most 40 point games in the conference finals

LeBron James has the most games in Conference Finals with 40+ points, with 9 games.

Interpreted as:

most 40 or more point games by a player in the conference finals

	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	9	399	Conference Finals	44.7	44.3	9.4	7.7	1.6	0.8	16.2	29.0	55.9	3.0	6.7	45.0	8.9	12.9	69.0	63.9	1.8	7.7	3.9	402	85	69	14	7	35	24	+38
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6	275	Conference Finals	42.7	45.8	5.7	5.0	2.8	0.8	15.5	26.5	58.5	1.8	3.3	55.0	13.0	15.5	83.9	68.8	1.3	4.3	2.7	256	34	30	17	5	16	23	-1
3	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	5	207	Conference Finals	44.6	41.4	12.2	5.0	1.4	3.4	16.8	28.6	58.7	0.2	0.2	100.0	7.6	9.0	84.4	63.6	2.6	9.6	2.2	223	61	25	7	17	11	23
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	4	166	Conference Finals	41.8	41.5	6.8	4.3	1.0	0.5	14.3	27.5	51.8	2.0	4.0	50.0	11.0	12.5	88.0	62.9	1.3	5.5	2.0	167	27	17	4	2	8	12	+38
5	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	3	138	Conference Finals	43.1	46.0	7.7	3.3	0.3	1.3	12.7	20.3	62.3	2.3	3.0	77.8	18.3	19.0	96.5	80.2	0.3	7.3	2.3	129	23	10	1	4	7	7	+45
6	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	3	125	Conference Finals	41.3	41.7	12.0	1.0	0.7	2.0	14.3	25.0	57.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	13.0	15.7	83.0	65.3	5.3	6.7	2.3	124	36	3	2	6	7	9	+3
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	3	124	Conference Finals	46.3	41.3	15.0	3.7	1.0	3.0	18.3	27.7	66.3				4.7	5.7	82.4	68.5				139	45	11	2	6		10
8	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	2	80	Conference Finals	39.2	40.0	7.0	1.5	1.0	0.5	14.0	23.5	59.6	3.5	9.5	36.8	8.5	11.5	73.9	70.0	2.0	5.0	4.5	78	14	3	2	1	9	6	+12
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	2	82	Conference Finals	39.3	41.0	8.0	5.5	2.0	1.5	11.5	23.0	50.0	4.5	9.5	47.4	13.5	16.0	84.4	68.2	0.0	8.0	2.5	79	16	11	4	3	5	6	-31
10	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	2	88	Conference Finals	43.6	44.0	9.0	6.5	4.0	2.0	14.0	24.0	58.3	2.0	5.0	40.0	14.0	14.5	96.6	72.4	4.0	5.0	1.5	87	18	13	8	4	3	4	+33
11	James Harden J. Harden	2	86	Conference Finals	37.7	43.0	6.5	6.0	1.5	1.0	13.5	23.0	58.7	6.0	10.0	60.0	10.0	11.5	87.0	76.6	1.5	5.0	3.5	75	13	12	3	2	7	6	+14
12	Stephen Curry S. Curry	2	80	Conference Finals	37.1	40.0	6.0	5.0	2.5	0.5	13.0	22.5	57.8	7.0	12.5	56.0	7.0	8.5	82.4	76.2	2.5	3.5	3.5	74	12	10	5	1	7	2	+41
13	Kevin Durant K. Durant	2	80	Conference Finals	43.2	40.0	7.5	4.5	1.0	1.5	11.0	24.5	44.9	2.5	8.0	31.3	15.5	16.0	96.9	63.4	0.0	7.5	3.0	86	15	9	2	3	6	6	-5
14	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	2	90	Conference Finals	44.0	45.0	4.0	5.0	1.5	0.5	15.5	33.0	47.0	4.5	7.5	60.0	9.5	11.0	86.4	59.5	1.0	3.0	4.0	88	8	10	3	1	8	5	+3
15	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	2	80	Conference Finals	46.5	40.0	15.0	5.0	0.5	2.5	14.5	23.0	63.0	0.5	0.5	100.0	10.5	14.0	75.0	68.6	4.5	10.5	4.0	93	30	10	1	5	8	8	-2
16	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	2	82	Conference Finals	45.5	41.0	14.0	4.0	0.0	3.5	14.0	25.0	56.0	0.0	0.0		13.0	22.0	59.1	59.1	1.5	12.5	3.0	91	28	8	0	7	6	6	+30
17	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	2	87	Conference Finals	46.5	43.5	19.5	5.5	1.5	1.5	14.0	21.0	66.7	0.5	0.5	100.0	15.0	16.5	90.9	77.0	7.5	12.0	2.0	93	39	11	3	3	4	5
18	George Gervin G. Gervin	2	84	Conference Finals	42.0	42.0	6.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	17.5	31.0	56.5				7.0	9.5	73.7	59.7			2.5	84	12	2	4	2	5	4
19	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	1	41	Conference Finals	48.7	41.0	24.0	3.0	1.0	3.0	14.0	25.0	56.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	12.0	13.0	92.3	66.7	9.0	15.0	3.0	49	24	3	1	3	3	4	+16
20	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1	40	Conference Finals	40.0	40.0	9.0	10.0	1.0	0.0	13.0	30.0	43.3	2.0	7.0	28.6	12.0	14.0	85.7	55.3	4.0	5.0	5.0	40	9	10	1	0	5	4	+5
21	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	1	43	Conference Finals	37.6	43.0	1.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	15.0	25.0	60.0	1.0	6.0	16.7	12.0	14.0	85.7	69.0	0.0	1.0	7.0	38	1	5	0	0	7	5	-8
22	Anthony Davis A. Davis	1	40	Conference Finals	41.8	40.0	10.0	3.0	3.0	2.0	14.0	23.0	60.9	1.0	1.0	100.0	11.0	11.0	100.0	71.8	1.0	9.0	0.0	42	10	3	3	2	0	3	-8
23	Chris Paul C. Paul	1	41	Conference Finals	34.9	41.0	4.0	8.0	3.0	0.0	16.0	24.0	66.7	7.0	8.0	87.5	2.0	3.0	66.7	81.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	35	4	8	3	0	0	2	+22
24	Paul George P. George	1	41	Conference Finals	40.9	41.0	13.0	6.0	3.0	0.0	15.0	20.0	75.0	3.0	6.0	50.0	8.0	8.0	100.0	87.2	0.0	13.0	6.0	41	13	6	3	0	6	2	+14
25	Trae Young T. Young	1	48	Conference Finals	41.1	48.0	7.0	11.0	1.0	0.0	17.0	34.0	50.0	4.0	13.0	30.8	10.0	12.0	83.3	61.1	1.0	6.0	6.0	41	7	11	1	0	6	3	+10

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.9

Mitchell

RPG

8.4

Mobley

APG

6.0

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 5/21	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Sat 5/23	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Mon 5/25	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Wed 5/27	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Fri 5/29	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

0 - 1

104

Final

115

Knicks

1 - 0

Tue 19 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.4

Brunson

28.1

Cunningham

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

12.3

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.8

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

125.0

124.1

117.5

113.7

113.2

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.8

105.4

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.3

14.0

12.1

3.0

1.7

0.8

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

627.9

Cunningham

626.1

Wembanyama

598.7

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

618.5

Wembanyama

604.5

Mitchell

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.67

Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.65

Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

56-39

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-56

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0