nba player with most playoff games with 45 points

Michael Jordan has the most games in the playoffs with 45+ points, with 23 games.

	NAME	GP	PTS	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	23	1,136	44.0	49.4	6.3	4.7	2.2	1.0	18.1	32.4	56.0	1.2	2.8	42.2	12.0	14.0	85.4	64.1	1.4	4.9	3.2	1,013	144	108	51	24	73	78	+12
2	LeBron James L. James	11	516	44.8	46.9	9.0	6.5	2.0	0.5	16.8	27.6	60.9	2.7	5.7	47.6	10.5	14.1	74.8	69.3	2.4	6.6	2.8	493	99	71	22	6	31	32	+73
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	8	392	47.0	49.0	27.9	2.4			20.9	37.5	55.7				7.3	16.4	44.3	54.8				376	223	19				21
4	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	7	345	46.6	49.3	4.0	5.9	2.4	0.1	17.7	33.4	53.0	4.1	8.3	50.0	9.7	11.1	87.2	64.3	0.7	3.3	3.4	326	28	41	17	1	24	14	+62
5	Jerry West J. West	6	292		48.7	4.3	7.8			18.0	37.7	47.8				12.7	14.2	89.4	55.4					26	47				21
6	Devin Booker D. Booker	5	235	43.7	47.0	7.2	6.2	2.0	1.0	17.0	24.8	68.5	4.6	7.4	62.2	8.4	9.0	93.3	81.7	0.6	6.6	2.2	219	36	31	10	5	11	18	+32
7	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	5	251	39.1	50.2	5.0	6.4	1.2	0.6	17.4	31.2	55.8	4.0	10.6	37.7	11.4	13.2	86.4	67.8	1.2	3.8	4.2	196	25	32	6	3	21	12	+9
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	5	238	46.8	47.6	8.2	6.6	1.4	1.0	15.2	28.4	53.5	5.0	11.2	44.6	12.2	13.2	92.4	69.6	0.2	8.0	2.2	234	41	33	7	5	11	16	+16
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	5	237	46.9	47.4	8.8	5.4	1.6	0.8	17.4	30.4	57.2	2.8	4.6	60.9	9.8	11.0	89.1	67.3	2.4	6.4	4.0	234	44	27	8	4	20	17	+31
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	5	249		49.8					18.2						13.4	16.4	81.7											22
11	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	4	189	42.8	47.3	11.5	8.5	1.5	0.3	16.8	39.8	42.1	4.8	14.3	33.3	9.0	11.8	76.6	52.6	2.8	8.8	5.3	171	46	34	6	1	21	14	+32
12	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	3	148	41.9	49.3	7.7	5.0	2.0	0.7	16.7	27.3	61.0	3.7	7.7	47.8	12.3	13.7	90.2	74.0	2.3	5.3	0.7	126	23	15	6	2	2	1	+31
13	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	3	147	41.6	49.0	9.3	5.3	1.3	0.7	16.7	30.0	55.6	6.0	12.0	50.0	9.7	12.0	80.6	69.4	0.0	9.3	1.7	125	28	16	4	2	5	6	+55
14	Ja Morant J. Morant	3	139	41.8	46.3	7.0	9.3	1.0	0.0	14.3	27.7	51.8	4.3	9.7	44.8	13.3	15.7	85.1	67.0	2.3	4.7	3.0	125	21	28	3	0	9	7	+10
15	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	3	144	43.8	48.0	9.3	3.0	0.7	1.7	14.0	22.7	61.8	3.0	3.7	81.8	17.0	17.7	96.2	78.8	0.7	8.7	1.7	131	28	9	2	5	5	7	+44
16	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	3	140	45.7	46.7	13.7	4.0	2.7	5.0	18.3	31.0	59.1	0.3	0.7	50.0	9.7	13.7	70.7	63.0	4.7	9.0	3.3	137	41	12	8	15	10	11
17	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	2	92	42.3	46.0	3.5	6.5	1.0	0.5	16.0	30.5	52.5	3.0	7.5	40.0	11.0	13.0	84.6	63.5	0.5	3.0	2.0	85	7	13	2	1	4	3	+20
18	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	2	91	44.6	45.5	9.5	11.0	0.0	0.5	16.0	30.0	53.3	4.5	11.0	40.9	9.0	12.5	72.0	64.1	1.0	8.5	5.5	89	19	22	0	1	11	4	-13
19	Jamal Murray J. Murray	2	100	43.1	50.0	8.0	6.5	0.0	0.5	17.5	27.5	63.6	9.0	13.5	66.7	6.0	7.0	85.7	81.8	2.5	5.5	2.5	86	16	13	0	1	5	7	+17
20	Stephen Curry S. Curry	2	97	40.5	48.5	8.0	6.5	1.5	0.0	17.0	34.5	49.3	6.5	16.0	40.6	8.0	9.5	84.2	62.7	1.5	6.5	2.0	81	16	13	3	0	4	3	+17
21	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	2	90	40.0	45.0	8.5	2.5	2.0	0.5	17.0	24.0	70.8	4.0	8.0	50.0	7.0	7.5	93.3	82.4	1.0	7.5	3.0	80	17	5	4	1	6	2	+34
22	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	2	105	48.5	52.5	6.5	8.0	2.0	2.0	17.0	28.5	59.6	11.0	17.5	62.9	7.5	9.0	83.3	80.9	1.5	5.0	3.5	97	13	16	4	4	7	2	+11
23	James Harden J. Harden	2	90	39.8	45.0	5.0	5.5	2.0	1.0	15.0	26.0	57.7	7.0	12.5	56.0	8.0	8.5	94.1	75.7	1.0	4.0	3.0	80	10	11	4	2	6	6	+29
24	Ray Allen R. Allen	2	96	51.9	48.0	4.5	4.5	3.5	1.0	17.5	30.0	58.3	7.5	16.0	46.9	5.5	6.0	91.7	73.5	1.5	3.0	3.0	104	9	9	7	2	6	1	+23
25	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	2	92	40.5	46.0	14.0	1.5	1.5	3.5	19.0	30.0	63.3	0.0	0.0		8.0	11.5	69.6	65.6	5.0	9.0	1.5	81	28	3	3	7	3	8	+39

