nba players that scored 48 points in a playoff game

Donovan Mitchell had 48 points in Game 2 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Pacers on May 6.

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NBA players that scored 48 or more points in a playoff game

	NAME	DATE	PTS	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	5/6/2025	48	CLE	vs	IND	36	5	9	4	1	15	30	50.0	1	7	14.3	17	21	81.0	61.2	2	3	5	4	+13
2	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	5/3/2024	50	CLE	@	ORL	42	4	4	0	1	22	36	61.1	3	9	33.3	3	6	50.0	64.7	1	3	4	4	-3
3	Devin Booker D. Booker	4/28/2024	49	PHX	vs	MIN	45	5	6	2	1	13	21	61.9	3	5	60.0	20	21	95.2	81.0	0	5	2	5	+1
4	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	4/25/2024	50	PHI	vs	NYK	41	8	4	0	1	13	19	68.4	5	7	71.4	19	21	90.5	88.5	1	7	3	3	+16
5	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	5/14/2023	51	BOS	vs	PHI	42	13	5	2	0	17	28	60.7	6	10	60.0	11	14	78.6	74.6	0	13	0	1	+33
6	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5/7/2023	53	DEN	@	PHX	39	4	11	0	1	20	30	66.7	2	4	50.0	11	13	84.6	74.2	1	3	6	2	+2
7	Stephen Curry S. Curry	4/30/2023	50	GSW	@	SAC	38	8	6	1	0	20	38	52.6	7	18	38.9	3	5	60.0	62.2	1	7	1	2	+25
8	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	4/24/2023	56	MIA	vs	MIL	41	9	2	0	1	19	28	67.9	3	8	37.5	15	18	83.3	78.0	4	5	1	0	+4
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	7/20/2021	50	MIL	vs	PHX	42	14	2	0	5	16	25	64.0	1	3	33.3	17	19	89.5	74.9	4	10	6	2	+10
10	Trae Young T. Young	6/23/2021	48	ATL	@	MIL	41	7	11	1	0	17	34	50.0	4	13	30.8	10	12	83.3	61.1	1	6	6	3	+10
11	Kevin Durant K. Durant	6/19/2021	48	BKN	vs	MIL	53	9	6	1	1	17	36	47.2	4	11	36.4	10	11	90.9	58.8	1	8	3	4	-4
12	Kevin Durant K. Durant	6/15/2021	49	BKN	vs	MIL	48	17	10	3	2	16	23	69.6	4	9	44.4	13	16	81.3	81.6	0	17	3	3	+6
13	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	6/1/2021	55	POR	@	DEN	52	6	10	1	3	17	24	70.8	12	17	70.6	9	10	90.0	96.8	1	5	1	0	+2
14	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	5/28/2021	50	BOS	vs	BKN	41	6	7	2	1	16	30	53.3	5	11	45.5	13	15	86.7	68.3	0	6	1	3	+1
15	Jamal Murray J. Murray	8/30/2020	50	DEN	@	UTA	43	5	6	0	0	17	24	70.8	9	12	75.0	7	9	77.8	89.4	1	4	5	5	+12
16	Jamal Murray J. Murray	8/23/2020	50	DEN	@	UTA	43	11	7	0	1	18	31	58.1	9	15	60.0	5	5	100.0	75.3	4	7	0	2	+5
17	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	8/23/2020	51	UTA	vs	DEN	38	4	7	0	0	15	27	55.6	4	7	57.1	17	18	94.4	73.0	1	3	4	2	+5
18	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	8/17/2020	57	UTA	@	DEN	43	9	7	1	0	19	33	57.6	6	15	40.0	13	13	100.0	73.6	2	7	5	2	-11
19	Kevin Durant K. Durant	4/26/2019	50	GSW	@	LAC	42	6	5	1	1	15	26	57.7	6	14	42.9	14	15	93.3	76.7	0	6	4	4	+18
20	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	4/23/2019	50	POR	vs	OKC	45	7	6	3	1	17	33	51.5	10	18	55.6	6	8	75.0	68.5	2	5	6	2	+9
21	LeBron James L. James	5/31/2018	51	CLE	@	GSW	48	8	8	1	1	19	32	59.4	3	7	42.9	10	11	90.9	69.2	4	4	5	2	-13
22	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	5/2/2017	53	BOS	vs	WAS	45	4	4	3	0	18	33	54.5	5	12	41.7	12	13	92.3	68.4	1	3	2	2	+10
23	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	4/19/2017	51	OKC	@	HOU	41	10	13	4	1	17	43	39.5	2	11	18.2	15	18	83.3	50.1	2	8	4	3	+11
24	LeBron James L. James	5/12/2014	49	MIA	@	BKN	43	6	2	3	0	16	24	66.7	3	6	50.0	14	19	73.7	75.7	0	6	1	5	+13
25	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	5/17/2011	48	DAL	vs	OKC	41	6	4	0	4	12	15	80.0	0	0		24	24	100.0	93.9	0	6	2	3	+12

