nba playoffs 2018 most points in a game

LeBron James dropped the most points in a 2018 playoff game, with 51 points against the Warriors on May 31, 2018.

Interpreted as:
NBA playoffs 2018 most points by a player in a game
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
51
5/31/2018
@
48
8
8
1
1
19
32
59.4
3
7
42.9
10
11
90.9
69.2
4
4
5
2
-13
2Anthony Davis
A. Davis
47
4/21/2018
vs
39
10
1
0
3
15
23
65.2
2
4
50.0
15
17
88.2
77.1
4
6
2
4
+15
3LeBron James
L. James
46
5/25/2018
vs
46
11
9
3
1
17
33
51.5
5
7
71.4
7
11
63.6
60.8
3
8
3
2
+15
4Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
46
4/27/2018
@
44
10
5
2
0
18
43
41.9
7
19
36.8
3
6
50.0
50.4
1
9
5
3
-1
5LeBron James
L. James
46
4/18/2018
vs
40
12
5
2
0
17
24
70.8
2
5
40.0
10
13
76.9
77.4
1
11
3
1
+7
6LeBron James
L. James
45
4/29/2018
vs
43
8
7
4
0
16
25
64.0
2
3
66.7
11
15
73.3
71.2
2
6
4
4
-2
7Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
45
4/25/2018
vs
44
15
7
0
0
17
39
43.6
5
9
55.6
6
6
100.0
54.0
3
12
5
3
+10
8LeBron James
L. James
44
5/21/2018
vs
42
5
3
2
0
17
28
60.7
1
4
25.0
9
13
69.2
65.2
1
4
7
3
+9
9LeBron James
L. James
44
4/25/2018
vs
42
10
8
1
1
14
24
58.3
1
4
25.0
15
15
100.0
71.9
3
7
5
3
+2
10James Harden
J. Harden
44
4/15/2018
vs
41
4
8
2
0
15
26
57.7
7
12
58.3
7
9
77.8
73.4
2
2
3
2
+5
11Kevin Durant
K. Durant
43
6/6/2018
@
43
13
7
1
1
15
23
65.2
6
9
66.7
7
7
100.0
82.4
1
12
3
3
+15
12LeBron James
L. James
43
5/3/2018
@
41
8
14
1
0
19
28
67.9
1
3
33.3
4
8
50.0
68.2
1
7
1
1
+20
13LeBron James
L. James
42
5/15/2018
@
39
10
12
0
1
16
29
55.2
5
11
45.5
5
10
50.0
62.9
1
9
6
3
-9
14James Harden
J. Harden
41
5/14/2018
vs
35
4
7
1
0
14
24
58.3
5
9
55.6
8
10
80.0
72.2
1
3
4
4
-7
15Chris Paul
C. Paul
41
5/8/2018
vs
38
7
10
1
0
13
22
59.1
8
10
80.0
7
8
87.5
80.3
0
7
0
1
+20
16James Harden
J. Harden
41
4/29/2018
vs
37
8
7
1
0
12
26
46.2
7
12
58.3
10
11
90.9
66.5
1
7
3
2
+15
17Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
41
4/21/2018
vs
41
3
8
0
0
15
23
65.2
2
7
28.6
9
12
75.0
72.5
1
2
7
1
+3
18Kevin Durant
K. Durant
38
5/16/2018
@
35
3
0
0
0
13
22
59.1
3
7
42.9
9
9
100.0
73.2
1
2
5
5
-28
19Kevin Durant
K. Durant
38
5/6/2018
@
36
9
5
1
1
15
27
55.6
2
5
40.0
6
6
100.0
64.1
1
8
2
1
+23
20LeBron James
L. James
38
5/5/2018
vs
41
6
7
3
1
14
26
53.8
1
4
25.0
9
11
81.8
61.6
1
5
4
1
+2
21Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
38
4/27/2018
vs
40
4
2
1
0
14
26
53.8
5
8
62.5
5
5
100.0
67.4
1
3
5
5
-6
22CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
38
4/21/2018
@
45
2
3
0
0
15
22
68.2
2
3
66.7
6
7
85.7
75.8
0
2
2
5
-9
23Stephen Curry
S. Curry
37
6/8/2018
@
39
6
4
3
3
12
27
44.4
7
15
46.7
6
6
100.0
62.4
2
4
2
4
+18
24Kevin Durant
K. Durant
37
5/14/2018
@
40
3
1
0
1
14
27
51.9
3
6
50.0
6
6
100.0
62.4
0
3
1
2
+11
25DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
37
4/17/2018
vs
37
5
4
0
0
14
23
60.9
3
6
50.0
6
8
75.0
69.8
1
4
2
1
+23

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Mitchell

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RPG

8.6

Mobley

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APG

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Garland

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ORTG

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DRTG

115.6

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3P%

35.7

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TEAMWLPCTGB
5
23
18
.561
8.0
6
23
19
.548
8.5
7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
24
20
.545
8.5
8
22
21
.512
10.0
9
20
22
.476
11.5
Schedule
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Wed
1/21
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/23
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/24
@
7:00 PM
Mon
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@
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Wed
1/28
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
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36 - 8

136

Final

104

CLE Cavaliers

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
31
10
.756
2
26
16
.619
5.5
3
25
18
.581
7.0
4
25
19
.568
7.5
5
23
18
.561
8.0
6
23
19
.548
8.5
7
24
20
.545
8.5
8
22
21
.512
10.0
9
20
22
.476
11.5
10
20
25
.444
13.0
11
18
24
.429
13.5
12
16
27
.372
16.0
13
12
29
.293
19.0
14
10
32
.238
21.5
15
10
34
.227
22.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
36
8
.818
2
30
13
.698
5.5
3
29
14
.674
6.5
4
27
16
.628
8.5
5
25
15
.625
9.0
6
25
16
.610
9.5
7
26
17
.605
9.5
8
25
19
.568
11.0
9
22
22
.500
14.0
10
19
23
.452
16.0
11
18
23
.439
16.5
12
18
26
.409
18.0
13
14
29
.326
21.5
14
12
31
.279
23.5
15
10
35
.222
26.5

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Mon
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12/24
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124-126
Wed
12/24
@
117-102
Wed
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@
116-126

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
1/20
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Tue
1/20
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Tue
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Tue
1/20
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