most 40 pt playoff games in one season

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

Interpreted as:
most 40 or more pt playoff games by a player in one season
NAMEGPPTSSEASONTMMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
8
361
2017-18
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
2Jerry West
J. West
8
366
1964-65
45.8
6.5
6.6
15.8
34.4
45.8
14.3
15.9
89.8
55.3
52
53
28
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
7
311
1988-89
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
4Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
6
289
2000-01
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
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
6
279
1992-93
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
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
6
276
1989-90
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
7Bernard King
B. King
6
264
1983-84
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
8Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
5
215
2023-24
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
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
5
211
1999-00
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
10Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
5
211
1994-95
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
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
5
209
1976-77
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
12Rick Barry
R. Barry
5
230
1966-67
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
13Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
5
227
1960-61
45.4
17.2
11.0
14.0
78.6
19
14Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
4
173
2021-22
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
15Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
4
173
2020-21
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
16Devin Booker
D. Booker
4
169
2020-21
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
17Jamal Murray
J. Murray
4
182
2019-20
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
18LeBron James
L. James
4
181
2008-09
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
19Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
4
161
2008-09
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
20Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
4
190
1991-92
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
21Jerry West
J. West
4
176
1968-69
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
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
4
179
1961-62
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
23Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
3
127
2023-24
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
24Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
3
137
2022-23
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
25Devin Booker
D. Booker
3
139
2022-23
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

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.2

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

8.7

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

5.9

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.5

4th

DRTG

114.3

13th

NETRTG

4.2

7th

3P%

36.1

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
44
23
.657
4.0
3
44
25
.638
5.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
41
27
.603
7.5
5
38
28
.576
9.5
6
38
29
.567
10.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/17
@
8:00 PM
Thu
3/19
@
8:00 PM
Sat
3/21
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/24
@
8:00 PM
Wed
3/25
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
DAL Mavericks

23 - 45

130

Final

120

CLE Cavaliers

41 - 27

Sun 15 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
48
19
.716
2
44
23
.657
4.0
3
44
25
.638
5.0
4
41
27
.603
7.5
5
38
28
.576
9.5
6
38
29
.567
10.0
7
38
30
.559
10.5
8
37
31
.544
11.5
9
36
31
.537
12.0
10
34
34
.500
14.5
11
28
39
.418
20.0
12
27
40
.403
21.0
13
Nets Nets - e
17
50
.254
31.0
14
16
50
.242
31.5
15
15
53
.221
33.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
53
15
.779
2
49
18
.731
3.5
3
42
25
.627
10.5
4
41
25
.621
11.0
5
41
27
.603
12.0
6
41
27
.603
12.0
7
39
28
.582
13.5
8
34
33
.507
18.5
9
32
35
.478
20.5
10
32
36
.471
21.0
11
23
43
.348
29.0
12
23
45
.338
30.0
13
22
46
.324
31.0
14
20
48
.294
33.0
15
Kings Kings - e
18
51
.261
35.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
2/10
@
105-102
Tue
2/10
@
136-109
Tue
2/10
@
93-121
Tue
2/10
@
116-122
Tue
2/10
@
126-113

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
3/16
@
9:30 PM
Mon
3/16
@
10:00 PM
Tue
3/17
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/17
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/17
@
7:00 PM