most 40 points games in one nba playoff run by a players

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 points games in one NBA playoff run by a players

	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 Leaders

PPG

27.7

Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.0

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DRTG

114.9

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	52	25	.675	4.0
3	Knicks	50	28	.641	6.5
4	Cavaliers	48	29	.623	8.0
5	Hawks	45	33	.577	11.5
6	76ers	43	34	.558	13.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/5	IND	@	CLE	6:00 PM
Mon 4/6	CLE	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Wed 4/8	ATL	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Fri 4/10	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Sun 4/12	WAS	@	CLE	6:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

48 - 29

118

Final

111

Warriors

36 - 41

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

13.0

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

9.1

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.8

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.6

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.3

Duren

67.8

Ayton

67.3

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.7

120.0

119.5

119.4

119.0

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.6

110.9

112.8

112.9

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.4

8.5

7.9

6.7

5.2

Tank Leaderboard

17-59

18-59

21-57

24-53

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,786

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,372.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,039.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,572.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.6

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

49-29

46-30-1

45-32

44-33

43-35

Worst Record ATS

31-46

32-44

33-45

33-44

33-43-1

34-43

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	56	21	.727
2	Celtics - x	52	25	.675	4.0
3	Knicks - x	50	28	.641	6.5
4	Cavaliers - x	48	29	.623	8.0
5	Hawks	45	33	.577	11.5
6	76ers	43	34	.558	13.0
7	Raptors	43	34	.558	13.0
8	Hornets	42	36	.538	14.5
9	Magic	41	36	.532	15.0
10	Heat	40	37	.519	16.0
11	Bucks - e	30	47	.390	26.0
12	Bulls - e	29	48	.377	27.0
13	Pacers - e	18	59	.234	38.0
14	Nets - e	18	59	.234	38.0
15	Wizards - e	17	59	.224	38.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	61	16	.792
2	Spurs - x	59	18	.766	2.0
3	Lakers - x	50	27	.649	11.0
4	Nuggets - x	49	28	.636	12.0
5	Rockets - x	48	29	.623	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	31	.597	15.0
7	Suns	42	35	.545	19.0
8	Trail Blazers	40	38	.513	21.5
9	Clippers	39	38	.506	22.0
10	Warriors	36	41	.468	25.0
11	Grizzlies - e	25	52	.325	36.0
12	Pelicans - e	25	53	.321	36.5
13	Mavericks - e	24	53	.312	37.0
14	Kings - e	21	57	.269	40.5
15	Jazz - e	21	57	.269	40.5