most career 40 point playoff games active players

LeBron James has played in 29 games in the playoffs with 40+ points.

Interpreted as:
most career 40 or more point playoff games active players
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
29
1,263
44.2
43.6
10.0
7.7
1.9
0.9
16.0
28.1
56.9
2.8
6.2
44.2
8.9
12.1
73.0
65.2
2.0
8.0
3.2
1,283
289
223
54
25
94
77
+137
2Kevin Durant
K. Durant
14
607
44.6
43.4
8.1
4.9
1.3
1.1
13.8
25.9
53.3
3.7
8.9
41.6
12.1
13.4
90.4
68.3
0.5
7.6
2.8
624
113
69
18
16
39
41
+54
3Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
7
312
44.8
44.6
9.0
7.7
2.1
0.6
16.3
35.4
46.0
3.0
9.6
31.3
9.0
10.7
84.0
55.5
2.0
7.0
4.3
313
63
54
15
4
30
26
+58
4Stephen Curry
S. Curry
8
344
41.8
43.0
7.0
6.9
1.3
0.1
14.8
29.5
50.0
6.5
14.9
43.7
7.0
8.0
87.5
65.1
1.5
5.5
3.6
334
56
55
10
1
29
16
+103
5James Harden
J. Harden
11
469
39.9
42.6
5.7
7.1
1.6
0.4
13.8
24.9
55.5
5.9
11.3
52.4
9.1
9.8
92.6
72.9
1.0
4.7
3.5
439
63
78
18
4
39
34
+31
6Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
4
187
45.3
46.8
5.5
9.0
1.0
1.3
14.8
27.0
54.6
9.8
16.0
60.9
7.5
8.8
85.7
75.8
1.5
4.0
3.3
181
22
36
4
5
13
5
+2
7Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
1
41
39.6
41.0
4.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
14.0
31.0
45.2
11.0
18.0
61.1
2.0
2.0
100.0
64.3
1.0
3.0
1.0
40
4
0
1
1
1
4
+16
8Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
4
163
41.6
40.8
5.0
4.8
0.8
0.3
15.3
24.5
62.2
5.5
9.5
57.9
4.8
5.3
90.5
76.0
1.3
3.8
4.3
166
20
19
3
1
17
14
+31
9CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
2
82
50.4
41.0
8.0
2.5
2.5
1.0
16.0
33.5
47.8
4.0
8.5
47.1
5.0
6.0
83.3
56.7
2.5
5.5
2.5
101
16
5
5
2
5
8
+1
10Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
5
215
41.7
43.0
7.8
3.0
3.0
0.2
15.6
27.6
56.5
4.2
8.4
50.0
7.6
8.2
92.7
68.9
1.8
6.0
3.2
208
39
15
15
1
16
9
+43
11Anthony Davis
A. Davis
3
130
38.9
43.3
9.7
2.7
1.3
1.7
14.3
21.3
67.2
2.3
3.7
63.6
12.3
13.7
90.2
79.2
2.3
7.3
1.0
117
29
8
4
5
3
9
+22
12Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
1
41
40.7
41.0
3.0
8.0
0.0
0.0
15.0
23.0
65.2
2.0
7.0
28.6
9.0
12.0
75.0
72.5
1.0
2.0
7.0
41
3
8
0
0
7
1
+3
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
8
340
40.3
42.5
13.0
4.6
0.9
2.1
14.8
25.5
57.8
1.4
4.5
30.6
11.6
15.6
74.4
65.6
2.9
10.1
3.8
322
104
37
7
17
30
25
+61
14Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
7
306
40.9
43.7
11.7
7.7
1.3
0.7
16.7
27.1
61.6
2.9
5.6
51.3
7.4
9.1
81.3
70.1
3.3
8.4
3.7
286
82
54
9
5
26
21
-11
15Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
7
338
39.0
48.3
5.7
6.0
1.4
0.4
16.4
30.0
54.8
4.9
11.3
43.0
10.6
12.4
85.1
68.1
1.9
3.9
3.9
273
40
42
10
3
27
17
+46
16Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
8
344
41.6
43.0
9.5
9.8
1.4
0.6
14.8
27.9
52.9
4.6
10.3
45.1
8.9
11.6
76.3
65.2
0.8
8.8
5.4
333
76
78
11
5
43
19
-29
17Jamal Murray
J. Murray
6
265
41.9
44.2
6.0
6.3
1.2
0.3
16.2
25.8
62.6
7.0
12.0
58.3
4.8
5.3
90.6
78.4
1.3
4.7
2.5
251
36
38
7
2
15
16
+70
18Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
8
351
42.0
43.9
7.3
5.6
2.3
1.4
14.9
24.3
61.3
2.3
5.4
41.9
11.9
13.5
88.0
72.7
2.0
5.3
2.3
336
58
45
18
11
18
8
+71
19Ja 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
20Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
5
229
41.0
45.8
8.6
5.0
1.8
1.2
15.2
28.0
54.3
5.6
11.8
47.5
9.8
11.2
87.5
69.5
0.2
8.4
2.2
205
43
25
9
6
11
12
+37
21Devin Booker
D. Booker
8
357
42.8
44.6
6.8
5.9
1.5
0.9
16.8
26.8
62.6
3.5
6.4
54.9
7.6
8.3
92.4
73.4
0.8
6.0
2.4
343
54
47
12
7
19
31
+50
22Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
2
90
37.6
45.0
10.5
3.0
1.0
1.0
13.0
22.0
59.1
3.5
6.0
58.3
15.5
18.5
83.8
74.7
1.0
9.5
3.0
75
21
6
2
2
6
8
+30
23Trae 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
24Paul George
P. George
1
41
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
25Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
2
82
42.2
41.0
8.0
4.5
1.0
0.0
15.5
31.0
50.0
3.5
8.5
41.2
6.5
7.0
92.9
60.2
1.5
6.5
2.0
84
16
9
2
0
4
6
+12

