most 20 point games in elimination games

LeBron James has the most games in elimination games with 20+ points, with 30 games.

Interpreted as:

most 20 or more point games by a player in elimination games

	NAME	GP	PTS	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	30	983	44.3	32.8	10.4	7.3	1.7	0.9	11.8	23.8	49.4	2.1	5.9	35.6	7.1	9.9	72.1	58.1	1.9	8.5	3.9	1,330	311	220	52	28	116	67	+37
2	Karl Malone K. Malone	28	775	42.5	27.7	11.0	3.5	1.4	0.7	10.5	21.3	49.3	0.0	0.2	20.0	6.6	9.4	70.5	54.4	2.9	8.2	2.6	1,190	309	99	39	19	74	102	+54
3	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	21	641	43.4	30.5	11.1	2.6	0.9	1.0	10.4	21.0	49.5	1.4	3.7	39.0	8.3	9.2	90.2	61.0	1.9	9.2	1.7	911	234	54	19	21	36	71	-49
4	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	21	631	43.9	30.0	13.0	3.5	1.6	3.2	12.1	22.2	54.7	0.0	0.2	0.0	5.8	8.3	69.1	58.1	3.5	9.5	2.9	922	272	74	33	68	60	85	+2
5	Jerry West J. West	21	673		32.0	7.0				12.1	23.7	51.0				7.9	9.8	80.5	57.2					146					63
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	20	671	47.3	33.6	25.2	3.1			13.6	24.9	54.6				6.4	13.4	47.4	54.5				946	503	61				56
7	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	19	520	41.2	27.4	13.0	2.8	0.9	2.4	10.7	20.5	52.3	0.1	0.1	50.0	5.8	7.7	76.0	57.2	3.2	9.8	2.5	782	247	54	18	46	47	69	-19
8	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	19	594		31.3	14.3				11.6	26.6	43.8				8.0	9.6	83.5	50.8					271					65
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	18	530	44.0	29.4	14.2	4.1	1.2	2.5	12.3	23.1	53.5	0.0	0.0		4.8	6.7	71.1	56.6	3.9	9.9	4.6	792	256	74	18	37	51	72
10	Reggie Miller R. Miller	17	494	39.9	29.1	2.9	2.5	1.1	0.4	9.8	18.2	53.9	3.0	6.2	48.1	6.4	7.3	87.9	67.8	0.5	2.4	1.8	678	50	43	19	7	30	41	+24
11	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	17	442	42.8	26.0	13.3	4.1	1.4	0.9	8.8	16.9	51.9	0.4	1.8	22.6	8.1	10.8	74.9	60.1	3.9	9.4	2.5	728	226	70	24	16	42	50	-3
12	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	436	38.5	27.3	11.8	7.0	0.8	1.2	10.3	19.1	53.8	1.9	5.1	37.8	4.8	5.9	81.9	62.9	2.1	9.6	3.1	617	188	112	12	19	49	59	+13
13	Gary Payton G. Payton	16	401	45.6	25.1	6.4	8.2	1.8	0.3	9.1	19.7	46.3	1.8	4.7	38.7	5.0	6.8	74.1	55.3	1.6	4.8	2.4	730	103	131	29	4	39	55	+1
14	Larry Bird L. Bird	16	444	43.8	27.8	11.0	6.2	1.8	1.2	10.1	21.4	47.2	0.4	1.6	26.9	7.1	7.8	91.1	55.8			3.1	700	176	99	29	19	50	43
15	Moses Malone M. Malone	16	394	43.9	24.6	15.8	2.1		1.9	9.1	18.6	49.0	0.1	0.1	50.0	6.3	8.4	75.4	55.2				702	253	34		30		43
16	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	16	416		26.0	13.9	2.3			10.8	22.6	47.5	0.0	0.0		4.5	7.1	63.7	50.5					222	37				56
17	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	16	462		28.9					9.9	22.6	44.0				9.0	12.4	72.4	51.5										62
18	Kevin Durant K. Durant	15	468	44.0	31.2	8.3	3.9	0.7	1.6	10.4	22.6	46.0	2.5	6.4	38.5	7.9	9.5	83.8	58.3	1.2	7.1	3.5	660	124	59	10	24	52	42	+21
19	Julius Erving J. Erving	15	407	40.1	27.1	6.1	4.8	2.3	1.9	11.0	21.1	52.1	0.1	0.6	16.7	5.1	6.5	78.4	56.6			3.1	602	91	72	35	28	43	41
20	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	15	422		28.1	14.1				9.2						9.7	11.7	83.4						183					54
21	Paul George P. George	14	392	42.6	28.0	9.0	3.9	2.1	0.5	9.4	19.0	49.2	2.7	7.5	36.2	6.6	7.7	85.2	62.5	0.9	8.1	3.9	596	126	54	29	7	55	46	+80
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	14	416	41.4	29.7	6.2	7.4	1.5	0.7	10.4	23.1	45.2	4.4	11.7	37.2	4.5	5.0	90.0	58.8	0.8	5.4	2.9	579	87	103	21	10	41	28	+98
23	James Harden J. Harden	14	421	41.3	30.1	6.6	6.2	2.1	0.7	9.2	20.0	46.1	3.3	8.9	36.8	8.4	9.7	86.0	61.9	1.3	5.4	4.4	578	93	87	29	10	61	32	-17
24	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	14	359	41.4	25.6	8.3	5.1	1.6	0.8	8.9	18.2	48.6	1.5	4.0	37.5	6.4	7.9	81.8	59.2	2.3	6.0	2.9	580	116	71	23	11	41	52	0
25	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	13	391	42.1	30.1	9.2	6.2	0.9	1.0	10.3	22.1	46.7	3.4	8.7	38.9	6.1	7.3	83.2	59.5	0.8	8.4	3.1	547	120	81	12	13	40	33	+117

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More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

25.9

Mitchell

RPG

8.3

Mobley

APG

5.8

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 5/23	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Mon 5/25	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Wed 5/27	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Fri 5/29	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Sun 5/31	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

0 - 2

Final

109

Knicks

2 - 0

Thu 21 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

12.3

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.8

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

125.0

124.0

117.5

113.7

112.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.8

105.4

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.2

14.0

12.1

3.0

1.7

-0.3

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

629.4

Mobley

627.9

Cunningham

626.1

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

639.5

Mitchell

621

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

1.67

Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.65

Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

56-39

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-57

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