	138	1983-84	UTA	4	41.3	34.5	7.8	5.0	1.0	0.3	11.8	21.8	54.0	0.0	0.0		11.0	11.8	93.6	64.1	3.0	4.8	5.0	165	31	20	4	1	20	15
15	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	137	1996-97	MIA	6	44.0	22.8	3.8	7.3	1.8	0.0	7.3	18.7	39.3	3.5	9.5	36.8	4.7	5.7	82.4	54.0	0.2	3.7	2.5	264	23	44	11	0	15	13	+52
16	Jerry West J. West	134	1965-66	LAL	4	46.3	33.5	5.8	5.3			12.0	24.8	48.5				9.5	10.8	88.4	56.8				185	23	21				16
17	Karl Malone K. Malone	130	1997-98	UTA	4	41.0	32.5	12.0	4.3	1.0	1.3	12.8	22.5	56.7	0.0	0.3	0.0	7.0	8.5	82.4	61.9	3.8	8.3	2.8	164	48	17	4	5	11	12	+33
18	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	130	1989-90	NYK	4	43.3	32.5	13.5	4.5	2.3	2.3	13.3	26.8	49.5	0.3	0.3	100.0	5.8	7.3	79.3	54.3	2.3	11.3	2.5	173	54	18	9	9	10	16
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	129	1959-60	PHI	3	47.0	43.0	27.0	1.3			18.0	34.0	52.9				7.0	15.3	45.7	52.8				141	81	4				7
20	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	126	2021-22	DAL	4	35.8	31.5	11.0	6.8	2.3	0.5	10.8	24.8	43.4	3.5	10.8	32.6	6.5	9.0	72.2	54.9	0.8	10.3	2.5	143	44	27	9	2	10	12	+53
21	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	125	2022-23	BOS	6	39.3	20.8	6.0	3.3	1.7	0.7	8.0	17.5	45.7	1.5	5.3	28.1	3.3	4.3	76.9	53.7	1.3	4.7	3.5	236	36	20	10	4	21	20	+48
22	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	125	1994-95	HOU	5	39.2	25.0	7.4	4.0	1.0	0.8	7.8	15.0	52.0	2.0	5.0	40.0	7.4	9.8	75.5	64.7	1.6	5.8	1.6	196	37	20	5	4	8	14
23	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	123	1992-93	PHX	6	41.5	20.5	2.7	8.5	1.7	0.7	7.0	14.7	47.7	0.0	0.0		6.5	7.5	86.7	57.1	0.5	2.2	3.8	249	16	51	10	4	23	18
24	Paul George P. George	120	2013-14	IND	4	42.1	30.0	8.3	2.5	2.8	0.3	10.3	21.8	47.1	3.0	9.5	31.6	6.5	7.8	83.9	59.6	0.3	8.0	2.5	168	33	10	11	1	10	13	+11
25	Bob Dandridge B. Dandridge	120	1978-79	WAS	5	39.8	24.0	7.4	6.8		0.6	9.8	20.8	47.1				4.4	5.8	75.9	51.4			3.6	199	37	34		3	18	23

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.0

Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

APG

10.9

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.3

1st

DRTG

117.5

21st

NETRTG

4.8

8th

3P%

39.5

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	63	16	.797
2	Spurs	60	19	.759	3.0
3	Nuggets	51	28	.646	12.0
4	Lakers	50	29	.633	13.0
5	Rockets	50	29	.633	13.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 4/8	MEM	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Fri 4/10	OKC	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sun 4/12	DEN	@	SAS	8:30 PM

Last Game

Trail Blazers

40 - 39

132

Final

137

Nuggets

51 - 28

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.4

Duren

67.4

Ayton

67.1

Allen

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.3

120.7

119.9

119.6

119.4

119.3

DRtg Rankings

107.1

109.6

111.1

112.6

112.9

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

12.0

8.4

8.1

7.8

6.6

5.1

Tank Leaderboard

17-62

18-61

20-59

21-59

25-54

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,950.4

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,412

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,205

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,617.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.2

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-30

47-32

46-32-1

45-35

45-34

44-35

Worst Record ATS

32-47

33-46

34-46

34-45

34-44-1

35-44

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	57	22	.722
2	Celtics - x	54	25	.684	3.0
3	Knicks - x	51	28	.646	6.0
4	Cavaliers - x	50	29	.633	7.0
5	Hawks	45	34	.570	12.0
6	Raptors	44	35	.557	13.0
7	76ers	43	36	.544	14.0
8	Magic	43	36	.544	14.0
9	Hornets	43	37	.538	14.5
10	Heat	41	38	.519	16.0
11	Bucks - e	31	48	.392	26.0
12	Bulls - e	30	49	.380	27.0
13	Nets - e	20	59	.253	37.0
14	Pacers - e	18	61	.228	39.0
15	Wizards - e	17	62	.215	40.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	63	16	.797
2	Spurs - x	60	19	.759	3.0
3	Nuggets - x	51	28	.646	12.0
4	Lakers - x	50	29	.633	13.0
5	Rockets - x	50	29	.633	13.0
6	Timberwolves - x	47	32	.595	16.0
7	Suns	43	36	.544	20.0
8	Clippers	41	38	.519	22.0
9	Trail Blazers	40	39	.506	23.0
10	Warriors	37	42	.468	26.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	54	.325	37.5
12	Grizzlies - e	25	54	.316	38.0
13	Mavericks - e	25	54	.316	38.0
14	Kings - e	21	59	.263	42.5
15	Jazz - e	21	59	.263	42.5