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.5

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

8.7

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

5.8

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.3

6th

DRTG

114.1

13th

NETRTG

4.2

9th

3P%

36.0

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
41
20
.672
4.5
3
40
22
.645
6.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
39
24
.619
7.5
5
35
26
.574
10.5
6
33
27
.550
12.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/8
@
1:00 PM
Mon
3/9
@
7:00 PM
Wed
3/11
@
7:30 PM
Fri
3/13
@
7:30 PM
Sun
3/15
@
3:30 PM
Last Game
DET Pistons

45 - 15

109

Final

113

CLE Cavaliers

39 - 24

Tue 3 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
45
15
.750
2
41
20
.672
4.5
3
40
22
.645
6.0
4
39
24
.619
7.5
5
35
26
.574
10.5
6
33
27
.550
12.0
7
32
28
.533
13.0
8
33
29
.532
13.0
9
31
31
.500
15.0
10
31
31
.500
15.0
11
26
34
.433
19.0
12
25
37
.403
21.0
13
16
45
.262
29.5
14
15
46
.246
30.5
15
15
46
.246
30.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
48
15
.762
2
43
17
.717
3.5
3
38
22
.633
8.5
4
38
23
.623
9.0
5
38
24
.613
9.5
6
36
24
.600
10.5
7
34
26
.567
12.5
8
31
30
.508
16.0
9
29
31
.483
17.5
10
29
33
.468
18.5
11
23
36
.390
23.0
12
21
40
.344
26.0
13
19
43
.306
28.5
14
18
43
.295
29.0
15
14
48
.226
33.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
1/29
@
97-127
Thu
1/29
@
113-126
Thu
1/29
@
109-122
Thu
1/29
@
109-99
Thu
1/29
@
131-124

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/3
@
10:30 PM
Tue
3/3
@
11:00 PM
Wed
3/4
@
7:00 PM
Wed
3/4
@
7:30 PM
Wed
3/4
@
7:30 PM