lebron james most points in a playoff game where he lost

LeBron James dropped his most points in a loss in a playoff game in Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals versus the Warriors, with 51 points.

NAME PTS L DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 LeBron James
L. James
51
1
5/31/2018
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
48
8
8
1
1
19
32
59.4
3
7
42.9
10
11
90.9
69.2
4
4
5
2
-13
2 LeBron James
L. James
49
1
5/20/2009
CLE CLE
vs
ORL ORL
41
6
8
2
3
20
30
66.7
3
6
50.0
6
10
60.0
71.2
3
3
2
1
+7
3 LeBron James
L. James
45
1
5/18/2008
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
47
5
6
2
0
14
29
48.3
3
11
27.3
14
19
73.7
60.2
1
4
2
4
0
4 LeBron James
L. James
44
1
6/4/2015
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
46
8
6
0
0
18
38
47.4
2
8
25.0
6
10
60.0
51.9
0
8
4
2
-3
5 LeBron James
L. James
44
1
5/26/2009
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
49
12
7
1
1
13
29
44.8
4
10
40.0
14
18
77.8
59.6
1
11
8
5
+6
6 LeBron James
L. James
42
1
5/15/2018
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
39
10
12
0
1
16
29
55.2
5
11
45.5
5
10
50.0
62.9
1
9
6
3
-9
7 LeBron James
L. James
41
1
6/12/2017
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
46
13
8
2
1
19
30
63.3
2
5
40.0
1
4
25.0
64.5
2
11
2
3
-13
8 LeBron James
L. James
41
1
5/24/2009
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
42
7
9
2
1
11
28
39.3
1
8
12.5
18
24
75.0
53.2
0
7
2
3
-12
9 LeBron James
L. James
40
1
5/22/2023
LAL LAL
vs
DEN DEN
48
10
9
2
0
15
25
60.0
4
7
57.1
6
7
85.7
71.2
2
8
1
1
-2
10 LeBron James
L. James
40
1
10/9/2020
LAL LAL
vs
MIA MIA
42
13
7
3
0
15
21
71.4
6
9
66.7
4
6
66.7
84.6
3
10
4
1
+7
11 LeBron James
L. James
40
1
6/14/2015
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
45
14
11
1
0
15
34
44.1
3
8
37.5
7
9
77.8
52.7
1
13
2
5
-11
12 LeBron James
L. James
39
1
6/7/2017
CLE CLE
vs
GSW GSW
46
11
9
1
1
15
27
55.6
4
9
44.4
5
6
83.3
65.8
3
8
5
2
+7
13 LeBron James
L. James
39
1
4/22/2010
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
44
10
8
2
3
14
26
53.8
4
8
50.0
7
13
53.8
61.5
2
8
5
3
+5
14 LeBron James
L. James
38
1
4/25/2025
LAL LAL
@
MIN MIN
41
10
4
2
2
13
21
61.9
5
9
55.6
7
10
70.0
74.8
3
7
1
0
-10
15 LeBron James
L. James
38
1
4/30/2006
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
45
6
5
0
0
13
23
56.5
7
12
58.3
5
7
71.4
72.9
1
5
7
5
-16
16 LeBron James
L. James
36
1
5/24/2013
MIA MIA
vs
IND IND
45
8
3
3
1
14
20
70.0
3
7
42.9
5
7
71.4
78.0
4
4
5
3
-7
17 LeBron James
L. James
35
1
5/14/2008
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
45
3
5
1
1
12
25
48.0
0
5
0.0
11
13
84.6
57.0
0
3
4
3
-8
18 LeBron James
L. James
34
1
6/1/2012
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
43
8
5
2
2
16
26
61.5
1
4
25.0
1
5
20.0
60.3
0
8
3
4
-6
19 LeBron James
L. James
34
1
4/30/2008
CLE CLE
vs
WAS WAS
44
10
7
1
2
8
21
38.1
3
9
33.3
15
18
83.3
58.8
2
8
5
0
-3
20 LeBron James
L. James
33
1
6/6/2018
CLE CLE
vs
GSW GSW
47
10
11
2
2
13
28
46.4
1
6
16.7
6
7
85.7
53.1
3
7
4
2
-8
21 LeBron James
L. James
32
1
6/16/2015
CLE CLE
vs
GSW GSW
47
18
9
2
0
13
33
39.4
2
10
20.0
4
8
50.0
43.8
3
15
6
3
-3
22 LeBron James
L. James
32
1
5/19/2006
CLE CLE
vs
DET DET
48
11
5
1
1
8
20
40.0
1
5
20.0
15
18
83.3
57.3
0
11
7
2
-2
23 LeBron James
L. James
31
1
6/15/2014
MIA MIA
@
SAS SAS
41
10
5
0
2
10
21
47.6
3
9
33.3
8
9
88.9
62.1
1
9
1
1
-16
24 LeBron James
L. James
31
1
4/24/2011
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
44
7
6
1
1
11
20
55.0
0
4
0.0
9
11
81.8
62.4
2
5
1
2
-4
25 LeBron James
L. James
30
1
4/29/2024
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
44
9
11
4
0
11
21
52.4
3
7
42.9
5
7
71.4
62.3
1
8
1
4
+3

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

121.7

1st

DRTG

112.2

8th

NETRTG

9.5

2nd

3P%

38.3

2nd

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

1 - 4

105

Final

114

IND Pacers

4 - 1

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NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111
Sun
3/30
MIA MIA
@
WAS WAS
120-94
Sun
3/30
LAC LAC
@
ORL ORL
96-87
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
106-110

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
6/19
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Sun
6/22
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM