most points in a half by lebron in playoff history

LeBron James had his most points in the first half in the playoffs in Game 4 of the 2023 Western Conference Finals against the Nuggets, with 31 points.

	NAME	PTS	HALF	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	31	1H	5/22/2023	LAL	vs	DEN	24	4	4	2	0	11	13	84.6	4	4	100.0	5	5	100.0	102.0	1	3	1	1	+14
2	LeBron James L. James	29	1H	9/8/2020	LAL	@	HOU	18	2	3	0	0	10	14	71.4	4	5	80.0	5	8	62.5	82.8	0	2	1	0	-1
3	LeBron James L. James	29	1H	4/18/2018	CLE	vs	IND	20	8	4	1	0	12	16	75.0	2	4	50.0	3	5	60.0	79.7	1	7	1	0	+16
4	LeBron James L. James	28	2H	4/20/2017	CLE	@	IND	24	6	7	1	1	9	16	56.3	4	8	50.0	6	12	50.0	65.8	0	6	0	2	+30
5	LeBron James L. James	27	2H	5/3/2018	CLE	@	TOR	20	5	7	1	0	13	19	68.4	1	3	33.3	0	1	0.0	69.4	0	5	0	1	+25
6	LeBron James L. James	27	1H	6/7/2017	CLE	vs	GSW	22	4	3	1	1	11	14	78.6	3	5	60.0	2	3	66.7	88.1	0	4	3	1	+4
7	LeBron James L. James	27	2H	6/16/2016	CLE	vs	GSW		6	5	1	2	10	17	58.8	2	4	50.0	5	6	83.3	68.7	2	4	0	1
8	LeBron James L. James	27	2H	6/9/2015	CLE	vs	GSW		3	5	3	2	8	17	47.1	2	6	33.3	9	10	90.0	63.1	0	3	2	1
9	LeBron James L. James	26	1H	4/29/2018	CLE	vs	IND	24	4	5	2	0	11	16	68.8	0	0		4	4	100.0	73.2	2	2	0	1	+11
10	LeBron James L. James	25	2H	5/31/2018	CLE	@	GSW	22	5	4	0	0	10	17	58.8	2	5	40.0	3	3	100.0	68.2	2	3	3	2	-1
11	LeBron James L. James	25	1H	5/25/2018	CLE	vs	BOS	24	5	5	1	0	9	17	52.9	3	4	75.0	4	6	66.7	63.6	1	4	1	0	+11
12	LeBron James L. James	25	1H	5/15/2018	CLE	@	BOS	18	4	6	0	0	9	15	60.0	4	7	57.1	3	8	37.5	67.5	1	3	4	0	+8
13	LeBron James L. James	25	1H	6/13/2016	CLE	@	GSW		9	1	2	1	10	18	55.6	2	4	50.0	3	5	60.0	61.9	4	5	1	1
14	LeBron James L. James	24	1H	8/29/2020	LAL	vs	POR	17	1	5	0	0	10	13	76.9	2	4	50.0	2	2	100.0	86.5	0	1	1	1	+7
15	LeBron James L. James	24	1H	5/31/2018	CLE	@	GSW	21	2	4	1	0	9	11	81.8	1	1	100.0	5	6	83.3	88.0	1	1	2	0	-2
16	LeBron James L. James	24	2H	4/25/2018	CLE	vs	IND	22	6	5	1	1	5	13	38.5	1	4	25.0	13	13	100.0	64.1	1	5	3	2	+11
17	LeBron James L. James	24	2H	5/23/2017	CLE	vs	BOS	23	2	4	1	0	10	18	55.6	1	4	25.0	3	4	75.0	60.7	0	2	2	0	+19
18	LeBron James L. James	24	1H	5/12/2015	CLE	vs	CHI		5	1	1	0	10	12	83.3	0	1	0.0	4	5	80.0	84.5	1	4	0	1
19	LeBron James L. James	23	2H	5/5/2018	CLE	vs	TOR	20	2	2	2	0	8	14	57.1	1	3	33.3	6	8	75.0	65.6	1	1	2	1	-16
20	LeBron James L. James	23	1H	4/22/2018	CLE	@	IND	22	6	4	0	0	8	11	72.7	0	2	0.0	7	7	100.0	81.7	2	4	0	1	+8
21	LeBron James L. James	23	1H	5/17/2017	CLE	@	BOS	21	5	4	1	0	10	15	66.7	0	2	0.0	3	4	75.0	68.6	1	4	1	1	+21
22	LeBron James L. James	23	2H	6/4/2015	CLE	@	GSW		2	3	0	0	10	18	55.6	1	2	50.0	2	4	50.0	58.2	0	2	1	1
23	LeBron James L. James	22	1H	4/27/2025	LAL	@	MIN	22	7	3	2	0	4	5	80.0	2	3	66.7	12	14	85.7	98.6	3	4	2	1	-4
24	LeBron James L. James	22	1H	4/25/2025	LAL	@	MIN	20	6	2	1	1	9	12	75.0	2	4	50.0	2	5	40.0	77.5	2	4	0	0	+6
25	LeBron James L. James	22	2H	9/26/2020	LAL	vs	DEN	21	9	4	1	0	9	15	60.0	1	3	33.3	3	4	75.0	65.6	2	7	1	2	+4

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