most points by active player in a game playoffs

Donovan Mitchell has posted the most points by an active player in a playoff game, with 57 points in Game 1 of the 2020 First Round versus the Nuggets.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
57
8/17/2020
@
43
9
7
1
0
19
33
57.6
6
15
40.0
13
13
100.0
73.6
2
7
5
2
-11
2Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
56
4/24/2023
vs
41
9
2
0
1
19
28
67.9
3
8
37.5
15
18
83.3
78.0
4
5
1
0
+4
3Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
55
6/1/2021
@
52
6
10
1
3
17
24
70.8
12
17
70.6
9
10
90.0
96.8
1
5
1
0
+2
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
53
5/7/2023
@
39
4
11
0
1
20
30
66.7
2
4
50.0
11
13
84.6
74.2
1
3
6
2
+2
5Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
51
5/14/2023
vs
42
13
5
2
0
17
28
60.7
6
10
60.0
11
14
78.6
74.6
0
13
0
1
+33
6Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
51
8/23/2020
vs
38
4
7
0
0
15
27
55.6
4
7
57.1
17
18
94.4
73.0
1
3
4
2
+5
7LeBron James
L. James
51
5/31/2018
@
48
8
8
1
1
19
32
59.4
3
7
42.9
10
11
90.9
69.2
4
4
5
2
-13
8Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
51
4/19/2017
@
41
10
13
4
1
17
43
39.5
2
11
18.2
15
18
83.3
50.1
2
8
4
3
+11
9Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
50
5/3/2024
@
42
4
4
0
1
22
36
61.1
3
9
33.3
3
6
50.0
64.7
1
3
4
4
-3
10Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
50
4/25/2024
vs
41
8
4
0
1
13
19
68.4
5
7
71.4
19
21
90.5
88.5
1
7
3
3
+16
11Stephen Curry
S. Curry
50
4/30/2023
@
38
8
6
1
0
20
38
52.6
7
18
38.9
3
5
60.0
62.2
1
7
1
2
+25
12Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
50
7/20/2021
vs
42
14
2
0
5
16
25
64.0
1
3
33.3
17
19
89.5
74.9
4
10
6
2
+10
13Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
50
5/28/2021
vs
41
6
7
2
1
16
30
53.3
5
11
45.5
13
15
86.7
68.3
0
6
1
3
+1
14Jamal Murray
J. Murray
50
8/30/2020
@
43
5
6
0
0
17
24
70.8
9
12
75.0
7
9
77.8
89.4
1
4
5
5
+12
15Jamal Murray
J. Murray
50
8/23/2020
@
43
11
7
0
1
18
31
58.1
9
15
60.0
5
5
100.0
75.3
4
7
0
2
+5
16Kevin Durant
K. Durant
50
4/26/2019
@
42
6
5
1
1
15
26
57.7
6
14
42.9
14
15
93.3
76.7
0
6
4
4
+18
17Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
50
4/23/2019
vs
45
7
6
3
1
17
33
51.5
10
18
55.6
6
8
75.0
68.5
2
5
6
2
+9
18Devin Booker
D. Booker
49
4/28/2024
vs
45
5
6
2
1
13
21
61.9
3
5
60.0
20
21
95.2
81.0
0
5
2
5
+1
19Kevin Durant
K. Durant
49
6/15/2021
vs
48
17
10
3
2
16
23
69.6
4
9
44.4
13
16
81.3
81.6
0
17
3
3
+6
20LeBron James
L. James
49
5/12/2014
@
43
6
2
3
0
16
24
66.7
3
6
50.0
14
19
73.7
75.7
0
6
1
5
+13
21LeBron James
L. James
49
5/20/2009
vs
41
6
8
2
3
20
30
66.7
3
6
50.0
6
10
60.0
71.2
3
3
2
1
+7
22Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
48
5/6/2025
vs
36
5
9
4
1
15
30
50.0
1
7
14.3
17
21
81.0
61.2
2
3
5
4
+13
23Trae Young
T. Young
48
6/23/2021
@
41
7
11
1
0
17
34
50.0
4
13
30.8
10
12
83.3
61.1
1
6
6
3
+10
24Kevin Durant
K. Durant
48
6/19/2021
vs
53
9
6
1
1
17
36
47.2
4
11
36.4
10
11
90.9
58.8
1
8
3
4
-4
25LeBron James
L. James
48
5/31/2007
@
50
9
7
2
0
18
33
54.5
2
3
66.7
10
14
71.4
61.3
3
6
2
3
+2

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PPG

26.7

Markkanen

Lauri Markkanen

RPG

10.4

Nurkić

Jusuf Nurkić

APG

7.2

Collier

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Team Rankings

ORTG

114.3

21st

DRTG

122.2

30th

NETRTG

-7.8

26th

3P%

34.7

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
25
50
.333
34.5
12
25
51
.329
35.0
13
24
51
.320
35.5
14
Jazz Jazz
21
55
.276
39.0
15
19
57
.250
41.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
4/1
@
9:00 PM
Fri
4/3
@
8:00 PM
Sun
4/5
@
7:00 PM
Tue
4/7
@
8:00 PM
Fri
4/10
@
9:30 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

47 - 28

122

Final

113

UTA Jazz

21 - 55

Mon 30 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
54
21
.720
2
50
25
.667
4.0
3
48
27
.640
6.0
4
47
28
.627
7.0
5
42
32
.568
11.5
6
43
33
.566
11.5
7
41
34
.547
13.0
8
39
35
.527
14.5
9
40
36
.526
14.5
10
39
36
.520
15.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
29
45
.392
24.5
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
46
.387
25.0
13
Nets Nets - e
18
57
.240
36.0
14
17
58
.227
37.0
15
17
58
.227
37.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
60
16
.789
2
Spurs Spurs - y
57
18
.760
2.5
3
49
26
.653
10.5
4
48
28
.632
12.0
5
46
29
.613
13.5
6
45
29
.608
14.0
7
42
33
.560
17.5
8
39
36
.520
20.5
9
38
38
.500
22.0
10
36
39
.480
23.5
11
25
50
.333
34.5
12
25
51
.329
35.0
13
24
51
.320
35.5
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
55
.276
39.0
15
Kings Kings - e
19
57
.250
41.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
3/4
@
122-112
Wed
3/4
@
110-126
Wed
3/4
@
115-113
Wed
3/4
@
106-121
Wed
3/4
@
107-115

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/31
@
10:30 PM
Tue
3/31
@
11:00 PM
Wed
4/1
@
7:00 PM
Wed
4/1
@
7:00 PM
Wed
4/1
@
7:30 PM