most 40 point games in finals since 2012

Since 2011-12, LeBron James has the most games in the NBA Finals with 40+ points, with 8 games.

Interpreted as:

most 40 or more point games by a player in finals since 2012

	NAME	GP	PTS	SERIES	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	338	NBA Finals	44.7	42.3	11.5	8.3	2.3	1.3	16.5	30.8	53.7	3.1	7.1	43.9	6.1	8.5	72.1	61.2	2.1	9.4	3.0	357	92	66	18	10	24	18	+13
2	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	3	133	NBA Finals	40.1	44.3	13.0	4.0	0.7	2.7	15.0	23.3	64.3	0.7	3.3	20.0	13.7	18.0	75.9	70.9	4.0	9.0	3.3	120	39	12	2	8	10	8	+33
3	Devin Booker D. Booker	2	82	NBA Finals	40.0	41.0	2.5	2.5	1.0	1.0	17.0	30.5	55.7	1.0	3.5	28.6	6.0	7.0	85.7	61.0	1.0	1.5	3.0	80	5	5	2	2	6	10	+12
4	Stephen Curry S. Curry	2	90	NBA Finals	42.0	45.0	9.0	5.5	1.0	0.0	14.0	28.5	49.1	6.5	14.0	46.4	10.5	11.5	91.3	67.0	2.0	7.0	4.0	84	18	11	2	0	8	4	+3
5	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	2	81	NBA Finals	40.2	40.5	5.0	5.0	1.5	0.5	16.0	25.5	62.7	6.0	9.5	63.2	2.5	3.0	83.3	75.5	1.5	3.5	3.5	80	10	10	3	1	7	8	+27
6	Jalen Williams J. Williams	1	40	NBA Finals	35.2	40.0	6.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	14.0	25.0	56.0	3.0	5.0	60.0	9.0	12.0	75.0	66.1	1.0	5.0	1.0	35	6	4	1	0	1	4	+14
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	1	41	NBA Finals	41.9	41.0	11.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	16.0	28.0	57.1	2.0	5.0	40.0	7.0	8.0	87.5	65.0	3.0	8.0	5.0	42	11	4	0	0	5	3	-11
8	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	1	40	NBA Finals	43.0	40.0	6.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	15.0	33.0	45.5	3.0	8.0	37.5	7.0	8.0	87.5	54.8	0.0	6.0	1.0	43	6	4	2	0	1	1	+10
9	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	1	40	NBA Finals	44.9	40.0	11.0	13.0	2.0	2.0	14.0	20.0	70.0	0.0	0.0		12.0	14.0	85.7	76.5	1.0	10.0	5.0	45	11	13	2	2	5	0	+20
10	Kevin Durant K. Durant	1	43	NBA Finals	43.3	43.0	13.0	7.0	1.0	1.0	15.0	23.0	65.2	6.0	9.0	66.7	7.0	7.0	100.0	82.4	1.0	12.0	3.0	43	13	7	1	1	3	3	+15
11	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	1	43	NBA Finals	45.5	43.0	7.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	20.0	32.0	62.5	0.0	3.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	100.0	64.5	1.0	6.0	3.0	45	7	5	1	0	3	3	0

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

30.7

Mitchell

RPG

9.3

Mobley

APG

7.1

Garland

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.7

8th

DRTG

115.4

16th

NETRTG

2.3

9th

3P%

35.1

20th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	76ers	16	12	.571	7.0
6	Magic	17	13	.567	7.0
7	Cavaliers	17	15	.531	8.0
8	Heat	15	15	.500	9.0
9	Hawks	15	16	.484	9.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 12/27	CLE	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Mon 12/29	CLE	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Wed 12/31	PHX	@	CLE	3:30 PM
Fri 1/2	DEN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sun 1/4	DET	@	CLE	2:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

17 - 15

124

Final

126

Knicks

21 - 9

Thu 25 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.1

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.4

Cunningham

9.1

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.4

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.8

Jokić

71.3

Ayton

71.3

Krejčí

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.5

122.6

122.0

121.2

120.0

DRtg Rankings

106.2

110.8

112.2

112.5

112.8

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

13.8

8.5

7.1

6.8

Tank Leaderboard

5-23

6-24

7-23

8-23

8-21

9-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,922.1

Jokić

1,572.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,425.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,044.3

Jokić

1,579

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,506.3

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.2

Brown

33.2

Mitchell

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.8

Thompson

36.5

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.83

Jokić

1.62

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.95

Jokić

1.72

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

19-10

20-11

17-10-1

18-12

16-12

Worst Record ATS

10-22

10-19

10-18

11-19

12-19

13-18

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	24	6	.800
2	Knicks	21	9	.700	3.0
3	Celtics	18	11	.621	5.5
4	Raptors	18	13	.581	6.5
5	76ers	16	12	.571	7.0
6	Magic	17	13	.567	7.0
7	Cavaliers	17	15	.531	8.0
8	Heat	15	15	.500	9.0
9	Hawks	15	16	.484	9.5
10	Bulls	14	15	.483	9.5
11	Bucks	12	18	.400	12.0
12	Hornets	10	20	.333	14.0
13	Nets	9	19	.321	14.0
14	Pacers	6	24	.200	18.0
15	Wizards	5	23	.179	18.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	26	5	.839
2	Spurs	23	7	.767	2.5
3	Nuggets	22	8	.733	3.5
4	Lakers	19	10	.655	6.0
5	Timberwolves	20	11	.645	6.0
6	Rockets	18	10	.643	6.5
7	Suns	16	13	.552	9.0
8	Warriors	16	15	.516	10.0
9	Grizzlies	14	16	.467	11.5
10	Trail Blazers	12	18	.400	13.5
11	Mavericks	12	20	.375	14.5
12	Jazz	10	19	.345	15.0
13	Clippers	8	21	.276	17.0
14	Pelicans	8	23	.258	18.0
15	Kings	7	23	.233	18.5