most points by an nba players in their postseason debut last 46 years

Between October 28, 1980 and October 28, 2026, LeBron James has the most points in the playoffs, with 8,521 points.

	NAME	PTS	GP	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	8,521	302	41.2	28.2	8.9	7.2	1.7	1.0	10.1	20.4	49.5	1.6	5.0	33.2	6.3	8.5	74.1	58.3	1.5	7.4	3.6	12,446	2,695	2,168	506	287	1,085	679	+1234
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	5,987	179	41.8	33.4	6.4	5.7	2.1	0.9	12.2	25.1	48.7	0.8	2.5	33.2	8.2	9.9	82.8	56.8	1.7	4.7	3.1	7,474	1,152	1,022	376	158	546	541	+294
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	5,640	220	39.3	25.6	5.1	4.7	1.4	0.7	9.2	20.5	44.8	1.3	4.0	33.1	6.0	7.4	81.6	54.1	1.0	4.0	2.9	8,641	1,119	1,040	310	144	647	660	+555
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	5,250	216	37.5	24.3	11.6	2.7	0.5	2.1	9.4	16.8	56.3	0.0	0.0		5.4	10.7	50.4	56.5	4.0	7.6	3.0	8,099	2,508	582	117	459	649	769	+638
5	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	5,172	251	37.3	20.6	11.4	3.0	0.7	2.3	7.9	15.7	50.1	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.8	7.0	68.9	54.8	3.1	8.3	2.5	9,370	2,859	764	168	568	633	701	+1090
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	5,008	171	40.5	29.3	7.8	4.2	1.0	1.2	9.9	20.7	47.8	2.1	6.0	35.5	7.4	8.5	86.8	59.9	0.8	7.0	3.3	6,933	1,333	713	173	205	559	431	+641
7	Karl Malone K. Malone	4,761	193	41.0	24.7	10.7	3.2	1.3	0.7	9.0	19.5	46.3	0.0	0.2	16.2	6.6	8.9	73.6	52.6	2.6	8.1	2.8	7,907	2,062	610	258	135	550	662	+123
8	James Harden J. Harden	4,240	191	36.3	22.2	5.4	6.4	1.6	0.6	6.7	15.8	42.4	2.5	7.3	33.7	6.4	7.4	86.6	58.4	0.7	4.7	3.5	6,938	1,040	1,224	313	110	674	558	+253
9	Stephen Curry S. Curry	4,147	155	37.2	26.8	5.3	6.1	1.5	0.3	9.0	19.7	45.4	4.2	10.6	39.7	4.7	5.2	88.9	60.8	0.7	4.6	3.3	5,772	828	953	231	50	516	388	+972
10	Tony Parker T. Parker	4,045	226	34.3	17.9	2.9	5.1	0.9	0.1	7.1	15.5	46.1	0.5	1.7	30.9	3.1	4.2	73.1	51.6	0.5	2.5	2.6	7,759	666	1,143	198	19	594	429	+581
11	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	3,954	177	37.8	22.3	5.2	4.9	1.5	1.0	8.2	17.3	47.4	0.6	1.7	33.8	5.4	6.9	78.0	54.9	1.3	3.9	3.3	6,697	928	870	273	175	583	467	+432
12	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	3,755	145	39.6	25.9	11.2	3.2	1.7	3.3	10.4	19.6	52.8	0.0	0.1	22.2	5.1	7.1	71.9	56.9	3.2	7.9	2.9	5,749	1,621	458	245	472	424	562	-29
13	Larry Bird L. Bird	3,705	155	42.0	23.9	10.2	6.6			8.9	18.8	47.2	0.5	1.5	32.5	5.7	6.4	89.0	55.3				6,514	1,582	1,020				436
14	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	3,663	145	40.6	25.3	10.0	2.5	1.0	0.9	8.4	18.2	46.2	1.0	2.8	36.5	7.4	8.3	89.2	57.7	1.5	8.5	2.3	5,893	1,446	360	149	129	328	407	+48
15	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	3,642	208	39.0	17.5	7.6	5.0	1.9	0.9	6.4	14.5	44.4	1.0	3.2	30.3	3.7	5.1	72.4	52.4	2.2	5.4	2.9	8,105	1,583	1,048	395	185	602	686	+232
16	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	3,408	174	39.5	19.6	7.5	12.6	1.8	0.3	6.8	13.5	50.5	0.3	1.2	24.0	5.6	6.7	84.2	59.4			3.6	6,880	1,297	2,195	309	58	631	477
17	Kevin McHale K. McHale	3,182	169	33.8	18.8	7.4	1.6			7.1	12.7	56.1	0.0	0.1	38.1	4.5	5.8	78.8	61.8				5,716	1,253	274				571
18	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	3,180	170	36.6	18.7	5.8	3.4	1.2	0.6	6.0	14.2	42.3	1.6	4.6	35.5	5.1	6.1	83.0	55.4	0.7	5.1	2.8	6,229	985	579	204	105	476	547	+160
19	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	3,133	146	35.6	21.5	7.8	3.0	1.8	0.7	7.7	15.0	51.3	1.7	4.3	39.9	4.4	5.2	84.1	62.1	1.8	6.0	1.9	5,195	1,142	432	256	99	278	323	+643
20	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	3,076	127	38.9	24.2	8.3	5.0	1.2	0.8	8.1	18.4	44.0	2.4	7.0	34.9	5.5	6.6	83.9	56.7	1.0	7.3	2.9	4,943	1,053	633	150	106	369	329	+517
21	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	3,054	218	27.9	14.0	4.0	3.8	1.3	0.3	4.4	10.1	43.3	1.5	4.2	35.8	3.8	4.6	81.7	57.6	0.7	3.3	2.2	6,077	874	827	292	61	481	588	+951
22	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	3,035	135	35.5	22.5	6.7	7.1	1.7	0.3	7.8	19.3	40.5	1.4	4.6	29.9	5.5	6.7	82.0	50.5	1.8	4.9	3.7	4,789	905	955	223	42	501	391	+6
23	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	3,032	158	36.9	19.2	4.0	2.2	0.9	0.5	7.1	16.4	43.6	3.2	7.8	40.5	1.8	2.1	84.5	55.5	0.5	3.5	1.7	5,829	626	351	150	85	274	411	+615
24	James Worthy J. Worthy	3,022	143	37.0	21.1	5.2	3.2	1.2	0.7	8.9	16.3	54.4	0.1	0.5	20.9	3.3	4.6	72.7	57.8	1.8	3.4	2.1	5,297	747	463	177	96	298	352
25	Chris Paul C. Paul	2,981	149	36.5	20.0	4.9	8.3	1.9	0.2	7.4	15.3	48.4	1.6	4.4	37.3	3.5	4.1	85.4	58.3	0.7	4.2	2.5	5,443	730	1,233	287	31	377	437	+130