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PPG

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Buzelis

RPG

8.0

Smith

APG

6.0

Giddey

Team Rankings

ORTG

84.7

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DRTG

124.3

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3P%

11.1

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2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	L	PCT	GB
10	Celtics	1	.000	1.0
11	Bucks	1	.000	1.0
12	Bulls	1	.000	1.0
13	Heat	1	.000	1.0
14	Cavaliers	0		0.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/23	CHI	@	MIL	4:00 PM
Sat 10/24	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

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Bulls

0 - 1

Final

135

Raptors

1 - 0

Wed 21 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

45.0

Edwards

45.0

Jerome

38.0

George

RPG Leaders

15.0

Zubac

15.0

Gobert

14.0

Missi

APG Leaders

13.0

Young

12.0

Haliburton

11.0

Tatum

SPG Leaders

5.0

Daniels

5.0

Diabaté

5.0

George

BPG Leaders

6.0

Wembanyama

6.0

Hayes

4.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

9.0

Edwards

7.0

George

6.0

McCain

TS% Leaders

116.0

Clowney

111.1

McCain

100.7

Sasser

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

129.7

126.1

124.3

124.0

123.5

121.0

DRtg Rankings

84.7

96.4

99.7

100.3

100.4

102.2

NetRtg Rankings

39.6

23.7

19.5

18.2

11.8

11.5

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FanDuel Points Leaders

66.5

Edwards

64.4

Jerome

61.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings Points Leaders

72

Edwards

66.8

Jerome

61.5

Davis

USG% Leaders

40.5

Edwards

40.0

Antetokounmpo

38.1

George

MPG Leaders

41.0

Banchero

40.0

Maxey

38.0

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

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Edwards

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Jerome

1.95

George

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2.18

Edwards

2.09

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1.96

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Worst Record ATS

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	1	0	1.000
2	Hawks	1	0	1.000
3	76ers	1	0	1.000
4	Raptors	1	0	1.000
5	Wizards	1	0	1.000
6	Hornets	1	0	1.000
7	Knicks	0	1	.000	1.0
8	Nets	0	1	.000	1.0
9	Magic	0	1	.000	1.0
10	Celtics	0	1	.000	1.0
11	Bucks	0	1	.000	1.0
12	Bulls	0	1	.000	1.0
13	Heat	0	1	.000	1.0
14	Cavaliers	0	0		0.5
15	Pacers	1	0	1.000

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	1	0	1.000
2	Thunder	1	0	1.000
3	Timberwolves	1	0	1.000
4	Warriors	0	0		0.5
4	Spurs	0	1	.000	1.0
6	Nuggets	0	0		0.5
6	Pelicans	0	1	.000	1.0
8	Mavericks	0	0		0.5
10	Rockets	0	0		0.5
11	Clippers	0	0		0.5
12	Lakers	0	0		0.5
12	Suns	0	0		0.5
14	Kings	0	0		0.5
14	Trail Blazers	0	0		0.5
15	Jazz	0	1	.000	1.0