top 5 in playoff points scored over the past 35 years

Between April 18, 1991 and April 18, 2026, LeBron James has put up the most points in the playoffs, with 8,289 points.

Interpreted as:
top 5 in playoff points by a player scored over the past 35 years
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
8,289
292
41.3
28.4
9.0
7.2
1.7
1.0
10.2
20.5
49.6
1.6
4.9
33.3
6.4
8.6
74.1
58.4
1.5
7.5
3.6
12,062
2,628
2,095
493
284
1,047
663
+1270
2Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
5,640
220
39.3
25.6
5.1
4.7
1.4
0.7
9.2
20.5
44.8
1.3
4.0
33.1
6.0
7.4
81.6
54.1
1.0
4.0
2.9
8,641
1,119
1,040
310
144
647
660
+555
3Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
5,250
216
37.5
24.3
11.6
2.7
0.5
2.1
9.4
16.8
56.3
0.0
0.0
5.4
10.7
50.4
56.5
4.0
7.6
3.0
8,099
2,508
582
117
459
649
769
+638
4Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
5,172
251
37.3
20.6
11.4
3.0
0.7
2.3
7.9
15.7
50.1
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.8
7.0
68.9
54.8
3.1
8.3
2.5
9,370
2,859
764
168
568
633
701
+1090
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
4,985
170
40.5
29.3
7.8
4.2
1.0
1.2
9.9
20.8
47.7
2.2
6.1
35.6
7.4
8.5
86.8
59.9
0.8
7.0
3.2
6,892
1,327
709
172
204
550
427
+643
6Stephen Curry
S. Curry
4,147
155
37.2
26.8
5.3
6.1
1.5
0.3
9.0
19.7
45.4
4.2
10.6
39.7
4.7
5.2
88.9
60.8
0.7
4.6
3.3
5,772
828
953
231
50
516
388
+971
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
4,091
126
41.4
32.5
6.2
5.3
1.9
0.8
12.0
25.1
47.9
0.9
2.7
34.0
7.5
9.1
82.6
55.8
1.7
4.5
2.7
5,221
784
667
241
105
346
345
+294
8Tony Parker
T. Parker
4,045
226
34.3
17.9
2.9
5.1
0.9
0.1
7.1
15.5
46.1
0.5
1.7
30.9
3.1
4.2
73.1
51.6
0.5
2.5
2.6
7,759
666
1,143
198
19
594
429
+581
9Karl Malone
K. Malone
4,029
165
40.8
24.4
10.6
3.4
1.3
0.7
8.9
19.3
46.1
0.0
0.2
17.1
6.6
8.9
74.0
52.6
2.5
8.1
2.8
6,730
1,754
568
212
118
463
551
+123
10Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
3,954
177
37.8
22.3
5.2
4.9
1.5
1.0
8.2
17.3
47.4
0.6
1.7
33.8
5.4
6.9
78.0
54.9
1.3
3.9
3.3
6,697
928
870
273
175
583
467
+432
11James Harden
J. Harden
3,917
174
36.2
22.5
5.5
6.5
1.6
0.6
6.8
16.0
42.5
2.5
7.4
34.2
6.4
7.4
86.9
58.6
0.7
4.7
3.4
6,299
950
1,135
284
98
594
514
+252
12Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
3,663
145
40.6
25.3
10.0
2.5
1.0
0.9
8.4
18.2
46.2
1.0
2.8
36.5
7.4
8.3
89.2
57.7
1.5
8.5
2.3
5,893
1,446
360
149
129
328
407
+48
13Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
3,180
170
36.6
18.7
5.8
3.4
1.2
0.6
6.0
14.2
42.3
1.6
4.6
35.5
5.1
6.1
83.0
55.4
0.7
5.1
2.8
6,229
985
579
204
105
476
547
+160
14Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
3,133
146
35.6
21.5
7.8
3.0
1.8
0.7
7.7
15.0
51.3
1.7
4.3
39.9
4.4
5.2
84.1
62.1
1.8
6.0
1.9
5,195
1,142
432
256
