most points in a single 2018 playoff game by a player

LeBron James dropped the most points in a 2018 playoff game, with 51 points against the Warriors on May 31, 2018.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1LeBron 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
2Anthony 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
3LeBron 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
4Russell 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
5LeBron 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
6LeBron 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
7Russell 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
8LeBron 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
9LeBron James
L. James
44
4/25/2018
vs
42
10
8
1
1
14
24
58.3
1
4
25.0
15
15
100.0
71.9
3
7
5
3
+2
10James Harden
J. Harden
44
4/15/2018
vs
41
4
8
2
0
15
26
57.7
7
12
58.3
7
9
77.8
73.4
2
2
3
2
+5
11Kevin Durant
K. Durant
43
6/6/2018
@
43
13
7
1
1
15
23
65.2
6
9
66.7
7
7
100.0
82.4
1
12
3
3
+15
12LeBron James
L. James
43
5/3/2018
@
41
8
14
1
0
19
28
67.9
1
3
33.3
4
8
50.0
68.2
1
7
1
1
+20
13LeBron James
L. James
42
5/15/2018
@
39
10
12
0
1
16
29
55.2
5
11
45.5
5
10
50.0
62.9
1
9
6
3
-9
14James Harden
J. Harden
41
5/14/2018
vs
35
4
7
1
0
14
24
58.3
5
9
55.6
8
10
80.0
72.2
1
3
4
4
-7
15Chris Paul
C. Paul
41
5/8/2018
vs
38
7
10
1
0
13
22
59.1
8
10
80.0
7
8
87.5
80.3
0
7
0
1
+20
16James Harden
J. Harden
41
4/29/2018
vs
37
8
7
1
0
12
26
46.2
7
12
58.3
10
11
90.9
66.5
1
7
3
2
+15
17Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
41
4/21/2018
vs
41
3
8
0
0
15
23
65.2
2
7
28.6
9
12
75.0
72.5
1
2
7
1
+3
18Kevin Durant
K. Durant
38
5/16/2018
@
35
3
0
0
0
13
22
59.1
3
7
42.9
9
9
100.0
73.2
1
2
5
5
-28
19Kevin Durant
K. Durant
38
5/6/2018
@
36
9
5
1
1
15
27
55.6
2
5
40.0
6
6
100.0
64.1
1
8
2
1
+23
20LeBron James
L. James
38
5/5/2018
vs
41
6
7
3
1
14
26
53.8
1
4
25.0
9
11
81.8
61.6
1
5
4
1
+2
21Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
38
4/27/2018
vs
40
4
2
1
0
14
26
53.8
5
8
62.5
5
5
100.0
67.4
1
3
5
5
-6
22CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
38
4/21/2018
@
45
2
3
0
0
15
22
68.2
2
3
66.7
6
7
85.7
75.8
0
2
2
5
-9
23Stephen Curry
S. Curry
37
6/8/2018
@
39
6
4
3
3
12
27
44.4
7
15
46.7
6
6
100.0
62.4
2
4
2
4
+18
24Kevin Durant
K. Durant
37
5/14/2018
@
40
3
1
0
1
14
27
51.9
3
6
50.0
6
6
100.0
62.4
0
3
1
2
+11
25DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
37
4/17/2018
vs
37
5
4
0
0
14
23
60.9
3
6
50.0
6
8
75.0
69.8
1
4
2
1
+23

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
46
36
.561
14.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
4/18
@
1:00 PM
Mon
4/20
@
7:00 PM
Thu
4/23
@
8:00 PM
Sun
4/26
@
1:00 PM
Wed
4/29
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
WAS Wizards

17 - 65

117

Final

130

CLE Cavaliers

52 - 30

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
3/17
@
118-125
Tue
3/17
@
124-116
Wed
3/18
@
117-95
Wed
3/18
@
111-130
Wed
3/18
@
99-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
4/17
@
7:30 PM
Fri
4/17
@
10:00 PM
Sat
4/18
@
1:00 PM
Sat
4/18
@
3:30 PM
Sat
4/18
@
6:00 PM