players to score 40 points in a playoff game before 2015

Russell Westbrook had 40 points in Game 4 of the 2014 Western Conference Finals against the Spurs on May 27, 2014.

Interpreted as:
players to score 40 or more points in a playoff game before 2015
NAMEDATEPTSTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
5/27/2014
40
vs
45
5
10
5
1
12
24
50.0
2
5
40.0
14
14
100.0
66.3
1
4
3
4
+14
2LeBron James
L. James
5/12/2014
49
@
43
6
2
3
0
16
24
66.7
3
6
50.0
14
19
73.7
75.7
0
6
1
5
+13
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
5/11/2014
40
@
45
7
3
2
2
12
24
50.0
1
7
14.3
15
18
83.3
62.7
1
6
8
3
-3
4LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
4/23/2014
43
@
36
8
1
0
3
18
28
64.3
0
0
7
8
87.5
68.2
3
5
1
2
+3
5LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
4/20/2014
46
@
45
18
2
0
2
17
31
54.8
2
2
100.0
10
13
76.9
62.6
7
11
3
6
+17
6Stephen Curry
S. Curry
5/6/2013
44
@
58
4
11
2
0
18
35
51.4
6
14
42.9
2
2
100.0
61.3
0
4
6
3
0
7Kevin Durant
K. Durant
4/27/2013
41
@
47
14
4
2
1
13
30
43.3
4
9
44.4
11
13
84.6
57.4
1
13
4
3
+3
8Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
6/19/2012
43
@
45
7
5
1
0
20
32
62.5
0
3
0.0
3
3
100.0
64.5
1
6
3
3
0
9LeBron James
L. James
6/7/2012
45
@
45
15
5
0
0
19
26
73.1
2
4
50.0
5
9
55.6
75.1
2
13
4
3
+22
10Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
5/30/2012
44
@
53
8
10
3
0
16
24
66.7
2
2
100.0
10
12
83.3
75.1
0
8
3
3
-4
11Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
5/24/2012
41
@
39
10
3
2
0
17
25
68.0
0
0
7
8
87.5
71.9
2
8
5
3
+4
12Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
5/21/2012
42
@
41
5
0
2
0
18
33
54.5
1
6
16.7
5
7
71.4
58.2
0
5
2
3
-14
13LeBron James
L. James
5/20/2012
40
@
44
18
9
2
2
14
27
51.9
0
0
12
16
75.0
58.8
6
12
5
1
+4
14Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
5/8/2012
43
vs
43
6
5
2
0
14
32
43.8
5
11
45.5
10
11
90.9
58.4
1
5
3
2
-6
15Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
5/6/2012
41
vs
41
6
4
1
0
15
29
51.7
1
4
25.0
10
14
71.4
58.3
2
4
1
3
+13
16Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
5/23/2011
40
@
45
5
3
0
0
12
20
60.0
2
3
66.7
14
15
93.3
75.2
0
5
4
2
+11
17Kevin Durant
K. Durant
5/17/2011
40
@
42
8
5
1
2
10
18
55.6
2
5
40.0
18
19
94.7
75.9
0
8
3
3
-1
18Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
5/17/2011
48
vs
41
6
4
0
4
12
15
80.0
0
0
24
24
100.0
93.9
0
6
2
3
+12
19Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
5/9/2011
40
@
51
5
5
3
2
15
33
45.5
0
2
0.0
10
11
90.9
52.9
1
4
3
5
+12
20Derrick Rose
D. Rose
5/6/2011
44
@
38
5
7
1
1
16
27
59.3
4
7
57.1
8
9
88.9
71.1
1
4
2
1
+17
21Kevin Durant
K. Durant
4/27/2011
41
vs
42
5
2
1
2
14
27
51.9
2
10
20.0
11
12
91.7
63.5
1
4
0
2
+7
22Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
4/19/2011
42
@
44
17
6
0
2
14
30
46.7
4
8
50.0
10
11
90.9
60.3
5
12
1
5
-5
23Kevin Durant
K. Durant
4/17/2011
41
vs
43
9
2
1
0
13
22
59.1
3
6
50.0
12
15
80.0
71.7
0
9
1
3
+1
24Dwight Howard
D. Howard
4/16/2011
46
vs
46
19
1
0
1
16
23
69.6
0
1
0.0
14
22
63.6
70.4
6
13
8
5
-10
25Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
5/23/2010
42
vs
42
11
0
1
1
14
22
63.6
0
0
14
18
77.8
70.2
3
8
2
3
+14

More Thunder Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.7

Hartenstein

Isaiah Hartenstein

APG

6.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.4

4th

DRTG

107.8

1st

NETRTG

11.6

1st

3P%

36.2

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
42
14
.750
2
38
16
.704
3.0
3
35
20
.636
6.5
4
33
20
.623
7.5
5
33
21
.611
8.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
2/20
@
8:00 PM
Sun
2/22
@
1:00 PM
Tue
2/24
@
7:30 PM
Wed
2/25
@
7:30 PM
Fri
2/27
@
9:30 PM
Last Game
MIL Bucks

23 - 30

110

Final

93

OKC Thunder

42 - 14

Thu 12 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
40
13
.755
2
35
19
.648
5.5
3
35
20
.636
6.0
4
34
21
.618
7.0
5
32
23
.582
9.0
6
30
24
.556
10.5
7
28
25
.528
12.0
8
29
27
.518
12.5
9
26
29
.473
15.0
10
26
30
.464
15.5
11
24
31
.436
17.0
12
23
30
.434
17.0
13
15
38
.283
25.0
14
15
40
.273
26.0
15
14
39
.264
26.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
42
14
.750
2
38
16
.704
3.0
3
35
20
.636
6.5
4
33
20
.623
7.5
5
33
21
.611
8.0
6
34
22
.607
8.0
7
32
23
.582
9.5
8
29
26
.527
12.5
9
27
29
.482
15.0
10
26
28
.481
15.0
11
20
33
.377
20.5
12
19
35
.352
22.0
13
18
38
.321
24.0
14
15
41
.268
27.0
15
12
44
.214
30.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
1/16
@
106-99
Fri
1/16
@
78-121
Fri
1/16
@
120-122
Fri
1/16
@
123-126
Fri
1/16
@
116-136

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:30 PM