most points scored by a player in their first nba playoff game of their career

Luka Dončić has scored the most points in the playoffs in his first game, with 42 points.

NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
42
1
38.4
42.0
7.0
9.0
3.0
0.0
13.0
21.0
61.9
2.0
6.0
33.3
14.0
15.0
93.3
76.1
0.0
7.0
11.0
38
7
9
3
0
11
4
-14
2De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
38
1
40.4
38.0
1.0
5.0
3.0
0.0
13.0
27.0
48.1
4.0
8.0
50.0
8.0
12.0
66.7
58.9
1.0
0.0
3.0
40
1
5
3
0
3
3
+4
3John Williamson
J. Williamson
38
1
46.0
38.0
4.0
3.0
1.0
0.0
14.0
28.0
50.0
10.0
12.0
83.3
57.1
2.0
2.0
11.0
46
4
3
1
0
11
4
4George Mikan
G. Mikan
37
1
37.0
15.0
7.0
10.0
70.0
3
5Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
36
1
40.3
36.0
2.0
6.0
1.0
2.0
12.0
23.0
52.2
4.0
11.0
36.4
8.0
8.0
100.0
67.9
0.0
2.0
2.0
40
2
6
1
2
2
5
+12
6Derrick Rose
D. Rose
36
1
49.6
36.0
4.0
11.0
1.0
0.0
12.0
19.0
63.2
0.0
1.0
0.0
12.0
12.0
100.0
74.1
1.0
3.0
5.0
50
4
11
1
0
5
6
+8
7Julius Erving
J. Erving
36
1
43.0
36.0
10.0
5.0
12.0
25.0
48.0
12.0
16.0
75.0
56.2
43
10
5
3
8Gary Brokaw
G. Brokaw
36
1
36.0
36.0
3.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
13.0
17.0
76.5
10.0
11.0
90.9
82.4
0.0
3.0
36
3
5
1
1
5
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
36
1
39.0
36.0
20.0
4.0
13.0
25.0
52.0
10.0
13.0
76.9
58.6
39
20
4
6
10Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
35
1
32.8
35.0
5.0
1.0
0.0
2.0
13.0
21.0
61.9
5.0
6.0
83.3
4.0
5.0
80.0
75.4
0.0
5.0
4.0
33
5
1
0
2
4
2
+4
11Anthony Davis
A. Davis
35
1
40.1
35.0
7.0
1.0
1.0
4.0
13.0
23.0
56.5
0.0
1.0
0.0
9.0
10.0
90.0
63.9
3.0
4.0
5.0
40
7
1
1
4
5
4
-4
12Chris Paul
C. Paul
35
1
40.7
35.0
3.0
10.0
4.0
1.0
15.0
23.0
65.2
0.0
1.0
0.0
5.0
7.0
71.4
67.1
1.0
2.0
1.0
41
3
10
4
1
1
2
+16
13Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
35
1
48.0
35.0
27.0
3.0
16.0
36.0
44.4
3.0
10.0
30.0
43.3
48
27
3
2
14Devin Booker
D. Booker
34
1
45.2
34.0
7.0
8.0
1.0
0.0
13.0
26.0
50.0
3.0
7.0
42.9
5.0
6.0
83.3
59.4
1.0
6.0
6.0
45
7
8
1
0
6
4
+9
15Brandon Jennings
B. Jennings
34
1
40.2
34.0
3.0
3.0
1.0
0.0
14.0
25.0
56.0
4.0
6.0
66.7
2.0
4.0
50.0
63.5
1.0
2.0
3.0
40
3
3
1
0
3
3
-7
16Ray Scott
R. Scott
34
1
34.0
19.0
14.0
29.0
48.3
6.0
10.0
60.0
50.9
19
4
17Joe Caldwell
J. Caldwell
33
1
39.0
33.0
6.0
1.0
14.0
22.0
63.6
5.0
7.0
71.4
65.8
39
6
1
5
18Malik Monk
M. Monk
32
1
28.8
32.0
3.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
8.0
13.0
61.5
2.0
4.0
50.0
14.0
14.0
100.0
83.5
1.0
2.0
2.0
29
3
2
0
0
2
4
+10
19Trae Young
T. Young
32
1
35.3
32.0
7.0
10.0
0.0
0.0
11.0
23.0
47.8
1.0
3.0
33.3
9.0
9.0
100.0
59.3
2.0
5.0
2.0
35
7
10
0
0
2
0
0
20LeBron James
L. James
32
1
48.0
32.0
11.0
11.0
0.0
0.0
12.0
27.0
44.4
1.0
4.0
25.0
7.0
11.0
63.6
50.3
3.0
8.0
4.0
48
11
11
0
0
4
3
+11
21Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
32
1
37.0
32.0
10.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
12.0
21.0
57.1
0.0
0.0
8.0
14.0
57.1
58.9
1.0
9.0
3.0
37
10
1
1
2
3
3
+12
22Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
32
1
42.0
32.0
3.0
3.0
13.0
35.0
37.1
6.0
8.0
75.0
41.5
42
3
3
0
23Dillon Brooks
D. Brooks
31
1
36.1
31.0
7.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
13.0
26.0
50.0
2.0
5.0
40.0
3.0
6.0
50.0
54.1
3.0
4.0
1.0
36
7
2
2
2
1
2
+14
24Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
31
1
45.8
31.0
9.0
5.0
0.0
0.0
9.0
19.0
47.4
3.0
7.0
42.9
10.0
12.0
83.3
63.8
2.0
7.0
1.0
46
9
5
0
0
1
3
+7
25Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
31
1
46.0
31.0
11.0
3.0
4.0
3.0
10.0
25.0
40.0
3.0
8.0
37.5
8.0
9.0
88.9
53.5
3.0
8.0
4.0
46
11
3
4
3
4
4
+13
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Team Leaders

