most 40 point games by a player with a loss in playoffs

23 players are tied for the most games in a loss with 40+ points in a playoff game, with 1 game. The first three are Paolo Banchero, Kyrie Irving and Khris Middleton.

Interpreted as:
most 40 or more point games by a player with a loss in playoffs
NAMEGPPTSLDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
1
45
1
4/29/2026
@
41
9
7
2
0
17
31
54.8
6
11
54.5
5
12
41.7
62.0
2
7
6
2
0
2Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
1
43
1
5/21/2025
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
3Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1
44
1
5/13/2025
@
44
15
5
2
0
17
25
68.0
5
7
71.4
5
5
100.0
80.9
6
9
2
4
-8
4Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
1
42
1
5/12/2025
@
40
8
4
4
2
16
28
57.1
7
16
43.8
3
3
100.0
71.6
0
8
4
3
-9
5Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
1
48
1
5/6/2025
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
6Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
1
44
1
5/12/2024
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
7Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
1
50
1
5/3/2024
@
42
4
4
0
1
22
36
61.1
3
9
33.3
3
6
50.0
64.7
1
3
4
4
-3
8Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
1
40
1
4/30/2024
vs
51
3
6
3
0
15
32
46.9
4
11
36.4
6
9
66.7
55.6
0
3
4
3
-9
9Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
1
40
1
4/28/2024
vs
45
7
5
0
0
14
25
56.0
6
12
50.0
6
6
100.0
72.4
2
5
7
4
-5
10Devin Booker
D. Booker
1
49
1
4/28/2024
vs
45
5
6
2
1
13
21
61.9
3
5
60.0
20
21
95.2
81.0
0
5
2
5
+1
11Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
1
42
1
4/26/2024
@
41
10
5
0
0
16
29
55.2
4
9
44.4
6
6
100.0
66.4
3
7
3
5
+2
12Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1
41
1
6/4/2023
vs
42
11
4
0
0
16
28
57.1
2
5
40.0
7
8
87.5
65.0
3
8
5
3
-11
13LeBron James
L. James
1
40
1
5/22/2023
vs
48
10
9
2
0
15
25
60.0
4
7
57.1
6
7
85.7
71.2
2
8
1
1
-2
14Anthony Davis
A. Davis
1
40
1
5/16/2023
@
42
10
3
3
2
14
23
60.9
1
1
100.0
11
11
100.0
71.8
1
9
0
3
-8
15Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
1
41
1
5/12/2023
@
45
4
3
0
0
14
22
63.6
5
10
50.0
8
9
88.9
79.0
0
4
3
4
+3
16Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1
53
1
5/7/2023
@
39
4
11
0
1
20
30
66.7
2
4
50.0
11
13
84.6
74.2
1
3
6
2
+2
17Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1
43
1
4/23/2023
@
39
11
6
2
0
15
26
57.7
5
8
62.5
8
12
66.7
68.7
2
9
4
3
-14
18Ja Morant
J. Morant
1
45
1
4/22/2023
@
42
9
13
0
0
13
26
50.0
6
10
60.0
13
14
92.9
70.0
3
6
3
2
+3
19Norman Powell
N. Powell
1
42
1
4/20/2023
vs
41
5
3
0
1
15
23
65.2
7
12
58.3
5
7
71.4
80.5
0
5
4
3
0
20Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
1
41
1
4/19/2023
@
42
2
4
2
3
14
23
60.9
6
10
60.0
7
8
87.5
77.3
1
1
1
4
-3
21Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
1
40
1
5/22/2022
vs
40
11
3
1
2
11
23
47.8
4
9
44.4
14
17
82.4
65.6
0
11
3
3
-19
22Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
1
40
1
5/21/2022
vs
42
9
1
1
1
14
20
70.0
3
9
33.3
9
12
75.0
79.1
2
7
7
2
-6
23Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
1
42
1
5/20/2022
@
38
5
8
3
1
12
23
52.2
5
10
50.0
13
15
86.7
70.9
0
5
2
3
-12
24Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
1
44
1
5/13/2022
vs
41
20
6
1
1
14
30
46.7
2
3
66.7
14
15
93.3
60.1
3
17
6
4
-5
25Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
1
40
1
5/8/2022
@
42
3
6
2
2
13
20
65.0
2
6
33.3
12
13
92.3
77.8
0
3
1
1
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