most points scored in an nba playoff game by a cavs player

LeBron James has dropped the most points for the Cavaliers in a playoff game, with 51 points in Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals against the Warriors.

	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	51	5/31/2018	CLE	@	GSW	48	8	8	1	1	19	32	59.4	3	7	42.9	10	11	90.9	69.2	4	4	5	2	-13
2	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	50	5/3/2024	CLE	@	ORL	42	4	4	0	1	22	36	61.1	3	9	33.3	3	6	50.0	64.7	1	3	4	4	-3
3	LeBron James L. James	49	5/20/2009	CLE	vs	ORL	41	6	8	2	3	20	30	66.7	3	6	50.0	6	10	60.0	71.2	3	3	2	1	+7
4	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	48	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
5	LeBron James L. James	48	5/31/2007	CLE	@	DET	50	9	7	2	0	18	33	54.5	2	3	66.7	10	14	71.4	61.3	3	6	2	3	+2
6	LeBron James L. James	47	5/9/2009	CLE	@	ATL	43	12	8	1	1	15	25	60.0	5	10	50.0	12	16	75.0	73.3	2	10	1	2	+26
7	LeBron James L. James	46	5/25/2018	CLE	vs	BOS	46	11	9	3	1	17	33	51.5	5	7	71.4	7	11	63.6	60.8	3	8	3	2	+15
8	LeBron James L. James	46	4/18/2018	CLE	vs	IND	40	12	5	2	0	17	24	70.8	2	5	40.0	10	13	76.9	77.4	1	11	3	1	+7
9	LeBron James L. James	45	4/29/2018	CLE	vs	IND	43	8	7	4	0	16	25	64.0	2	3	66.7	11	15	73.3	71.2	2	6	4	4	-2
10	LeBron James L. James	45	5/18/2008	CLE	@	BOS	47	5	6	2	0	14	29	48.3	3	11	27.3	14	19	73.7	60.2	1	4	2	4	0
11	LeBron James L. James	45	5/3/2006	CLE	vs	WAS	46	7	6	2	0	14	23	60.9	0	1	0.0	17	18	94.4	72.8	5	2	4	5	-4
12	LeBron James L. James	44	5/21/2018	CLE	vs	BOS	42	5	3	2	0	17	28	60.7	1	4	25.0	9	13	69.2	65.2	1	4	7	3	+9
13	LeBron James L. James	44	4/25/2018	CLE	vs	IND	42	10	8	1	1	14	24	58.3	1	4	25.0	15	15	100.0	71.9	3	7	5	3	+2
14	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
15	LeBron James L. James	44	5/26/2009	CLE	@	ORL	49	12	7	1	1	13	29	44.8	4	10	40.0	14	18	77.8	59.6	1	11	8	5	+6
16	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	43	5/9/2025	CLE	@	IND	37	9	5	1	0	14	29	48.3	5	13	38.5	10	14	71.4	61.1	5	4	2	4	+35
17	LeBron James L. James	43	5/3/2018	CLE	@	TOR	41	8	14	1	0	19	28	67.9	1	3	33.3	4	8	50.0	68.2	1	7	1	1	+20
18	LeBron James L. James	42	5/15/2018	CLE	@	BOS	39	10	12	0	1	16	29	55.2	5	11	45.5	5	10	50.0	62.9	1	9	6	3	-9
19	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	42	5/23/2017	CLE	vs	BOS	41	3	4	0	0	15	22	68.2	4	7	57.1	8	9	88.9	80.9	0	3	3	2	+9
20	LeBron James L. James	41	6/12/2017	CLE	@	GSW	46	13	8	2	1	19	30	63.3	2	5	40.0	1	4	25.0	64.5	2	11	2	3	-13
21	LeBron James L. James	41	4/20/2017	CLE	@	IND	45	13	12	1	2	14	27	51.9	6	12	50.0	7	14	50.0	61.8	1	12	3	4	+13
22	LeBron James L. James	41	6/16/2016	CLE	vs	GSW	43	8	11	4	3	16	27	59.3	3	6	50.0	6	8	75.0	67.2	2	6	1	3	+26
23	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	41	6/13/2016	CLE	@	GSW	40	3	6	2	1	17	24	70.8	5	7	71.4	2	2	100.0	82.4	0	3	4	4	+20
24	LeBron James L. James	41	6/13/2016	CLE	@	GSW	43	16	7	3	3	16	30	53.3	4	8	50.0	5	8	62.5	61.2	4	12	2	1	+13
25	LeBron James L. James	41	5/24/2009	CLE	@	ORL	42	7	9	2	1	11	28	39.3	1	8	12.5	18	24	75.0	53.2	0	7	2	3	-12

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Team Leaders

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RPG

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Team Rankings

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DRTG

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	43	23	.652	4.5
3	Knicks	42	25	.627	6.0
4	Cavaliers	40	26	.606	7.5
5	Magic	37	28	.569	10.0
6	Heat	38	29	.567	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 3/13	CLE	@	DAL	7:30 PM
Sun 3/15	DAL	@	CLE	3:30 PM
Tue 3/17	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Thu 3/19	CLE	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sat 3/21	CLE	@	NOP	7:00 PM

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Final

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Magic

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32.9

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31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.4

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RPG Leaders

12.7

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

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APG Leaders

10.4

Jokić

10.0

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Huff

1.9

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.9

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

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TS% Leaders

68.0

Jokić

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Gobert

67.4

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.7

120.4

119.5

118.6

118.5

118.4

DRtg Rankings

107.6

109.6

111.6

112.1

112.8

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

10.8

7.6

7.0

6.4

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

15-51

16-51

16-49

17-49

20-46

22-45

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FanDuel Points Leaders

3,186.2

Jokić

3,089.9

Dončić

3,051.7

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,392

Jokić

3,279.3

Dončić

3,080

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.4

Dončić

36.2

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.0

Thompson

36.4

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

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1.71

Dončić

1.54

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39-27

38-29

Worst Record ATS

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1	Pistons	47	18	.723
2	Celtics	43	23	.652	4.5
3	Knicks	42	25	.627	6.0
4	Cavaliers	40	26	.606	7.5
5	Magic	37	28	.569	10.0
6	Heat	38	29	.567	10.0
7	Raptors	36	29	.554	11.0
8	Hawks	35	31	.530	12.5
9	76ers	35	31	.530	12.5
10	Hornets	34	33	.507	14.0
11	Bucks	27	38	.415	20.0
12	Bulls	27	39	.409	20.5
13	Nets - e	17	49	.258	30.5
14	Wizards - e	16	49	.246	31.0
15	Pacers - e	15	51	.227	32.5

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1	Thunder	52	15	.776
2	Spurs	48	18	.727	3.5
3	Lakers	41	25	.621	10.5
4	Rockets	40	25	.615	11.0
5	Nuggets	41	26	.612	11.0
6	Timberwolves	40	26	.606	11.5
7	Suns	39	27	.591	12.5
8	Clippers	33	32	.508	18.0
9	Warriors	32	33	.492	19.0
10	Trail Blazers	31	35	.470	20.5
11	Grizzlies	23	42	.354	28.0
12	Mavericks	22	44	.333	29.5
13	Pelicans	22	45	.328	30.0
14	Jazz	20	46	.303	31.5
15	Kings - e	16	51	.239	36.0