most points by nba player in a playoff game with less than 45 points and team points

29 players are tied for the most points with fewer than 45 points in a playoff game, with 44 points. The first three are Nikola Jokić, Jalen Brunson and Anthony Edwards.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
44
5/13/2025
@
44
15
5
2
0
17
25
68.0
5
7
71.4
5
5
100.0
80.9
6
9
2
4
-8
2Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
44
5/14/2024
vs
43
4
7
0
0
18
35
51.4
2
6
33.3
6
7
85.7
57.8
0
4
3
2
+31
3Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
44
5/12/2024
vs
45
5
5
2
1
16
25
64.0
5
8
62.5
7
8
87.5
77.1
0
5
3
2
+5
4Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
44
5/13/2022
vs
41
20
6
1
1
14
30
46.7
2
3
66.7
14
15
93.3
60.1
3
17
6
4
-5
5Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
44
5/28/2021
vs
39
9
9
1
0
15
28
53.6
7
13
53.8
7
13
53.8
65.2
2
7
5
2
+3
6Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
44
8/30/2020
vs
40
6
5
3
0
14
25
56.0
9
13
69.2
7
7
100.0
78.3
2
4
4
1
+2
7LeBron James
L. James
44
5/21/2018
vs
42
5
3
2
0
17
28
60.7
1
4
25.0
9
13
69.2
65.2
1
4
7
3
+9
8LeBron James
L. James
44
4/25/2018
vs
42
10
8
1
1
14
24
58.3
1
4
25.0
15
15
100.0
71.9
3
7
5
3
+2
9James Harden
J. Harden
44
4/15/2018
vs
41
4
8
2
0
15
26
57.7
7
12
58.3
7
9
77.8
73.4
2
2
3
2
+5
10James Harden
J. Harden
44
4/21/2017
@
38
6
6
0
1
11
21
52.4
4
12
33.3
18
18
100.0
76.1
1
5
7
5
+1
11LeBron James
L. James
44
6/4/2015
@
46
8
6
0
0
18
38
47.4
2
8
25.0
6
10
60.0
51.9
0
8
4
2
-3
12Stephen Curry
S. Curry
44
5/6/2013
@
58
4
11
2
0
18
35
51.4
6
14
42.9
2
2
100.0
61.3
0
4
6
3
0
13Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
44
5/30/2012
@
53
8
10
3
0
16
24
66.7
2
2
100.0
10
12
83.3
75.1
0
8
3
3
-4
14Derrick Rose
D. Rose
44
5/6/2011
@
38
5
7
1
1
16
27
59.3
4
7
57.1
8
9
88.9
71.1
1
4
2
1
+17
15LeBron James
L. James
44
5/26/2009
@
49
12
7
1
1
13
29
44.8
4
10
40.0
14
18
77.8
59.6
1
11
8
5
+6
16Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
44
5/11/2009
vs
44
13
3
2
1
14
25
56.0
0
0
16
17
94.1
67.7
1
12
4
1
+12
17Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
44
5/3/2006
@
53
5
4
1
0
14
24
58.3
6
9
66.7
10
10
100.0
77.5
1
4
3
4
+1
18Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
44
6/6/2001
vs
52
20
5
1
0
17
28
60.7
0
0
10
22
45.5
58.4
6
14
4
3
-6
19Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
44
6/3/2001
vs
44
6
7
2
0
17
33
51.5
4
6
66.7
6
7
85.7
61.0
1
5
2
4
+19
20Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
44
5/6/2001
vs
44
21
4
0
7
17
32
53.1
0
0
10
19
52.6
54.5
11
10
2
3
+3
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
44
5/5/1996
vs
41
5
2
0
0
17
35
48.6
1
5
20.0
9
9
100.0
56.5
1
4
1
4
22Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
44
6/13/1993
vs
57
9
6
2
1
19
43
44.2
3
9
33.3
3
6
50.0
48.2
3
6
3
5
23Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
44
6/5/1993
vs
46
24
1
1
1
12
20
60.0
1
1
100.0
19
22
86.4
74.1
10
14
1
3
24Karl Malone
K. Malone
44
5/3/1992
@
46
11
2
0
0
11
18
61.1
0
0
22
24
91.7
77.0
4
7
3
4
25Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
44
5/8/1991
vs
44
12
9
0
0
12
23
52.2
0
3
0.0
20
22
90.9
67.3
1
11
5
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More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

124.5

1st

DRTG

118.3

22nd

NETRTG

6.2

4th

3P%

40.0

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
25
10
.714
4.5
3
22
11
.667
6.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
23
12
.657
6.5
5
21
11
.656
7.0
6
23
13
.639
7.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
1/5
@
8:30 PM
Wed
1/7
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/9
@
9:00 PM
Sun
1/11
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/13
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

23 - 12

115

Final

127

BKN Nets

11 - 22

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
26
9
.743
2
23
12
.657
3.0
3
22
12
.647
3.5
4
21
15
.583
5.5
5
19
14
.576
6.0
6
20
16
.556
6.5
7
20
16
.556
6.5
8
20
17
.541
7.0
9
17
18
.486
9.0
10
17
20
.459
10.0
11
16
20
.444
10.5
12
12
23
.343
14.0
13
11
22
.333
14.0
14
9
25
.265
16.5
15
6
30
.167
20.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
30
6
.833
2
25
10
.714
4.5
3
22
11
.667
6.5
4
23
12
.657
6.5
5
21
11
.656
7.0
6
23
13
.639
7.0
7
21
14
.600
8.5
8
19
17
.528
11.0
9
16
20
.444
14.0
10
15
20
.429
14.5
11
13
23
.361
17.0
12
12
22
.353
17.0
13
12
22
.353
17.0
14
8
28
.222
22.0
15
8
29
.216
22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
12/4
@
105-106
Thu
12/4
@
105-126
Thu
12/4
@
112-146
Thu
12/4
@
117-130
Thu
12/4
@
134-133

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
1/5
@
7:00 PM
Mon
1/5
@
7:30 PM
Mon
1/5
@
7:30 PM
Mon
1/5
@
8:00 PM
Mon
1/5
@
8:00 PM