most points in a game 7 playoffs game in nba history

Jayson Tatum has scored the most points with more than 0 games played in a game 7, with 51 points in Game 7 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Semifinals versus the 76ers.

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most points in a game 7 playoffs game by a player in NBA history
NAMEPTSGPDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
51
1
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
2Stephen Curry
S. Curry
50
1
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
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
48
1
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
4Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
47
1
5/22/1988
@
43
5
3
0
0
19
33
57.6
1
2
50.0
8
9
88.9
63.6
2
3
0
0
5Sam Jones
S. Jones
47
1
4/10/1963
vs
41
7
1
18
27
66.7
11
12
91.7
72.8
4
6Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
46
1
6/6/2021
@
45
7
14
0
0
17
30
56.7
5
11
45.5
7
11
63.6
66.0
0
7
6
3
-9
7Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
46
1
5/20/1995
vs
42
3
10
1
1
12
26
46.2
1
2
50.0
21
22
95.5
64.5
1
2
1
3
8LeBron James
L. James
45
1
4/29/2018
vs
43
8
7
4
0
16
25
64.0
2
3
66.7
11
15
73.3
71.2
2
6
4
4
-2
9LeBron James
L. James
45
1
5/18/2008
@
47
5
6
2
0
14
29
48.3
3
11
27.3
14
19
73.7
60.2
1
4
2
4
0
10Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
44
1
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
11Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
44
1
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
12Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
43
1
4/10/1963
@
48
6
6
11
24
45.8
21
22
95.5
63.8
4
13Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
42
1
5/17/1992
vs
42
6
4
2
3
15
29
51.7
0
0
12
13
92.3
60.5
3
3
5
3
14Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
42
1
4/17/1981
@
42
1
3
0
0
19
28
67.9
0
1
0.0
4
4
100.0
70.6
5
2
15George Gervin
G. Gervin
42
1
5/18/1979
@
43
6
1
3
1
16
31
51.6
10
13
76.9
57.2
3
4
16Jerry West
J. West
42
1
5/5/1969
vs
48
13
12
14
29
48.3
14
18
77.8
56.9
2
17Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
41
1
5/12/2019
vs
43
8
3
3
0
16
39
41.0
2
9
22.2
7
8
87.5
48.2
4
4
4
1
-2
18Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
41
1
5/18/2008
vs
44
4
5
2
0
13
23
56.5
4
6
66.7
11
12
91.7
72.5
1
3
4
4
+10
19Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
41
1
5/22/2006
vs
50
15
6
1
3
12
24
50.0
0
1
0.0
17
23
73.9
60.1
6
9
3
4
-7
20Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
41
1
4/18/1962
@
51
22
4
13
40
32.5
15
21
71.4
41.6
6
21Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
40
1
6/19/2021
@
50
13
5
0
1
15
24
62.5
2
6
33.3
8
14
57.1
66.3
2
11
3
3
+6
22Jamal Murray
J. Murray
40
1
9/15/2020
@
45
4
5
1
0
15
26
57.7
6
13
46.2
4
4
100.0
72.0
0
4
5
1
+15
23Donte DiVincenzo
D. DiVincenzo
39
1
5/19/2024
vs
41
4
1
2
0
11
21
52.4
9
15
60.0
8
10
80.0
76.8
1
3
4
1
-20
24Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
39
1
5/5/2024
vs
45
9
5
1
1
11
27
40.7
2
8
25.0
15
17
88.2
56.6
1
8
1
3
+17
25Kevin Durant
K. Durant
39
1
5/15/2011
vs
39
9
2
0
3
13
25
52.0
4
9
44.4
9
9
100.0
67.3
1
8
2
2
+18

More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.7

Brown

Jaylen Brown

RPG

8.2

Queta

Neemias Queta

APG

5.3

White

Derrick White
Team Rankings

ORTG

122.9

2nd

DRTG

115.5

15th

NETRTG

7.3

3rd

3P%

36.9

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
28
9
.757
2
24
13
.649
4.0
3
Celtics Celtics
23
13
.639
4.5
4
23
15
.605
5.5
5
20
15
.571
7.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
1/9
@
7:00 PM
Sat
1/10
@
8:00 PM
Mon
1/12
@
7:30 PM
Thu
1/15
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/17
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

25 - 12

114

Final

110

BOS Celtics

23 - 13

Wed 7 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
28
9
.757
2
24
13
.649
4.0
3
23
13
.639
4.5
4
23
15
.605
5.5
5
20
15
.571
7.0
6
21
17
.553
7.5
7
21
17
.553
7.5
8
20
17
.541
8.0
9
18
21
.462
11.0
10
17
20
.459
11.0
11
16
21
.432
12.0
12
13
24
.351
15.0
13
11
23
.324
15.5
14
10
26
.278
17.5
15
6
31
.162
22.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
31
7
.816
2
26
11
.703
4.5
3
25
12
.676
5.5
4
23
12
.657
6.5
5
24
13
.649
6.5
6
22
12
.647
7.0
7
22
15
.595
8.5
8
20
18
.526
11.0
9
18
20
.474
13.0
10
16
21
.432
14.5
11
14
23
.378
16.5
12
13
23
.361
17.0
13
12
24
.333
18.0
14
8
29
.216
22.5
15
8
31
.205
23.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
12/7
@
105-116
Sun
12/7
@
108-105
Sun
12/7
@
135-132
Mon
12/8
@
108-117
Mon
12/8
@
117-101

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
1/8
@
7:00 PM
Thu
1/8
@
8:00 PM
Thu
1/8
@
8:00 PM
Thu
1/8
@
9:00 PM
Fri
1/9
@
7:00 PM