highest ppg by a player in an nba playoffs series loss

Michael Jordan has the most points per game in a loss in a playoff game, with 63.0 per game in Game 2 of the 1986 First Round versus the Celtics.

NAMEPPGLDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
63.0
1
4/20/1986
@
53
63
5
6
3
2
22
41
53.7
0
0
19
21
90.5
62.7
1
4
4
4
2Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
57.0
1
8/17/2020
@
43
57
9
7
1
0
19
33
57.6
6
15
40.0
13
13
100.0
73.6
2
7
5
2
-11
3Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
55.0
1
6/1/2021
@
52
55
6
10
1
3
17
24
70.8
12
17
70.6
9
10
90.0
96.8
1
5
1
0
+2
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
53.0
1
5/7/2023
@
39
53
4
11
0
1
20
30
66.7
2
4
50.0
11
13
84.6
74.2
1
3
6
2
+2
5LeBron James
L. James
51.0
1
5/31/2018
@
48
51
8
8
1
1
19
32
59.4
3
7
42.9
10
11
90.9
69.2
4
4
5
2
-13
6Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
51.0
1
4/19/2017
@
41
51
10
13
4
1
17
43
39.5
2
11
18.2
15
18
83.3
50.1
2
8
4
3
+11
7Ray Allen
R. Allen
51.0
1
4/30/2009
@
59
51
5
3
3
0
18
32
56.3
9
18
50.0
6
7
85.7
72.7
2
3
3
1
+1
8Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
50.0
1
5/3/2024
@
42
50
4
4
0
1
22
36
61.1
3
9
33.3
3
6
50.0
64.7
1
3
4
4
-3
9Jamal Murray
J. Murray
50.0
1
8/23/2020
@
43
50
11
7
0
1
18
31
58.1
9
15
60.0
5
5
100.0
75.3
4
7
0
2
+5
10Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
50.0
1
5/4/2006
vs
52
50
8
5
3
0
20
35
57.1
5
8
62.5
5
6
83.3
66.4
1
7
7
4
-6
11Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
50.0
1
5/5/1989
vs
43
50
3
4
3
0
14
28
50.0
0
1
0.0
22
27
81.5
62.7
0
3
1
6
12Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
50.0
1
4/1/1970
vs
48
50
10
2
22
39
56.4
6
8
75.0
58.8
5
13Devin Booker
D. Booker
49.0
1
4/28/2024
vs
45
49
5
6
2
1
13
21
61.9
3
5
60.0
20
21
95.2
81.0
0
5
2
5
+1
14LeBron James
L. James
49.0
1
5/20/2009
vs
41
49
6
8
2
3
20
30
66.7
3
6
50.0
6
10
60.0
71.2
3
3
2
1
+7
15Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
49.0
1
5/11/1990
@
42
49
5
5
4
1
19
34
55.9
4
11
36.4
7
9
77.8
64.5
2
3
5
4
16Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
49.0
1
5/14/1987
@
53
49
25
2
2
6
19
33
57.6
0
0
11
13
84.6
63.3
11
14
2
4
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
49.0
1
4/17/1986
@
43
49
4
2
2
1
18
36
50.0
0
0
13
15
86.7
57.5
0
4
5
3
18Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
48.0
1
5/6/2025
vs
36
48
5
9
4
1
15
30
50.0
1
7
14.3
17
21
81.0
61.2
2
3
5
4
+13
19Kevin Durant
K. Durant
48.0
1
6/19/2021
vs
53
48
9
6
1
1
17
36
47.2
4
11
36.4
10
11
90.9
58.8
1
8
3
4
-4
20Steve Nash
S. Nash
48.0
1
5/15/2005
@
44
48
5
5
3
1
20
28
71.4
4
6
66.7
4
4
100.0
80.6
1
4
9
4
-8
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
48.0
1
5/1/1990
@
46
48
9
5
1
2
20
35
57.1
1
5
20.0
7
9
77.8
61.6
2
7
5
4
22Jerry West
J. West
48.0
1
4/9/1965
@
48
3
5
20
43
46.5
8
8
100.0
51.6
5
23Ja Morant
J. Morant
47.0
1
5/26/2021
@
43
47
4
7
0
0
15
26
57.7
2
7
28.6
15
20
75.0
67.5
2
2
4
3
-6
24Stephen Curry
S. Curry
47.0
1
6/5/2019
vs
43
47
8
7
2
0
14
31
45.2
6
14
42.9
13
14
92.9
63.2
2
6
3
1
-8
25Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
47.0
1
4/25/2017
@
42
47
11
9
0
0
15
34
44.1
5
18
27.8
12
17
70.6
56.7
5
6
7
5
+12

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17.9

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RPG

9.0

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APG

8.9

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DRTG

117.5

23rd

NETRTG

-3.9

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36.3

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TEAMWLPCTGB
10
34
34
.500
14.5
11
28
39
.418
20.0
12
Bulls Bulls
28
40
.412
20.5
13
17
51
.250
31.5
14
16
51
.239
32.0
Schedule
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Wed
3/18
@
8:00 PM
Thu
3/19
@
8:00 PM
Mon
3/23
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8:00 PM
Wed
3/25
@
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Fri
3/27
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
MEM Grizzlies

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107

Final

132

CHI Bulls

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
48
19
.716
2
45
23
.662
3.5
3
44
25
.638
5.0
4
41
27
.603
7.5
5
38
29
.567
10.0
6
38
29
.567
10.0
7
38
30
.559
10.5
8
37
31
.544
11.5
9
37
31
.544
11.5
10
34
34
.500
14.5
11
28
39
.418
20.0
12
28
40
.412
20.5
13
Nets Nets - e
17
51
.250
31.5
14
16
51
.239
32.0
15
15
53
.221
33.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
53
15
.779
2
50
18
.735
3.0
3
43
25
.632
10.0
4
41
26
.612
11.5
5
41
27
.603
12.0
6
41
27
.603
12.0
7
39
29
.574
14.0
8
34
34
.500
19.0
9
33
35
.485
20.0
10
33
36
.478
20.5
11
23
44
.343
29.5
12
23
46
.333
30.5
13
23
46
.333
30.5
14
20
48
.294
33.0
15
Kings Kings - e
18
51
.261
35.5

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
2/18
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117-107
Wed
2/18
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Wed
2/18
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105-112
Wed
2/18
@
105-101
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2/18
@
126-111

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/17
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7:00 PM
Tue
3/17
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/17
@
7:00 PM
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