most playoff 40 point games in the nba since 2023

Since 2022-23, Jalen Brunson has the most games in the playoffs with 40+ points, with 8 games.

Interpreted as:

most playoff 40 or more point games by a player in the NBA since 2023

	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	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	8	339	43.7	42.4	3.6	7.0	0.4	0.3	15.3	29.3	52.1	2.6	7.9	33.3	9.3	11.0	84.1	62.2	0.4	3.3	3.3	349	29	56	3	2	26	22	+53
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	6	263	41.3	43.8	11.7	7.5	1.2	0.7	16.3	26.7	61.3	3.0	5.5	54.5	8.2	10.0	81.7	70.5	2.8	8.8	4.0	248	70	45	7	4	24	19	0
3	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
4	Devin Booker D. Booker	4	188	43.2	47.0	6.3	7.0	2.5	1.0	17.5	25.5	68.6	3.8	6.8	55.6	8.3	9.0	91.7	79.8	0.8	5.5	2.0	173	25	28	10	4	8	16	+22
5	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	3	141	38.2	47.0	6.0	6.0	1.7	0.7	17.0	31.7	53.7	3.0	9.7	31.0	10.0	13.7	73.2	62.4	2.7	3.3	3.7	115	18	18	5	2	11	12	+45
6	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	2	82	39.0	41.0	6.5	9.0	1.0	0.0	14.0	24.0	58.3	1.5	5.0	30.0	11.5	13.0	88.5	69.0	2.5	4.0	4.0	78	13	18	2	0	8	8	+15
7	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	2	93	40.6	46.5	10.5	4.5	3.0	1.0	16.5	28.0	58.9	6.5	13.0	50.0	7.0	8.5	82.4	73.3	0.0	10.5	2.0	81	21	9	6	2	4	4	+24
8	James Harden J. Harden	2	87	43.4	43.5	4.5	7.5	3.0	0.5	16.5	26.5	62.3	6.5	11.5	56.5	4.0	4.0	100.0	77.0	0.0	4.5	2.0	87	9	15	6	1	4	6	+2
9	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	2	98	43.4	49.0	8.5	3.0	1.0	1.0	18.0	30.5	59.0	3.0	9.0	33.3	10.0	13.5	74.1	67.2	2.5	6.0	3.0	87	17	6	2	2	6	2	-6
10	Jamal Murray J. Murray	2	83	39.5	41.5	4.0	6.0	2.5	0.5	15.0	24.0	62.5	7.0	12.0	58.3	4.5	5.0	90.0	79.2	0.0	4.0	2.5	79	8	12	5	1	5	5	+18
11	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	1	45	43.7	45.0	4.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	13.0	23.0	56.5	5.0	8.0	62.5	14.0	14.0	100.0	77.2	3.0	1.0	6.0	44	4	5	1	0	6	3	+3
12	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	1	45	40.8	45.0	9.0	7.0	2.0	0.0	17.0	31.0	54.8	6.0	11.0	54.5	5.0	12.0	41.7	62.0	2.0	7.0	6.0	41	9	7	2	0	6	2	0
13	Ayo Dosunmu A. Dosunmu	1	43	42.0	43.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	13.0	17.0	76.5	5.0	5.0	100.0	12.0	12.0	100.0	96.5	2.0	2.0	1.0	42	4	1	0	1	1	4	+10
14	Jalen Williams J. Williams	1	40	35.2	40.0	6.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	14.0	25.0	56.0	3.0	5.0	60.0	9.0	12.0	75.0	66.1	1.0	5.0	1.0	35	6	4	1	0	1	4	+14
15	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	1	40	36.7	40.0	5.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	14.0	27.0	51.9	4.0	10.0	40.0	8.0	11.0	72.7	62.8	2.0	3.0	2.0	37	5	2	1	0	2	4	+18
16	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	1	46	51.9	46.0	5.0	9.0	0.0	0.0	17.0	30.0	56.7	7.0	12.0	58.3	5.0	8.0	62.5	68.6	0.0	5.0	3.0	52	5	9	0	0	3	5	+3
17	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	1	40	44.6	40.0	7.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	25.0	56.0	6.0	12.0	50.0	6.0	6.0	100.0	72.4	2.0	5.0	7.0	45	7	5	0	0	7	4	-5
18	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	1	42	41.3	42.0	10.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	16.0	29.0	55.2	4.0	9.0	44.4	6.0	6.0	100.0	66.4	3.0	7.0	3.0	41	10	5	0	0	3	5	+2
19	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	1	50	40.6	50.0	8.0	4.0	0.0	1.0	13.0	19.0	68.4	5.0	7.0	71.4	19.0	21.0	90.5	88.5	1.0	7.0	3.0	41	8	4	0	1	3	3	+16
20	LeBron James L. James	1	40	47.9	40.0	10.0	9.0	2.0	0.0	15.0	25.0	60.0	4.0	7.0	57.1	6.0	7.0	85.7	71.2	2.0	8.0	1.0	48	10	9	2	0	1	1	-2
21	Anthony Davis A. Davis	1	40	41.8	40.0	10.0	3.0	3.0	2.0	14.0	23.0	60.9	1.0	1.0	100.0	11.0	11.0	100.0	71.8	1.0	9.0	0.0	42	10	3	3	2	0	3	-8
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	1	50	37.7	50.0	8.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	20.0	38.0	52.6	7.0	18.0	38.9	3.0	5.0	60.0	62.2	1.0	7.0	1.0	38	8	6	1	0	1	2	+25
23	Ja Morant J. Morant	1	45	41.5	45.0	9.0	13.0	0.0	0.0	13.0	26.0	50.0	6.0	10.0	60.0	13.0	14.0	92.9	70.0	3.0	6.0	3.0	42	9	13	0	0	3	2	+3
24	Norman Powell N. Powell	1	42	40.6	42.0	5.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	15.0	23.0	65.2	7.0	12.0	58.3	5.0	7.0	71.4	80.5	0.0	5.0	4.0	41	5	3	0	1	4	3	0

More Knicks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.4

Brunson

RPG

10.5

Towns

APG

6.1

Towns

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.8

3rd

DRTG

113.3

7th

NETRTG

6.5

5th

3P%

37.3

4th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 5/8	NYK	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sun 5/10	NYK	@	PHI	3:30 PM
Tue 5/12	PHI	@	NYK	1:00 PM
Thu 5/14	NYK	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 5/17	PHI	@	NYK	1:00 PM

Last Game

76ers

0 - 2

102

Final

108

Knicks

2 - 0

Wed 6 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

30.6

Cunningham

29.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.9

Ayton

10.8

Wembanyama

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.8

James

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.6

Smart

2.5

Eason

Playoffs BPG Leaders

5.0

Wembanyama

2.2

Holmgren

2.0

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.4

George

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.1

124.0

116.7

113.7

112.4

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

102.4

103.8

104.5

107.4

108.5

108.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.5

18.4

14.4

6.2

3.0

-0.9

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

431.7

Cunningham

373

Maxey

367.3

Towns

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

461

Cunningham

387.5

Maxey

380.5

Towns

Playoffs USG% Leaders

44.4

Lanier

40.1

Williams

40.1

Smith

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

1.71

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

1.65

Wembanyama

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

52-37

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

37-54

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