most points in nba playoffs in first games this season

I don't have anything for this season, but Luka Dončić scored the most points in the 2025 playoffs in his first game, with 37 points in the 2025 Western Conference First Round.

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most points by a player in NBA playoffs in first games this season
NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
37
2024-25
LAL LAL
1
40.4
37.0
8.0
1.0
2.0
0.0
12.0
22.0
54.5
5.0
10.0
50.0
8.0
9.0
88.9
71.3
1.0
7.0
5.0
40
8
1
2
0
5
3
-12
2Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
36
2024-25
ORL ORL
1
42.2
36.0
11.0
4.0
1.0
1.0
14.0
27.0
51.9
4.0
7.0
57.1
4.0
6.0
66.7
60.7
3.0
8.0
4.0
42
11
4
1
1
4
0
-4
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
36
2024-25
MIL MIL
1
38.0
36.0
12.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
14.0
23.0
60.9
0.0
2.0
0.0
8.0
15.0
53.3
60.8
3.0
9.0
5.0
38
12
1
1
2
5
2
-18
4Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
34
2024-25
NYK NYK
1
40.5
34.0
2.0
8.0
0.0
0.0
12.0
27.0
44.4
2.0
5.0
40.0
8.0
10.0
80.0
54.1
0.0
2.0
1.0
40
2
8
0
0
1
3
+2
5James Harden
J. Harden
32
2024-25
LAC LAC
1
42.8
32.0
6.0
11.0
0.0
1.0
11.0
22.0
50.0
4.0
9.0
44.4
6.0
6.0
100.0
64.9
0.0
6.0
2.0
43
6
11
0
1
2
5
0
6Stephen Curry
S. Curry
31
2024-25
GSW GSW
1
39.6
31.0
6.0
3.0
1.0
0.0
12.0
19.0
63.2
5.0
9.0
55.6
2.0
2.0
100.0
78.0
0.0
6.0
4.0
40
6
3
1
0
4
2
+3
7Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
30
2024-25
CLE CLE
1
33.3
30.0
5.0
4.0
4.0
0.0
11.0
19.0
57.9
2.0
9.0
22.2
6.0
7.0
85.7
67.9
0.0
5.0
2.0
33
5
4
4
0
2
2
+10
8Derrick White
D. White
30
2024-25
BOS BOS
1
36.1
30.0
4.0
2.0
1.0
2.0
10.0
18.0
55.6
7.0
12.0
58.3
3.0
3.0
100.0
77.6
1.0
3.0
2.0
36
4
2
1
2
2
0
+7
9Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
29
2024-25
DEN DEN
1
46.1
29.0
9.0
12.0
3.0
1.0
12.0
24.0
50.0
1.0
4.0
25.0
4.0
6.0
66.7
54.4
0.0
9.0
2.0
46
9
12
3
1
2
4
+10
10Ty Jerome
T. Jerome
28
2024-25
CLE CLE
1
26.3
28.0
5.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
10.0
15.0
66.7
5.0
8.0
62.5
3.0
5.0
60.0
81.4
1.0
4.0
0.0
26
5
3
0
0
0
1
+17
11Darius Garland
D. Garland
27
2024-25
CLE CLE
1
30.8
27.0
3.0
5.0
1.0
0.0
10.0
17.0
58.8
5.0
9.0
55.6
2.0
2.0
100.0
75.5
0.0
3.0
2.0
31
3
5
1
0
2
2
+16
12Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
26
2024-25
HOU HOU
1
35.9
26.0
9.0
1.0
3.0
0.0
11.0
18.0
61.1
1.0
2.0
50.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
65.8
2.0
7.0
5.0
36
9
1
3
0
5
2
-7
13Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
25
2024-25
GSW GSW
1
42.2
25.0
7.0
6.0
5.0
0.0
10.0
19.0
52.6
1.0
2.0
50.0
4.0
6.0
66.7
57.8
3.0
4.0
1.0
42
7
6
5
0
1
1
+14
14Tobias Harris
T. Harris
25
2024-25
DET DET
1
39.8
25.0
6.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
8.0
13.0
61.5
4.0
5.0
80.0
5.0
5.0
100.0
82.2
0.0
6.0
1.0
40
6
0
0
2
1
0
-16
15Aaron Gordon
A. Gordon
25
2024-25
DEN DEN
1
45.8
25.0
8.0
1.0
2.0
0.0
8.0
14.0
57.1
1.0
3.0
33.3
8.0
10.0
80.0
67.9
5.0
3.0
3.0
46
8
1
2
0
3
2
0
16Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
25
2024-25
IND IND
1
32.9
25.0
7.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
10.0
15.0
66.7
3.0
5.0
60.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
78.7
0.0
7.0
1.0
33
7
2
1
1
1
4
+28
17Jaden McDaniels
J. McDaniels
25
2024-25
MIN MIN
1
33.3
25.0
