last player with 53 pts in a playoff game

Nikola Jokić dropped 53 points in Game 4 of the 2023 Western Conference Semifinals versus the Suns on May 7, 2023.

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last player with 53 or more pts in a playoff game

	NAME	DATE	PTS	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5/7/2023	53	DEN	@	PHX	39	4	11	0	1	20	30	66.7	2	4	50.0	11	13	84.6	74.2	1	3	6	2	+2
2	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	4/24/2023	56	MIA	vs	MIL	41	9	2	0	1	19	28	67.9	3	8	37.5	15	18	83.3	78.0	4	5	1	0	+4
3	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	6/1/2021	55	POR	@	DEN	52	6	10	1	3	17	24	70.8	12	17	70.6	9	10	90.0	96.8	1	5	1	0	+2
4	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	8/17/2020	57	UTA	@	DEN	43	9	7	1	0	19	33	57.6	6	15	40.0	13	13	100.0	73.6	2	7	5	2	-11
5	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	5/2/2017	53	BOS	vs	WAS	45	4	4	3	0	18	33	54.5	5	12	41.7	12	13	92.3	68.4	1	3	2	2	+10
6	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	4/20/2003	55	PHI	vs	NOH	47	4	8	2	0	21	32	65.6	3	5	60.0	10	11	90.9	74.6	0	4	4	2	+13
7	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	5/9/2001	54	PHI	vs	TOR	47	5	4	1	0	21	39	53.8	3	5	60.0	9	9	100.0	62.8	1	4	4	3	+8
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	4/27/1997	55	CHI	vs	WAS	44	7	2	2	0	22	35	62.9	1	2	50.0	10	10	100.0	69.8	3	4	2	3	+10
9	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	5/4/1994	56	PHX	@	GSW	41	14	4	3	1	23	31	74.2	3	4	75.0	7	9	77.8	80.1	5	9	2	2
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6/16/1993	55	CHI	vs	PHX	46	8	4	0	0	21	37	56.8	0	1	0.0	13	18	72.2	61.2	1	7	1	3
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	5/31/1993	54	CHI	vs	NYK	39	6	2	2	1	18	30	60.0	6	9	66.7	12	14	85.7	74.7	0	6	2	5
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	4/29/1992	56	CHI	@	MIA	43	5	5	4	2	20	30	66.7	0	0		16	18	88.9	73.8	1	4	2	3
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	5/1/1988	55	CHI	vs	CLE	44	6	3	4	1	24	45	53.3	0	0		7	7	100.0	57.2	3	3	1	4
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	4/20/1986	63	CHI	@	BOS	53	5	6	3	2	22	41	53.7	0	0		19	21	90.5	62.7	1	4	4	4
15	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	4/1/1973	54	BOS	vs	ATL	48	9	6			24	36	66.7				6	6	100.0	69.9				2
16	Jerry West J. West	4/23/1969	53	LAL	vs	BOS	46	3	10			21	41	51.2				11	13	84.6	56.7				3
17	Rick Barry R. Barry	4/18/1967	55	SFW	vs	PHI	46	12	5			22	48	45.8				11	19	57.9	48.8				4
18	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	4/14/1962	61	LAL	@	BOS	48	22	1			22	46	47.8				17	19	89.5	56.1				3
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3/22/1962	56	PHI	vs	SYR	48	35	1			22	48	45.8				12	22	54.5	48.5				2
20	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3/14/1960	53	PHI	vs	SYR	47	22	2			24	42	57.1				5	16	31.3	54.0				0

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Jokić

RPG

12.6

Jokić

APG

10.3

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

121.6

1st

DRTG

117.2

21st

NETRTG

4.4

8th

3P%

39.2

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Rockets	38	22	.633	8.0
4	Timberwolves	38	23	.623	8.5
5	Nuggets	38	24	.613	9.0
6	Lakers	36	24	.600	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/5	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Fri 3/6	NYK	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Mon 3/9	DEN	@	OKC	7:30 PM
Wed 3/11	HOU	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Thu 3/12	DEN	@	SAS	9:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

38 - 24

128

Final

125

Jazz

18 - 43

Mon 2 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.3

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

67.6

Jokić

67.3

Ayton

67.2

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.9

119.4

118.7

118.6

118.2

DRtg Rankings

107.4

108.9

111.4

112.4

112.6

112.7

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

8.3

7.9

6.2

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

14-48

15-46

15-45

16-44

18-43

19-43

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,918.8

Maxey

2,853

Jokić

2,714.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,039

Jokić

2,945.3

Maxey

2,875.5

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.3

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.5

Maxey

36.9

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

39-22

36-23-1

36-25

35-26

33-26-1

34-26

Worst Record ATS

24-38

24-34-1

26-36

26-35

26-34

26-34-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	14	.763
2	Celtics	41	20	.672	5.0
3	Knicks	39	22	.639	7.0
4	Cavaliers	38	24	.613	8.5
5	Raptors	35	25	.583	10.5
6	76ers	33	27	.550	12.5
7	Magic	31	28	.525	14.0
8	Heat	32	29	.525	14.0
9	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.5
10	Hornets	30	31	.492	16.0
11	Bucks	26	34	.433	19.5
12	Bulls	25	36	.410	21.0
13	Wizards	16	44	.267	29.5
14	Nets	15	45	.250	30.5
15	Pacers	15	46	.246	31.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	47	15	.758
2	Spurs	43	17	.717	3.0
3	Rockets	38	22	.633	8.0
4	Timberwolves	38	23	.623	8.5
5	Nuggets	38	24	.613	9.0
6	Lakers	36	24	.600	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	12.0
8	Warriors	31	30	.508	15.5
9	Clippers	29	31	.483	17.0
10	Trail Blazers	29	33	.468	18.0
11	Grizzlies	23	36	.390	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	39	.350	25.0
13	Pelicans	19	43	.306	28.0
14	Jazz	18	43	.295	28.5
15	Kings	14	48	.226	33.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/28	MIA	@	CHI	116-113
Wed 1/28	BKN	@	DEN	103-107
Wed 1/28	DET	@	PHX	96-114
Wed 1/28	OKC	@	MIN	111-123
Thu 1/29	LAL	@	WAS	142-111

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/3	WAS	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Tue 3/3	DAL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Tue 3/3	DET	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Tue 3/3	BKN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Tue 3/3	NYK	@	TOR	7:30 PM

Nikola Jokić dropped 53 points in Game 4 of the 2023 Western Conference Semifinals versus the Suns on May 7, 2023.

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