nba best single game plus minus ever playoff

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has the highest plus/minus in a playoff game, at +51 in Game 2 of the 2025 Western Conference Semifinals against the Nuggets.

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NBA best single game plus minus by a player ever playoff

	NAME	+/-	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	+51	5/7/2025	OKC	vs	DEN	30	34	4	8	0	0	11	13	84.6	1	2	50.0	11	11	100.0	95.3	2	2	2	3
2	Desmond Bane D. Bane	+46	5/11/2022	MEM	vs	GSW	24	21	1	2	1	0	6	12	50.0	4	6	66.7	5	5	100.0	73.9	0	1	0	1
3	LeBron James L. James	+46	5/19/2017	CLE	@	BOS	33	30	4	7	4	3	12	18	66.7	4	6	66.7	2	4	50.0	75.9	0	4	1	1
4	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	+46	4/30/2015	CHI	@	MIL	32	16	2	5	4	0	7	14	50.0	2	5	40.0	0	0		57.1	1	1	3	0
5	Jalen Williams J. Williams	+44	4/20/2025	OKC	vs	MEM	26	20	5	6	3	1	10	16	62.5	0	4	0.0	0	0		62.5	2	3	2	1
6	Reggie Bullock Jr. R. Bullock Jr.	+44	5/15/2022	DAL	@	PHX	32	5	3	0	1	0	1	4	25.0	1	4	25.0	2	2	100.0	51.2	0	3	2	2
7	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	+43	5/16/2024	MIN	vs	DEN	34	27	4	4	3	0	8	17	47.1	4	9	44.4	7	8	87.5	65.8	0	4	1	2
8	Kevin Love K. Love	+43	5/25/2017	CLE	@	BOS	28	15	11	3	4	1	5	13	38.5	3	7	42.9	2	2	100.0	54.0	2	9	1	2
9	Jason Terry J. Terry	+43	5/7/2005	DAL	vs	HOU	41	31	2	3	2	0	8	14	57.1	3	5	60.0	12	12	100.0	80.4	0	2	5	2
10	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	+42	4/28/2025	CLE	@	MIA	25	14	12	2	6	0	5	5	100.0	0	0		4	4	100.0	103.6	3	9	0	1
11	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	+42	5/11/2022	MEM	vs	GSW	25	21	8	3	1	2	6	10	60.0	4	6	66.7	5	6	83.3	83.1	3	5	2	3
12	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	+42	6/25/2021	MIL	vs	ATL	28	15	7	8	1	0	6	13	46.2	2	7	28.6	1	1	100.0	55.8	2	5	2	3
13	Serge Ibaka S. Ibaka	+42	5/22/2016	OKC	vs	GSW	32	14	8	0	2	2	6	13	46.2	2	5	40.0	0	0		53.8	2	6	1	4
14	Shane Battier S. Battier	+42	5/8/2013	MIA	vs	CHI	22	3	1	1	1	0	1	3	33.3	1	3	33.3	0	0		50.0	0	1	0	1
15	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	+41	5/27/2021	MIL	@	MIA	34	19	3	12	0	0	7	10	70.0	2	4	50.0	3	4	75.0	80.8	0	3	2	2
16	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	+41	5/22/2016	OKC	vs	GSW	32	30	8	12	2	0	10	19	52.6	1	5	20.0	9	11	81.8	62.9	2	6	4	3
17	Derrick Rose D. Rose	+41	4/30/2015	CHI	@	MIL	25	15	5	7	1	0	6	14	42.9	3	7	42.9	0	0		53.6	0	5	2	1
18	Boris Diaw B. Diaw	+41	5/2/2012	SAS	vs	UTA	28	11	6	4	1	0	5	6	83.3	1	2	50.0	0	0		91.7	2	4	2	2
19	Kendrick Perkins K. Perkins	+41	4/20/2010	BOS	vs	MIA	27	13	9	4	0	2	5	8	62.5	0	0		3	4	75.0	66.6	3	6	2	1
20	Alex Caruso A. Caruso	+40	5/18/2025	OKC	vs	DEN	26	11	0	3	3	0	5	7	71.4	1	3	33.3	0	0		78.6	0	0	0	3
21	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	+40	5/9/2019	PHI	vs	TOR	36	17	12	1	1	2	5	14	35.7	2	3	66.7	5	7	71.4	49.8	2	10	5	4
22	Trevor Ariza T. Ariza	+40	5/4/2018	HOU	@	UTA	28	11	3	2	1	1	4	8	50.0	2	5	40.0	1	2	50.0	61.9	0	3	0	0
23	Payton Pritchard P. Pritchard	+39	5/19/2022	BOS	@	MIA	23	10	2	2	1	0	4	8	50.0	2	6	33.3	0	0		62.5	0	2	0	2
24	Tyus Jones T. Jones	+39	5/11/2022	MEM	vs	GSW	24	21	3	9	2	1	8	12	66.7	4	7	57.1	1	1	100.0	84.4	0	3	0	1
25	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	+39	4/16/2016	OKC	vs	DAL	30	24	5	11	1	0	7	15	46.7	2	7	28.6	8	8	100.0	64.8	1	4	5	1

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Team Leaders

PPG

31.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.5

Hartenstein

APG

6.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.5

7th

DRTG

107.5

1st

NETRTG

11.0

1st

3P%

36.0

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	16	.781
2	Spurs	55	18	.753	2.0
3	Lakers	47	26	.644	10.0
4	Nuggets	46	28	.622	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	28	.616	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 3/27	CHI	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Sun 3/29	NYK	@	OKC	7:30 PM
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Thu 4/2	LAL	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sun 4/5	UTA	@	OKC	7:00 PM

Last Game

Thunder

57 - 16

109

Final

119

Celtics

48 - 24

Wed 25 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

31.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.8

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.8

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Thompson

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.1

Duren

67.5

Ayton

67.2

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

120.2

119.7

119.2

119.0

118.7

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.8

111.2

112.6

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

7.8

7.6

6.7

4.8

Tank Leaderboard

16-57

17-56

17-55

19-55

21-52

23-50

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,616.6

Jokić

3,535.6

Dončić

3,149.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,849.3

Jokić

3,744

Dončić

3,334.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

35.9

Brown

33.9

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

46-27

44-28-1

43-30

43-31

41-31

42-31

Worst Record ATS

30-44

30-43

30-42

31-41

32-41

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	53	20	.726
2	Celtics	48	24	.667	4.5
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	5.5
4	Cavaliers	45	28	.616	8.0
5	Hawks	41	32	.562	12.0
6	Raptors	40	32	.556	12.5
7	76ers	40	33	.548	13.0
8	Magic	39	34	.534	14.0
9	Hornets	39	34	.534	14.0
10	Heat	39	34	.534	14.0
11	Bucks	29	43	.403	23.5
12	Bulls	29	43	.403	23.5
13	Wizards - e	17	55	.236	35.5
14	Nets - e	17	56	.233	36.0
15	Pacers - e	16	57	.219	37.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	57	16	.781
2	Spurs - x	55	18	.753	2.0
3	Lakers	47	26	.644	10.0
4	Nuggets	46	28	.622	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	28	.616	12.0
6	Rockets	43	29	.597	13.5
7	Suns	40	33	.548	17.0
8	Clippers	37	36	.507	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	37	37	.500	20.5
10	Warriors	35	38	.479	22.0
11	Pelicans - e	25	49	.338	32.5
12	Grizzlies - e	24	48	.333	32.5
13	Mavericks - e	23	50	.315	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	52	.288	36.0
15	Kings - e	19	55	.257	38.5