most points scored in a single game in playoffs maximum 40 pointe

28 players are tied for the most points with 40 or fewer points in a playoff game, with 40 points. The first three are Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokić and Anthony Edwards.

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most points by a player scored in a single game in playoffs maximum 40 pointe

	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	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	40	5/26/2025	OKC	@	MIN	40	9	10	1	0	13	30	43.3	2	7	28.6	12	14	85.7	55.3	4	5	5	4	+5
2	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	40	5/1/2025	NYK	@	DET	42	4	7	0	0	15	33	45.5	3	10	30.0	7	8	87.5	54.8	2	2	2	2	+5
3	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	40	5/23/2024	BOS	vs	IND	37	5	2	1	0	14	27	51.9	4	10	40.0	8	11	72.7	62.8	2	3	2	4	+18
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	40	5/14/2024	DEN	vs	MIN	41	7	13	2	1	15	22	68.2	2	3	66.7	8	9	88.9	77.0	0	7	0	2	+21
5	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	40	4/30/2024	NYK	vs	PHI	51	3	6	3	0	15	32	46.9	4	11	36.4	6	9	66.7	55.6	0	3	4	3	-9
6	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	40	4/28/2024	DAL	vs	LAC	45	7	5	0	0	14	25	56.0	6	12	50.0	6	6	100.0	72.4	2	5	7	4	-5
7	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	40	4/28/2024	MIN	@	PHX	41	9	6	1	2	13	23	56.5	7	13	53.8	7	10	70.0	73.0	4	5	2	2	+7
8	LeBron James L. James	40	5/22/2023	LAL	vs	DEN	48	10	9	2	0	15	25	60.0	4	7	57.1	6	7	85.7	71.2	2	8	1	1	-2
9	Anthony Davis A. Davis	40	5/16/2023	LAL	@	DEN	42	10	3	3	2	14	23	60.9	1	1	100.0	11	11	100.0	71.8	1	9	0	3	-8
10	Jamal Murray J. Murray	40	4/19/2023	DEN	vs	MIN	39	3	5	2	0	13	22	59.1	6	10	60.0	8	9	88.9	77.0	0	3	4	3	+1
11	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	40	5/22/2022	DAL	vs	GSW	40	11	3	1	2	11	23	47.8	4	9	44.4	14	17	82.4	65.6	0	11	3	3	-19
12	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	40	5/21/2022	BOS	vs	MIA	42	9	1	1	1	14	20	70.0	3	9	33.3	9	12	75.0	79.1	2	7	7	2	-6
13	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	40	5/11/2022	MIL	@	BOS	40	11	3	1	1	16	27	59.3	2	5	40.0	6	10	60.0	63.7	2	9	7	4	+7
14	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	40	5/8/2022	MIA	@	PHI	42	3	6	2	2	13	20	65.0	2	6	33.3	12	13	92.3	77.8	0	3	1	1	-2
15	Devin Booker D. Booker	40	7/17/2021	PHX	vs	MIL	42	4	3	2	1	17	33	51.5	2	4	50.0	4	5	80.0	56.8	1	3	2	5	+12
16	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	40	7/14/2021	MIL	vs	PHX	43	6	4	2	0	15	33	45.5	3	8	37.5	7	8	87.5	54.8	0	6	1	1	+10
17	Devin Booker D. Booker	40	6/20/2021	PHX	vs	LAC	44	13	11	0	0	15	29	51.7	3	7	42.9	7	7	100.0	62.3	1	12	2	3	+6
18	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	40	6/19/2021	MIL	@	BKN	50	13	5	0	1	15	24	62.5	2	6	33.3	8	14	57.1	66.3	2	11	3	3	+6
19	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	40	6/8/2021	PHI	vs	ATL	35	13	2	2	1	13	25	52.0	2	5	40.0	12	16	75.0	62.4	1	12	3	5	+14
20	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	40	5/30/2021	BOS	vs	BKN	40	7	5	1	2	10	22	45.5	3	7	42.9	17	17	100.0	67.8	1	6	2	3	-9
21	LeBron James L. James	40	10/9/2020	LAL	vs	MIA	42	13	7	3	0	15	21	71.4	6	9	66.7	4	6	66.7	84.6	3	10	4	1	+7
22	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	40	10/4/2020	MIA	vs	LAL	45	11	13	2	2	14	20	70.0	0	0		12	14	85.7	76.5	1	10	5	0	+20
23	Jamal Murray J. Murray	40	9/15/2020	DEN	@	LAC	45	4	5	1	0	15	26	57.7	6	13	46.2	4	4	100.0	72.0	0	4	5	1	+15
24	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	40	8/31/2020	MIA	@	MIL	36	4	2	2	1	13	20	65.0	2	2	100.0	12	13	92.3	77.8	2	2	3	1	+7
25	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	40	6/9/2017	CLE	vs	GSW	41	7	4	1	0	15	27	55.6	7	12	58.3	3	4	75.0	69.5	3	4	3	4	+7