last nba player with 40 points in an nba playoff game

Victor Wembanyama dropped 41 points in Game 1 of the 2026 Western Conference Finals against the Thunder on May 18.

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last NBA player with 40 or more points in an NBA playoff game
NAMEDATEPTSTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
5/18/2026
41
@
49
24
3
1
3
14
25
56.0
1
2
50.0
12
13
92.3
66.7
9
15
3
4
+16
2Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
5/11/2026
43
vs
37
5
2
1
0
13
26
50.0
4
12
33.3
13
15
86.7
66.0
1
4
1
1
+28
3Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
4/29/2026
45
vs
44
4
5
1
0
13
23
56.5
5
8
62.5
14
14
100.0
77.2
3
1
6
3
+3
4Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
4/29/2026
45
@
41
9
7
2
0
17
31
54.8
6
11
54.5
5
12
41.7
62.0
2
7
6
2
0
5Ayo Dosunmu
A. Dosunmu
4/25/2026
43
vs
42
4
1
0
1
13
17
76.5
5
5
100.0
12
12
100.0
96.5
2
2
1
4
+10
6Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
4/25/2026
42
@
38
4
8
1
0
15
18
83.3
1
3
33.3
11
12
91.7
90.2
1
3
3
4
+10
7Jalen Williams
J. Williams
6/16/2025
40
vs
35
6
4
1
0
14
25
56.0
3
5
60.0
9
12
75.0
66.1
1
5
1
4
+14
8Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
5/26/2025
40
@
40
9
10
1
0
13
30
43.3
2
7
28.6
12
14
85.7
55.3
4
5
5
4
+5
9Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
5/21/2025
43
vs
38
1
5
0
0
15
25
60.0
1
6
16.7
12
14
85.7
69.0
0
1
7
5
-8
10Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
5/13/2025
44
@
44
15
5
2
0
17
25
68.0
5
7
71.4
5
5
100.0
80.9
6
9
2
4
-8
11Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
5/12/2025
42
@
40
8
4
4
2
16
28
57.1
7
16
43.8
3
3
100.0
71.6
0
8
4
3
-9
12Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
5/9/2025
43
@
37
9
5
1
0
14
29
48.3
5
13
38.5
10
14
71.4
61.1
5
4
2
4
+35
13Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
5/6/2025
48
vs
36
5
9
4
1
15
30
50.0
1
7
14.3
17
21
81.0
61.2
2
3
5
4
+13
14Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
5/5/2025
42
@
42
22
6
1
2
15
29
51.7
2
6
33.3
10
13
76.9
60.5
5
17
7
5
+10
15Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
5/1/2025
40
@
42
4
7
0
0
15
33
45.5
3
10
30.0
7
8
87.5
54.8
2
2
2
2
+5
16Jamal Murray
J. Murray
4/29/2025
43
vs
40
5
7
3
1
17
26
65.4
8
14
57.1
1
1
100.0
81.3
0
5
1
2
+17
17Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
4/27/2025
43
vs
44
9
6
0
1
12
23
52.2
5
10
50.0
14
17
82.4
70.5
4
5
1
2
+3
18Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
5/23/2024
40
vs
37
5
2
1
0
14
27
51.9
4
10
40.0
8
11
72.7
62.8
2
3
2
4
+18
19Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
5/14/2024
40
vs
41
7
13
2
1
15
22
68.2
2
3
66.7
8
9
88.9
77.0
0
7
0
2
+21
20Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
5/14/2024
44
vs
43
4
7
0
0
18
35
51.4
2
6
33.3
6
7
85.7
57.8
0
4
3
2
+31
21Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
5/12/2024
44
vs
45
5
5
2
1
16
25
64.0
5
8
62.5
7
8
87.5
77.1
0
5
3
2
+5
22Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
5/6/2024
43
vs
44
6
6
0
1
14
26
53.8
1
4
25.0
14
14
100.0
66.9
1
5
4
2
+12
23Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
5/4/2024
43
@
42
7
3
1
2
17
29
58.6
3
7
42.9
6
6
100.0
68.0
2
5
1
1
+10
24Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
5/3/2024
50
@
42
4
4
0
1
22
36
61.1
3
9
33.3
3
6
50.0
64.7
1
3
4
4
-3
25Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
5/2/2024
41
@
44
3
12
0
0
13
27
48.1
3
8
37.5
12
16
75.0
60.2
0
3
2
2
+9

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62
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65
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64
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.780
2
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11.0
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12.0
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33
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8
42
40
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42
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