most points in the first game in the playoffs last 10 years

Between June 3, 2015 and June 3, 2025, LeBron James has posted the most points in his first game, with 44 points in Game 1 of the 2015 NBA Finals against the Warriors.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in the first game in the playoffs last 10 years

	NAME	PTS	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	44	6/4/2015	CLE	@	GSW	46	8	6	0	0	18	38	47.4	2	8	25.0	6	10	60.0	51.9	0	8	4	2	-3
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	42	8/17/2020	DAL	@	LAC	38	7	9	3	0	13	21	61.9	2	6	33.3	14	15	93.3	76.1	0	7	11	4	-14
3	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	38	4/15/2023	SAC	vs	GSW	40	1	5	3	0	13	27	48.1	4	8	50.0	8	12	66.7	58.9	1	0	3	3	+4
4	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	36	4/16/2022	MIN	@	MEM	40	2	6	1	2	12	23	52.2	4	11	36.4	8	8	100.0	67.9	0	2	2	5	+12
5	Anthony Davis A. Davis	35	4/14/2018	NOP	@	POR	41	14	1	2	4	14	26	53.8	0	2	0.0	7	9	77.8	58.4	2	12	3	4	+1
6	Devin Booker D. Booker	34	5/23/2021	PHX	vs	LAL	45	7	8	1	0	13	26	50.0	3	7	42.9	5	6	83.3	59.4	1	6	6	4	+9
7	Paul George P. George	33	4/16/2016	IND	@	TOR	38	4	6	4	2	12	22	54.5	4	5	80.0	5	6	83.3	67.0	1	3	4	3	+16
8	Malik Monk M. Monk	32	4/15/2023	SAC	vs	GSW	29	3	2	0	0	8	13	61.5	2	4	50.0	14	14	100.0	83.5	1	2	2	4	+10
9	Trae Young T. Young	32	5/23/2021	ATL	@	NYK	35	7	10	0	0	11	23	47.8	1	3	33.3	9	9	100.0	59.3	2	5	2	0	0
10	John Wall J. Wall	32	4/16/2017	WAS	vs	ATL	37	4	14	0	1	12	24	50.0	2	4	50.0	6	6	100.0	60.1	0	4	3	2	+8
11	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	32	4/15/2017	MEM	@	SAS	34	5	2	0	2	11	18	61.1	3	3	100.0	7	7	100.0	75.9	0	5	1	4	-11
12	Dillon Brooks D. Brooks	31	5/23/2021	MEM	@	UTA	36	7	2	2	2	13	26	50.0	2	5	40.0	3	6	50.0	54.1	3	4	1	2	+14
13	Luol Deng L. Deng	31	4/17/2016	MIA	vs	CHA	33	7	1	1	0	11	13	84.6	4	6	66.7	5	7	71.4	96.4	3	4	1	4	+26
14	Jordan Poole J. Poole	30	4/16/2022	GSW	vs	DEN	30	1	3	0	0	9	13	69.2	5	7	71.4	7	8	87.5	90.8	0	1	3	3	+7
15	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	30	4/16/2017	CHI	@	BOS	41	9	3	1	1	9	20	45.0	3	6	50.0	9	12	75.0	59.3	3	6	5	2	-3
16	Ty Jerome T. Jerome	28	4/20/2025	CLE	vs	MIA	26	5	3	0	0	10	15	66.7	5	8	62.5	3	5	60.0	81.4	1	4	0	1	+17
17	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	28	4/15/2017	MIL	@	TOR	38	8	3	2	1	13	18	72.2	0	2	0.0	2	5	40.0	69.3	0	8	1	4	+10
18	Kevin Love K. Love	28	4/17/2016	CLE	vs	DET	38	13	1	1	0	10	22	45.5	4	8	50.0	4	5	80.0	57.9	3	10	2	2	+12
19	Chris Paul C. Paul	28	4/17/2016	LAC	vs	POR	33	6	11	2	0	10	19	52.6	2	5	40.0	6	6	100.0	64.7	3	3	2	3	+29
20	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	27	4/15/2018	UTA	@	OKC	35	10	3	2	1	11	22	50.0	3	7	42.9	2	2	100.0	59.0	1	9	1	1	-9
21	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	27	4/16/2016	BOS	@	ATL	37	3	8	1	1	8	21	38.1	4	10	40.0	7	9	77.8	54.1	1	2	3	4	-6
22	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	26	4/20/2025	HOU	vs	GSW	36	9	1	3	0	11	18	61.1	1	2	50.0	3	4	75.0	65.8	2	7	5	2	-7
23	Ja Morant J. Morant	26	5/23/2021	MEM	@	UTA	36	4	4	1	0	11	21	52.4	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	57.1	1	3	1	2	+6
24	Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot T. Luwawu-Cabarrot	26	8/17/2020	BKN	@	TOR	33	7	2	0	0	9	13	69.2	6	9	66.7	2	3	66.7	90.8	0	7	1	5	+2
25	D'Angelo Russell D. Russell	26	4/13/2019	BKN	@	PHI	29	3	4	1	0	10	25	40.0	2	6	33.3	4	5	80.0	47.8	0	3	4	2	-10