most points scored in first nba playoffs game by player this season

I couldn't find anything for this season, but Luka Dončić dropped the most points in his first game, with 37 points versus the Timberwolves on April 19.

	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	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	37	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
2	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	36	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
3	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	36	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
4	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	34	4/19/2025	NYK	vs	DET	40	2	8	0	0	12	27	44.4	2	5	40.0	8	10	80.0	54.1	0	2	1	3	+2
5	James Harden J. Harden	32	4/19/2025	LAC	@	DEN	43	6	11	0	1	11	22	50.0	4	9	44.4	6	6	100.0	64.9	0	6	2	5	0
6	Stephen Curry S. Curry	31	4/20/2025	GSW	@	HOU	40	6	3	1	0	12	19	63.2	5	9	55.6	2	2	100.0	78.0	0	6	4	2	+3
7	Derrick White D. White	30	4/20/2025	BOS	vs	ORL	36	4	2	1	2	10	18	55.6	7	12	58.3	3	3	100.0	77.6	1	3	2	0	+7
8	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	30	4/20/2025	CLE	vs	MIA	33	5	4	4	0	11	19	57.9	2	9	22.2	6	7	85.7	67.9	0	5	2	2	+10
9	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	29	4/19/2025	DEN	vs	LAC	46	9	12	3	1	12	24	50.0	1	4	25.0	4	6	66.7	54.4	0	9	2	4	+10
10	Ty Jerome T. Jerome	28	4/20/2025	CLE	vs	MIA	26	5	3	0	0	10	15	66.7	5	8	62.5	3	5	60.0	81.4	1	4	0	1	+17
11	Darius Garland D. Garland	27	4/20/2025	CLE	vs	MIA	31	3	5	1	0	10	17	58.8	5	9	55.6	2	2	100.0	75.5	0	3	2	2	+16
12	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	26	4/20/2025	HOU	vs	GSW	36	9	1	3	0	11	18	61.1	1	2	50.0	3	4	75.0	65.8	2	7	5	2	-7
13	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	25	4/20/2025	GSW	@	HOU	42	7	6	5	0	10	19	52.6	1	2	50.0	4	6	66.7	57.8	3	4	1	1	+14
14	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	25	4/19/2025	IND	vs	MIL	33	7	2	1	1	10	15	66.7	3	5	60.0	2	2	100.0	78.7	0	7	1	4	+28
15	Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	25	4/19/2025	DEN	vs	LAC	46	8	1	2	0	8	14	57.1	1	3	33.3	8	10	80.0	67.9	5	3	3	2	0
16	Tobias Harris T. Harris	25	4/19/2025	DET	@	NYK	40	6	0	0	2	8	13	61.5	4	5	80.0	5	5	100.0	82.2	0	6	1	0	-16
17	Jaden McDaniels J. McDaniels	25	4/19/2025	MIN	@	LAL	33	9	2	1	0	11	13	84.6	3	3	100.0	0	0		96.2	4	5	0	3	+27
18	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	24	4/20/2025	MIA	@	CLE	39	9	3	2	1	10	22	45.5	1	5	20.0	3	6	50.0	48.7	4	5	1	1	-13
19	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	23	4/20/2025	ORL	@	BOS	36	3	5	1	2	10	24	41.7	1	6	16.7	2	2	100.0	46.2	0	3	5	3	-15
20	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	23	4/19/2025	NYK	vs	DET	39	11	5	4	2	10	14	71.4	1	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	77.3	0	11	0	3	+22
21	OG Anunoby	23	4/19/2025	NYK	vs	DET	44	7	0	5	2	8	18	44.4	3	8	37.5	4	4	100.0	58.2	3	4	2	3	+10
22	Naz Reid N. Reid	23	4/19/2025	MIN	@	LAL	31	5	2	0	2	8	12	66.7	6	9	66.7	1	2	50.0	89.3	0	5	0	0	+13
23	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	22	4/19/2025	LAC	@	DEN	41	6	2	3	0	9	15	60.0	1	3	33.3	3	3	100.0	67.4	1	5	7	3	-2
24	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	22	4/19/2025	MIN	@	LAL	35	8	9	1	0	8	22	36.4	4	9	44.4	2	2	100.0	48.1	2	6	1	4	+21
25	Tyler Herro T. Herro	21	4/20/2025	MIA	@	CLE	37	3	2	1	0	7	18	38.9	3	6	50.0	4	4	100.0	53.1	0	3	3	4	-18

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RPG

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DRTG

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13th

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19th

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2	Nuggets	20	6	.769	4.5
3	Spurs	19	7	.731	5.5
4	Lakers	18	7	.720	6.0
5	Rockets	16	8	.667	7.5
6	Timberwolves	17	10	.630	8.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 12/20	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Tue 12/23	LAL	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Thu 12/25	HOU	@	LAL	8:00 PM
Sun 12/28	SAC	@	LAL	9:30 PM
Tue 12/30	DET	@	LAL	10:30 PM

Last Game

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19 - 7

143

Final

135

Jazz

10 - 16

Thu 18 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

35.2

Dončić

32.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.3

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

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APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

9.1

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.8

Green

71.6

Jokić

71.6

Spencer

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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126.1

122.7

122.6

121.4

121.1

119.8

DRtg Rankings

104.5

111.5

111.6

112.6

113.0

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

16.6

9.5

9.2

8.6

6.0

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

4-21

6-22

6-21

6-20

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FanDuel Points Leaders

1,659

Jokić

1,361.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,275.4

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,766

Jokić

1,367

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,345.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

37.4

Dončić

36.9

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.65

Dončić

1.59

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.75

Dončić

1.59

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18-10

17-10

17-9

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16-10

14-10

Worst Record ATS

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10-17

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

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1	Pistons	21	6	.778
2	Knicks	19	7	.731	1.5
3	Raptors	17	11	.607	4.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	5.5
5	76ers	14	11	.560	6.0
6	Magic	15	12	.556	6.0
7	Heat	15	12	.556	6.0
8	Cavaliers	15	13	.536	6.5
9	Hawks	15	13	.536	6.5
10	Bulls	11	15	.423	9.5
11	Bucks	11	17	.393	10.5
12	Hornets	9	18	.333	12.0
13	Nets	7	19	.269	13.5
14	Pacers	6	21	.222	15.0
15	Wizards	4	21	.160	16.0

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1	Thunder	25	2	.926
2	Nuggets	20	6	.769	4.5
3	Spurs	19	7	.731	5.5
4	Lakers	18	7	.720	6.0
5	Rockets	16	8	.667	7.5
6	Timberwolves	17	10	.630	8.0
7	Suns	15	12	.556	10.0
8	Grizzlies	13	14	.481	12.0
9	Warriors	13	15	.464	12.5
10	Jazz	10	15	.400	14.0
11	Mavericks	11	17	.393	14.5
12	Trail Blazers	10	16	.385	14.5
13	Kings	6	20	.231	18.5
14	Clippers	6	21	.222	19.0
15	Pelicans	6	22	.214	19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 11/16	MIL	@	CLE	106-118
Sun 11/16	NYK	@	MIA	113-115
Sun 11/16	CHA	@	TOR	108-110
Sun 11/16	DAL	@	MIN	96-120
Sun 11/16	OKC	@	NOP	126-109

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 12/19	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Fri 12/19	MIA	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 12/19	SAS	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Fri 12/19	CHI	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Fri 12/19	OKC	@	MIN	9:30 PM

I couldn't find anything for this season, but Luka Dončić dropped the most points in his first game, with 37 points versus the Timberwolves on April 19.

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