most 40 point games in a single playoffs since the merger

LeBron James and Jerry West are tied for the most games with 40+ points in a single NBA playoff run, with 8 games.

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most 40 or more point games by a player in a single playoffs since the merger

	NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	TM	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	8	361	2017-18	CLE	42.5	45.1	9.0	8.3	1.8	0.5	16.9	27.9	60.5	2.5	5.5	45.5	8.9	12.0	74.0	68.1	2.0	7.0	4.3	340	72	66	14	4	34	19	+29
2	Jerry West J. West	8	366	1964-65	LAL		45.8	6.5	6.6			15.8	34.4	45.8				14.3	15.9	89.8	55.3					52	53				28
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	7	311	1988-89	CHI	42.4	44.4	8.1	7.1	3.0	1.1	15.0	26.4	56.8	0.6	1.7	33.3	13.9	16.7	82.9	65.8	1.6	6.6	3.6	297	57	50	21	8	25	24
4	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	6	289	2000-01	PHI	46.0	48.2	3.8	6.0	2.5	0.2	17.7	34.2	51.7	4.3	8.2	53.1	8.5	9.3	91.1	62.9	0.8	3.0	3.3	276	23	36	15	1	20	13	+64
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6	279	1992-93	CHI	44.7	46.5	7.0	5.3	1.5	0.8	18.0	34.2	52.7	2.2	5.3	40.6	8.3	10.7	78.1	59.8	1.7	5.3	2.7	268	42	32	9	5	16	23
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6	276	1989-90	CHI	43.2	46.0	7.0	6.8	2.5	1.3	17.2	32.3	53.1	1.5	4.0	37.5	10.2	11.8	85.9	61.3	2.0	5.0	3.8	259	42	41	15	8	23	22
7	Bernard King B. King	6	264	1983-84	NYK	40.0	44.0	6.5	3.0	1.3	0.5	17.0	27.2	62.6	0.0	0.2	0.0	10.0	12.8	77.9	67.0	2.5	4.0	3.3	240	39	18	8	3	20	23
8	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	5	215	2023-24	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
9	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	5	211	1999-00	LAL	46.0	42.2	16.6	3.4	0.4	4.0	17.2	27.8	61.9	0.0	0.0		7.8	17.8	43.8	59.2	4.8	11.8	1.2	230	83	17	2	20	6	16	+76
10	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	5	211	1994-95	HOU	42.6	42.2	10.4	5.0	1.2	3.2	18.0	29.0	62.1	0.2	0.2	100.0	6.0	8.4	71.4	64.5	2.0	8.4	2.6	213	52	25	6	16	13	24
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	5	209	1976-77	LAL	41.4	41.8	18.4	2.6	1.6	3.8	16.6	25.4	65.4				8.6	12.0	71.7	68.1	5.2	13.2		207	92	13	8	19		19
12	Rick Barry R. Barry	5	230	1966-67	SFW	45.2	46.0	9.2	4.2			17.2	40.2	42.8				11.6	14.8	78.4	49.2				226	46	21				22
13	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	5	227	1960-61	LAL		45.4					17.2						11.0	14.0	78.6											19
14	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	4	173	2021-22	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
15	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	4	173	2020-21	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
16	Devin Booker D. Booker	4	169	2020-21	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
17	Jamal Murray J. Murray	4	182	2019-20	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
18	LeBron James L. James	4	181	2008-09	CLE	44.0	45.3	9.3	8.0	1.5	1.5	14.8	28.0	52.7	3.3	8.5	38.2	12.5	17.0	73.5	63.8	1.5	7.8	3.3	176	37	32	6	6	13	11	+27
19	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	4	161	2008-09	LAL	40.7	40.3	6.5	5.0	1.3	0.8	14.3	28.3	50.4	1.5	3.0	50.0	10.3	11.3	91.1	60.6	1.8	4.8	1.3	163	26	20	5	3	5	9	+43
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	4	190	1991-92	CHI	42.0	47.5	6.8	5.5	2.3	1.8	17.5	29.0	60.3	0.5	1.0	50.0	12.0	13.5	88.9	68.0	1.3	5.5	4.0	168	27	22	9	7	16	15
21	Jerry West J. West	4	176	1968-69	LAL	45.0	44.0	6.3	8.5			15.5	30.5	50.8				13.0	15.3	85.2	59.1				180	25	34				12
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	4	179	1961-62	PHI	48.0	44.8	32.8	3.0			17.8	35.0	50.7				9.3	17.0	54.4	52.7				192	131	12				9
23	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	3	127	2023-24	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
24	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	3	137	2022-23	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
25	Devin Booker D. Booker	3	139	2022-23	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

