players who scored the most points in a playoff game this season

Cade Cunningham and Paolo Banchero are tied for the most points in a 2026 playoff game, with 45 points on Wednesday.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	45	4/29/2026	DET	vs	ORL	44	4	5	1	0	13	23	56.5	5	8	62.5	14	14	100.0	77.2	3	1	6	3	+3
2	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	45	4/29/2026	ORL	@	DET	41	9	7	2	0	17	31	54.8	6	11	54.5	5	12	41.7	62.0	2	7	6	2	0
3	Ayo Dosunmu A. Dosunmu	43	4/25/2026	MIN	vs	DEN	42	4	1	0	1	13	17	76.5	5	5	100.0	12	12	100.0	96.5	2	2	1	4	+10
4	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	42	4/25/2026	OKC	@	PHX	38	4	8	1	0	15	18	83.3	1	3	33.3	11	12	91.7	90.2	1	3	3	4	+10
5	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	39	4/28/2026	NYK	vs	ATL	35	3	8	0	0	15	23	65.2	3	5	60.0	6	8	75.0	73.5	1	2	1	4	+23
6	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	39	4/19/2026	DET	vs	ORL	40	5	4	0	0	13	27	48.1	3	8	37.5	10	11	90.9	61.2	0	5	3	0	-1
7	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	38	5/3/2026	ORL	@	DET	42	9	6	0	1	14	25	56.0	4	7	57.1	6	8	75.0	66.6	2	7	5	4	-18
8	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	37	4/22/2026	OKC	vs	PHX	38	5	9	1	0	13	25	52.0	2	5	40.0	9	9	100.0	63.9	1	4	3	1	+16
9	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	36	4/21/2026	BOS	vs	PHI	38	7	4	1	1	11	24	45.8	5	12	41.7	9	12	75.0	61.5	3	4	3	4	-9
10	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	35	5/4/2026	NYK	vs	PHI	31	1	3	2	0	12	18	66.7	3	6	50.0	8	8	100.0	81.3	0	1	1	0	+27
11	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	35	4/19/2026	SAS	vs	POR	33	5	1	0	2	13	21	61.9	5	6	83.3	4	5	80.0	75.4	0	5	4	2	+4
12	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	34	5/2/2026	PHI	@	BOS	39	12	6	0	1	12	26	46.2	1	4	25.0	9	11	81.8	55.1	2	10	1	2	+11
13	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	33	5/2/2026	BOS	vs	PHI	40	9	4	0	3	12	27	44.4	3	9	33.3	6	6	100.0	55.7	1	8	3	3	-16
14	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	33	4/28/2026	PHI	@	BOS	39	4	8	0	1	12	23	52.2	0	5	0.0	9	10	90.0	60.2	1	3	3	4	+13
15	Dillon Brooks D. Brooks	33	4/25/2026	PHX	vs	OKC	37	7	1	0	0	11	21	52.4	4	9	44.4	7	7	100.0	68.5	3	4	3	5	-2
16	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	33	4/24/2026	HOU	vs	LAL	47	16	6	3	1	15	27	55.6	1	5	20.0	2	3	66.7	58.3	5	11	3	2	+10
17	Stephon Castle S. Castle	33	4/24/2026	SAS	@	POR	34	2	5	1	0	10	18	55.6	3	4	75.0	10	11	90.9	72.2	0	2	4	2	-9
18	RJ Barrett	33	4/23/2026	TOR	vs	CLE	39	5	5	2	1	12	19	63.2	6	8	75.0	3	7	42.9	74.7	0	5	2	3	+24
19	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	33	4/23/2026	TOR	vs	CLE	35	5	11	1	1	11	17	64.7	3	5	60.0	8	10	80.0	77.1	1	4	1	3	+23
20	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	32	5/3/2026	DET	vs	ORL	39	1	12	0	2	10	18	55.6	4	6	66.7	8	10	80.0	71.4	0	1	4	4	+29
21	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	32	5/1/2026	DET	@	ORL	42	10	3	4	1	10	23	43.5	2	4	50.0	10	12	83.3	56.6	1	9	4	3	+7
22	Jaden McDaniels J. McDaniels	32	4/30/2026	MIN	vs	DEN	45	10	3	2	1	13	25	52.0	1	4	25.0	5	6	83.3	57.9	4	6	0	4	+16
23	Payton Pritchard P. Pritchard	32	4/26/2026	BOS	@	PHI	35	4	5	1	0	12	21	57.1	6	12	50.0	2	2	100.0	73.1	1	3	0	0	+20
24	CJ McCollum	32	4/20/2026	ATL	@	NYK	35	3	6	2	1	12	22	54.5	3	10	30.0	5	7	71.4	63.8	0	3	2	2	+9
25	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	32	4/18/2026	CLE	vs	TOR	31	3	4	2	0	11	20	55.0	4	7	57.1	6	7	85.7	69.3	1	2	4	2	+16

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Team Leaders

PPG

32.4

Cunningham

RPG

9.4

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APG

7.1

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.9

10th

DRTG

109.7

2nd

NETRTG

8.2

3rd

3P%

35.6

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 5/5	CLE	@	DET	7:00 PM
Thu 5/7	CLE	@	DET	7:00 PM
Sat 5/9	DET	@	CLE	3:00 PM
Mon 5/11	DET	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Wed 5/13	CLE	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Magic

3 - 4

Final

116

Pistons

4 - 3

Sun 3 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

33.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

32.4

Cunningham

27.6

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.8

Ayton

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

8.3

James

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.7

Smart

2.5

Eason

Playoffs BPG Leaders

5.6

Wembanyama

2.3

Thompson

2.3

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

George

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

129.0

124.9

115.4

113.7

113.4

113.0

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

102.4

103.6

105.0

105.8

107.4

108.5

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

21.3

18.1

10.4

4.9

4.2

3.0

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

346.6

Banchero

346.6

Barnes

345.3

Jokić

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

370.5

Cunningham

368.3

Jokić

356.8

Banchero

Playoffs USG% Leaders

44.0

Lanier

42.6

Smith

40.1

Williams

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.17

McLaughlin

2.00

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

1.83

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

50-37-1

51-37

51-38

47-36

49-39

Worst Record ATS

33-49

37-52

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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 3/25	HOU	@	MIN	108-110
Wed 3/25	DAL	@	DEN	135-142
Wed 3/25	MIL	@	POR	99-130
Wed 3/25	BKN	@	GSW	106-109
Wed 3/25	TOR	@	LAC	94-119

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 5/5	CLE	@	DET	7:00 PM
Tue 5/5	LAL	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Wed 5/6	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Wed 5/6	MIN	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Thu 5/7	CLE	@	DET	7:00 PM

Cade Cunningham and Paolo Banchero are tied for the most points in a 2026 playoff game, with 45 points on Wednesday.

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