most points scored in the playoffs since 1997

Since 1996-97, LeBron James has the most points in the playoffs, with 8,289 points.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player scored in the playoffs since 1997

	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	8,289	292	41.3	28.4	9.0	7.2	1.7	1.0	10.2	20.5	49.6	1.6	4.9	33.3	6.4	8.6	74.1	58.4	1.5	7.5	3.6	12,062	2,628	2,095	493	284	1,047	663	+1270
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	5,640	220	39.3	25.6	5.1	4.7	1.4	0.7	9.2	20.5	44.8	1.3	4.0	33.1	6.0	7.4	81.6	54.1	1.0	4.0	2.9	8,641	1,119	1,040	310	144	647	660	+555
3	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	5,172	251	37.3	20.6	11.4	3.0	0.7	2.3	7.9	15.7	50.1	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.8	7.0	68.9	54.8	3.1	8.3	2.5	9,370	2,859	764	168	568	633	701	+1090
4	Kevin Durant K. Durant	4,985	170	40.5	29.3	7.8	4.2	1.0	1.2	9.9	20.8	47.7	2.2	6.1	35.6	7.4	8.5	86.8	59.9	0.8	7.0	3.2	6,893	1,327	709	172	204	550	427	+643
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	4,339	180	37.3	24.1	11.7	2.5	0.5	2.2	9.4	16.8	55.9	0.0	0.0		5.3	10.6	50.3	56.1	3.9	7.7	2.9	6,708	2,098	450	88	395	522	632	+638
6	Stephen Curry S. Curry	4,112	153	37.3	26.9	5.3	6.2	1.5	0.3	9.0	19.8	45.4	4.2	10.6	39.7	4.7	5.3	88.9	60.7	0.7	4.6	3.4	5,713	817	945	229	48	513	385	+945
7	Tony Parker T. Parker	4,045	226	34.3	17.9	2.9	5.1	0.9	0.1	7.1	15.5	46.1	0.5	1.7	30.9	3.1	4.2	73.1	51.6	0.5	2.5	2.6	7,758	666	1,143	198	19	594	429	+581
8	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	3,954	177	37.8	22.3	5.2	4.9	1.5	1.0	8.2	17.3	47.4	0.6	1.7	33.8	5.4	6.9	78.0	54.9	1.3	3.9	3.3	6,697	928	870	273	175	583	467	+432
9	James Harden J. Harden	3,895	173	36.2	22.5	5.5	6.5	1.6	0.6	6.8	16.0	42.5	2.5	7.4	34.0	6.4	7.4	86.9	58.6	0.7	4.8	3.4	6,268	948	1,125	282	98	590	512	+246
10	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	3,663	145	40.7	25.3	10.0	2.5	1.0	0.9	8.4	18.2	46.2	1.0	2.8	36.5	7.4	8.3	89.2	57.7	1.5	8.5	2.3	5,895	1,446	360	149	129	328	407	+48
11	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	3,180	170	36.6	18.7	5.8	3.4	1.2	0.6	6.0	14.2	42.3	1.6	4.6	35.5	5.1	6.1	83.0	55.4	0.7	5.1	2.8	6,229	985	579	204	105	476	547	+160
12	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	3,133	146	35.6	21.5	7.8	3.0	1.8	0.7	7.7	15.0	51.3	1.7	4.3	39.9	4.4	5.2	84.1	62.1	1.8	6.0	1.9	5,193	1,142	432	256	99	278	323	+643
13	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	3,054	218	27.9	14.0	4.0	3.8	1.3	0.3	4.4	10.1	43.3	1.5	4.2	35.8	3.8	4.6	81.7	57.6	0.7	3.3	2.2	6,075	874	827	292	61	481	588	+951
14	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	3,032	158	36.9	19.2	4.0	2.2	0.9	0.5	7.1	16.4	43.6	3.2	7.8	40.5	1.8	2.1	84.5	55.5	0.5	3.5	1.7	5,830	626	351	150	85	274	411	+615
15	Chris Paul C. Paul	2,981	149	36.5	20.0	4.9	8.3	1.9	0.2	7.4	15.3	48.4	1.6	4.4	37.3	3.5	4.1	85.4	58.3	0.7	4.2	2.5	5,442	730	1,233	287	31	377	437	+130
16	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	2,966	128	36.2	23.2	6.9	7.3	1.7	0.3	8.1	19.9	40.6	1.4	4.6	30.4	5.6	6.8	82.3	50.6	1.8	5.1	3.8	4,628	886	938	219	41	483	365	+98
17	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	2,836	117	39.0	24.2	8.1	4.9	1.1	0.9	8.1	18.4	44.0	2.4	6.8	34.6	5.7	6.8	84.1	56.7	1.0	7.1	2.9	4,559	942	570	132	102	337	307	+477
18	Ray Allen R. Allen	2,749	171	35.5	16.1	3.8	2.6	1.0	0.2	5.4	12.3	44.3	2.3	5.6	40.1	3.0	3.4	88.3	58.5	0.8	3.0	1.6	6,064	648	449	164	41	274	402	+586
19	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	2,624	124	37.7	21.2	6.1	4.6	1.7	0.6	7.1	15.5	45.9	1.2	3.5	34.3	5.7	6.9	83.1	57.1	1.8	4.4	1.8	4,669	762	573	210	70	218	219	-1
20	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	2,601	143	36.9	18.2	10.7	3.3	1.2	1.3	7.4	15.5	47.8	0.1	0.4	27.3	3.3	4.1	78.9	52.5	2.2	8.5	2.4	5,283	1,534	471	178	186	342	431	+298
21	Richard Hamilton R. Hamilton	2,571	130	38.8	19.8	3.9	3.6	0.9	0.2	7.3	16.5	43.9	0.5	1.6	34.0	4.7	5.5	86.0	52.2	1.2	2.7	2.7	5,039	506	467	122	24	348	401	+415
22	Chauncey Billups C. Billups	2,526	146	36.4	17.3	3.4	5.7	1.0	0.2	5.0	12.3	41.1	1.8	5.0	36.6	5.4	6.1	88.0	57.8	0.5	2.9	2.2	5,321	492	831	148	23	322	373	+578
23	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	2,480	129	33.3	19.2	5.7	2.4	1.0	0.4	7.2	14.9	48.6	1.9	5.4	35.9	2.8	3.9	73.1	58.0	1.1	4.6	2.3	4,301	731	315	129	54	300	359	+235
24	Paul George P. George	2,416	114	39.0	21.2	7.5	4.1	1.5	0.5	6.8	16.2	42.3	2.4	6.9	35.2	5.1	6.2	82.6	56.1	0.9	6.6	3.1	4,444	854	473	172	62	354	376	+174
25	Rasheed Wallace R. Wallace	2,384	177	33.0	13.5	6.2	1.5	0.8	1.3	5.2	11.7	44.4	1.1	3.1	35.2	2.0	2.8	71.7	52.1	1.3	4.9	1.3	5,838	1,099	264	145	225	228	645	+325