most points in a first half nba playoffs single game

LeBron James has dropped the most points in the first half in a single NBA playoff run, with 391 points in 2017-18.

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	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	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	391	2017-18	CLE	22	21.6	17.8	4.8	5.2	0.7	0.2	6.8	11.1	61.2	0.8	1.7	45.9	3.4	4.7	71.2	67.2	0.9	4.0	2.0	474	106	115	16	5	43	20	+43
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	354	2023-24	DAL	22	20.9	16.1	4.9	3.9	0.7	0.1	5.9	13.0	45.3	1.8	5.7	31.0	2.6	3.3	79.2	55.9	0.4	4.5	2.2	460	107	86	16	3	48	25	+5
3	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	330	2024-25	OKC	23	18.9	14.3	3.3	3.8	0.7	0.5	5.0	10.8	46.2	0.6	2.4	25.0	3.7	4.5	83.5	56.1	0.6	2.7	1.5	435	76	87	16	12	34	30	+114
4	LeBron James L. James	327	2019-20	LAL	21	18.0	15.6	4.9	5.2	0.5	0.3	5.8	9.3	62.6	1.2	2.3	51.0	2.8	3.9	71.6	70.9	0.6	4.3	2.0	377	102	109	11	6	43	18	+137
5	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	322	2018-19	TOR	24	19.9	13.4	4.6	2.1	1.0	0.2	4.6	9.5	48.0	0.8	2.5	30.5	3.5	3.7	94.4	60.0	1.1	3.5	1.8	478	110	50	24	5	44	39	+69
6	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	319	2021-22	BOS	24	20.9	13.3	3.8	3.2	0.7	0.3	4.5	10.4	43.6	1.9	4.5	41.7	2.3	3.0	76.7	56.5	0.4	3.4	2.0	502	90	77	17	7	49	41	+78
7	Kevin Durant K. Durant	318	2017-18	GSW	21	20.0	15.1	3.9	2.7	0.3	0.5	5.4	11.5	47.3	1.0	3.1	31.8	3.3	3.8	86.3	57.6	0.2	3.6	1.1	420	81	57	7	10	23	17	+37
8	LeBron James L. James	318	2016-17	CLE	18	21.4	17.7	5.3	4.7	1.0	0.8	6.7	10.6	63.4	0.9	2.3	41.5	3.3	4.8	68.6	69.5	0.6	4.7	2.7	385	96	85	18	14	49	19	+129
9	Devin Booker D. Booker	313	2020-21	PHX	22	20.4	14.2	2.7	2.4	0.5	0.0	5.0	11.2	44.7	1.3	3.3	40.3	2.9	3.0	97.0	56.9	0.4	2.3	1.6	449	59	52	10	0	36	27	+109
10	Stephen Curry S. Curry	304	2018-19	GSW	22	18.4	13.8	2.8	2.5	0.5	0.0	4.3	9.2	46.8	2.1	5.4	38.7	3.1	3.4	91.9	64.5	0.3	2.5	1.6	405	62	55	10	1	36	34	+85
11	LeBron James L. James	299	2014-15	CLE	20		15.0	5.4	4.5	0.7	0.4	5.9	13.0	45.4	0.6	2.3	26.1	2.6	3.6	71.8	51.3	0.8	4.6	1.9		107	89	13	7	37	20
12	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	298	2015-16	GSW	24		12.4	1.7	1.3	0.7	0.1	4.6	10.5	44.0	2.0	5.0	40.5	1.1	1.5	75.0	55.6	0.4	1.3	0.8		40	31	17	2	20	30
13	LeBron James L. James	292	2015-16	CLE	21		13.9	4.7	3.8	1.3	0.5	5.8	10.4	55.5	0.6	1.7	34.3	1.8	2.7	67.9	60.2	0.9	3.9	1.7		99	80	27	10	36	20
14	Stephen Curry S. Curry	290	2021-22	GSW	22	18.0	13.2	3.3	3.1	0.7	0.1	4.7	10.0	47.1	2.0	5.2	39.1	1.7	2.3	74.0	59.7	0.2	3.0	1.4	395	72	68	16	3	31	35	+20
15	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	285	2020-21	MIL	21	19.4	13.6	7.0	3.3	0.6	0.7	5.7	10.4	55.0	0.2	1.7	14.3	1.9	4.0	47.6	55.9	1.5	5.6	1.5	408	148	69	12	14	31	30	+57
16	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	283	2022-23	MIA	22	19.9	12.9	3.6	2.6	1.0	0.4	4.8	10.1	47.7	0.6	1.6	36.1	2.6	3.6	73.4	55.1	1.1	2.5	0.9	438	80	57	22	9	20	14	-34
17	Stephen Curry S. Curry	283	2014-15	GSW	21		13.5	2.1	3.2	1.0	0.1	4.8	10.0	47.4	2.3	5.1	44.4	1.7	2.0	85.4	61.8	0.5	1.6	1.9		44	67	22	2	40	16
18	Anthony Davis A. Davis	280	2019-20	LAL	21	17.8	13.3	4.6	2.0	0.7	0.8	4.7	8.0	59.3	0.3	0.8	37.5	3.6	4.4	81.7	67.3	1.0	3.6	1.8	374	97	42	15	17	38	44	+123
19	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	275	2022-23	BOS	20	19.9	13.8	5.9	2.7	0.6	0.6	5.0	11.0	45.0	1.3	4.3	30.2	2.6	2.9	87.9	56.0	0.7	5.3	1.2	399	118	54	12	11	24	25	+69
20	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	275	2021-22	BOS	24	19.5	11.5	3.7	1.7	0.7	0.2	4.0	9.2	43.6	1.3	3.5	36.5	2.2	2.7	81.3	55.4	0.5	3.1	1.5	468	88	41	17	5	35	33	+55
21	Kevin Durant K. Durant	274	2015-16	OKC	18		15.2	4.4	2.0	0.6	0.6	5.4	12.1	45.2	0.9	3.2	28.1	3.4	3.7	92.5	55.6	0.5	3.9	2.2		79	36	11	10	39	20
22	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	266	2023-24	BOS	19	20.4	14.0	5.2	3.6	0.5	0.4	4.7	10.4	45.5	1.5	4.2	35.4	3.1	3.5	86.6	58.5	0.4	4.8	1.3	388	98	69	9	8	25	32	+114
23	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	263	2022-23	DEN	20	19.4	13.2	6.8	5.0	0.6	0.6	5.3	9.8	53.8	0.8	1.7	44.1	1.9	2.3	82.6	61.1	2.0	4.9	1.6	389	136	100	11	11	32	37	+80
24	Jamal Murray J. Murray	262	2022-23	DEN	20	19.6	13.1	3.0	3.5	0.8	0.3	5.1	10.7	47.9	1.3	3.8	34.2	1.6	1.7	94.1	57.5	0.4	2.6	1.1	392	59	70	16	5	22	19	+103
25	Jalen Williams J. Williams	261	2024-25	OKC	23	17.1	11.3	2.7	2.5	1.0	0.1	4.3	8.5	50.0	0.7	2.2	29.4	2.2	2.8	78.1	58.2	0.5	2.2	1.1	394	61	58	22	3	25	21	+74