PPG

25.3

Flagg

Cooper Flagg

RPG

7.8

Washington

P.J. Washington

APG

6.8

Flagg

Cooper Flagg
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.7

11th

DRTG

111.7

12th

NETRTG

2.0

13th

3P%

34.6

14th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
3
1
.750
1.5
6
Spurs Spurs
3
2
.600
2.0
7
Mavericks Mavericks
3
2
.600
2.0
8
Timberwolves Timberwolves
3
2
.600
2.0
9
Nuggets Nuggets
2
2
.500
2.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/30
HOU HOU
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM
Mon
11/2
SAC SAC
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM
Wed
11/4
DAL DAL
@
SAS SAS
9:30 PM
Fri
11/6
UTA UTA
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM
Sun
11/8
BKN BKN
@
DAL DAL
7:30 PM
Last Game
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4 - 1

96

Final

120

DAL Mavericks

3 - 2

Wed 28 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

Luka Dončić

33.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

28.8

Curry

Stephen Curry
RPG Leaders

16.2

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

13.8

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

12.2

Gobert

Rudy Gobert
APG Leaders

10.4

Young

Trae Young

9.5

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

Zion Williamson

3.0

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

2.8

Flagg

Cooper Flagg
BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

Myles Turner

2.4

Kessler

Walker Kessler
3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić

4.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

4.0

Murray

Jamal Murray
TS% Leaders

84.1

Camara

Toumani Camara

78.8

Carter

Wendell Carter Jr.

77.0

Banchero

Paolo Banchero

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Rockets

123.4

Lakers

123.3

Trail Blazers

121.9

Grizzlies

118.6

Celtics

118.0

Warriors

117.6
DRtg Rankings
Raptors

98.2

Timberwolves

103.4

76ers

103.5

Thunder

106.2

Pistons

106.3

Grizzlies

106.6
NetRtg Rankings
Raptors

14.4

Rockets

14.2

Timberwolves

12.1

Grizzlies

12.0

Lakers

9.6

Trail Blazers

8.7
Tank Leaderboard
Nets

0-4

Kings

0-5

Heat

1-4

Pelicans

1-4

Jazz

1-4

Bucks

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

270.7

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

247.7

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings Points Leaders

280.5

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

275.3

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

259.5

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
USG% Leaders

40.2

Dončić

Luka Dončić

37.9

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

35.5

Miller

Brandon Miller
MPG Leaders

38.5

Murray

Jamal Murray

37.6

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

37.3

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.65

Flagg

Cooper Flagg

1.58

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.65

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Grizzlies

5-0

Rockets

5-0

Timberwolves

4-1

Pistons

4-1

Raptors

3-1

Clippers

3-1
Worst Record ATS
Suns

0-3

Heat

1-4

Jazz

1-4

Cavaliers

1-4

Kings

1-4

Knicks

1-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
4
1
.800
2
76ers 76ers
4
1
.800
3
Celtics Celtics
3
1
.750
0.5
4
Raptors Raptors
3
1
.750
0.5
5
Hornets Hornets
3
2
.600
1.0
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
2
.600
1.0
7
Hawks Hawks
3
3
.500
1.5
8
Knicks Knicks
2
3
.400
2.0
9
Wizards Wizards
2
3
.400
2.0
10
Pacers Pacers
2
3
.400
2.0
11
Magic Magic
1
3
.250
2.5
12
Bulls Bulls
1
4
.200
3.0
13
Bucks Bucks
1
4
.200
3.0
14
Heat Heat
1
4
.200
3.0
15
Nets Nets
0
4
.000
3.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Rockets Rockets
5
0
1.000
2
Grizzlies Grizzlies
5
0
1.000
3
Thunder Thunder
4
1
.800
1.0
4
Lakers Lakers
4
1
.800
1.0
5
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
3
1
.750
1.5
6
Spurs Spurs
3
2
.600
2.0
7
Mavericks Mavericks
3
2
.600
2.0
8
Timberwolves Timberwolves
3
2
.600
2.0
9
Nuggets Nuggets
2
2
.500
2.5
10
Warriors Warriors
2
3
.400
3.0
11
Suns Suns
1
2
.333
3.0
12
Clippers Clippers
1
3
.250
3.5
13
Jazz Jazz
1
4
.200
4.0
14
Pelicans Pelicans
1
4
.200
4.0
15
Kings Kings
0
5
.000
5.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
113-121
Tue
10/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
106-100
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
116-104
Wed
10/21
ATL ATL
@
ORL ORL
132-125
Wed
10/21
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/30
CHA CHA
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Fri
10/30
DET DET
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Fri
10/30
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Fri
10/30
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Fri
10/30
ORL ORL
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM