most 40 point games in a postseason in 2020s

Between the 2019-20 and 2028-29 seasons, Jalen Brunson had the most games with 40+ points in a single NBA playoff run, with 5 games in 2023-24.

Interpreted as:
most 40 or more point games by a player in a postseason in 2020s
NAMEGPPTSSEASONTMMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
5
215
2023-24
NYK NYK
44.9
43.0
4.0
8.2
0.6
0.4
15.6
30.8
50.6
2.4
7.4
32.4
9.4
11.4
82.5
60.0
0.2
3.8
2.8
224
20
41
3
2
14
11
+53
2Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
4
173
2021-22
MIA MIA
42.0
43.3
6.5
6.0
3.0
1.5
14.0
23.3
60.2
2.5
5.8
43.5
12.8
13.5
94.4
74.1
2.0
4.5
1.0
168
26
24
12
6
4
5
+50
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
4
173
2020-21
MIL MIL
42.6
43.3
13.0
4.3
0.5
2.3
15.0
23.5
63.8
1.0
4.0
25.0
12.3
17.0
72.1
69.8
3.5
9.5
3.3
170
52
17
2
9
13
11
+39
4Devin Booker
D. Booker
4
169
2020-21
PHX PHX
42.5
42.3
7.3
4.8
0.5
0.8
16.0
28.0
57.1
3.3
6.0
54.2
7.0
7.5
93.3
67.5
0.8
6.5
2.8
170
29
19
2
3
11
15
+28
5Jamal Murray
J. Murray
4
182
2019-20
DEN DEN
43.1
45.5
7.0
6.5
0.5
0.3
16.8
26.8
62.6
7.0
12.0
58.3
5.0
5.5
90.9
78.0
2.0
5.0
2.5
172
28
26
2
1
10
11
+52
6Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
3
127
2023-24
MIN MIN
42.8
42.3
7.0
4.7
1.3
1.7
15.3
25.7
59.7
5.0
9.3
53.6
6.7
8.0
83.3
72.5
2.0
5.0
2.0
129
21
14
4
5
6
5
+22
7Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
3
137
2022-23
DEN DEN
40.2
45.7
8.7
7.0
0.7
0.3
17.0
28.0
60.7
3.0
5.7
52.9
8.7
11.0
78.8
69.5
2.0
6.7
5.0
120
26
21
2
1
15
8
-23
8Devin Booker
D. Booker
3
139
2022-23
PHX PHX
42.6
46.3
6.7
7.3
2.7
1.0
19.0
27.0
70.4
4.0
7.3
54.5
4.3
5.0
86.7
79.3
1.0
5.7
2.0
128
20
22
8
3
6
11
+21
9Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
3
126
2021-22
MIL MIL
40.0
42.0
14.3
5.7
1.3
1.3
15.3
29.0
52.9
1.7
4.7
35.7
9.7
12.3
78.4
61.0
2.3
12.0
5.3
120
43
17
4
4
16
12
0
10Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
3
127
2021-22
DAL DAL
41.0
42.3
9.3
6.3
1.3
1.3
12.7
25.3
50.0
4.3
10.0
43.3
12.7
15.3
82.6
66.0
0.7
8.7
3.3
123
28
19
4
4
10
7
-35
11Kevin Durant
K. Durant
3
139
2020-21
BKN BKN
46.9
46.3
10.0
7.0
1.7
1.7
15.7
26.3
59.5
3.7
7.7
47.8
11.3
12.7
89.5
72.6
0.7
9.3
2.3
141
30
21
5
5
7
11
+5
12Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
3
132
2020-21
DAL DAL
42.0
44.0
8.0
12.3
0.7
0.0
16.3
31.7
51.6
6.0
12.0
50.0
5.3
9.0
59.3
61.8
1.0
7.0
5.0
126
24
37
2
0
15
7
+9
13Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
3
152
2019-20
UTA UTA
40.5
50.7
6.3
6.3
1.3
0.0
16.0
28.3
56.5
6.3
11.7
54.3
12.3
12.7
97.4
74.7
1.7
4.7
4.3
121
19
19
4
0
13
5
-4
14Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
2
91
2024-25
CLE CLE
36.6
45.5
7.0
7.0
2.5
0.5
14.5
29.5
49.2
3.0
10.0
30.0
13.5
17.5
77.1
61.2
3.5
3.5
3.5
73
14
14
5
1
7
8
+48
15Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
2
86
2024-25
DEN DEN
43.3
43.0
18.5
5.5
1.5
1.0
16.0
27.0
59.3
3.5
6.5
53.8
7.5
9.0
83.3
69.4
5.5
13.0
4.5
87
37
11
3
2
9
9
+2
16Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
2
83
2024-25
NYK NYK
39.9
41.5
2.5
6.0
0.0
0.0
15.0
29.0
51.7
2.0
8.0
25.0
9.5
11.0
86.4
61.3
1.0
1.5
4.5
80
5
12
0
0
9
7
-3
17James Harden
J. Harden
2
87
2022-23
PHI PHI
43.4
43.5
4.5
7.5
3.0
0.5
16.5
26.5
62.3
6.5
11.5
56.5
4.0
4.0
100.0
77.0
0.0
4.5
2.0
87
9
15
6
1
4
6
+2
18Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
2
98
2022-23
MIA MIA
43.4
49.0
8.5
3.0
1.0
1.0
18.0
30.5
59.0
3.0
9.0
33.3
10.0
13.5
74.1
67.2
2.5
6.0
3.0
87
17
6
2
2
6
2
-6
19Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
2
90
2020-21
BOS BOS
40.5
45.0
6.5
6.0
1.5
1.5
13.0
26.0
50.0
4.0
9.0
44.4
15.0
16.0
93.8
68.1
0.5
6.0
1.5
81
13
12
3
3
3
6
-8
20Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
2
86
2020-21
LAC LAC
41.3
43.0
6.0
3.5
2.0
0.0
16.0
23.0
69.6
4.5
8.0
56.3
6.5
7.0
92.9
82.4
2.0
4.0
3.0
83
12
7
4
0
6
3
+1
21Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
2
97
2020-21
POR POR
47.1
48.5
5.0
10.0
0.5
2.0
14.0
24.0
58.3
10.5
16.5
63.6
10.0
11.5
87.0
83.4
0.5
4.5
2.0
94
10
20
1
4
4
1
-14
22Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
2
80
2019-20
MIA MIA
40.7
40.0
7.5
7.5
2.0
1.5
13.5
20.0
67.5
1.0
1.0
100.0
12.0
13.5
88.9
77.1
1.5
6.0
4.0
81
15
15
4
3
8
1
+27
23Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
2
85
2019-20
DAL DAL
42.1
42.5
12.0
11.0
2.5
0.5
15.5
26.0
59.6
3.0
8.0
37.5
8.5
10.0
85.0
69.9
0.5
11.5
9.0
84
24
22
5
1
18
5
-3
24Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
1
45
2025-26
DET DET
43.7
45.0
4.0
5.0
1.0
0.0
13.0
23.0
56.5
5.0
8.0
62.5
14.0
14.0
100.0
77.2
3.0
1.0
6.0
44
4
5
1
0
6
3
+3
25Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
1
45
2025-26
ORL ORL
40.8
45.0
9.0
7.0
2.0
0.0
17.0
31.0
54.8
6.0
11.0
54.5
5.0
12.0
41.7
62.0
2.0
7.0
6.0
41
9
7
2
0
6
2
0
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