most career playoff points since 1987

Since 1986-87, LeBron James has posted the most points in the playoffs, with 8,478 points.

Interpreted as:
most career playoff points by a player since 1987
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
8,478
300
41.2
28.3
8.9
7.2
1.7
1.0
10.1
20.4
49.6
1.6
4.9
33.2
6.4
8.6
74.1
58.4
1.5
7.4
3.6
12,369
2,677
2,157
505
286
1,078
677
+1275
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
5,739
172
41.7
33.4
6.5
5.6
2.1
0.9
12.2
25.1
48.7
0.8
2.5
33.4
8.0
9.7
82.7
56.7
1.7
4.8
3.0
7,168
1,110
971
358
150
517
513
+294
3Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
5,640
220
39.3
25.6
5.1
4.7
1.4
0.7
9.2
20.5
44.8
1.3
4.0
33.1
6.0
7.4
81.6
54.1
1.0
4.0
2.9
8,641
1,119
1,040
310
144
647
660
+555
4Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
5,250
216
37.5
24.3
11.6
2.7
0.5
2.1
9.4
16.8
56.3
0.0
0.0
5.4
10.7
50.4
56.5
4.0
7.6
3.0
8,098
2,508
582
117
459
649
769
+638
5Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
5,172
251
37.3
20.6
11.4
3.0
0.7
2.3
7.9
15.7
50.1
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.8
7.0
68.9
54.8
3.1
8.3
2.5
9,370
2,859
764
168
568
633
701
+1090
6Kevin Durant
K. Durant
5,008
171
40.5
29.3
7.8
4.2
1.0
1.2
9.9
20.7
47.8
2.1
6.0
35.5
7.4
8.5
86.8
59.9
0.8
7.0
3.3
6,934
1,333
713
173
205
559
431
+641
7Karl Malone
K. Malone
4,674
189
41.1
24.7
10.8
3.2
1.3
0.7
9.0
19.6
46.1
0.0
0.2
16.2
6.7
9.0
74.0
52.6
2.6
8.1
2.9
7,763
2,032
606
250
135
544
644
+123
8Stephen Curry
S. Curry
4,147
155
37.2
26.8
5.3
6.1
1.5
0.3
9.0
19.7
45.4
4.2
10.6
39.7
4.7
5.2
88.9
60.8
0.7
4.6
3.3
5,772
828
953
231
50
516
388
+971
9James Harden
J. Harden
4,071
182
36.3
22.4
5.5
6.5
1.6
0.6
6.7
15.8
42.5
2.5
7.3
34.0
6.4
7.4
86.9
58.6
0.7
4.8
3.5
6,599
999
1,178
299
104
637
534
+254
10Tony Parker
T. Parker
4,045
226
34.3
17.9
2.9
5.1
0.9
0.1
7.1
15.5
46.1
0.5
1.7
30.9
3.1
4.2
73.1
51.6
0.5
2.5
2.6
7,758
666
1,143
198
19
594
429
+581
11Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
3,954
177
37.8
22.3
5.2
4.9
1.5
1.0
8.2
17.3
47.4
0.6
1.7
33.8
5.4
6.9
78.0
54.9
1.3
3.9
3.3
6,697
928
870
273
175
583
467
+432
12Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
3,663
145
40.7
25.3
10.0
2.5
1.0
0.9
8.4
18.2
46.2
1.0
2.8
36.5
7.4
8.3
89.2
57.7
1.5
8.5
2.3
5,895
1,446
360
149
129
328
407
+48
13Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
3,642
208
39.0
17.5
7.6
5.0
1.9
0.9
6.4
14.5
44.4
1.0
3.2
30.3
3.7
5.1
72.4
52.4
2.2
5.4
2.9
8,105
1,583
1,048
395
185
602
686
+232
14Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
3,180
170
36.6
18.7
5.8
3.4
1.2
0.6
6.0
14.2
42.3
1.6
4.6
35.5
5.1
6.1
83.0
55.4
0.7
5.1
2.8
6,229
985
579
204
105
476
547
+160
15Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
3,133
146
35.6
21.5
7.8
3.0
1.8
0.7
7.7
15.0
51.3
1.7
4.3
39.9
4.4
5.2
84.1
62.1
1.8
6.0
1.9
5,193
1,142
432
256
99
278
323
+643
16Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
3,112
120
40.0
25.9
11.0
3.4
1.7
3.3
10.5
19.8
53.0
0.0
0.1
23.5
5.0
6.6
75.3
57.2
2.8
8.2
3.1
4,796
1,320
412
198
390
370
453
-29
17Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
3,076
127
38.9
24.2
8.3
5.0
1.2
0.8
8.1
18.4
44.0
2.4
7.0
34.9
5.5
6.6
83.9
56.7
1.0
7.3
2.9
4,943
1,053
633
150
106
369
329
+517
18Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
3,054
218
27.9
14.0
4.0
3.8
1.3
0.3
4.4
10.1
43.3
1.5
4.2
35.8
3.8
4.6
81.7
57.6
0.7
3.3
2.2
6,075
874
827
292
61
481
588
+951
19Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
3,035
135
35.5
22.5
6.7
7.1
1.7
0.3
7.8
19.3
40.5
1.4
4.6
29.9
5.5
6.7
82.0
50.5
1.8
4.9
3.7
4,787
905
955
223
42
501
391
+6
20Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
3,032
158
36.9
19.2
4.0
2.2
0.9
0.5
7.1
16.4
43.6
3.2
7.8
40.5
1.8
2.1
84.5
55.5
0.5
3.5
1.7
5,830
626
351
150
85
274
411
+615
21Chris Paul
C. Paul
2,981
149
36.5
20.0
4.9
8.3
1.9
0.2
7.4
15.3
48.4
1.6
4.4
37.3
3.5
4.1
85.4
58.3
0.7
4.2
2.5
5,442
730
1,233
287
31
377
437
+130
22Reggie Miller
R. Miller
2,972
144
36.9
20.6
2.9
2.5
1.0
0.2
6.5
14.5
44.9
2.2
5.7
39.0
5.3
6.0
89.3
60.1
0.5
2.4
1.8
5,308
416
357
146
34
257
275
+170
23Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
2,813
139
37.5
20.2
10.3
2.0
0.9
2.2
7.9
16.9
46.9
0.1
0.2
34.8
4.3
6.0
71.8
51.7
2.4
7.9
2.5
5,207
1,435
275
122
303
345
522
+8
24Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
2,788
142
33.6
19.6
5.7
2.6
1.0
0.5
7.3
15.3
48.0
2.0
5.5
35.7
3.0
4.1
72.6
57.4
1.1
4.6
2.5
4,773
811
369
140
64
348
401
+242
25Ray Allen
R. Allen
2,749
171
35.5
16.1
3.8
2.6
1.0
0.2
5.4
12.3
44.3
2.3
5.6
40.1
3.0
3.4
88.3
58.5
0.8
3.0
1.6
6,064
648
449
164
41
274
402
+586

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

24.0

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

7.8

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

5.9

Harden

James Harden
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
46
36
.561
14.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
5/9
@
3:00 PM
Mon
5/11
@
8:00 PM
Wed
5/13
@
1:00 PM
Fri
5/15
@
1:00 PM
Sun
5/17
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

0 - 2

97

Final

107

DET Pistons

2 - 0

Thu 7 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
3/26
@
103-114
Thu
3/26
@
117-121
Fri
3/27
@
114-113
Fri
3/27
@
128-149
Fri
3/27
@
102-109

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
5/8
@
7:00 PM
Fri
5/8
@
9:30 PM
Sat
5/9
@
3:00 PM
Sat
5/9
@
8:30 PM
Sun
5/10
@
3:30 PM