nba most points scoring in a single playoff run last 20 years

Between August 25, 2006 and August 25, 2026, LeBron James has scored the most points in the playoffs, with 8,121 points.

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NBA most points scoring by a player in a single playoff run last 20 years

	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	8,121	289	41.0	28.1	9.0	7.2	1.7	1.0	10.1	20.3	49.6	1.6	5.0	33.2	6.3	8.5	74.1	58.5	1.5	7.5	3.5	11,841	2,590	2,092	488	278	1,020	635	+1283
2	Kevin Durant K. Durant	5,008	171	40.5	29.3	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	6,933	1,333	713	173	205	559	431	+641
3	James Harden J. Harden	4,240	191	36.3	22.2	5.4	6.4	1.6	0.6	6.7	15.8	42.4	2.5	7.3	33.7	6.4	7.4	86.6	58.4	0.7	4.7	3.5	6,938	1,040	1,224	313	110	674	558	+253
4	Stephen Curry S. Curry	4,147	155	37.2	26.8	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
5	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	5,195	1,142	432	256	99	278	323	+643
6	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	3,076	127	38.9	24.2	8.3	5.0	1.2	0.8	8.1	18.4	44.0	2.4	7.0	34.9	5.5	6.6	83.9	56.7	1.0	7.3	2.9	4,943	1,053	633	150	106	369	329	+517
7	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	3,035	135	35.5	22.5	6.7	7.1	1.7	0.3	7.8	19.3	40.5	1.4	4.6	29.9	5.5	6.7	82.0	50.5	1.8	4.9	3.7	4,789	905	955	223	42	501	391	+6
8	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	5,829	626	351	150	85	274	411	+615
9	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	5,443	730	1,233	287	31	377	437	+130
10	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	2,788	142	33.6	19.6	5.7	2.6	1.0	0.5	7.3	15.3	48.0	2.0	5.5	35.7	3.0	4.1	72.6	57.4	1.1	4.6	2.5	4,772	811	369	140	64	348	401	+242
11	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	2,751	94	40.1	29.3	5.3	5.1	1.5	0.6	10.4	22.6	45.9	1.7	5.0	33.3	6.9	8.2	84.5	55.9	0.9	4.4	3.1	3,770	498	476	141	52	295	259	+259
12	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	2,745	130	37.8	21.1	6.2	4.7	1.7	0.5	7.1	15.5	45.9	1.2	3.5	34.4	5.7	6.9	82.7	57.0	1.8	4.4	1.8	4,908	807	608	217	71	229	230	-28
13	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	2,735	100	38.4	27.4	12.4	7.7	1.2	0.9	10.3	19.9	52.0	1.7	4.6	37.3	5.0	6.0	83.3	60.8	3.0	9.4	3.3	3,838	1,238	769	122	87	334	335	+124
14	Tony Parker T. Parker	2,684	146	33.5	18.4	3.0	5.5	0.8	0.1	7.4	15.5	47.3	0.5	1.4	32.7	3.2	4.3	74.0	52.6	0.5	2.5	2.6	4,884	437	798	124	11	383	241	+385
15	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	2,682	127	36.7	21.1	5.2	4.5	1.4	1.0	7.9	16.9	46.9	0.7	2.0	34.0	4.6	6.0	76.6	54.0	1.3	3.9	3.0	4,657	661	572	183	129	377	308	+208
16	Paul George P. George	2,596	125	38.7	20.8	7.2	4.0	1.5	0.5	6.8	15.9	42.5	2.5	6.8	36.4	4.8	5.8	82.3	56.4	0.9	6.3	3.0	4,838	897	506	186	67	376	403	+107
17	Al Horford A. Horford	2,353	197	33.7	11.9	7.9	3.2	0.8	1.2	4.8	9.7	49.3	1.0	2.6	39.1	1.4	1.8	77.5	57.0	1.8	6.1	1.3	6,641	1,561	625	159	243	260	483	+50
18	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	2,334	133	34.4	17.5	10.2	2.6	0.7	1.9	7.0	14.2	49.8	0.0	0.1	16.7	3.4	5.2	66.6	53.4	2.8	7.4	1.9	4,570	1,360	340	88	250	255	334	+513
19	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	2,272	133	35.1	17.1	5.0	3.0	1.0	0.5	5.6	13.2	42.9	1.6	4.4	37.3	4.2	5.0	83.6	55.6	0.6	4.5	2.5	4,673	669	404	138	63	327	427	+173
20	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	2,270	84	36.2	27.0	12.2	5.3	1.0	1.3	10.1	19.1	53.2	0.7	2.8	25.9	6.0	9.6	62.5	58.0	2.4	9.7	3.4	3,041	1,022	446	85	110	283	271	+243
21	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	2,251	81	36.7	27.8	5.0	4.4	1.3	0.3	9.7	22.0	44.2	3.1	8.9	34.9	5.2	6.4	82.4	56.0	0.8	4.1	2.9	2,972	401	358	107	26	237	211	-61
22	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	2,240	86	35.9	26.0	3.7	5.5	0.8	0.1	9.3	20.1	46.1	2.1	5.9	34.7	5.4	6.5	83.1	56.6	0.7	3.0	2.2	3,085	320	476	71	9	187	195	+239
23	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	2,211	96	37.5	23.0	3.7	4.9	1.3	0.6	8.5	18.6	45.8	2.3	6.0	39.2	3.7	4.2	88.3	56.5	0.9	2.8	2.2	3,596	353	471	128	53	215	233	+517
24	Jamal Murray J. Murray	2,018	85	39.3	23.7	4.9	6.0	1.1	0.4	8.8	19.5	44.9	2.6	6.8	37.4	3.7	4.0	91.3	55.8	0.9	4.0	2.5	3,338	416	508	94	32	213	176	+227
25	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	1,980	148	26.6	13.4	3.6	4.0	1.3	0.3	4.2	10.1	41.8	1.6	4.5	34.9	3.4	4.1	82.8	56.4	0.6	3.1	2.2	3,939	537	590	187	38	325	384	+450

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2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
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Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
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1.9

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119.6

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4,298.5

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
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2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
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6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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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
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