most first half points nba playoff record

LeBron James has scored the most career points in the playoffs in the first half, with 2,042 points.

Interpreted as:
most first half points by a player NBA playoff record
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
2,042
134
13.6
15.2
4.7
4.3
0.8
0.4
5.9
10.2
57.7
0.9
2.2
40.0
2.6
3.6
71.8
64.6
0.7
4.0
1.9
1,818
630
581
109
60
257
119
+325
2Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1,743
135
12.3
12.9
2.7
2.9
0.8
0.2
4.4
9.4
46.7
2.1
5.2
39.6
2.0
2.4
85.7
61.6
0.3
2.3
1.7
1,654
359
393
104
23
227
149
+311
3James Harden
J. Harden
1,587
116
15.0
13.7
2.7
4.1
0.9
0.3
4.2
9.4
44.9
1.5
4.2
36.4
3.7
4.1
88.8
60.7
0.4
2.3
1.9
1,735
316
478
102
37
226
158
+171
4Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,471
97
16.1
15.2
4.1
2.3
0.6
0.6
5.4
11.0
48.7
1.0
2.9
35.6
3.4
3.8
88.7
59.7
0.4
3.8
1.7
1,562
402
222
56
59
166
111
+198
5Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
1,444
137
11.2
10.5
1.6
1.1
0.5
0.2
4.0
8.5
47.3
1.7
3.9
43.6
0.8
0.9
85.8
59.1
0.2
1.4
0.8
1,530
225
145
66
22
103
158
+33
6Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
1,436
119
18.1
12.1
4.2
2.4
0.6
0.4
4.3
9.1
46.7
1.3
3.4
38.5
2.2
2.7
83.6
58.7
0.4
3.7
1.2
2,149
494
285
69
44
148
169
+451
7Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
1,371
123
17.7
11.1
3.2
1.4
0.5
0.2
4.3
8.8
48.7
1.2
3.1
38.7
1.4
2.0
72.0
57.8
0.6
2.7
1.4
2,177
398
169
67
25
167
175
+240
8Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1,249
94
18.4
13.3
6.3
3.7
0.6
0.5
5.3
9.7
54.3
0.8
1.9
39.3
2.0
2.4
82.4
61.7
1.6
4.7
1.6
1,733
595
347
58
43
147
127
-65
9Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
1,238
109
16.4
11.4
3.5
2.4
1.0
0.2
4.0
8.5
47.6
0.6
1.5
36.4
2.7
3.4
79.7
56.9
1.1
2.4
0.9
1,786
384
267
108
27
95
83
-13
10Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
1,193
88
15.4
13.6
3.8
2.1
1.0
0.3
4.9
9.2
53.8
0.9
2.3
38.0
2.8
3.1
89.4
64.2
0.9
3.0
1.3
1,351
336
189
90
29
118
108
+199
11Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
1,091
84
16.6
13.0
6.2
2.9
0.4
0.7
5.1
9.6
53.2
0.3
1.3
23.9
2.5
4.3
58.8
56.8
1.2
5.0
1.6
1,395
524
241
37
55
138
134
+206
12Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
1,069
96
11.5
11.1
1.8
2.6
0.6
0.3
4.2
8.9
47.7
1.1
2.6
40.3
1.6
1.7
91.6
57.6
0.3
1.4
1.1
1,103
169
251
61
27
108
104
+113
13Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
942
55
19.5
17.1
4.9
4.1
0.7
0.2
5.9
12.5
47.5
1.9
5.3
35.1
3.4
4.5
75.0
59.1
0.3
4.5
2.2
1,073
268
226
38
10
121
76
+18
14Draymond Green
D. Green
931
140
10.1
6.7
4.1
3.0
0.6
0.6
2.5
4.9
50.7
0.7
1.8
36.5
1.0
1.5
68.9
59.9
0.7
3.4
1.3
1,410
572
424
88
81
180
188
+165
15Jamal Murray
J. Murray
893
78
17.3
11.4
2.1
2.6
0.5
0.2
4.3
9.1
47.5
1.2
3.2
38.2
1.6
1.8
88.3
57.7
0.4
1.7
1.0
1,349
166
204
42
15
78
73
+102
16Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
867
90
16.0
9.6
3.2
1.6
0.4
0.2
3.8
7.3
51.8
0.6
1.7
32.9
1.5
2.0
75.1
58.7
0.6
2.5
0.6
1,438
286
141
35
20
55
105
+201
17Al Horford
A. Horford
840
131
11.5
6.4
3.3
1.5
0.4
0.6
2.6
4.7
56.0
0.7
1.6
43.1
0.5
0.6
76.8
64.7
0.6
2.6
0.6
1,505
426
193
57
85
83
122
+154
18Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
812
104
11.1
7.8
2.1
2.8
0.6
0.2
2.6
5.7
45.6
1.1
2.8
39.0
1.5
1.8
81.7
59.9
0.3
1.8
1.0
1,149
217
287
62
21
105
131
+145
19Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
803
63
17.4
12.7
2.2
2.4
0.7
0.2
4.7
10.2
45.8
1.5
4.2
35.1
2.0
2.4
83.9
56.9
0.3
1.9
1.5
1,099
139
153
41
13
92
69
+95
20Anthony Davis
A. Davis
788
59
17.1
13.4
5.8
1.5
0.7
1.1
5.1
9.3
55.3
0.2
0.5
29.0
3.0
3.5
85.0
61.9
1.1
4.7
1.3
1,011
341
90
41
67
77
97
+140
21Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
787
80
15.3
9.8
3.1
2.3
0.6
0.1
3.7
7.8
47.3
1.2
2.8
41.8
1.3
1.5
90.5
58.6
0.5
2.6
1.3
1,224
250
183
45
6
102
88
+300
22Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
780
65
16.7
12.0
1.9
2.6
0.4
0.0
4.4
9.5
46.4
0.9
2.9
31.9
2.3
2.8
80.9
56.0
0.3
1.7
0.9
1,082
126
166
24
1
56
57
+32
23Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
768
56
12.4
13.7
1.9
2.7
0.5
0.2
4.3
9.3
46.4
1.8
4.2
44.0
3.2
3.6
88.7
62.9
0.3
1.6
1.5
692
105
151
29
11
86
44
-16
24Paul George
P. George
751
59
16.4
12.7
3.5
1.9
0.7
0.3
4.3
9.4
46.2
1.6
3.9
40.4
2.5
2.8
88.0
59.8
0.4
3.1
1.4
967
206
115
43
17
81
111
+96
25Chris Paul
C. Paul
743
96
12.3
7.7
2.1
3.4
0.7
0.1
3.0
6.1
49.1
0.6
1.8
34.5
1.1
1.3
90.2
58.3
0.2
1.9
1.1
1,176
202
330
66
12
103
105
+153

