nba players to have 3 straight 40 point games in the playoffs

James Harden played 1 game with 3+ points in Game 5 of the 2026 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Pistons on Wednesday.

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NBA players to have 3 or more straight 40 point games in the playoffs

	NAME	DATE	GP	PTS	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	James Harden J. Harden	5/13/2026	1	30	CLE	@	DET	43	8	6	1	3	8	21	38.1	3	10	30.0	11	14	78.6	55.2	3	5	6	5	+11
2	Tobias Harris T. Harris	5/13/2026	1	13	DET	vs	CLE	40	6	3	1	1	6	19	31.6	1	7	14.3	0	0		34.2	2	4	0	5	-2
3	Dennis Schröder D. Schröder	5/13/2026	1	5	CLE	@	DET	17	0	5	0	0	1	4	25.0	0	1	0.0	3	5	60.0	40.3	0	0	2	1	+9
4	Caris LeVert C. LeVert	5/13/2026	1	7	DET	vs	CLE	24	1	1	1	1	2	7	28.6	0	3	0.0	3	3	100.0	42.1	0	1	0	4	-7
5	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	5/13/2026	1	21	CLE	@	DET	42	4	3	0	0	7	18	38.9	1	8	12.5	6	6	100.0	50.9	0	4	2	2	-4
6	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	5/13/2026	1	16	CLE	@	DET	36	10	1	1	2	6	10	60.0	0	0		4	5	80.0	65.6	6	4	1	1	+14
7	Max Strus M. Strus	5/13/2026	1	20	CLE	@	DET	36	8	1	1	1	6	8	75.0	6	8	75.0	2	2	100.0	112.6	2	6	0	3	+9
8	Paul Reed P. Reed	5/13/2026	1	10	DET	vs	CLE	17	8	1	0	2	4	7	57.1	0	0		2	2	100.0	63.5	4	4	1	3	0
9	Sam Merrill S. Merrill	5/13/2026	1	6	CLE	@	DET	21	0	1	1	0	2	5	40.0	2	5	40.0	0	0		60.0	0	0	0	1	-7
10	Isaiah Stewart I. Stewart	5/13/2026	1	8	DET	vs	CLE	11	2	1	0	1	3	5	60.0	2	3	66.7	0	0		80.0	2	0	0	2	+12
11	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	5/13/2026	1	39	DET	vs	CLE	48	7	9	2	0	13	27	48.1	6	10	60.0	7	8	87.5	63.9	1	6	6	4	-4
12	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	5/13/2026	1	19	CLE	@	DET	43	8	8	1	3	6	13	46.2	2	3	66.7	5	6	83.3	60.7	1	7	4	2	-7
13	Jalen Duren J. Duren	5/13/2026	1	9	DET	vs	CLE	25	5	4	1	0	3	5	60.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	66.6	1	4	0	2	-16
14	Ausar Thompson A. Thompson	5/13/2026	1	6	DET	vs	CLE	41	7	5	4	3	2	6	33.3	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	43.6	3	4	2	2	+1
15	Daniss Jenkins D. Jenkins	5/13/2026	1	19	DET	vs	CLE	41	2	3	1	2	8	17	47.1	2	8	25.0	1	1	100.0	54.5	1	1	0	3	-9
16	Mike Conley M. Conley	5/12/2026	1	5	MIN	@	SAS	15	1	2	0	0	2	3	66.7	1	2	50.0	0	0		83.3	0	1	0	1	-6
17	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	5/12/2026	1	4	MIN	@	SAS	23	5	0	2	1	1	4	25.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	41.0	3	2	1	3	-15
18	Kelly Olynyk K. Olynyk	5/12/2026	1	3	SAS	vs	MIN	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	100.0	1	1	100.0	0	0		150.0	0	0	0	0	+4
19	Julius Randle J. Randle	5/12/2026	1	17	MIN	@	SAS	36	10	1	0	0	6	17	35.3	0	4	0.0	5	7	71.4	42.3	5	5	0	3	-22
20	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	5/12/2026	1	18	SAS	vs	MIN	34	4	5	0	0	6	15	40.0	1	4	25.0	5	5	100.0	52.3	0	4	1	2	+24
21	Keldon Johnson K. Johnson	5/12/2026	1	21	SAS	vs	MIN	22	2	0	2	1	8	11	72.7	1	3	33.3	4	5	80.0	79.5	2	0	2	3	+17
22	Naz Reid N. Reid	5/12/2026	1	12	MIN	@	SAS	31	5	2	1	0	4	10	40.0	3	7	42.9	1	2	50.0	55.1	0	5	0	4	-21
23	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	5/12/2026	1	20	MIN	@	SAS	39	2	2	0	0	6	13	46.2	1	3	33.3	7	7	100.0	62.2	0	2	4	0	-9
24	Jaden McDaniels J. McDaniels	5/12/2026	1	17	MIN	@	SAS	30	6	2	1	0	6	13	46.2	3	7	42.9	2	2	100.0	61.2	1	5	2	5	-12
25	Devin Vassell D. Vassell	5/12/2026	1	12	SAS	vs	MIN	32	3	2	0	1	4	10	40.0	2	7	28.6	2	3	66.7	53.0	1	2	1	3	+22

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More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.3

Mitchell

RPG

7.8

Mobley

APG

6.4

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)
Fri 5/15	DET	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Sun 5/17	CLE	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

3 - 2

117

Final

113

Pistons

2 - 3

Wed 13 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

30.0

Cunningham

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.2

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.7

Cunningham

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.0

Allen

1.8

Mobley

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

127.8

126.0

116.5

114.6

113.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.4

105.7

107.4

108.1

108.5

110.2

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.3

17.5

13.1

3.0

2.9

1.0

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

571.2

Cunningham

475.7

Harden

464.8

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

616.5

Cunningham

493.8

Harden

471.3

Mitchell

Playoffs USG% Leaders

44.2

Lanier

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.1

Cunningham

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

1.72

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

1.72

Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

54-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

40-54

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