most playoff 38 point games in the nba by active players

LeBron James has the most games by an active player in the playoffs with 38+ points, with 42 games.

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most playoff 38 or more point games in the NBA by active players

	NAME	GP	PTS	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	42	1,761	43.5	41.9	10.0	7.5	1.8	1.0	15.1	26.6	56.7	2.8	6.3	44.5	8.9	12.1	73.7	65.6	2.0	8.0	3.2	1,825	419	316	76	40	135	106	+228
2	Kevin Durant K. Durant	26	1,069	42.2	41.1	8.3	4.8	1.1	1.0	13.6	25.2	53.8	3.5	8.2	42.3	10.5	11.6	90.7	67.8	0.7	7.6	3.0	1,097	215	126	28	27	78	76	+159
3	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	14	573	43.3	40.9	4.4	7.6	0.6	0.1	14.7	27.5	53.5	3.0	7.8	38.5	8.5	10.4	81.5	63.8	0.4	3.9	2.6	607	61	107	9	2	36	38	+113
4	James Harden J. Harden	14	583	39.8	41.6	6.4	7.1	1.6	0.5	13.6	25.1	54.1	5.5	11.4	48.1	9.0	10.1	89.4	70.6	0.9	5.5	3.1	558	90	99	22	7	44	46	+56
5	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	12	535	39.9	44.6	6.0	5.7	1.4	0.4	14.9	28.8	51.7	5.0	11.5	43.5	9.8	11.6	84.2	65.7	1.5	4.5	3.2	479	72	68	17	5	38	30	+78
6	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	11	459	41.7	41.7	8.5	8.7	1.3	0.6	14.7	28.0	52.6	4.6	10.5	44.0	7.6	10.5	73.0	64.0	0.5	7.9	5.4	459	93	96	14	7	59	29	-38
7	Stephen Curry S. Curry	11	459	40.8	41.7	7.6	7.0	1.2	0.2	13.7	27.0	50.8	6.6	13.8	48.0	7.6	8.6	88.4	67.7	1.9	5.7	3.7	449	84	77	13	2	41	27	+154
8	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	10	421	40.5	42.1	11.7	7.3	1.3	1.0	16.3	27.1	60.1	2.7	5.8	46.6	6.8	8.2	82.9	68.5	3.2	8.5	3.5	405	117	73	13	10	35	29	+1
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	10	417	39.9	41.7	14.0	4.4	0.8	1.8	14.7	25.3	58.1	1.3	4.3	30.2	11.0	15.8	69.6	64.6	3.2	10.8	3.9	399	140	44	8	18	39	33	+57
10	Devin Booker D. Booker	9	395	43.0	43.9	6.1	6.2	1.4	0.8	16.4	26.2	62.7	3.6	6.4	55.2	7.4	8.0	93.1	73.8	0.7	5.4	2.4	387	55	56	13	7	22	35	+65
11	Jimmy 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
12	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	8	331	41.5	41.4	7.6	3.8	2.3	0.4	14.9	25.1	59.2	4.1	7.6	54.1	7.5	8.5	88.2	71.7	1.5	6.1	3.4	332	61	30	18	3	27	16	+59
13	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	8	350	44.6	43.8	8.5	7.5	2.3	0.5	15.6	33.9	46.1	2.9	9.1	31.5	9.6	11.4	84.6	56.3	1.9	6.6	4.3	357	68	60	18	4	34	29	+52
14	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	7	307	41.9	43.9	8.4	5.1	2.3	1.0	14.7	27.7	53.1	5.1	11.0	46.8	9.3	10.6	87.8	67.8	0.7	7.7	2.6	293	59	36	16	7	18	18	+35
15	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	7	279	41.9	39.9	6.0	4.3	1.3	0.3	14.3	24.4	58.5	4.9	9.6	50.7	6.4	6.7	95.7	72.8	1.4	4.6	3.3	293	42	30	9	2	23	27	+43
16	Jamal Murray J. Murray	6	265	41.9	44.2	6.0	6.3	1.2	0.3	16.2	25.8	62.6	7.0	12.0	58.3	4.8	5.3	90.6	78.4	1.3	4.7	2.5	251	36	38	7	2	15	16	+70
17	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	5	196	39.5	39.2	5.2	7.0	2.0	0.2	13.4	24.6	54.5	1.6	4.4	36.4	10.8	12.4	87.1	65.2	1.4	3.8	2.4	198	26	35	10	1	12	18	+45
18	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	5	211	42.9	42.2	6.4	4.8	1.2	1.8	14.4	24.6	58.5	5.2	9.6	54.2	8.2	9.8	83.7	73.0	2.2	4.2	1.6	215	32	24	6	9	8	11	+22
19	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	5	226	44.8	45.2	5.0	8.4	1.0	1.0	14.2	25.8	55.0	8.6	15.2	56.6	8.2	9.6	85.4	75.3	1.2	3.8	3.8	224	25	42	5	5	19	7	-4
20	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	4	160	40.6	40.0	10.5	4.8	1.3	0.5	13.8	27.0	50.9	4.3	7.8	54.8	8.3	11.5	71.7	62.4	2.0	8.5	5.3	162	42	19	5	2	21	11	-21
21	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	4	158	42.3	39.5	9.3	5.3	1.8	0.0	14.3	26.0	54.8	4.5	9.3	48.6	6.5	7.0	92.9	67.9	1.0	8.3	3.0	169	37	21	7	0	12	10	+45
22	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	4	168	38.4	42.0	10.8	3.0	1.0	1.5	12.5	22.5	55.6	2.5	5.0	50.0	14.5	16.3	89.2	70.8	2.3	8.5	3.8	154	43	12	4	6	15	18	+41
23	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	3	123	44.0	41.0	5.3	6.0	1.0	0.0	13.0	25.7	50.6	4.7	8.7	53.8	10.3	11.0	93.9	67.2	1.3	4.0	5.0	132	16	18	3	0	15	7	-2
24	Trae Young T. Young	3	125	41.8	41.7	4.0	10.3	2.0	0.0	13.7	30.0	45.6	3.7	10.7	34.4	10.7	12.0	88.9	59.1	0.7	3.3	4.0	125	12	31	6	0	12	11	+9
25	Ja Morant J. Morant	3	139	41.8	46.3	7.0	9.3	1.0	0.0	14.3	27.7	51.8	4.3	9.7	44.8	13.3	15.7	85.1	67.0	2.3	4.7	3.0	125	21	28	3	0	9	7	+10

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PPG

26.0

Mitchell

RPG

8.1

Mobley

APG

5.5

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

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3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	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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Knicks

4 - 0

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Final

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

26.9

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.8

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

124.5

119.3

116.5

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.4

106.1

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.1

10.4

7.4

3.0

1.7

-1.7

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

864.6

Wembanyama

695.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

691

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

852.3

Wembanyama

714.8

Mitchell

700.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.57

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.55

Jokić

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Best Record ATS

50-34

59-41

50-37-1

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47-36

54-42

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