nba highest points ppg in playoffs series

LeBron James has posted the most career points in the playoffs, with 8,521 points.

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NBA highest points ppg by a player in playoffs series

	NAME	PTS	PPG	GP	MPG	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	8,521	28.2	302	41.2	8.9	7.2	1.7	1.0	10.1	20.4	49.5	1.6	5.0	33.2	6.3	8.5	74.1	58.3	1.5	7.4	3.6	12,446	2,695	2,168	506	287	1,085	679	+1234
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	5,987	33.4	179	41.8	6.4	5.7	2.1	0.9	12.2	25.1	48.7	0.8	2.5	33.2	8.2	9.9	82.8	56.8	1.7	4.7	3.1	7,474	1,152	1,022	376	158	546	541	+294
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	5,762	24.3	237	37.3	10.5	3.2	1.0	2.4	9.9	18.7	53.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4	6.0	74.0	57.1	2.6	6.5	2.6	8,851	2,481	767	189	476	447	797
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	5,640	25.6	220	39.3	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
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	5,250	24.3	216	37.5	11.6	2.7	0.5	2.1	9.4	16.8	56.3	0.0	0.0		5.4	10.7	50.4	56.5	4.0	7.6	3.0	8,098	2,508	582	117	459	649	769	+638
6	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	5,172	20.6	251	37.3	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
7	Kevin Durant K. Durant	5,008	29.3	171	40.5	7.8	4.2	1.0	1.2	9.9	20.7	47.8	2.1	6.0	35.5	7.4	8.5	86.8	59.9	0.8	7.0	3.3	6,934	1,333	713	173	205	559	431	+641
8	Karl Malone K. Malone	4,761	24.7	193	41.0	10.7	3.2	1.3	0.7	9.0	19.5	46.3	0.0	0.2	16.2	6.6	8.9	73.6	52.6	2.6	8.1	2.8	7,907	2,062	610	258	135	550	662	+123
9	Jerry West J. West	4,457	29.1	153	41.3	5.6	6.3	0.0	0.0	10.6	22.6	46.9				7.9	9.8	80.5	54.1	0.0	2.0		6,321	855	970	0	0		451
10	James Harden J. Harden	4,191	22.3	188	36.4	5.5	6.5	1.6	0.6	6.7	15.8	42.4	2.5	7.4	33.9	6.4	7.4	86.6	58.5	0.7	4.7	3.5	6,834	1,025	1,215	309	109	663	552	+302
11	Stephen Curry S. Curry	4,147	26.8	155	37.2	5.3	6.1	1.5	0.3	9.0	19.7	45.4	4.2	10.6	39.7	4.7	5.2	88.9	60.8	0.7	4.6	3.3	5,772	828	953	231	50	516	388	+971
12	Tony Parker T. Parker	4,045	17.9	226	34.3	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
13	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	3,954	22.3	177	37.8	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
14	Larry Bird L. Bird	3,897	23.8	164	42.0	10.3	6.5	1.8	0.9	8.9	18.8	47.2	0.5	1.5	32.1	5.5	6.2	89.0	55.1	2.2	8.1	3.1	6,886	1,683	1,062	296	145	506	466
15	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	3,776	22.0	172	39.9	6.9	4.8	1.1	0.3	8.4	19.4	43.6				5.1	6.1	83.6	49.8	1.5	3.8		6,860	1,186	825	60	16		527
16	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	3,755	25.9	145	39.6	11.2	3.2	1.7	3.3	10.4	19.6	52.8	0.0	0.1	22.2	5.1	7.1	71.9	56.9	3.2	7.9	2.9	5,749	1,621	458	245	472	424	562	-29
17	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	3,701	19.5	190	39.7	7.7	12.3	1.9	0.3	6.8	13.4	50.6	0.3	1.1	24.1	5.6	6.7	83.8	59.5	1.8	5.9	3.7	7,538	1,465	2,346	358	64	696	524
18	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	3,663	25.3	145	40.7	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
19	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	3,642	17.5	208	39.0	7.6	5.0	1.9	0.9	6.4	14.5	44.4	1.0	3.2	30.3	3.7	5.1	72.4	52.4	2.2	5.4	2.9	8,105	1,583	1,048	395	185	602	686	+232
20	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	3,623	27.0	134	41.1	12.9	4.0			10.4	23.6	43.9				6.3	8.2	77.1	49.7				5,510	1,724	541				435
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3,607	22.5	160	47.2	24.5	4.2			8.9	17.1	52.2				4.7	10.2	46.5	52.4				7,559	3,913	673				412
22	Kevin McHale K. McHale	3,182	18.8	169	33.8	7.4	1.6	0.4	1.7	7.1	12.7	56.1	0.0	0.1	38.1	4.5	5.8	78.8	61.8	2.7	4.7	1.9	5,716	1,253	274	65	281	326	571
23	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	3,180	18.7	170	36.6	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
24	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	3,133	21.5	146	35.6	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
25	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	3,116	17.3	180	38.9	4.3	5.6	1.4	0.6	6.5	14.8	43.9	0.2	0.8	23.6	4.2	5.2	80.2	50.7	1.5	2.9	2.7	6,994	781	1,006	247	113	480	575

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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

28.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.4

Brunson

28.1

Cunningham

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

12.3

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.8

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

125.0

124.1

117.5

113.7

113.2

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.8

105.4

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.3

14.0

12.1

3.0

1.7

0.8

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

627.9

Cunningham

626.1

Wembanyama

598.7

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

618.5

Wembanyama

604.5

Mitchell

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

1.67

Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.65

Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

56-39

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