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PPG

26.7

Mitchell

RPG

9.3

Mobley

APG

7.0

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

109.9

21st

DRTG

110.6

13th

NETRTG

-0.6

16th

3P%

36.6

11th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Celtics	3	1	.750
5	Raptors	2	1	.667	0.5
6	Cavaliers	2	1	.667	0.5
7	Hawks	2	2	.500	1.0
8	Wizards	2	2	.500	1.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Mon 11/2	OKC	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 11/4	CLE	@	OKC	8:00 PM

Last Game

Timberwolves

3 - 1

125

Final

127

Cavaliers

2 - 1

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

16.5

Sabonis

14.3

Gobert

14.0

Towns

APG Leaders

11.0

Young

9.5

Haliburton

8.7

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.7

Flagg

3.5

Daniels

3.3

Dunn

BPG Leaders

4.3

Wembanyama

3.0

Holmgren

2.8

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.3

Camara

TS% Leaders

91.1

Camara

86.7

Carter

81.7

Reaves

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

128.7

126.7

121.1

119.4

118.1

118.0

DRtg Rankings

98.8

101.4

101.7

102.5

107.2

NetRtg Rankings

18.6

16.4

10.6

9.8

9.5

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

0-3

0-4

1-3

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FanDuel Points Leaders

223.9

Dončić

209.1

Wembanyama

198.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

241.8

Dončić

211

Sabonis

204

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

37.7

Edwards

35.4

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

38.7

Murray

38.0

Jokić

37.8

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.58

Dončić

1.53

Johnson

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

Dončić

1.65

Wembanyama

1.61

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4-0

3-0

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3

1-3

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	3	1	.750
2	76ers	3	1	.750
3	Hornets	3	1	.750
4	Celtics	3	1	.750
5	Raptors	2	1	.667	0.5
6	Cavaliers	2	1	.667	0.5
7	Hawks	2	2	.500	1.0
8	Wizards	2	2	.500	1.0
9	Pacers	2	2	.500	1.0
10	Magic	1	2	.333	1.5
11	Bulls	1	3	.250	2.0
12	Bucks	1	3	.250	2.0
13	Knicks	1	3	.250	2.0
14	Heat	0	4	.000	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	4	0	1.000
2	Thunder	4	0	1.000
3	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000
4	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	0.5
5	Lakers	3	1	.750	1.0
6	Timberwolves	3	1	.750	1.0
7	Spurs	2	2	.500	2.0
8	Mavericks	2	2	.500	2.0
9	Clippers	1	2	.333	2.5
10	Nuggets	1	2	.333	2.5
11	Suns	1	2	.333	2.5
12	Warriors	1	3	.250	3.0
13	Jazz	1	3	.250	3.0
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.5
15	Kings	0	4	.000	4.0