most points scored in first nba playoff first half debut

LeBron James has dropped the most career points in the playoffs in the first half, with 2,158 points.

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most points by a player scored in first NBA playoff first half debut

	NAME	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	2,158	144	14.2	15.0	4.7	4.4	0.8	0.4	5.8	10.3	56.1	0.9	2.3	39.0	2.6	3.5	72.4	63.3	0.7	4.0	1.9	2,042	676	633	118	62	277	132	+337
2	James Harden J. Harden	1,745	133	15.9	13.1	2.8	4.1	0.9	0.3	4.1	9.4	43.3	1.5	4.2	34.9	3.5	4.0	88.2	58.9	0.4	2.5	2.2	2,109	377	550	118	43	291	192	+161
3	Stephen Curry S. Curry	1,743	136	13.1	12.8	2.8	3.1	0.8	0.2	4.4	9.7	44.9	2.1	5.4	37.9	2.0	2.4	85.7	59.5	0.3	2.4	1.8	1,788	380	420	107	24	249	172	+268
4	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	1,511	127	19.2	11.9	4.6	2.6	0.6	0.4	4.2	9.4	44.4	1.3	3.6	36.1	2.2	2.6	83.6	56.1	0.4	4.1	1.3	2,441	579	335	80	48	171	185	+407
5	Kevin Durant K. Durant	1,491	98	16.4	15.2	4.1	2.3	0.6	0.6	5.4	11.1	48.6	1.0	2.9	35.6	3.4	3.9	88.9	59.6	0.4	3.8	1.8	1,603	406	225	58	60	173	117	+198
6	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	1,452	137	17.7	10.6	3.2	1.4	0.5	0.2	4.1	8.6	47.3	1.1	3.0	37.1	1.4	2.0	70.1	56.1	0.6	2.6	1.4	2,419	436	190	70	28	191	201	+181
7	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	1,444	139	12.5	10.4	1.9	1.2	0.5	0.2	4.0	9.0	44.1	1.7	4.1	40.5	0.8	0.9	84.5	55.3	0.3	1.6	0.9	1,735	258	163	75	30	121	184	+10
8	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	1,310	100	19.1	13.1	6.5	4.0	0.7	0.4	5.2	9.8	53.3	0.8	2.0	38.3	1.9	2.3	82.5	60.7	1.6	4.9	1.7	1,908	648	403	66	43	168	147	-88
9	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	1,238	110	17.2	11.3	3.6	2.6	1.0	0.3	4.0	8.7	46.2	0.5	1.6	33.9	2.7	3.4	79.3	55.3	1.1	2.5	0.9	1,896	397	282	112	29	102	89	-54
10	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	1,193	88	15.8	13.6	3.9	2.2	1.1	0.3	4.9	9.4	52.7	0.9	2.4	37.1	2.8	3.1	89.4	63.0	0.9	3.0	1.4	1,391	345	194	95	29	123	115	+182
11	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	1,091	84	17.0	13.0	6.4	2.9	0.5	0.7	5.1	9.6	52.7	0.3	1.4	23.5	2.5	4.3	57.9	56.3	1.2	5.1	1.7	1,429	534	246	38	56	145	140	+190
12	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	1,069	96	12.7	11.1	1.9	2.8	0.7	0.3	4.2	9.3	45.7	1.1	2.8	38.5	1.6	1.8	90.5	55.4	0.3	1.5	1.3	1,222	180	270	65	29	120	112	+135
13	Jamal Murray J. Murray	970	85	19.0	11.4	2.4	3.0	0.6	0.2	4.3	9.6	44.7	1.2	3.3	35.7	1.6	1.8	88.5	54.8	0.4	2.0	1.1	1,618	203	257	49	18	95	84	+8
14	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	967	78	18.3	12.4	2.4	2.4	0.7	0.2	4.5	10.3	44.3	1.5	4.3	34.8	1.8	2.2	84.0	55.3	0.2	2.1	1.6	1,430	185	190	53	14	123	85	+46
15	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	953	78	17.6	12.2	2.0	2.8	0.4	0.0	4.5	10.0	45.1	1.0	3.1	32.4	2.2	2.7	80.3	54.5	0.3	1.7	0.9	1,372	156	216	33	1	74	79	+84
16	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	942	55	19.8	17.1	4.9	4.2	0.7	0.2	5.9	12.6	47.1	1.9	5.3	34.8	3.4	4.5	75.0	58.6	0.3	4.6	2.2	1,088	272	229	38	10	123	77	+4
17	Draymond Green D. Green	931	150	12.7	6.2	4.7	3.6	0.7	0.7	2.3	5.3	44.2	0.6	2.0	30.4	0.9	1.4	68.9	53.0	0.8	3.9	1.6	1,905	712	542	107	106	246	283	+166
18	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	867	91	17.2	9.5	3.4	1.7	0.4	0.3	3.8	7.6	49.6	0.5	1.8	30.5	1.5	1.9	75.1	56.5	0.7	2.8	0.7	1,569	311	154	40	23	62	126	+137
19	Paul George P. George	855	71	17.4	12.0	3.3	2.0	0.7	0.3	4.1	9.1	45.7	1.6	3.8	41.6	2.2	2.5	87.6	59.3	0.4	2.9	1.4	1,232	235	141	52	19	98	132	+30
20	Al Horford A. Horford	840	149	13.8	5.6	3.8	1.8	0.5	0.7	2.3	4.8	48.4	0.6	1.7	35.5	0.4	0.6	75.0	56.3	0.8	3.1	0.7	2,058	569	270	69	107	110	173	+99
21	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	834	66	17.8	12.6	5.8	1.6	0.3	0.8	4.0	8.9	44.9	0.5	2.0	26.2	4.1	5.0	81.6	56.7	1.1	4.7	1.7	1,173	380	108	23	50	111	111	+133
22	Kyle Lowry K. Lowry	812	116	13.0	7.0	2.3	3.1	0.7	0.3	2.3	5.9	39.7	1.0	3.1	32.1	1.3	1.6	81.7	52.9	0.3	1.9	1.2	1,511	261	357	85	30	143	181	+48
23	Anthony Davis A. Davis	788	60	17.6	13.1	5.8	1.6	0.7	1.2	5.0	9.2	54.9	0.2	0.5	29.0	2.9	3.4	85.0	61.5	1.1	4.7	1.4	1,054	349	96	42	70	84	103	+134
24	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	787	80	17.1	9.8	3.5	2.5	0.6	0.1	3.7	8.4	43.8	1.2	3.1	38.4	1.3	1.5	90.5	54.5	0.5	3.0	1.5	1,367	278	203	50	6	117	103	+231
25	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	768	57	13.4	13.5	2.1	2.9	0.6	0.2	4.2	9.7	43.8	1.8	4.4	41.2	3.2	3.6	88.7	59.7	0.4	1.7	1.7	761	118	167	34	12	95	48	-58

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.9

Mitchell

RPG

8.4

Mobley

APG

6.0

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 5/21	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Sat 5/23	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Mon 5/25	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Wed 5/27	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Fri 5/29	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

0 - 1

104

Final

115

Knicks

1 - 0

Tue 19 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.4

Brunson

28.1

Cunningham

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.9

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.8

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

124.5

124.1

117.3

113.7

113.2

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.4

104.8

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.0

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.3

14.5

13.8

3.0

1.7

0.8

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

627.9

Cunningham

598.7

Mobley

581.1

Mitchell

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

604.5

Mitchell

590.5

Mobley

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.68

Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.66

Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

56-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-56

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0