most 40 point games in playoffs in a season

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 playoffs in a season

	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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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Raptors	21	15	.583	5.0
5	76ers	19	14	.576	5.5
6	Cavaliers	20	16	.556	6.0
7	Magic	19	16	.543	6.5
8	Heat	19	16	.543	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/6	CLE	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 1/8	CLE	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Sat 1/10	MIN	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Mon 1/12	UTA	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 1/14	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM

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23 - 11

108

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113

Cavaliers

20 - 16

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.1

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.0

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.4

Sarr

2.3

Huff

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Ayton

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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124.6

123.0

122.5

121.6

120.7

119.1

DRtg Rankings

105.6

111.4

112.6

113.1

113.4

113.6

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15.0

8.8

7.4

6.8

6.0

5.5

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6-29

8-28

8-27

9-24

10-22

12-23

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,764.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,684.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,782

Johnson

1,770.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

USG% Leaders

38.1

Dončić

36.3

Brown

33.0

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MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.3

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.57

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.70

Dončić

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

23-11

20-12-1

20-14

21-15

20-15

Worst Record ATS

12-24

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14-21

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	25	9	.735
2	Knicks	23	12	.657	2.5
3	Celtics	22	12	.647	3.0
4	Raptors	21	15	.583	5.0
5	76ers	19	14	.576	5.5
6	Cavaliers	20	16	.556	6.0
7	Magic	19	16	.543	6.5
8	Heat	19	16	.543	6.5
9	Bulls	17	18	.486	8.5
10	Hawks	17	20	.459	9.5
11	Bucks	15	20	.429	10.5
12	Hornets	12	23	.343	13.5
13	Nets	10	22	.313	14.0
14	Wizards	9	24	.273	15.5
15	Pacers	6	29	.171	19.5

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1	Thunder	30	5	.857
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	5.0
3	Nuggets	23	11	.676	6.5
4	Rockets	21	11	.656	7.5
5	Lakers	21	11	.656	7.5
6	Timberwolves	22	13	.629	8.0
7	Suns	20	14	.588	9.5
8	Warriors	19	17	.528	11.5
9	Trail Blazers	16	20	.444	14.5
10	Grizzlies	15	19	.441	14.5
11	Mavericks	13	23	.361	17.5
12	Clippers	12	22	.353	17.5
13	Jazz	12	22	.353	17.5
14	Kings	8	27	.229	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	28	.222	22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 12/2	DET	@	MIL	109-113
Tue 12/2	SAC	@	HOU	95-121
Tue 12/2	MIA	@	DAL	108-118
Wed 12/3	BOS	@	WAS	146-101
Wed 12/3	GSW	@	PHI	98-99

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/4	IND	@	ORL	3:00 PM
Sun 1/4	DEN	@	BKN	3:30 PM
Sun 1/4	MIN	@	WAS	6:00 PM
Sun 1/4	NOP	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Sun 1/4	OKC	@	PHX	8:00 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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