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Team Rankings

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114.2

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4.2

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35.9

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	37	19	.661	5.0
3	Knicks	37	21	.638	6.0
4	Cavaliers	36	22	.621	7.0
5	Raptors	34	23	.596	8.5
6	76ers	31	26	.544	11.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 2/24	NYK	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Wed 2/25	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Fri 2/27	CLE	@	DET	7:00 PM
Sun 3/1	CLE	@	BKN	3:30 PM
Tue 3/3	DET	@	CLE	7:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

36 - 22

113

Final

121

Thunder

44 - 14

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.8

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Mitchell

3.5

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TS% Leaders

69.3

Jokić

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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122.1

120.8

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118.4

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DRtg Rankings

107.6

109.1

111.3

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112.6

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

7.9

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5.8

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

13-46

15-43

15-41

16-42

16-40

18-40

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,736.1

Maxey

2,670.5

Johnson

2,621.2

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,827

Johnson

2,792

Jokić

2,765.3

Maxey

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.7

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.5

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.7

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

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1.94

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

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36-22

35-22-1

34-24

32-24

33-24

31-25

Worst Record ATS

23-36

24-34

23-32-1

24-32

25-33

25-32-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	42	14	.750
2	Celtics	37	19	.661	5.0
3	Knicks	37	21	.638	6.0
4	Cavaliers	36	22	.621	7.0
5	Raptors	34	23	.596	8.5
6	76ers	31	26	.544	11.5
7	Magic	30	26	.536	12.0
8	Heat	31	27	.534	12.0
9	Hawks	28	31	.475	15.5
10	Hornets	27	31	.466	16.0
11	Bucks	24	31	.436	17.5
12	Bulls	24	34	.414	19.0
13	Wizards	16	40	.286	26.0
14	Nets	15	41	.268	27.0
15	Pacers	15	43	.259	28.0

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1	Thunder	44	14	.759
2	Spurs	41	16	.719	2.5
3	Rockets	35	21	.625	8.0
4	Nuggets	36	22	.621	8.0
5	Lakers	34	22	.607	9.0
6	Timberwolves	35	23	.603	9.0
7	Suns	33	25	.569	11.0
8	Warriors	30	27	.526	13.5
9	Trail Blazers	28	30	.483	16.0
10	Clippers	27	30	.474	16.5
11	Grizzlies	21	35	.375	22.0
12	Mavericks	20	36	.357	23.0
13	Jazz	18	40	.310	26.0
14	Pelicans	16	42	.276	28.0
15	Kings	13	46	.220	31.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/21	GSW	@	DAL	115-123
Wed 1/21	CHI	@	MIN	120-115
Wed 1/21	SAS	@	UTA	126-109
Wed 1/21	MIA	@	POR	110-127
Wed 1/21	LAL	@	LAC	104-112

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 2/24	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM
Tue 2/24	WAS	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Tue 2/24	OKC	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Tue 2/24	DAL	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Tue 2/24	NYK	@	CLE	7:30 PM

Donovan Mitchell had 48 points in Game 2 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Pacers on May 6.

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