highest single elimination game points scored in nba history

LeBron James has the most career points in elimination games, with 959 points.

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highest single elimination game points by a player scored in NBA history

	NAME	PTS	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	LeBron James L. James	959	29	44.5	33.1	10.3	7.5	1.8	0.9	11.9	24.0	49.5	2.1	5.9	35.7	7.2	10.0	72.0	58.2	1.9	8.4	3.9	1,289	299	217	52	27	112	66	+54
2	Karl Malone K. Malone	863	34	41.6	25.4	10.2	3.4	1.4	0.8	9.6	20.5	47.1	0.0	0.1	20.0	6.1	8.9	68.2	52.0	2.6	7.6	2.6	1,413	348	114	46	26	88	122	+29
3	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	767	32	39.8	24.0	11.5	3.0	1.5	2.9	9.8	18.6	52.5	0.0	0.2	0.0	4.5	6.5	69.1	56.0	3.0	8.5	2.8	1,275	368	95	49	94	89	123	-19
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	715	23	47.2	31.1	25.7	3.5			12.5	22.9	54.6				6.1	13.4	45.8	54.0				1,085	590	80				64
5	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	712	26	41.8	27.4	10.7	2.5	0.9	1.0	9.3	19.5	47.8	1.2	3.4	36.0	7.5	8.3	90.3	59.2	1.7	9.0	1.8	1,088	279	65	24	27	46	82	+5
6	Jerry West J. West	704	24		29.3	6.4				11.2	22.3	50.2				7.0	8.8	79.6	56.2					154					68
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	667	24		27.8	13.3				10.5	24.6	42.5				6.9	8.2	83.8	49.3					319					78
8	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	655	28	39.9	23.4	13.0	2.4	0.9	2.1	9.0	18.6	48.3	0.1	0.2	33.3	5.3	7.2	73.8	53.6	3.1	9.8	2.6	1,116	363	68	26	58	72	102	-45
9	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	590	26	41.6	22.7	13.8	4.2	1.5	0.9	7.9	15.4	51.3	0.5	1.8	26.1	6.5	8.8	73.4	58.9	4.2	9.6	2.8	1,082	359	108	38	23	74	86	-3
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	583	23	41.4	25.3	12.2	3.8	1.1	2.4	10.5	20.3	51.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.4	6.0	73.7	55.2	3.3	8.3	3.8	953	281	87	22	48	61	93
11	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	581	27		21.5					7.0						7.6	9.5	80.1											99
12	James Harden J. Harden	575	26	39.0	22.1	5.4	6.5	2.2	0.8	6.6	15.8	41.7	2.4	7.5	31.6	6.5	7.7	84.5	57.5	0.9	4.5	4.3	1,013	141	170	58	20	111	62	-96
13	Reggie Miller R. Miller	563	25	38.0	22.5	3.1	2.2	1.1	0.3	7.7	15.9	48.2	2.3	5.9	39.5	4.8	5.5	87.7	61.4	0.5	2.6	1.6	949	77	56	27	8	41	55	+28
14	Larry Bird L. Bird	560	24	42.8	23.3	10.7	6.1	1.8	1.1	8.8	19.8	44.2	0.3	1.3	22.6	5.5	6.1	90.5	51.9			3.2	1,027	256	147	42	26	76	64
15	Gary Payton G. Payton	558	32	39.8	17.4	4.9	6.9	1.7	0.2	6.6	15.2	43.2	1.1	3.2	34.0	3.2	4.3	74.1	51.0	1.3	3.7	2.2	1,272	158	222	54	7	70	98	+10
16	Julius Erving J. Erving	533	23	38.7	23.2	6.1	4.5			9.3	19.1	48.5	0.1	0.5	12.5	4.6	5.7	80.3	53.6			3.2	891	141	103			67	64
17	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	519	26	38.7	20.0	7.1	5.3	1.8	0.8	6.8	15.9	42.9	0.9	3.0	30.8	5.4	6.9	78.3	52.7	2.2	4.9	2.8	1,005	185	137	46	22	74	93	-12
18	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	505	27	39.1	18.7	5.1	5.6	1.3	0.9	7.0	16.1	43.2	0.3	0.9	30.0	4.6	5.5	83.1	50.5			2.9	1,056	138	152	36	23	78	90
19	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	484	18		26.9					9.1	21.2	42.8				8.8	11.8	74.2	51.0										68
20	Moses Malone M. Malone	483	23	41.0	21.0	14.9	2.0		1.8	7.3	15.8	46.4	0.1	0.1	50.0	6.3	8.0	77.8	54.2				943	342	45		41		63
21	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	482	21		23.0	13.0	2.2			9.6	20.7	46.3	0.0	0.0		3.8	6.1	62.5	49.2					273	47				81
22	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	480	21	36.7	22.9	8.2	7.6	1.7	0.3	7.6	20.4	37.1	1.7	5.7	29.4	6.0	7.4	81.4	48.2	2.3	5.9	3.9	770	172	159	36	6	81	64	-45
23	Kevin Durant K. Durant	479	16	42.0	29.9	7.9	3.7	0.6	1.6	9.9	21.5	46.2	2.5	6.2	40.4	7.6	9.0	84.0	58.8	1.1	6.8	3.3	672	126	59	10	25	53	44	+27
24	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	469	21	39.2	22.3	11.5	2.8	0.8	2.0	8.3	17.2	48.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	5.8	8.0	72.5	54.0	3.2	8.3	2.7	823	241	58	17	43	56	68	-2
25	Sam Jones S. Jones	465	18		25.8	4.7				10.8	21.3	50.9				4.2	5.4	76.5	54.6					84					59

