most points in a single playoff round in last 20 years

Between May 17, 2005 and May 17, 2025, LeBron James has posted the most points in the playoffs, with 8,289 points.

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most points by a player in a single playoff round in last 20 years

	NAME	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	8,289	292	41.3	28.4	9.0	7.2	1.7	1.0	10.2	20.5	49.6	1.6	4.9	33.3	6.4	8.6	74.1	58.4	1.5	7.5	3.6	12,062	2,628	2,095	493	284	1,047	663	+1270
2	Kevin Durant K. Durant	4,985	170	40.5	29.3	7.8	4.2	1.0	1.2	9.9	20.8	47.7	2.2	6.1	35.6	7.4	8.5	86.8	59.9	0.8	7.0	3.2	6,892	1,327	709	172	204	550	427	+643
3	Stephen Curry S. Curry	4,147	155	37.2	26.8	5.3	6.1	1.5	0.3	9.0	19.7	45.4	4.2	10.6	39.7	4.7	5.2	88.9	60.8	0.7	4.6	3.3	5,772	828	953	231	50	516	388	+971
4	James Harden J. Harden	3,895	173	36.2	22.5	5.5	6.5	1.6	0.6	6.8	16.0	42.5	2.5	7.4	34.0	6.4	7.4	86.9	58.6	0.7	4.8	3.4	6,266	948	1,125	282	98	590	512	+246
5	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	3,491	156	37.5	22.4	5.3	4.7	1.6	1.0	8.2	17.4	47.2	0.6	1.9	34.0	5.3	6.8	77.9	54.8	1.3	4.0	3.1	5,852	823	730	244	161	484	400	+350
6	Tony Parker T. Parker	3,182	173	34.1	18.4	3.0	5.2	0.8	0.1	7.4	15.7	47.0	0.4	1.4	30.5	3.2	4.3	73.8	52.2	0.5	2.5	2.7	5,892	523	898	145	14	469	316	+421
7	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	3,133	146	35.6	21.5	7.8	3.0	1.8	0.7	7.7	15.0	51.3	1.7	4.3	39.9	4.4	5.2	84.1	62.1	1.8	6.0	1.9	5,195	1,142	432	256	99	278	323	+643
8	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	3,032	158	36.9	19.2	4.0	2.2	0.9	0.5	7.1	16.4	43.6	3.2	7.8	40.5	1.8	2.1	84.5	55.5	0.5	3.5	1.7	5,829	626	351	150	85	274	411	+615
9	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	3,029	134	35.6	22.6	6.7	7.1	1.7	0.3	7.9	19.4	40.5	1.4	4.6	29.8	5.5	6.7	82.0	50.5	1.8	4.9	3.7	4,767	900	953	223	42	497	388	+40
10	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	2,997	160	35.2	18.7	10.6	2.6	0.7	1.9	7.4	14.7	49.9	0.0	0.1	11.8	4.0	5.9	67.8	54.0	2.9	7.6	2.0	5,626	1,688	422	106	301	327	421	+593
11	Chris Paul C. Paul	2,981	149	36.5	20.0	4.9	8.3	1.9	0.2	7.4	15.3	48.4	1.6	4.4	37.3	3.5	4.1	85.4	58.3	0.7	4.2	2.5	5,443	730	1,233	287	31	377	437	+130
12	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	2,946	101	40.4	29.2	5.4	5.1	1.5	0.5	10.3	22.4	46.1	1.7	5.0	33.7	6.8	8.1	84.0	56.1	0.9	4.5	3.2	4,085	542	512	149	55	328	284	+211
13	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	2,936	121	39.1	24.3	8.2	4.9	1.2	0.9	8.1	18.5	43.9	2.4	6.9	34.8	5.6	6.7	84.1	56.6	1.0	7.2	2.9	4,725	989	592	143	106	352	318	+489
14	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	2,745	130	37.8	21.1	6.2	4.7	1.7	0.5	7.1	15.5	45.9	1.2	3.5	34.4	5.7	6.9	82.7	57.0	1.8	4.4	1.8	4,908	807	608	217	71	229	230	-28
15	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	2,608	135	33.5	19.3	5.7	2.6	1.0	0.4	7.2	15.0	48.2	1.9	5.5	35.4	2.9	4.0	72.7	57.6	1.1	4.6	2.4	4,523	771	346	134	56	323	380	+265
16	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	2,560	93	38.3	27.5	12.4	7.6	1.2	0.9	10.5	19.9	52.5	1.8	4.5	38.8	4.8	5.9	82.6	61.1	3.1	9.3	3.3	3,564	1,150	705	116	82	306	311	+161
17	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	2,513	175	27.8	14.4	3.9	4.0	1.3	0.3	4.5	10.4	43.3	1.5	4.4	35.3	3.8	4.6	82.5	57.6	0.6	3.3	2.3	4,871	678	694	229	47	398	469	+620
18	Paul George P. George	2,416	114	39.0	21.2	7.5	4.1	1.5	0.5	6.8	16.2	42.3	2.4	6.9	35.2	5.1	6.2	82.6	56.1	0.9	6.6	3.1	4,444	854	473	172	62	354	376	+174
19	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	2,393	94	39.8	25.5	9.5	2.6	0.8	0.7	8.5	18.0	47.3	0.8	2.5	33.5	7.6	8.4	89.9	58.6	1.4	8.1	2.3	3,744	897	248	79	66	217	242	+105
20	Al Horford A. Horford	2,353	197	33.7	11.9	7.9	3.2	0.8	1.2	4.8	9.7	49.3	1.0	2.6	39.1	1.4	1.8	77.5	57.0	1.8	6.1	1.3	6,641	1,561	625	159	243	260	483	+50
21	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	2,272	133	35.1	17.1	5.0	3.0	1.0	0.5	5.6	13.2	42.9	1.6	4.4	37.3	4.2	5.0	83.6	55.6	0.6	4.5	2.5	4,673	669	404	138	63	327	427	+173
22	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	2,270	84	36.2	27.0	12.2	5.3	1.0	1.3	10.1	19.1	53.2	0.7	2.8	25.9	6.0	9.6	62.5	58.0	2.4	9.7	3.4	3,041	1,022	446	85	110	283	271	+243
23	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	2,211	96	37.5	23.0	3.7	4.9	1.3	0.6	8.5	18.6	45.8	2.3	6.0	39.2	3.7	4.2	88.3	56.5	0.9	2.8	2.2	3,596	353	471	128	53	215	233	+517
24	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	1,939	128	35.6	15.1	9.3	3.3	0.5	1.7	5.8	11.5	50.6	0.1	0.3	27.8	3.4	4.6	74.0	56.0	2.8	6.6	1.9	4,557	1,196	418	65	220	238	334	+274
25	Draymond Green D. Green	1,934	169	34.5	11.4	8.6	6.0	1.5	1.3	4.1	9.2	44.5	1.0	3.4	30.0	2.2	3.0	72.6	54.2	1.6	7.0	2.6	5,834	1,457	1,020	257	225	447	637	+970