most games with 40 points in a single playoffs by a player since 2001

Since 2000-01, LeBron James has the most games with 40+ points in a single NBA playoff run, with 8 games in 2017-18.

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most games with 40 or more points in a single playoffs by a player since 2001

	NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	TM	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	361	2017-18	CLE	42.5	45.1	9.0	8.3	1.8	0.5	16.9	27.9	60.5	2.5	5.5	45.5	8.9	12.0	74.0	68.1	2.0	7.0	4.3	340	72	66	14	4	34	19	+29
2	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	6	289	2000-01	PHI	46.0	48.2	3.8	6.0	2.5	0.2	17.7	34.2	51.7	4.3	8.2	53.1	8.5	9.3	91.1	62.9	0.8	3.0	3.3	276	23	36	15	1	20	13	+64
3	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	5	215	2023-24	NYK	44.9	43.0	4.0	8.2	0.6	0.4	15.6	30.8	50.6	2.4	7.4	32.4	9.4	11.4	82.5	60.0	0.2	3.8	2.8	224	20	41	3	2	14	11	+53
4	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	4	173	2021-22	MIA	42.0	43.3	6.5	6.0	3.0	1.5	14.0	23.3	60.2	2.5	5.8	43.5	12.8	13.5	94.4	74.1	2.0	4.5	1.0	168	26	24	12	6	4	5	+50
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	4	173	2020-21	MIL	42.6	43.3	13.0	4.3	0.5	2.3	15.0	23.5	63.8	1.0	4.0	25.0	12.3	17.0	72.1	69.8	3.5	9.5	3.3	170	52	17	2	9	13	11	+39
6	Devin Booker D. Booker	4	169	2020-21	PHX	42.5	42.3	7.3	4.8	0.5	0.8	16.0	28.0	57.1	3.3	6.0	54.2	7.0	7.5	93.3	67.5	0.8	6.5	2.8	170	29	19	2	3	11	15	+28
7	Jamal Murray J. Murray	4	182	2019-20	DEN	43.1	45.5	7.0	6.5	0.5	0.3	16.8	26.8	62.6	7.0	12.0	58.3	5.0	5.5	90.9	78.0	2.0	5.0	2.5	172	28	26	2	1	10	11	+52
8	LeBron James L. James	4	181	2008-09	CLE	44.0	45.3	9.3	8.0	1.5	1.5	14.8	28.0	52.7	3.3	8.5	38.2	12.5	17.0	73.5	63.8	1.5	7.8	3.3	176	37	32	6	6	13	11	+27
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	4	161	2008-09	LAL	40.7	40.3	6.5	5.0	1.3	0.8	14.3	28.3	50.4	1.5	3.0	50.0	10.3	11.3	91.1	60.6	1.8	4.8	1.3	163	26	20	5	3	5	9	+43
10	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	3	127	2023-24	MIN	42.8	42.3	7.0	4.7	1.3	1.7	15.3	25.7	59.7	5.0	9.3	53.6	6.7	8.0	83.3	72.5	2.0	5.0	2.0	129	21	14	4	5	6	5	+22
11	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	3	137	2022-23	DEN	40.2	45.7	8.7	7.0	0.7	0.3	17.0	28.0	60.7	3.0	5.7	52.9	8.7	11.0	78.8	69.5	2.0	6.7	5.0	120	26	21	2	1	15	8	-23
12	Devin Booker D. Booker	3	139	2022-23	PHX	42.6	46.3	6.7	7.3	2.7	1.0	19.0	27.0	70.4	4.0	7.3	54.5	4.3	5.0	86.7	79.3	1.0	5.7	2.0	128	20	22	8	3	6	11	+21
13	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	3	126	2021-22	MIL	40.0	42.0	14.3	5.7	1.3	1.3	15.3	29.0	52.9	1.7	4.7	35.7	9.7	12.3	78.4	61.0	2.3	12.0	5.3	120	43	17	4	4	16	12	0
14	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	3	127	2021-22	DAL	41.0	42.3	9.3	6.3	1.3	1.3	12.7	25.3	50.0	4.3	10.0	43.3	12.7	15.3	82.6	66.0	0.7	8.7	3.3	123	28	19	4	4	10	7	-35
15	Kevin Durant K. Durant	3	139	2020-21	BKN	46.9	46.3	10.0	7.0	1.7	1.7	15.7	26.3	59.5	3.7	7.7	47.8	11.3	12.7	89.5	72.6	0.7	9.3	2.3	141	30	21	5	5	7	11	+5
16	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	3	132	2020-21	DAL	42.0	44.0	8.0	12.3	0.7	0.0	16.3	31.7	51.6	6.0	12.0	50.0	5.3	9.0	59.3	61.8	1.0	7.0	5.0	126	24	37	2	0	15	7	+9
17	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	3	152	2019-20	UTA	40.5	50.7	6.3	6.3	1.3	0.0	16.0	28.3	56.5	6.3	11.7	54.3	12.3	12.7	97.4	74.7	1.7	4.7	4.3	121	19	19	4	0	13	5	-4
18	Kevin Durant K. Durant	3	141	2018-19	GSW	44.3	47.0	5.0	5.7	1.0	0.7	14.3	27.7	51.8	5.7	12.0	47.2	12.7	13.0	97.4	70.4	0.0	5.0	1.7	133	15	17	3	2	5	9	+14
19	James Harden J. Harden	3	126	2017-18	HOU	37.7	42.0	5.3	7.3	1.3	0.0	13.7	25.3	53.9	6.3	11.0	57.6	8.3	10.0	83.3	70.6	1.3	4.0	3.3	113	16	22	4	0	10	8	+13
20	LeBron James L. James	3	124	2014-15	CLE	45.5	41.3	11.3	8.3	1.7	0.7	15.7	35.3	44.3	2.3	7.3	31.8	7.7	10.3	74.2	51.8	0.7	10.7	3.3	137	34	25	5	2	10	8	-7
21	Kevin Durant K. Durant	3	122	2010-11	OKC	42.3	40.7	7.3	3.0	1.0	1.3	12.3	22.3	55.2	2.3	7.0	33.3	13.7	15.3	89.1	69.9	0.3	7.0	1.3	127	22	9	3	4	4	8	+7
22	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	3	123	2004-05	PHX	40.0	41.0	13.7	1.0	0.7	2.3	14.0	24.7	56.8	0.0	0.3	0.0	13.0	15.3	84.8	65.3	6.3	7.3	2.3	120	41	3	2	7	7	10	+6
23	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	3	131	2000-01	LAL	47.7	43.7	20.3	3.7	0.7	3.3	17.3	28.7	60.5	0.0	0.0		9.0	18.0	50.0	59.7	8.0	12.3	3.7	143	61	11	2	10	11	8	-1
24	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	2	91	2024-25	CLE	36.6	45.5	7.0	7.0	2.5	0.5	14.5	29.5	49.2	3.0	10.0	30.0	13.5	17.5	77.1	61.2	3.5	3.5	3.5	73	14	14	5	1	7	8	+48
25	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	2	86	2024-25	DEN	43.3	43.0	18.5	5.5	1.5	1.0	16.0	27.0	59.3	3.5	6.5	53.8	7.5	9.0	83.3	69.4	5.5	13.0	4.5	87	37	11	3	2	9	9	+2

