most points in a game 2026 playoffs first round

Cade Cunningham and Paolo Banchero were tied for the most points by a 1st round pick in a 2026 playoff game, with 45 points on April 29.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	45	4/29/2026	DET	vs	ORL	44	4	5	1	0	13	23	56.5	5	8	62.5	14	14	100.0	77.2	3	1	6	3	+3
2	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	45	4/29/2026	ORL	@	DET	41	9	7	2	0	17	31	54.8	6	11	54.5	5	12	41.7	62.0	2	7	6	2	0
3	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	43	5/11/2026	CLE	vs	DET	37	5	2	1	0	13	26	50.0	4	12	33.3	13	15	86.7	66.0	1	4	1	1	+28
4	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	42	4/25/2026	OKC	@	PHX	38	4	8	1	0	15	18	83.3	1	3	33.3	11	12	91.7	90.2	1	3	3	4	+10
5	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	41	5/18/2026	SAS	@	OKC	49	24	3	1	3	14	25	56.0	1	2	50.0	12	13	92.3	66.7	9	15	3	4	+16
6	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	39	5/13/2026	DET	vs	CLE	48	7	9	2	0	13	27	48.1	6	10	60.0	7	8	87.5	63.9	1	6	6	4	-4
7	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	39	5/8/2026	SAS	@	MIN	37	15	1	1	5	13	18	72.2	3	5	60.0	10	12	83.3	83.8	1	14	1	5	+16
8	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	39	4/19/2026	DET	vs	ORL	40	5	4	0	0	13	27	48.1	3	8	37.5	10	11	90.9	61.2	0	5	3	0	-1
9	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	38	5/3/2026	ORL	@	DET	42	9	6	0	1	14	25	56.0	4	7	57.1	6	8	75.0	66.6	2	7	5	4	-18
10	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	37	4/22/2026	OKC	vs	PHX	38	5	9	1	0	13	25	52.0	2	5	40.0	9	9	100.0	63.9	1	4	3	1	+16
11	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	36	5/10/2026	MIN	vs	SAS	40	6	2	1	0	13	22	59.1	3	5	60.0	7	8	87.5	70.5	1	5	4	5	0
12	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	36	4/21/2026	BOS	vs	PHI	38	7	4	1	1	11	24	45.8	5	12	41.7	9	12	75.0	61.5	3	4	3	4	-9
13	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	35	5/30/2026	OKC	vs	SAS	43	4	9	3	1	12	21	57.1	2	5	40.0	9	11	81.8	67.7	1	3	3	1	-7
14	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	35	5/11/2026	OKC	@	LAL	39	1	8	1	0	11	22	50.0	1	4	25.0	12	15	80.0	61.2	0	1	3	1	-7
15	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	35	5/9/2026	CLE	vs	DET	38	10	4	0	0	13	24	54.2	2	8	25.0	7	8	87.5	63.6	1	9	3	3	+7
16	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	35	4/19/2026	SAS	vs	POR	33	5	1	0	2	13	21	61.9	5	6	83.3	4	5	80.0	75.4	0	5	4	2	+4
17	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	34	5/2/2026	PHI	@	BOS	39	12	6	0	1	12	26	46.2	1	4	25.0	9	11	81.8	55.1	2	10	1	2	+11
18	OG Anunoby	33	6/10/2026	NYK	vs	SAS	41	4	1	1	1	10	15	66.7	7	9	77.8	6	6	100.0	93.5	1	3	1	2	-1
19	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	33	5/24/2026	SAS	vs	OKC	31	8	5	2	3	11	22	50.0	3	7	42.9	8	9	88.9	63.6	3	5	4	2	+29
20	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	33	5/2/2026	BOS	vs	PHI	40	9	4	0	3	12	27	44.4	3	9	33.3	6	6	100.0	55.7	1	8	3	3	-16
21	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	33	4/28/2026	PHI	@	BOS	39	4	8	0	1	12	23	52.2	0	5	0.0	9	10	90.0	60.2	1	3	3	4	+13
22	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	33	4/24/2026	HOU	vs	LAL	47	16	6	3	1	15	27	55.6	1	5	20.0	2	3	66.7	58.3	5	11	3	2	+10
23	Stephon Castle S. Castle	33	4/24/2026	SAS	@	POR	34	2	5	1	0	10	18	55.6	3	4	75.0	10	11	90.9	72.2	0	2	4	2	-9
24	RJ Barrett	33	4/23/2026	TOR	vs	CLE	39	5	5	2	1	12	19	63.2	6	8	75.0	3	7	42.9	74.7	0	5	2	3	+24
25	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	33	4/23/2026	TOR	vs	CLE	35	5	11	1	1	11	17	64.7	3	5	60.0	8	10	80.0	77.1	1	4	1	3	+23

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Team Leaders

PPG

23.9

Cunningham

RPG

10.5

Duren

APG

9.9

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.9

10th

DRTG

109.7

2nd

NETRTG

8.2

3rd

3P%

35.6

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	CHA	@	DET	7:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

4 - 3

125

Final

Pistons

3 - 4

Sun 17 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Cade Cunningham and Paolo Banchero were tied for the most points by a 1st round pick in a 2026 playoff game, with 45 points on April 29.

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