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.0

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

8.6

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

6.9

Garland

Darius Garland
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.4

10th

DRTG

115.6

15th

NETRTG

1.8

11th

3P%

35.7

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
23
19
.548
8.5
6
23
19
.548
8.5
7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
24
20
.545
8.5
8
23
21
.523
9.5
9
21
22
.488
11.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
1/23
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/24
@
7:00 PM
Mon
1/26
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/28
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/30
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

36 - 8

136

Final

104

CLE Cavaliers

24 - 20

Mon 19 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
31
10
.756
2
26
16
.619
5.5
3
25
18
.581
7.0
4
26
19
.578
7.0
5
23
19
.548
8.5
6
23
19
.548
8.5
7
24
20
.545
8.5
8
23
21
.523
9.5
9
21
22
.488
11.0
10
20
25
.444
13.0
11
18
24
.429
13.5
12
16
27
.372
16.0
13
12
29
.293
19.0
14
10
32
.238
21.5
15
10
34
.227
22.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
36
8
.818
2
30
14
.682
6.0
3
29
15
.659
7.0
4
26
15
.634
8.5
5
26
16
.619
9.0
6
27
17
.614
9.0
7
27
17
.614
9.0
8
25
20
.556
11.5
9
22
22
.500
14.0
10
19
24
.442
16.5
11
18
23
.439
16.5
12
18
26
.409
18.0
13
15
29
.341
21.0
14
12
32
.273
24.0
15
10
35
.222
26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
12/25
@
126-111
Thu
12/25
@
117-138
Thu
12/25
@
120-105
Thu
12/25
@
140-122
Thu
12/25
@
102-109

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/21
@
7:30 PM
Wed
1/21
@
8:00 PM
Wed
1/21
@
8:00 PM
Wed
1/21
@
9:30 PM
Wed
1/21
@
10:00 PM