most efficient 40 point game in playoff history

Michael Jordan had the most games in the playoffs with 40+ points, with 38 games.

Interpreted as:
most efficient 40 or more point game by a player in playoff history
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38
1,769
43.7
46.6
6.4
5.3
2.2
1.2
17.2
31.4
54.8
1.1
2.8
38.7
11.1
13.0
85.2
62.7
1.6
4.8
3.3
1,661
243
201
84
47
124
133
+11
2LeBron 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
3Jerry West
J. West
20
873
43.7
6.9
15.8
31.0
50.8
12.2
14.2
85.6
58.6
138
61
4Kevin 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
5Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
14
620
44.3
16.1
12.0
15.2
78.9
52
6Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
13
565
43.2
43.5
7.1
4.8
1.6
0.6
15.7
29.2
53.7
2.4
4.8
50.0
9.7
11.0
88.1
63.8
1.5
5.5
2.5
561
92
62
21
8
32
34
+86
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
13
598
47.4
46.0
28.5
2.8
19.4
35.2
55.1
7.2
15.4
47.0
54.9
616
370
36
31
8Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
12
510
44.1
42.5
16.4
3.8
0.4
3.0
16.8
27.3
61.3
0.0
0.0
9.0
16.9
53.2
61.1
5.4
11.0
2.5
529
197
45
5
36
30
35
+141
9James 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
10Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
11
468
44.1
42.5
13.7
4.1
1.8
3.5
16.7
28.1
59.5
0.2
0.4
50.0
8.9
11.2
79.7
64.4
3.5
10.2
2.5
485
151
45
20
38
27
46
11Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
10
471
45.9
47.1
4.4
5.5
2.7
0.1
16.4
31.5
52.1
3.9
7.2
54.2
10.4
12.1
86.0
64.0
0.9
3.5
3.3
459
44
55
27
1
33
22
+102
12Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
9
380
43.5
42.2
4.1
6.8
0.6
0.2
15.2
28.8
52.9
3.0
8.1
37.0
8.8
10.6
83.2
63.2
0.3
3.8
2.9
392
37
61
5
2
26
22
+68
13Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
9
379
43.4
42.1
17.8
2.9
1.3
3.7
17.2
27.4
62.8
0.0
0.0
7.7
10.2
75.0
65.9
5.0
391
160
26
9
26
5
33
14Devin 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
15Jimmy 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
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
17Giannis 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
18Stephen 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
19Rick Barry
R. Barry
8
354
44.6
44.3
7.5
3.5
1.7
0.3
17.3
37.0
46.6
9.8
12.1
80.4
52.3
1.7
3.0
357
60
28
5
1
34
20Donovan 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
21Nikola 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
22Russell 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
23Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
7
295
42.8
42.1
7.4
3.7
1.7
0.7
13.9
25.1
55.1
1.3
2.6
50.0
13.1
15.6
84.4
65.9
1.4
6.0
3.6
300
52
26
12
5
25
21
+60
24Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
7
312
44.9
44.6
10.6
2.9
1.7
1.1
13.9
22.4
61.8
2.3
3.0
76.2
14.6
16.0
91.1
75.6
1.4
9.1
2.6
314
74
20
12
8
18
16
+63
25Bernard King
B. King
7
304
39.3
43.4
6.0
3.0
1.1
0.4
16.9
26.3
64.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
9.7
12.3
79.1
68.5
2.3
3.7
2.9
275
42
21
8
3
20
24

More Bulls Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

17.0

Giddey

Josh Giddey

RPG

9.0

Vučević

Nikola Vučević

APG

9.1

Giddey

Josh Giddey
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.0

23rd

DRTG

118.1

22nd

NETRTG

-5.1

22nd

3P%

35.6

19th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls
31
51
.378
29.0
13
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
Last Game
CHI Bulls

31 - 51

128

Final

149

DAL Mavericks

26 - 56

Sun 12 Apr 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
45
37
.549
15.0
8
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
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
Tue
3/17
@
118-125
Tue
3/17
@
124-116
Wed
3/18
@
117-95
Wed
3/18
@
111-130
Wed
3/18
@
99-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
4/18
@
1:00 PM
Sat
4/18
@
3:30 PM
Sat
4/18
@
6:00 PM
Sat
4/18
@
8:30 PM
Sun
4/19
@
9:00 PM