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29.0

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RPG

8.6

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6.9

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117.4

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DRTG

115.6

15th

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1.8

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3P%

35.7

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	76ers	23	18	.561	8.0
6	Magic	23	19	.548	8.5
7	Cavaliers	24	20	.545	8.5
8	Heat	22	20	.524	9.5
9	Bulls	20	22	.476	11.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/21	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Fri 1/23	SAC	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sat 1/24	CLE	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Mon 1/26	ORL	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 1/28	LAL	@	CLE	7:00 PM

Last Game

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36 - 8

136

Final

104

Cavaliers

24 - 20

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.3

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.2

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.6

Towns

11.4

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

BPG Leaders

2.2

Sarr

2.1

Huff

2.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.8

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Williams

69.2

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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122.9

122.1

120.2

119.9

118.7

DRtg Rankings

106.6

109.3

112.4

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7.2

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6.6

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10-35

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10-32

12-31

12-29

14-29

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,127.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,035.4

Maxey

2,035.3

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

2,133.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,122.5

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USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.9

Brown

33.1

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MPG Leaders

39.4

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.5

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.57

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.67

Dončić

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

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24-16-1

25-18

24-18

25-19

Worst Record ATS

15-29

17-26

17-25

18-23

19-24

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	31	10	.756
2	Celtics	26	16	.619	5.5
3	Knicks	25	18	.581	7.0
4	Raptors	25	19	.568	7.5
5	76ers	23	18	.561	8.0
6	Magic	23	19	.548	8.5
7	Cavaliers	24	20	.545	8.5
8	Heat	22	20	.524	9.5
9	Bulls	20	22	.476	11.5
10	Hawks	20	25	.444	13.0
11	Bucks	18	24	.429	13.5
12	Hornets	16	27	.372	16.0
13	Nets	12	29	.293	19.0
14	Wizards	10	32	.238	21.5
15	Pacers	10	34	.227	22.5

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1	Thunder	36	8	.818
2	Spurs	30	13	.698	5.5
3	Nuggets	29	14	.674	6.5
4	Timberwolves	27	16	.628	8.5
5	Rockets	25	15	.625	9.0
6	Lakers	25	16	.610	9.5
7	Suns	26	17	.605	9.5
8	Warriors	24	19	.558	11.5
9	Trail Blazers	22	22	.500	14.0
10	Clippers	19	23	.452	16.0
11	Grizzlies	18	23	.439	16.5
12	Mavericks	18	26	.409	18.0
13	Jazz	14	29	.326	21.5
14	Kings	12	31	.279	23.5
15	Pelicans	10	35	.222	26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 12/22	DET	@	SAC	136-127
Mon 12/22	HOU	@	LAC	108-128
Wed 12/24	CLE	@	NYK	124-126
Wed 12/24	SAS	@	OKC	117-102
Wed 12/24	DAL	@	GSW	116-126

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/20	PHX	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Tue 1/20	LAC	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Tue 1/20	SAS	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Tue 1/20	MIN	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Tue 1/20	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM

LeBron James has dropped the most points in the first half in a single NBA playoff run, with 391 points in 2017-18.

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