highest single game scoring performances in nba playoffs history

LeBron James has scored the most career points in the playoffs, with 8,521 points.

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highest single game scoring by a player performances in NBA playoffs 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	8,521	302	41.2	28.2	8.9	7.2	1.7	1.0	10.1	20.4	49.5	1.6	5.0	33.2	6.3	8.5	74.1	58.3	1.5	7.4	3.6	12,446	2,695	2,168	506	287	1,085	679	+1234
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	5,987	179	41.8	33.4	6.4	5.7	2.1	0.9	12.2	25.1	48.7	0.8	2.5	33.2	8.2	9.9	82.8	56.8	1.7	4.7	3.1	7,474	1,152	1,022	376	158	546	541	+294
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	5,762	237	37.3	24.3	10.5	3.2			9.9	18.7	53.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4	6.0	74.0	57.1				8,851	2,481	767				798
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	5,640	218	39.6	25.9	5.1	4.8	1.4	0.7	9.2	20.6	44.8	1.3	4.0	33.1	6.1	7.4	81.6	54.1	1.1	4.1	3.0	8,632	1,119	1,040	310	144	647	660	+556
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	5,250	215	37.7	24.4	11.7	2.7	0.5	2.1	9.5	16.9	56.3	0.0	0.0		5.4	10.8	50.4	56.5	4.0	7.6	3.0	8,095	2,508	582	117	459	649	767	+640
6	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	5,172	250	37.4	20.7	11.4	3.1	0.7	2.3	7.9	15.8	50.1	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.9	7.1	68.9	54.8	3.1	8.3	2.5	9,358	2,856	764	168	568	633	697	+1095
7	Kevin Durant K. Durant	5,008	171	40.5	29.3	7.8	4.2	1.0	1.2	9.9	20.7	47.8	2.1	6.0	35.5	7.4	8.5	86.8	59.9	0.8	7.0	3.3	6,933	1,333	713	173	205	559	431	+641
8	Karl Malone K. Malone	4,761	193	41.0	24.7	10.7	3.2	1.3	0.7	9.0	19.5	46.3	0.0	0.2	16.2	6.6	8.9	73.6	52.6	2.6	8.1	2.8	7,907	2,062	610	258	135	550	662	+123
9	Jerry West J. West	4,457	152		29.3			0.0	0.0	10.7						8.0	9.9	80.5		0.0	2.0					0	0		451
10	James Harden J. Harden	4,240	188	36.8	22.6	5.5	6.5	1.7	0.6	6.8	16.0	42.4	2.5	7.4	33.8	6.5	7.5	86.6	58.5	0.7	4.8	3.6	6,911	1,038	1,223	313	110	673	554	+272
11	Stephen Curry S. Curry	4,147	155	37.2	26.8	5.3	6.1	1.5	0.3	9.0	19.7	45.4	4.2	10.6	39.7	4.7	5.2	88.9	60.8	0.7	4.6	3.3	5,772	828	953	231	50	516	388	+971
12	Tony Parker T. Parker	4,045	223	34.6	18.1	3.0	5.1	0.9	0.1	7.2	15.7	46.2	0.5	1.7	31.0	3.1	4.3	73.1	51.7	0.5	2.5	2.7	7,717	662	1,142	197	18	591	426	+594
13	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	3,954	177	37.8	22.3	5.2	4.9	1.5	1.0	8.2	17.3	47.4	0.6	1.7	33.8	5.4	6.9	78.0	54.9	1.3	3.9	3.3	6,697	928	870	273	175	583	467	+432
14	Larry Bird L. Bird	3,897	164	42.0	23.8	10.3	6.5			8.9	18.8	47.2	0.5	1.5	32.1	5.5	6.2	88.9	55.1				6,886	1,683	1,062				466
15	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	3,776	171		22.1	6.9				8.5	19.5	43.6				5.1	6.1	83.6	49.8					1,186					527
16	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	3,755	144	39.8	26.1	11.3	3.2	1.7	3.3	10.4	19.8	52.9	0.0	0.1	22.2	5.2	7.2	71.9	56.9	3.3	8.0	2.9	5,734	1,620	457	243	471	424	561	-30
17	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	3,701	189	39.9	19.6	7.8	12.4	1.9	0.3	6.8	13.5	50.6	0.3	1.1	24.1	5.7	6.7	83.8	59.5			3.7	7,533	1,465	2,345	358	64	696	524
18	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	3,663	145	40.6	25.3	10.0	2.5	1.0	0.9	8.4	18.2	46.2	1.0	2.8	36.5	7.4	8.3	89.2	57.7	1.5	8.5	2.3	5,893	1,446	360	149	129	328	407	+48
19	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	3,642	206	39.2	17.7	7.7	5.1	1.9	0.9	6.5	14.6	44.4	1.0	3.2	30.3	3.7	5.2	72.4	52.4	2.3	5.4	2.9	8,085	1,581	1,046	394	184	600	682	+232
20	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	3,623	132		27.4					10.5						6.4	8.3	77.1											435
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3,607	160	47.3	22.5	24.5	4.2			8.9	17.0	52.3				4.7	10.1	46.6	52.4				7,565	3,913	673				412
22	Kevin McHale K. McHale	3,182	169	33.8	18.8	7.4	1.6			7.1	12.7	56.1	0.0	0.1	38.1	4.5	5.8	78.8	61.8				5,716	1,253	274				571
23	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	3,180	165	37.4	19.3	5.9	3.5	1.2	0.6	6.2	14.6	42.5	1.7	4.7	35.8	5.2	6.3	83.0	55.5	0.8	5.2	2.9	6,173	977	577	202	105	475	542	+166
24	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	3,133	146	35.6	21.5	7.8	3.0	1.8	0.7	7.7	15.0	51.3	1.7	4.3	39.9	4.4	5.2	84.1	62.1	1.8	6.0	1.9	5,195	1,142	432	256	99	278	323	+643
25	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	3,116	179	39.0	17.4	4.4	5.6			6.5	14.9	43.9	0.2	0.8	23.6	4.2	5.3	80.2	50.7				6,982	781	1,004				574

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Mitchell

RPG

8.1

Mobley

APG

5.5

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

Cavaliers

0 - 4

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

28.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

26.9

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.1

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

8.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.7

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

124.5

121.8

115.9

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.4

106.5

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.5

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.1

11.2

9.4

3.0

1.7

-1.7

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

771.2

Wembanyama

691

Mobley

685.9

Mitchell

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

758

Wembanyama

714.8

Mitchell

686.3

Mobley

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.60

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.58

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

57-41

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

54-42

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0