most playoff 4th quarter points per season

LeBron James has posted the most points in the fourth quarter in a single NBA playoff run, with 172 points in 2017-18.

Interpreted as:
most playoff 4th quarter points by a player per season
NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
172
2017-18
19
9.6
9.1
2.3
1.3
0.2
0.3
3.3
6.2
53.0
0.6
1.9
30.6
1.9
2.4
80.4
62.7
0.3
2.1
1.1
182
44
24
4
6
21
21
-22
2Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
159
2024-25
19
8.6
8.4
0.9
1.5
0.4
0.2
2.5
5.9
42.9
0.5
1.6
32.3
2.8
3.1
89.8
57.6
0.3
0.6
0.5
164
18
28
8
4
10
15
+42
3Stephen Curry
S. Curry
159
2014-15
19
8.4
1.3
1.2
0.3
0.0
2.6
5.3
48.5
1.3
2.9
44.6
1.9
2.4
78.3
65.6
0.2
1.1
0.7
24
22
6
0
13
18
4Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
154
2021-22
21
10.1
7.3
2.0
0.8
0.1
0.1
2.5
4.3
57.8
1.0
1.9
56.4
1.3
2.0
68.3
71.3
0.4
1.6
0.8
211
41
16
3
3
17
18
+35
5LeBron James
L. James
154
2014-15
18
8.6
2.8
1.7
0.5
0.3
2.9
7.0
42.1
0.5
1.5
33.3
2.2
2.9
75.0
51.7
0.3
2.5
1.3
51
30
9
5
24
19
6Stephen Curry
S. Curry
149
2018-19
19
9.3
7.8
1.7
1.5
0.4
0.1
2.3
5.4
42.2
1.0
3.1
32.8
2.3
2.4
97.8
61.2
0.2
1.5
0.7
177
32
29
7
1
13
10
+16
7Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
148
2025-26
15
8.7
9.9
0.9
1.2
0.3
0.0
3.3
5.9
56.2
0.7
1.3
52.6
2.5
2.8
90.5
68.9
0.1
0.8
0.7
131
14
18
4
0
10
12
+83
8Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
148
2024-25
18
7.5
8.2
0.7
1.2
0.0
0.1
2.9
5.7
51.0
0.8
1.8
42.4
1.7
2.2
76.9
62.1
0.2
0.4
0.3
136
12
22
0
1
6
16
+49
9Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
148
2022-23
18
9.6
8.2
1.3
1.1
0.3
0.1
2.6
5.3
47.9
0.4
1.1
36.8
2.7
3.2
84.5
60.9
0.6
0.7
0.5
174
23
19
5
2
9
17
+47
10Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
148
2020-21
18
9.5
8.2
2.4
0.6
0.4
0.4
3.0
4.8
62.1
0.1
0.6
20.0
2.1
3.4
61.3
64.8
0.7
1.7
0.8
171
43
11
7
8
14
21
+37
11Jamal Murray
J. Murray
147
2019-20
15
11.6
9.8
1.4
1.9
0.1
0.3
3.3
6.1
54.9
1.5
2.6
59.0
1.6
1.6
100.0
72.4
0.3
1.1
1.0
174
21
29
1
4
15
13
+26
12Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
146
2023-24
19
10.4
7.7
1.1
1.0
0.3
0.1
2.6
5.6
46.7
1.1
2.2
48.8
1.4
1.7
81.3
60.3
0.4
0.6
0.4
197
20
19
5
1
7
10
+36
13Stephen Curry
S. Curry
146
2021-22
19
7.3
7.7
1.0
1.5
0.3
0.1
2.4
4.8
50.0
0.9
2.3
38.6
1.9
2.2
90.2
66.3
0.1
0.9
0.6
138
19
28
5
2
12
14
+30
14Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
146
2018-19
23
7.8
6.3
1.7
0.7
0.3
0.2
1.9
4.4
42.2
0.6
1.8
33.3
2.0
2.4
83.6
57.8
0.4
1.3
0.5
179
39
17
7
5
11
8
+25
15Jamal Murray
J. Murray
142
2022-23
18
10.5
7.9
1.3
1.8
0.3
0.0
2.6
4.9
53.4
1.1
2.3
46.3
1.6
1.8
87.9
69.3
0.1
1.2
0.7
189
23
32
6
0
13
17
+31
16LeBron James
L. James
140
2019-20
17
10.6
8.2
4.1
1.6
0.6
0.2
3.1
5.9
51.5
0.4
1.8
22.6
1.7
2.1
80.6
59.9
0.6
3.5
1.2
180
70
27
10
3
21
15
+10
17Paul George
P. George
138
2020-21
18
10.8
7.7
3.2
1.1
0.4
0.3
2.2
4.9
44.9
0.7
2.4
29.5
2.5
3.1
80.4
60.7
0.2
2.9
1.1
194
57
19
8
6
20
20
+46
18Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
136
2019-20
20
9.4
6.8
1.4
1.6
0.6
0.4
2.0
3.7
52.7
0.3
0.8
31.3
2.7
3.0
88.3
67.7
0.4
1.0
0.7
188
27
32
11
7
13
11
+74
19Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
133
2022-23
17
9.7
7.8
2.5
2.1
0.1
0.1
2.8
5.1
55.8
0.2
0.5
33.3
2.0
2.4
85.0
64.2
0.5
2.0
1.1
164
43
35
1
2
18
24
+37
20Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
132
2021-22
20
10.0
6.6
1.3
1.5
0.1
0.2
2.2
4.5
47.8
0.7
1.4
46.4
1.7
2.0
84.6
61.6
0.4
0.9
1.1
200
25
30
2
4
21
27
+19
21Jalen Williams
J. Williams
129
2024-25
18
10.1
7.2
1.9
1.1
0.3
0.1
2.3
4.9
46.1
0.6
1.5
40.7
2.0
2.6
78.3
59.0
0.3
1.6
0.4
181
34
19
5
2
8
13
+30
22Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
129
2023-24
21
10.0
6.1
2.1
2.4
0.5
0.1
2.1
4.5
46.3
0.8
1.8
42.1
1.2
1.9
64.1
57.5
0.1
2.0
0.9
210
45
50
11
2
18
21
+46
23Chris Paul
C. Paul
129
2020-21
17
10.2
7.6
0.7
2.2
0.5
0.0
2.8
5.3
53.3
0.7
1.5
46.2
1.2
1.4
87.5
64.1
0.1
0.6
0.5
173
12
37
8
0
8
15
-6
24Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
128
2020-21
20
10.0
6.4
1.7
1.4
0.4
0.0
2.3
5.0
45.0
0.6
1.8
31.4
1.4
1.5
90.0
56.5
0.1
1.7
0.9
199
34
27
7
0
17
15
+22
25Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
125
2025-26
19
9.4
6.6
2.6
0.4
0.3
0.7
2.2
4.7
46.1
0.4
1.3
29.2
1.9
2.4
80.0
57.4
0.6
2.0
0.7
178
50
7
5
14
14
19
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