highest total points in playoffs since 1980

Since 1979-80, LeBron James has posted the most points in the playoffs, with 8,289 points.

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highest total points by a player in playoffs since 1980

	NAME	PTS	GP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	LeBron James L. James	8,289	292	12,062	2,628	2,095	493	284	2,971	5,984	49.6	480	1,443	33.3	1,867	2,519	74.1	58.4	442	2,186	1,047	663	+1270	41.3	28.4	9.0	7.2	1.7	1.0	3.6
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	5,987	179	7,474	1,152	1,022	376	158	2,188	4,497	48.7	148	446	33.2	1,463	1,766	82.8	56.8	305	847	546	541	+294	41.8	33.4	6.4	5.7	2.1	0.9	3.1
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	5,640	220	8,641	1,119	1,040	310	144	2,014	4,499	44.8	292	882	33.1	1,320	1,617	81.6	54.1	230	889	647	660	+555	39.3	25.6	5.1	4.7	1.4	0.7	2.9
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	5,250	216	8,098	2,508	582	117	459	2,041	3,627	56.3	0	0		1,168	2,317	50.4	56.5	866	1,642	649	769	+638	37.5	24.3	11.6	2.7	0.5	2.1	3.0
5	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	5,172	251	9,370	2,859	764	168	568	1,975	3,939	50.1	5	35	14.3	1,217	1,766	68.9	54.8	778	2,081	633	701	+1090	37.3	20.6	11.4	3.0	0.7	2.3	2.5
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	4,985	170	6,893	1,327	709	172	204	1,684	3,528	47.7	366	1,029	35.6	1,251	1,441	86.8	59.9	129	1,198	550	427	+643	40.5	29.3	7.8	4.2	1.0	1.2	3.2
7	Karl Malone K. Malone	4,761	193	7,907	2,062	610	258	135	1,743	3,768	46.3	6	37	16.2	1,269	1,725	73.6	52.6	502	1,560	550	662	+123	41.0	24.7	10.7	3.2	1.3	0.7	2.8
8	Stephen Curry S. Curry	4,147	155	5,772	828	953	231	50	1,388	3,056	45.4	650	1,637	39.7	721	811	88.9	60.8	113	715	516	388	+971	37.2	26.8	5.3	6.1	1.5	0.3	3.3
9	Tony Parker T. Parker	4,045	226	7,758	666	1,143	198	19	1,613	3,501	46.1	119	385	30.9	700	958	73.1	51.6	108	558	594	429	+581	34.3	17.9	2.9	5.1	0.9	0.1	2.6
10	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	3,954	177	6,697	928	870	273	175	1,450	3,062	47.4	103	305	33.8	951	1,220	78.0	54.9	234	694	583	467	+432	37.8	22.3	5.2	4.9	1.5	1.0	3.3
11	Larry Bird L. Bird	3,897	164	6,886	1,683	1,062	296	145	1,458	3,090	47.2	80	249	32.1	901	1,012	89.0	55.1	360	1,323	506	466		42.0	23.8	10.3	6.5	1.8	0.9	3.1
12	James Harden J. Harden	3,895	173	6,268	948	1,125	282	98	1,173	2,760	42.5	434	1,275	34.0	1,115	1,283	86.9	58.6	126	822	590	512	+246	36.2	22.5	5.5	6.5	1.6	0.6	3.4
13	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	3,755	145	5,749	1,621	458	245	472	1,504	2,847	52.8	4	18	22.2	743	1,034	71.9	56.9	471	1,150	424	562	-29	39.6	25.9	11.2	3.2	1.7	3.3	2.9
14	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	3,701	190	7,538	1,465	2,346	358	64	1,291	2,552	50.6	51	212	24.1	1,068	1,274	83.8	59.5	349	1,116	696	524		39.7	19.5	7.7	12.3	1.9	0.3	3.7
15	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	3,663	145	5,895	1,446	360	149	129	1,220	2,642	46.2	149	408	36.5	1,074	1,204	89.2	57.7	212	1,234	328	407	+48	40.7	25.3	10.0	2.5	1.0	0.9	2.3
16	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	3,642	208	8,105	1,583	1,048	395	185	1,335	3,009	44.4	200	660	30.3	772	1,067	72.4	52.4	466	1,117	602	686	+232	39.0	17.5	7.6	5.0	1.9	0.9	2.9
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	3,380	158	5,327	1,188	446	140	354	1,370	2,557	53.6	0	4	0.0	640	846	75.7	57.7	355	833	404	543		33.7	21.4	7.5	2.8	0.9	2.2	2.6
18	Kevin McHale K. McHale	3,182	169	5,716	1,253	274	65	281	1,204	2,145	56.1	8	21	38.1	766	972	78.8	61.8	456	797	326	571		33.8	18.8	7.4	1.6	0.4	1.7	1.9
19	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	3,180	170	6,229	985	579	204	105	1,022	2,415	42.3	276	777	35.5	860	1,036	83.0	55.4	125	860	476	547	+160	36.6	18.7	5.8	3.4	1.2	0.6	2.8
20	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	3,133	146	5,193	1,142	432	256	99	1,120	2,185	51.3	249	624	39.9	644	766	84.1	62.1	262	880	278	323	+643	35.6	21.5	7.8	3.0	1.8	0.7	1.9
21	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	3,054	218	6,075	874	827	292	61	956	2,209	43.3	324	905	35.8	818	1,001	81.7	57.6	155	719	481	588	+951	27.9	14.0	4.0	3.8	1.3	0.3	2.2
22	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	3,035	135	4,787	905	955	223	42	1,056	2,609	40.5	187	625	29.9	736	898	82.0	50.5	241	664	501	391	+6	35.5	22.5	6.7	7.1	1.7	0.3	3.7
23	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	3,032	158	5,830	626	351	150	85	1,126	2,585	43.6	501	1,237	40.5	279	330	84.5	55.5	79	547	274	411	+615	36.9	19.2	4.0	2.2	0.9	0.5	1.7
24	James Worthy J. Worthy	3,022	143	5,297	747	463	177	96	1,267	2,329	54.4	14	67	20.9	474	652	72.7	57.8	257	490	298	352		37.0	21.1	5.2	3.2	1.2	0.7	2.1
25	Chris Paul C. Paul	2,981	149	5,442	730	1,233	287	31	1,106	2,287	48.4	244	654	37.3	525	615	85.4	58.3	106	624	377	437	+130	36.5	20.0	4.9	8.3	1.9	0.2	2.5