most points scored in an nba game in a loss by player in playoffs this season

Donovan Mitchell has posted the most points in a loss in a 2025 playoff game, with 48 points against the Pacers on May 6.

	NAME	PTS	L	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	48	1	5/6/2025	CLE	vs	IND	36	5	9	4	1	15	30	50.0	1	7	14.3	17	21	81.0	61.2	2	3	5	4	+13
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	44	1	5/13/2025	DEN	@	OKC	44	15	5	2	0	17	25	68.0	5	7	71.4	5	5	100.0	80.9	6	9	2	4	-8
3	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	43	1	5/21/2025	NYK	vs	IND	38	1	5	0	0	15	25	60.0	1	6	16.7	12	14	85.7	69.0	0	1	7	5	-8
4	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	42	1	5/12/2025	BOS	@	NYK	40	8	4	4	2	16	28	57.1	7	16	43.8	3	3	100.0	71.6	0	8	4	3	-9
5	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	38	1	6/5/2025	OKC	vs	IND	40	5	3	3	0	14	30	46.7	3	6	50.0	7	8	87.5	56.7	0	5	2	2	+3
6	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	38	1	4/27/2025	LAL	@	MIN	46	1	2	1	1	13	28	46.4	5	12	41.7	7	7	100.0	61.1	0	1	4	3	-3
7	LeBron James L. James	38	1	4/25/2025	LAL	@	MIN	41	10	4	2	2	13	21	61.9	5	9	55.6	7	10	70.0	74.8	3	7	1	0	-10
8	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	37	1	4/21/2025	NYK	vs	DET	44	3	7	2	0	12	27	44.4	4	12	33.3	9	11	81.8	58.1	1	2	6	5	-2
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	37	1	4/19/2025	LAL	vs	MIN	40	8	1	2	0	12	22	54.5	5	10	50.0	8	9	88.9	71.3	1	7	5	3	-12
10	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	36	1	5/23/2025	NYK	vs	IND	39	3	11	1	0	13	27	48.1	5	12	41.7	5	5	100.0	61.6	0	3	3	3	+4
11	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	36	1	4/25/2025	BOS	@	ORL	39	9	4	1	1	10	22	45.5	4	10	40.0	12	12	100.0	66.0	2	7	7	1	+2
12	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	36	1	4/20/2025	ORL	@	BOS	42	11	4	1	1	14	27	51.9	4	7	57.1	4	6	66.7	60.7	3	8	4	0	-4
13	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	36	1	4/19/2025	MIL	@	IND	38	12	1	1	2	14	23	60.9	0	2	0.0	8	15	53.3	60.8	3	9	5	2	-18
14	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	35	1	5/21/2025	NYK	vs	IND	39	12	2	1	1	11	17	64.7	4	8	50.0	9	11	81.8	80.1	2	10	1	4	+9
15	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	35	1	5/13/2025	CLE	vs	IND	38	9	1	4	1	8	25	32.0	4	13	30.8	15	21	71.4	51.1	2	7	2	2	-3
16	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	34	1	4/22/2025	MIL	@	IND	40	18	7	0	1	14	20	70.0	0	0		6	10	60.0	69.7	7	11	4	2	-11
17	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	33	1	5/10/2025	GSW	vs	MIN	43	7	7	0	0	12	26	46.2	2	4	50.0	7	9	77.8	55.1	1	6	4	4	-1
18	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	33	1	5/5/2025	OKC	vs	DEN	40	10	8	2	1	12	26	46.2	2	6	33.3	7	9	77.8	55.1	3	7	1	4	-16
19	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	33	1	5/4/2025	CLE	vs	IND	34	5	4	1	0	13	30	43.3	1	11	9.1	6	9	66.7	48.6	0	5	0	2	-19
20	Gary Trent Jr. G. Trent Jr.	33	1	4/29/2025	MIL	@	IND	48	5	2	5	0	12	25	48.0	8	17	47.1	1	2	50.0	63.8	1	4	2	4	-8
21	Tyler Herro T. Herro	33	1	4/23/2025	MIA	@	CLE	40	6	5	0	0	14	24	58.3	4	11	36.4	1	2	50.0	66.3	0	6	2	3	+1
22	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	32	1	5/22/2025	MIN	@	OKC	40	9	6	0	1	12	26	46.2	1	9	11.1	7	10	70.0	52.6	2	7	0	1	-22
23	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32	1	5/15/2025	OKC	@	DEN	35	3	6	0	0	11	16	68.8	2	4	50.0	8	11	72.7	76.8	0	3	2	4	-8
24	Jalen Williams J. Williams	32	1	5/9/2025	OKC	@	DEN	43	3	5	0	0	11	21	52.4	3	7	42.9	7	8	87.5	65.3	1	2	3	1	-11
25	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	32	1	4/23/2025	ORL	@	BOS	43	9	7	0	2	12	25	48.0	2	6	33.3	6	11	54.5	53.6	2	7	0	4	-6