most points in a playoff game in the 2010s

Between the 2009-10 and 2018-19 seasons, Isaiah Thomas scored the most points in a playoff game, with 53 points in Game 2 of the 2017 Eastern Conference Semifinals versus the Wizards.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a playoff game in the 2010s
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Isaiah Thomas
I. Thomas
53
5/2/2017
vs
45
4
4
3
0
18
33
54.5
5
12
41.7
12
13
92.3
68.4
1
3
2
2
+10
2LeBron James
L. James
51
5/31/2018
@
48
8
8
1
1
19
32
59.4
3
7
42.9
10
11
90.9
69.2
4
4
5
2
-13
3Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
51
4/19/2017
@
41
10
13
4
1
17
43
39.5
2
11
18.2
15
18
83.3
50.1
2
8
4
3
+11
4Kevin Durant
K. Durant
50
4/26/2019
@
42
6
5
1
1
15
26
57.7
6
14
42.9
14
15
93.3
76.7
0
6
4
4
+18
5Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
50
4/23/2019
vs
45
7
6
3
1
17
33
51.5
10
18
55.6
6
8
75.0
68.5
2
5
6
2
+9
6LeBron James
L. James
49
5/12/2014
@
43
6
2
3
0
16
24
66.7
3
6
50.0
14
19
73.7
75.7
0
6
1
5
+13
7Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
48
5/17/2011
vs
41
6
4
0
4
12
15
80.0
0
0
24
24
100.0
93.9
0
6
2
3
+12
8Stephen Curry
S. Curry
47
6/5/2019
vs
43
8
7
2
0
14
31
45.2
6
14
42.9
13
14
92.9
63.2
2
6
3
1
-8
9Anthony Davis
A. Davis
47
4/21/2018
vs
39
10
1
0
3
15
23
65.2
2
4
50.0
15
17
88.2
77.1
4
6
2
4
+15
10Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
47
4/25/2017
@
42
11
9
0
0
15
34
44.1
5
18
27.8
12
17
70.6
56.7
5
6
7
5
+12
11Kevin Durant
K. Durant
46
5/4/2019
@
50
3
6
0
0
14
31
45.2
6
10
60.0
12
12
100.0
63.4
0
3
0
1
-6
12LeBron James
L. James
46
5/25/2018
vs
46
11
9
3
1
17
33
51.5
5
7
71.4
7
11
63.6
60.8
3
8
3
2
+15
13Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
46
4/27/2018
@
44
10
5
2
0
18
43
41.9
7
19
36.8
3
6
50.0
50.4
1
9
5
3
-1
14LeBron James
L. James
46
4/18/2018
vs
40
12
5
2
0
17
24
70.8
2
5
40.0
10
13
76.9
77.4
1
11
3
1
+7
15LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
46
4/20/2014
@
45
18
2
0
2
17
31
54.8
2
2
100.0
10
13
76.9
62.6
7
11
3
6
+17
16Dwight Howard
D. Howard
46
4/16/2011
vs
46
19
1
0
1
16
23
69.6
0
1
0.0
14
22
63.6
70.4
6
13
8
5
-10
17Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
46
4/25/2010
vs
43
5
5
2
0
16
24
66.7
5
7
71.4
9
14
64.3
76.3
0
5
6
4
+7
18Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
45
4/27/2019
vs
38
11
2
2
1
16
23
69.6
3
7
42.9
10
11
90.9
80.8
0
11
2
1
+26
19Kevin Durant
K. Durant
45
4/24/2019
vs
41
6
6
2
1
14
26
53.8
5
12
41.7
12
12
100.0
71.9
0
6
1
4
+2
20LeBron James
L. James
45
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
21Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
45
4/25/2018
vs
44
15
7
0
0
17
39
43.6
5
9
55.6
6
6
100.0
54.0
3
12
5
3
+10
22Paul Millsap
P. Millsap
45
4/24/2016
@
46
13
3
2
4
19
31
61.3
3
6
50.0
4
6
66.7
66.9
5
8
3
5
+2
23James Harden
J. Harden
45
5/25/2015
vs
40
9
5
2
2
13
22
59.1
7
11
63.6
12
13
92.3
81.2
2
7
3
2
+21
24LeBron James
L. James
45
6/7/2012
@
45
15
5
0
0
19
26
73.1
2
4
50.0
5
9
55.6
75.1
2
13
4
3
+22
25LeBron 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

More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.4

Brown

Jaylen Brown

RPG

8.3

Queta

Neemias Queta

APG

5.5

White

Derrick White
Team Rankings

ORTG

120.6

2nd

DRTG

113.6

10th

NETRTG

7.0

3rd

3P%

36.2

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
39
13
.750
2
34
19
.642
5.5
3
Celtics Celtics
34
19
.642
5.5
4
33
21
.611
7.0
5
32
22
.593
8.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
2/11
@
7:30 PM
Thu
2/19
@
10:00 PM
Sun
2/22
@
6:30 PM
Tue
2/24
@
9:00 PM
Wed
2/25
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
NYK Knicks

34 - 19

111

Final

89

BOS Celtics

34 - 19

Sun 8 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
39
13
.750
2
34
19
.642
5.5
3
34
19
.642
5.5
4
33
21
.611
7.0
5
32
22
.593
8.0
6
30
23
.566
9.5
7
28
24
.538
11.0
8
28
27
.509
12.5
9
26
29
.473
14.5
10
25
29
.463
15.0
11
24
30
.444
16.0
12
21
30
.412
17.5
13
15
37
.288
24.0
14
14
38
.269
25.0
15
13
40
.245
26.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
41
13
.759
2
36
16
.692
4.0
3
34
20
.630
7.0
4
32
19
.627
7.5
5
32
20
.615
8.0
6
33
22
.600
8.5
7
31
22
.585
9.5
8
29
25
.537
12.0
9
26
28
.481
15.0
10
25
27
.481
15.0
11
20
32
.385
20.0
12
19
33
.365
21.0
13
17
37
.315
24.0
14
15
40
.273
26.5
15
12
43
.218
29.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
1/13
@
126-128
Tue
1/13
@
118-109
Tue
1/13
@
101-112
Tue
1/13
@
105-119
Wed
1/14
@
111-118

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
2/10
@
7:30 PM
Tue
2/10
@
8:00 PM
Tue
2/10
@
9:00 PM
Tue
2/10
@
10:30 PM
Wed
2/11
@
7:00 PM