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27.8

Mitchell

RPG

8.9

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APG

5.7

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Team Rankings

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119.3

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DRTG

115.0

15th

NETRTG

4.3

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3P%

36.0

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	53	25	.679	3.5
3	Knicks	51	28	.646	6.0
4	Cavaliers	50	29	.633	7.0
5	Hawks	45	34	.570	12.0
6	Raptors	43	35	.551	13.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 4/8	ATL	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Fri 4/10	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Sun 4/12	WAS	@	CLE	6:00 PM

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Final

126

Grizzlies

25 - 54

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.4

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

67.6

Ayton

67.1

Allen

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.3

120.7

119.9

119.7

119.4

119.3

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.6

111.1

112.6

113.1

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

8.4

8.0

7.8

6.6

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

17-61

18-60

19-59

21-58

25-54

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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

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-29

46-31-1

46-32

44-34

45-34

44-35

Worst Record ATS

32-47

33-46

33-45

34-44

34-43-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	57	22	.722
2	Celtics - x	53	25	.679	3.5
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	43	35	.551	13.5
7	76ers	43	36	.544	14.0
8	Hornets	43	36	.544	14.0
9	Magic	43	36	.544	14.0
10	Heat	41	37	.526	15.5
11	Bucks - e	31	47	.397	25.5
12	Bulls - e	29	49	.372	27.5
13	Nets - e	19	59	.244	37.5
14	Pacers - e	18	60	.231	38.5
15	Wizards - e	17	61	.218	39.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	62	16	.795
2	Spurs - x	60	19	.759	2.5
3	Nuggets - x	51	28	.646	11.5
4	Lakers - x	50	28	.641	12.0
5	Rockets - x	49	29	.628	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	32	.590	16.0
7	Suns	43	35	.551	19.0
8	Clippers	40	38	.513	22.0
9	Trail Blazers	40	39	.506	22.5
10	Warriors	36	42	.462	26.0
11	Mavericks - e	25	53	.321	37.0
12	Pelicans - e	25	54	.316	37.5
13	Grizzlies - e	25	54	.316	37.5
14	Kings - e	21	58	.266	41.5
15	Jazz - e	21	58	.266	41.5