most 45 point games in nba playoff history by current players

LeBron James has the most games by an active player in the playoffs with 45+ points, with 11 games.

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most 45 or more point games in NBA playoff history by current players

	NAME	GP	PTS	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	11	516	44.8	46.9	9.0	6.5	2.0	0.5	16.8	27.6	60.9	2.7	5.7	47.6	10.5	14.1	74.8	69.3	2.4	6.6	2.8	493	99	71	22	6	31	32	+73
2	Devin Booker D. Booker	5	235	43.7	47.0	7.2	6.2	2.0	1.0	17.0	24.8	68.5	4.6	7.4	62.2	8.4	9.0	93.3	81.7	0.6	6.6	2.2	219	36	31	10	5	11	18	+32
3	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	5	251	39.1	50.2	5.0	6.4	1.2	0.6	17.4	31.2	55.8	4.0	10.6	37.7	11.4	13.2	86.4	67.8	1.2	3.8	4.2	196	25	32	6	3	21	12	+9
4	Kevin Durant K. Durant	5	238	46.8	47.6	8.2	6.6	1.4	1.0	15.2	28.4	53.5	5.0	11.2	44.6	12.2	13.2	92.4	69.6	0.2	8.0	2.2	234	41	33	7	5	11	16	+16
5	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	4	189	42.8	47.3	11.5	8.5	1.5	0.3	16.8	39.8	42.1	4.8	14.3	33.3	9.0	11.8	76.6	52.6	2.8	8.8	5.3	171	46	34	6	1	21	14	+32
6	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	3	148	41.9	49.3	7.7	5.0	2.0	0.7	16.7	27.3	61.0	3.7	7.7	47.8	12.3	13.7	90.2	74.0	2.3	5.3	0.7	126	23	15	6	2	2	1	+31
7	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	3	147	41.6	49.0	9.3	5.3	1.3	0.7	16.7	30.0	55.6	6.0	12.0	50.0	9.7	12.0	80.6	69.4	0.0	9.3	1.7	125	28	16	4	2	5	6	+55
8	Ja Morant J. Morant	3	139	41.8	46.3	7.0	9.3	1.0	0.0	14.3	27.7	51.8	4.3	9.7	44.8	13.3	15.7	85.1	67.0	2.3	4.7	3.0	125	21	28	3	0	9	7	+10
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	2	91	44.6	45.5	9.5	11.0	0.0	0.5	16.0	30.0	53.3	4.5	11.0	40.9	9.0	12.5	72.0	64.1	1.0	8.5	5.5	89	19	22	0	1	11	4	-13
10	Jamal Murray J. Murray	2	100	43.1	50.0	8.0	6.5	0.0	0.5	17.5	27.5	63.6	9.0	13.5	66.7	6.0	7.0	85.7	81.8	2.5	5.5	2.5	86	16	13	0	1	5	7	+17
11	Stephen Curry S. Curry	2	97	40.5	48.5	8.0	6.5	1.5	0.0	17.0	34.5	49.3	6.5	16.0	40.6	8.0	9.5	84.2	62.7	1.5	6.5	2.0	81	16	13	3	0	4	3	+17
12	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	2	90	40.0	45.0	8.5	2.5	2.0	0.5	17.0	24.0	70.8	4.0	8.0	50.0	7.0	7.5	93.3	82.4	1.0	7.5	3.0	80	17	5	4	1	6	2	+34
13	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	2	105	48.5	52.5	6.5	8.0	2.0	2.0	17.0	28.5	59.6	11.0	17.5	62.9	7.5	9.0	83.3	80.9	1.5	5.0	3.5	97	13	16	4	4	7	2	+11
14	James Harden J. Harden	2	90	39.8	45.0	5.0	5.5	2.0	1.0	15.0	26.0	57.7	7.0	12.5	56.0	8.0	8.5	94.1	75.7	1.0	4.0	3.0	80	10	11	4	2	6	6	+29
15	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	1	46	51.9	46.0	5.0	9.0	0.0	0.0	17.0	30.0	56.7	7.0	12.0	58.3	5.0	8.0	62.5	68.6	0.0	5.0	3.0	52	5	9	0	0	3	5	+3
16	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	1	47	43.5	47.0	4.0	10.0	0.0	1.0	18.0	34.0	52.9	2.0	8.0	25.0	9.0	11.0	81.8	60.5	0.0	4.0	1.0	44	4	10	0	1	1	2	+10
17	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	1	50	40.6	50.0	8.0	4.0	0.0	1.0	13.0	19.0	68.4	5.0	7.0	71.4	19.0	21.0	90.5	88.5	1.0	7.0	3.0	41	8	4	0	1	3	3	+16
18	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	1	53	39.4	53.0	4.0	11.0	0.0	1.0	20.0	30.0	66.7	2.0	4.0	50.0	11.0	13.0	84.6	74.2	1.0	3.0	6.0	39	4	11	0	1	6	2	+2
19	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	1	50	42.4	50.0	14.0	2.0	0.0	5.0	16.0	25.0	64.0	1.0	3.0	33.3	17.0	19.0	89.5	74.9	4.0	10.0	6.0	42	14	2	0	5	6	2	+10
20	Trae Young T. Young	1	48	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
21	Anthony Davis A. Davis	1	47	38.8	47.0	10.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	15.0	23.0	65.2	2.0	4.0	50.0	15.0	17.0	88.2	77.1	4.0	6.0	2.0	39	10	1	0	3	2	4	+15

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.8

Mitchell

RPG

9.1

Mobley

APG

7.0

Garland

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.2

10th

DRTG

114.7

13th

NETRTG

2.5

10th

3P%

35.1

19th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	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

Last Game

Nuggets

23 - 11

108

Final

113

Cavaliers

20 - 16

Fri 2 Jan 2026

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

ORtg Rankings

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

NetRtg Rankings

15.0

8.8

7.4

6.8

6.0

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-29

8-28

8-27

9-24

10-22

12-23

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.70

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

23-11

20-12-1

20-14

21-15

20-15

Worst Record ATS

12-24

12-23

14-21

14-20

14-19

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

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
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