99
278
323
+643
15Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
3,054
218
27.9
14.0
4.0
3.8
1.3
0.3
4.4
10.1
43.3
1.5
4.2
35.8
3.8
4.6
81.7
57.6
0.7
3.3
2.2
6,077
874
827
292
61
481
588
+951
16Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
3,035
135
35.5
22.5
6.7
7.1
1.7
0.3
7.8
19.3
40.5
1.4
4.6
29.9
5.5
6.7
82.0
50.5
1.8
4.9
3.7
4,789
905
955
223
42
501
391
+6
17Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
3,032
158
36.9
19.2
4.0
2.2
0.9
0.5
7.1
16.4
43.6
3.2
7.8
40.5
1.8
2.1
84.5
55.5
0.5
3.5
1.7
5,829
626
351
150
85
274
411
+615
18Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
3,031
166
39.6
18.3
7.8
5.3
2.0
0.9
6.6
15.2
43.7
1.0
3.4
29.1
4.0
5.5
73.0
51.9
2.3
5.5
2.9
6,580
1,294
874
333
142
486
528
+232
19Chris Paul
C. Paul
2,981
149
36.5
20.0
4.9
8.3
1.9
0.2
7.4
15.3
48.4
1.6
4.4
37.3
3.5
4.1
85.4
58.3
0.7
4.2
2.5
5,443
730
1,233
287
31
377
437
+130
20Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
2,936
121
39.1
24.3
8.2
4.9
1.2
0.9
8.1
18.5
43.9
2.4
6.9
34.8
5.6
6.7
84.1
56.6
1.0
7.2
2.9
4,725
989
592
143
106
352
318
+489
21Reggie Miller
R. Miller
2,910
141
36.8
20.6
2.9
2.5
1.0
0.2
6.5
14.6
44.7
2.2
5.8
39.0
5.3
6.0
89.3
59.9
0.5
2.3
1.8
5,183
404
351
143
34
254
269
+170
22Ray Allen
R. Allen
2,749
171
35.5
16.1
3.8
2.6
1.0
0.2
5.4
12.3
44.3
2.3
5.6
40.1
3.0
3.4
88.3
58.5
0.8
3.0
1.6
6,066
648
449
164
41
274
402
+586
23Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
2,745
130
37.8
21.1
6.2
4.7
1.7
0.5
7.1
15.5
45.9
1.2
3.5
34.4
5.7
6.9
82.7
57.0
1.8
4.4
1.8
4,908
807
608
217
71
229
230
-28
24Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
2,608
135
33.5
19.3
5.7
2.6
1.0
0.4
7.2
15.0
48.2
1.9
5.5
35.4
2.9
4.0
72.7
57.6
1.1
4.6
2.4
4,523
771
346
134
56
323
380
+265
25Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
2,601
143
36.9
18.2
10.7
3.3
1.2
1.3
7.4
15.5
47.8
0.1
0.4
27.3
3.3
4.1
78.9
52.5
2.2
8.5
2.4
5,282
1,534
471
178
186
342
431
+298

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

32.0

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

7.0

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

10.0

Harden

James Harden
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
46
36
.561
14.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
4/20
@
7:00 PM
Thu
4/23
@
8:00 PM
Sun
4/26
@
1:00 PM
Wed
4/29
@
1:00 PM
Fri
5/1
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
TOR Raptors

0 - 1

113

Final

126

CLE Cavaliers

1 - 0

Sat 18 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
3/18
@
111-130
Wed
3/18
@
99-105
Wed
3/18
@
115-110
Wed
3/18
@
100-101
Wed
3/18
@
134-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
4/18
@
6:00 PM
Sat
4/18
@
8:30 PM
Sun
4/19
@
1:00 PM
Sun
4/19
@
3:30 PM
Sun
4/19
@
6:30 PM