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PPG

28.5

Mitchell

RPG

8.7

Mobley

APG

5.8

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

6th

DRTG

114.0

11th

NETRTG

4.2

9th

3P%

35.9

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	41	20	.672	5.0
3	Knicks	39	22	.639	7.0
4	Cavaliers	38	24	.613	8.5
5	Raptors	35	25	.583	10.5
6	76ers	33	27	.550	12.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/3	DET	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Sun 3/8	BOS	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Mon 3/9	PHI	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 3/11	CLE	@	ORL	7:30 PM
Fri 3/13	CLE	@	DAL	7:30 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

38 - 24

106

Final

102

Nets

15 - 45

Sun 1 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.3

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

67.6

Jokić

67.3

Ayton

67.2

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.9

119.4

118.7

118.6

118.2

DRtg Rankings

107.4

108.9

111.4

112.4

112.6

112.7

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

8.3

7.9

6.2

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

14-48

15-46

15-45

16-44

18-43

19-43

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,918.8

Maxey

2,853

Jokić

2,714.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,039

Jokić

2,945.3

Maxey

2,875.5

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.3

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.5

Maxey

36.9

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

39-22

36-23-1

36-25

35-26

33-26-1

34-26

Worst Record ATS

24-38

24-34-1

26-36

26-35

26-34

26-34-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	14	.763
2	Celtics	41	20	.672	5.0
3	Knicks	39	22	.639	7.0
4	Cavaliers	38	24	.613	8.5
5	Raptors	35	25	.583	10.5
6	76ers	33	27	.550	12.5
7	Magic	31	28	.525	14.0
8	Heat	32	29	.525	14.0
9	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.5
10	Hornets	30	31	.492	16.0
11	Bucks	26	34	.433	19.5
12	Bulls	25	36	.410	21.0
13	Wizards	16	44	.267	29.5
14	Nets	15	45	.250	30.5
15	Pacers	15	46	.246	31.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	47	15	.758
2	Spurs	43	17	.717	3.0
3	Rockets	38	22	.633	8.0
4	Timberwolves	38	23	.623	8.5
5	Nuggets	38	24	.613	9.0
6	Lakers	36	24	.600	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	12.0
8	Warriors	31	30	.508	15.5
9	Clippers	29	31	.483	17.0
10	Trail Blazers	29	33	.468	18.0
11	Grizzlies	23	36	.390	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	39	.350	25.0
13	Pelicans	19	43	.306	28.0
14	Jazz	18	43	.295	28.5
15	Kings	14	48	.226	33.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/28	MIA	@	CHI	116-113
Wed 1/28	BKN	@	DEN	103-107
Wed 1/28	DET	@	PHX	96-114
Wed 1/28	OKC	@	MIN	111-123
Thu 1/29	LAL	@	WAS	142-111

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/3	WAS	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Tue 3/3	DAL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Tue 3/3	DET	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Tue 3/3	BKN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Tue 3/3	NYK	@	TOR	7:30 PM

Since 2000-01, LeBron James has the most games with 40+ points in a single NBA playoff run, with 8 games in 2017-18.

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