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PPG

28.8

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RPG

8.8

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APG

5.9

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Team Rankings

ORTG

118.5

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DRTG

114.1

12th

NETRTG

4.5

9th

3P%

35.9

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	36	19	.655	6.0
3	Knicks	36	21	.632	7.0
4	Cavaliers	36	21	.632	7.0
5	Raptors	33	23	.589	9.5
6	76ers	30	26	.536	12.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 2/22	CLE	@	OKC	1:00 PM
Tue 2/24	NYK	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Wed 2/25	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Fri 2/27	CLE	@	DET	7:00 PM
Sun 3/1	CLE	@	BKN	3:30 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

36 - 21

118

Final

113

Hornets

26 - 31

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.0

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.3

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.4

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.7

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

Mobley

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.6

Mitchell

3.5

Porter

TS% Leaders

69.4

Jokić

68.3

Williams

67.9

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.3

120.8

119.8

119.2

118.5

118.1

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.1

111.5

112.1

112.8

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

11.8

8.2

7.3

6.6

5.8

5.0

Tank Leaderboard

12-46

15-42

15-40

16-42

16-39

18-39

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,677.5

Maxey

2,625.1

Johnson

2,534.2

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,778.5

Johnson

2,705

Maxey

2,700.5

Jokić

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.6

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.81

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.70

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

35-21-1

35-22

34-24

31-24

32-25

Worst Record ATS

22-36

22-32-1

24-33

24-32-1

24-31

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	42	13	.764
2	Celtics	36	19	.655	6.0
3	Knicks	36	21	.632	7.0
4	Cavaliers	36	21	.632	7.0
5	Raptors	33	23	.589	9.5
6	76ers	30	26	.536	12.5
7	Heat	31	27	.534	12.5
8	Magic	29	26	.527	13.0
9	Hawks	27	31	.466	16.5
10	Hornets	26	31	.456	17.0
11	Bucks	24	30	.444	17.5
12	Bulls	24	33	.421	19.0
13	Wizards	16	39	.291	26.0
14	Nets	15	40	.273	27.0
15	Pacers	15	42	.263	28.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	43	14	.754
2	Spurs	40	16	.714	2.5
3	Nuggets	36	21	.632	7.0
4	Rockets	34	21	.618	8.0
5	Lakers	34	21	.618	8.0
6	Timberwolves	35	22	.614	8.0
7	Suns	33	24	.579	10.0
8	Warriors	29	27	.518	13.5
9	Clippers	27	29	.482	15.5
10	Trail Blazers	27	30	.474	16.0
11	Grizzlies	21	34	.382	21.0
12	Mavericks	19	36	.345	23.0
13	Jazz	18	39	.316	25.0
14	Pelicans	16	42	.276	27.5
15	Kings	12	46	.207	31.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 1/19	MIN	@	UTA	122-127
Mon 1/19	LAL	@	DEN	115-107
Mon 1/19	TOR	@	GSW	145-127
Mon 1/19	MIA	@	SAC	130-117
Tue 1/20	CLE	@	CHA	94-87

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 2/22	CLE	@	OKC	1:00 PM
Sun 2/22	TOR	@	MIL	3:30 PM
Sun 2/22	BKN	@	ATL	3:30 PM
Sun 2/22	DEN	@	GSW	3:30 PM
Sun 2/22	DAL	@	IND	5:00 PM

LeBron James and Jerry West are tied for the most games with 40+ points in a single NBA playoff run, with 8 games.

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