most 28 point games in the nba since 1980

Since 1979-80, LeBron James has the most games with 28+ points, with 720 games.

Interpreted as:

most 28 or more point regular-season games by a player in the NBA since 1980

	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	720	24,296	39.5	33.7	7.8	7.2	1.6	0.8	12.3	22.5	54.8	2.3	5.6	40.4	6.8	9.0	76.0	63.8	1.3	6.6	3.6	28,471	5,647	5,214	1,161	566	2,577	1,397	+3955
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	651	23,593	40.0	36.2	6.5	5.4	2.6	0.9	13.5	25.7	52.5	0.7	1.9	35.6	8.5	10.1	84.7	60.1	1.7	4.8	2.8	26,067	4,253	3,486	1,676	608	1,826	1,797	+905
3	Kevin Durant K. Durant	574	19,153	38.9	33.4	7.6	4.5	1.0	1.2	11.4	21.3	53.5	2.6	5.9	43.7	8.0	9.0	88.8	66.1	0.7	6.9	3.4	22,322	4,349	2,606	596	678	1,974	1,236	+3089
4	Karl Malone K. Malone	569	18,664	39.9	32.8	11.3	3.6	1.5	0.8	11.9	21.0	56.6	0.1	0.3	32.0	8.9	11.5	77.3	62.9	2.8	8.5	3.1	22,721	6,440	2,021	855	468	1,788	1,824	+1637
5	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	533	18,810	40.5	35.3	5.9	4.8	1.6	0.5	12.3	25.1	49.0	2.0	5.3	38.4	8.7	10.3	85.0	59.6	1.3	4.6	3.3	21,578	3,170	2,554	876	263	1,734	1,433	+2602
6	James Harden J. Harden	439	15,592	37.9	35.5	6.6	8.1	1.8	0.7	10.4	21.6	48.4	4.2	10.2	41.1	10.4	12.0	87.2	66.2	0.9	5.6	4.4	16,638	2,879	3,551	770	304	1,946	1,191	+3086
7	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	428	14,639	39.2	34.2	7.8	2.8		0.6	12.6	24.9	50.8	0.9	2.4	38.6	8.0	9.5	83.8	58.8				16,778	3,332	1,209		272		879	-5
8	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	425	14,826	43.7	34.9	4.0	6.3	2.4	0.2	12.1	25.8	46.9	1.6	4.3	36.4	9.2	11.4	80.5	56.7	0.8	3.2	3.7	18,563	1,721	2,658	1,031	69	1,577	820	+1366
9	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	404	13,545	39.2	33.5	12.7	2.9	0.7	2.6	13.3	21.4	62.1	0.0	0.0	12.5	7.0	12.3	56.4	62.5	4.4	8.4	2.9	15,856	5,136	1,152	289	1,045	1,180	1,344	+2029
10	Stephen Curry S. Curry	403	14,041	36.0	34.8	5.2	6.2	1.5	0.3	11.7	22.0	53.3	6.0	12.2	49.3	5.4	5.9	92.0	70.9	0.7	4.5	3.3	14,497	2,079	2,484	603	115	1,347	860	+3565
11	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	374	12,767	34.8	34.1	12.0	5.8	1.2	1.2	12.6	21.0	59.8	0.9	2.9	31.0	8.1	11.6	70.0	65.4	2.4	9.6	3.4	13,014	4,498	2,156	461	459	1,263	1,103	+2644
12	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	372	12,282	38.9	33.0	7.0	3.2	1.2	0.6	11.7	23.0	50.9	1.8	4.3	42.6	7.7	9.2	84.2	61.0	2.0	5.0	2.8	14,487	2,616	1,172	440	206	1,058	1,150	+1471
13	Alex English A. English	360	11,922	38.7	33.1	6.1	4.7			13.7	24.6	55.9	0.0			5.7	6.6	85.4	60.3				13,940	2,191	1,696				1,071
14	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	342	11,000	39.8	32.2	9.2	2.8	1.0	1.0	11.2	20.9	53.6	1.9	4.1	47.2	7.9	8.7	90.4	65.2	1.4	7.9	2.0	13,628	3,158	974	351	351	697	853	+2892
15	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	332	11,485	37.5	34.6	4.6	7.0	1.0	0.3	11.0	21.9	50.4	4.6	10.4	43.9	8.0	8.8	91.3	67.3	0.6	4.0	2.9	12,441	1,521	2,333	336	96	961	634	+1616
16	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	326	11,260	40.4	34.5	6.4	3.9		0.1	12.4	20.6	59.8	0.0			9.8	11.8	83.3	66.9				13,174	2,073	1,261		41		927
17	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	312	10,329	40.7	33.1	13.1	3.0	2.0	3.6	13.1	23.1	56.8	0.0	0.2	21.3	6.8	9.1	75.2	61.1	3.9	9.2	3.2	12,688	4,092	944	626	1,117	990	1,162	+88
18	Larry Bird L. Bird	302	10,227	40.9	33.9	10.5	6.6			13.3	23.6	56.3	1.2	2.7	45.3	6.0	6.7	90.3	63.7				12,362	3,157	1,999				800
19	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	296	9,718	38.3	32.8	5.0	4.7	1.1	0.3	11.6	21.8	53.4	0.9	2.4	38.2	8.6	10.0	86.4	62.7	0.8	4.3	2.1	11,349	1,494	1,396	322	92	615	699	+839
20	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	289	10,274	36.9	35.6	9.1	8.9	1.4	0.5	11.9	23.5	50.8	4.0	10.2	39.2	7.7	10.0	77.5	63.8	1.0	8.1	4.0	10,674	2,626	2,560	419	143	1,156	718	+1372
21	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	289	9,492	41.4	32.8	13.4	4.0	1.8	1.0	11.6	18.8	61.4	0.9	2.4	35.6	8.9	11.7	75.9	68.5	5.1	8.3	3.6	11,969	3,863	1,167	530	284	1,034	915	+48
22	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	288	9,830	37.6	34.1	8.3	8.6	1.8	0.3	12.1	24.5	49.5	1.8	5.0	37.0	8.1	9.9	81.4	59.2	1.8	6.5	4.4	10,838	2,395	2,469	519	95	1,277	766	+1342
23	Anthony Davis A. Davis	287	9,777	37.8	34.1	12.5	2.8	1.5	2.4	12.6	22.2	56.6	0.9	2.4	36.8	8.0	9.7	83.0	64.3	3.1	9.4	2.2	10,861	3,592	790	418	697	620	683	+1291
24	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	283	9,423	39.3	33.3	5.6	6.4	1.9	1.2	11.8	21.8	53.9	0.9	2.5	36.9	8.8	11.0	80.5	62.4	1.5	4.1	3.5	11,113	1,574	1,808	534	334	992	685	+1652
25	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	283	9,300	39.9	32.9	11.8	2.2	1.1	3.1	12.9	22.5	57.3	0.0	0.1	30.3	7.0	9.0	78.2	62.1	3.0	8.8	3.3	11,304	3,338	635	316	869	938	1,026	+129

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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

28.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.7

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

8.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.8

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

125.2

124.0

117.1

113.7

112.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.8

106.9

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.2

14.1

10.2

3.0

1.7

-0.3

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

668.4

Wembanyama

629.4

Mobley

627.9

Cunningham

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

660

Wembanyama

639.5

Mitchell

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

1.66

Beringer

1.62

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.60

Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

56-40

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