most nba playoff 40 point games ever from current players total playoff games for pelicans

LeBron James has the most games by an active Pelicans player in the playoffs with 40+ points, with 29 games.

	NAME	GP	PTS	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	LeBron James L. James	29	1,263	1,283	289	223	54	25	463	814	56.9	80	181	44.2	257	352	73.0	65.2	57	232	94	77	+137	44.2	43.6	10.0	7.7	1.9	0.9	3.2
2	Kevin Durant K. Durant	14	607	624	113	69	18	16	193	362	53.3	52	125	41.6	169	187	90.4	68.3	7	106	39	41	+54	44.6	43.4	8.1	4.9	1.3	1.1	2.8
3	James Harden J. Harden	11	469	439	63	78	18	4	152	274	55.5	65	124	52.4	100	108	92.6	72.9	11	52	39	34	+31	39.9	42.6	5.7	7.1	1.6	0.4	3.5
4	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	10	425	433	40	64	7	2	151	286	52.8	31	80	38.8	92	110	83.6	63.5	4	36	29	23	+78	43.3	42.5	4.0	6.4	0.7	0.2	2.9
5	Devin Booker D. Booker	8	357	343	54	47	12	7	134	214	62.6	28	51	54.9	61	66	92.4	73.4	6	48	19	31	+50	42.8	44.6	6.8	5.9	1.5	0.9	2.4
6	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	8	351	336	58	45	18	11	119	194	61.3	18	43	41.9	95	108	88.0	72.7	16	42	18	8	+71	42.0	43.9	7.3	5.6	2.3	1.4	2.3
7	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	8	381	309	45	44	11	3	128	236	54.2	38	91	41.8	87	102	85.3	67.8	14	31	28	18	+74	38.7	47.6	5.6	5.5	1.4	0.4	3.5
8	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	8	344	333	76	78	11	5	118	223	52.9	37	82	45.1	71	93	76.3	65.2	6	70	43	19	-29	41.6	43.0	9.5	9.8	1.4	0.6	5.4
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	8	340	322	104	37	7	17	118	204	57.8	11	36	30.6	93	125	74.4	65.6	23	81	30	25	+61	40.3	42.5	13.0	4.6	0.9	2.1	3.8
10	Stephen Curry S. Curry	8	344	334	56	55	10	1	118	236	50.0	52	119	43.7	56	64	87.5	65.1	12	44	29	16	+103	41.8	43.0	7.0	6.9	1.3	0.1	3.6
11	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	7	306	286	82	54	9	5	117	190	61.6	20	39	51.3	52	64	81.3	70.1	23	59	26	21	-11	40.9	43.7	11.7	7.7	1.3	0.7	3.7
12	Jamal Murray J. Murray	6	265	251	36	38	7	2	97	155	62.6	42	72	58.3	29	32	90.6	78.4	8	28	15	16	+70	41.9	44.2	6.0	6.3	1.2	0.3	2.5
13	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	5	211	215	32	24	6	9	72	123	58.5	26	48	54.2	41	49	83.7	73.0	11	21	8	11	+22	42.9	42.2	6.4	4.8	1.2	1.8	1.6
14	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	5	229	205	43	25	9	6	76	140	54.3	28	59	47.5	49	56	87.5	69.5	1	42	11	12	+37	41.0	45.8	8.6	5.0	1.8	1.2	2.2
15	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	5	215	208	39	15	15	1	78	138	56.5	21	42	50.0	38	41	92.7	68.9	9	30	16	9	+43	41.7	43.0	7.8	3.0	3.0	0.2	3.2
16	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	4	163	166	20	19	3	1	61	98	62.2	22	38	57.9	19	21	90.5	76.0	5	15	17	14	+31	41.6	40.8	5.0	4.8	0.8	0.3	4.3
17	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	4	187	181	22	36	4	5	59	108	54.6	39	64	60.9	30	35	85.7	75.8	6	16	13	5	+2	45.3	46.8	5.5	9.0	1.0	1.3	3.3
18	Ja Morant J. Morant	3	139	125	21	28	3	0	43	83	51.8	13	29	44.8	40	47	85.1	67.0	7	14	9	7	+10	41.8	46.3	7.0	9.3	1.0	0.0	3.0
19	Anthony Davis A. Davis	3	130	117	29	8	4	5	43	64	67.2	7	11	63.6	37	41	90.2	79.2	7	22	3	9	+22	38.9	43.3	9.7	2.7	1.3	1.7	1.0
20	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	2	82	78	13	18	2	0	28	48	58.3	3	10	30.0	23	26	88.5	69.0	5	8	8	8	+15	39.0	41.0	6.5	9.0	1.0	0.0	4.0
21	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	2	80	78	14	3	2	1	28	47	59.6	7	19	36.8	17	23	73.9	70.0	4	10	9	6	+12	39.2	40.0	7.0	1.5	1.0	0.5	4.5
22	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	2	82	84	16	9	2	0	31	62	50.0	7	17	41.2	13	14	92.9	60.2	3	13	4	6	+12	42.2	41.0	8.0	4.5	1.0	0.0	2.0
23	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	2	90	75	21	6	2	2	26	44	59.1	7	12	58.3	31	37	83.8	74.7	2	19	6	8	+30	37.6	45.0	10.5	3.0	1.0	1.0	3.0
24	CJ McCollum	2	82	101	16	5	5	2	32	67	47.8	8	17	47.1	10	12	83.3	56.7	5	11	5	8	+1	50.4	41.0	8.0	2.5	2.5	1.0	2.5
25	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	1	41	49	24	3	1	3	14	25	56.0	1	2	50.0	12	13	92.3	66.7	9	15	3	4	+16	48.7	41.0	24.0	3.0	1.0	3.0	3.0

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.5

Murphy

RPG

7.1

Queen

APG

3.8

Murphy

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.4

21st

DRTG

118.9

25th

NETRTG

-4.5

21st

3P%

34.7

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies	25	57	.305	39.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	IND	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NOP	@	UTA	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	SAC	@	NOP	8:00 PM

Last Game

Pelicans

26 - 56

126

Final

132

Timberwolves

49 - 33

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

LeBron James has the most games by an active Pelicans player in the playoffs with 40+ points, with 29 games.

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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28.8

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10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

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68.8

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

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36.1

33.4

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37.4

36.4

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