9.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
11.0
13.0
84.6
3.0
3.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
96.2
4.0
5.0
0.0
33
9
2
1
0
0
3
+27
18Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
24
2024-25
MIA MIA
1
39.1
24.0
9.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
10.0
22.0
45.5
1.0
5.0
20.0
3.0
6.0
50.0
48.7
4.0
5.0
1.0
39
9
3
2
1
1
1
-13
19Franz Wagner
F. Wagner
23
2024-25
ORL ORL
1
36.4
23.0
3.0
5.0
1.0
2.0
10.0
24.0
41.7
1.0
6.0
16.7
2.0
2.0
100.0
46.2
0.0
3.0
5.0
36
3
5
1
2
5
3
-15
20Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
23
2024-25
NYK NYK
1
39.2
23.0
11.0
5.0
4.0
2.0
10.0
14.0
71.4
1.0
3.0
33.3
2.0
2.0
100.0
77.3
0.0
11.0
0.0
39
11
5
4
2
0
3
+22
21OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
23
2024-25
NYK NYK
1
44.1
23.0
7.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
8.0
18.0
44.4
3.0
8.0
37.5
4.0
4.0
100.0
58.2
3.0
4.0
2.0
44
7
0
5
2
2
3
+10
22Naz Reid
N. Reid
23
2024-25
MIN MIN
1
30.9
23.0
5.0
2.0
0.0
2.0
8.0
12.0
66.7
6.0
9.0
66.7
1.0
2.0
50.0
89.3
0.0
5.0
0.0
31
5
2
0
2
0
0
+13
23Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
22
2024-25
LAC LAC
1
41.2
22.0
6.0
2.0
3.0
0.0
9.0
15.0
60.0
1.0
3.0
33.3
3.0
3.0
100.0
67.4
1.0
5.0
7.0
41
6
2
3
0
7
3
-2
24Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
22
2024-25
MIN MIN
1
35.4
22.0
8.0
9.0
1.0
0.0
8.0
22.0
36.4
4.0
9.0
44.4
2.0
2.0
100.0
48.1
2.0
6.0
1.0
35
8
9
1
0
1
4
+21
25Tyler Herro
T. Herro
21
2024-25
MIA MIA
1
37.0
21.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
7.0
18.0
38.9
3.0
6.0
50.0
4.0
4.0
100.0
53.1
0.0
3.0
3.0
37
3
2
1
0
3
4
-18

More Lakers Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

8th

DRTG

115.8

16th

NETRTG

2.4

11th

3P%

32.5

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
7
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
1.5
3
Lakers Lakers
5
2
.714
2.0
4
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
2
.667
2.5
5
Clippers Clippers
3
2
.600
3.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/3
LAL LAL
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Wed
11/5
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Sat
11/8
LAL LAL
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Mon
11/10
LAL LAL
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Wed
11/12
LAL LAL
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Last Game
MIA Heat

3 - 3

120

Final

130

LAL Lakers

5 - 2

Sun 2 Nov 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
7
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
1.5
3
Lakers Lakers
5
2
.714
2.0
4
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
2
.667
2.5
5
Clippers Clippers
3
2
.600
3.0
6
Nuggets Nuggets
3
2
.600
3.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
5
1
.833
2
Bulls Bulls
5
1
.833
3
Bucks Bucks
4
2
.667
1.0
4
Pistons Pistons
4
2
.667
1.0
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
4
3
.571
1.5
6
Heat Heat
3
3
.500
2.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/3
MIN MIN
@
BKN BKN
7:00 PM
Mon
11/3
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Mon
11/3
WAS WAS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Mon
11/3
UTA UTA
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Mon
11/3
DAL DAL
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM