most career points in nba playoffs since 2003

Since 2002-03, LeBron James has posted the most points in the playoffs, with 8,521 points.

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most career points by a player in NBA playoffs since 2003

	NAME	PTS	GP	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	8,521	302	41.2	28.2	8.9	7.2	1.7	1.0	10.1	20.4	49.5	1.6	5.0	33.2	6.3	8.5	74.1	58.3	1.5	7.4	3.6	12,446	2,695	2,168	506	287	1,085	679	+1234
2	Kevin 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
3	James Harden J. Harden	4,240	191	36.3	22.2	5.4	6.4	1.6	0.6	6.7	15.8	42.4	2.5	7.3	33.7	6.4	7.4	86.6	58.4	0.7	4.7	3.5	6,940	1,040	1,224	313	110	674	558	+253
4	Stephen 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
5	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	4,026	203	36.2	19.8	11.2	3.0	0.6	2.1	7.7	15.2	50.4	0.0	0.1	11.1	4.5	6.6	67.8	54.7	3.1	8.1	2.3	7,357	2,265	605	130	426	469	562	+851
6	Dwyane 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
7	Tony Parker T. Parker	3,890	216	34.3	18.0	2.9	5.1	0.9	0.1	7.2	15.6	46.1	0.5	1.7	30.4	3.1	4.3	73.0	51.5	0.5	2.5	2.6	7,417	637	1,103	189	18	572	407	+528
8	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	3,870	135	41.4	28.7	5.2	5.1	1.5	0.5	10.2	22.5	45.1	1.6	4.9	33.0	6.7	8.0	83.5	55.0	0.9	4.3	3.2	5,589	707	695	205	63	431	378	+261
9	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	3,202	127	40.5	25.2	9.9	2.6	1.0	0.9	8.5	18.2	46.6	0.9	2.6	35.9	7.3	8.2	89.4	57.8	1.4	8.5	2.3	5,139	1,260	328	122	115	292	343	+84
10	Kawhi 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
11	Jayson 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
12	Manu 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
13	Russell 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
14	Klay 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
15	Chris 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
16	Jaylen 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
17	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	2,786	154	36.1	18.1	5.5	3.3	1.1	0.6	5.8	13.7	42.6	1.6	4.4	36.6	4.8	5.7	84.2	55.7	0.6	4.9	2.7	5,557	848	513	177	85	415	495	+97
18	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	2,745	130	37.8	21.1	6.2	4.7	1.7	0.5	7.1	15.5	45.9	1.2	3.5	34.4	5.7	6.9	82.7	57.0	1.8	4.4	1.8	4,908	807	608	217	71	229	230	-28
19	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	2,735	100	38.4	27.4	12.4	7.7	1.2	0.9	10.3	19.9	52.0	1.7	4.6	37.3	5.0	6.0	83.3	60.8	3.0	9.4	3.3	3,837	1,238	769	122	87	334	335	+124
20	Paul George P. George	2,596	125	38.7	20.8	7.2	4.0	1.5	0.5	6.8	15.9	42.5	2.5	6.8	36.4	4.8	5.8	82.3	56.4	0.9	6.3	3.0	4,838	897	506	186	67	376	403	+107
21	Richard Hamilton R. Hamilton	2,571	130	38.8	19.8	3.9	3.6	0.9	0.2	7.3	16.5	43.9	0.5	1.6	34.0	4.7	5.5	86.0	52.2	1.2	2.7	2.7	5,039	506	467	122	24	348	401	+415
22	Chauncey Billups C. Billups	2,457	140	36.9	17.6	3.4	5.8	1.0	0.2	5.1	12.4	41.1	1.9	5.1	36.6	5.5	6.2	88.4	58.0	0.5	2.9	2.2	5,161	472	812	145	22	312	354	+590
23	Al Horford A. Horford	2,353	197	33.7	11.9	7.9	3.2	0.8	1.2	4.8	9.7	49.3	1.0	2.6	39.1	1.4	1.8	77.5	57.0	1.8	6.1	1.3	6,642	1,561	625	159	243	260	483	+50
24	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	2,270	84	36.2	27.0	12.2	5.3	1.0	1.3	10.1	19.1	53.2	0.7	2.8	25.9	6.0	9.6	62.5	58.0	2.4	9.7	3.4	3,041	1,022	446	85	110	283	271	+243
25	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	2,251	81	36.7	27.8	5.0	4.4	1.3	0.3	9.7	22.0	44.2	3.1	8.9	34.9	5.2	6.4	82.4	56.0	0.8	4.1	2.9	2,972	401	358	107	26	237	211	-61

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RPG

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

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Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

26.6

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.8

Towns

10.7

Wembanyama

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

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Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

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Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

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Brooks

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Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

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Playoffs ORtg Rankings

122.3

119.3

114.9

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

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106.1

107.4

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Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

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Williams

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Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0