what is the most points by a player in his first playoff game ever this season

I couldn't find anything for this season, but Luka Dončić dropped the most points in his first game, with 37 points against the Timberwolves on April 19.

	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	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	37	4/19/2025	LAL	vs	MIN	40	8	1	2	0	12	22	54.5	5	10	50.0	8	9	88.9	71.3	1	7	5	3	-12
2	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	36	4/20/2025	ORL	@	BOS	42	11	4	1	1	14	27	51.9	4	7	57.1	4	6	66.7	60.7	3	8	4	0	-4
3	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	36	4/19/2025	MIL	@	IND	38	12	1	1	2	14	23	60.9	0	2	0.0	8	15	53.3	60.8	3	9	5	2	-18
4	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	34	4/19/2025	NYK	vs	DET	40	2	8	0	0	12	27	44.4	2	5	40.0	8	10	80.0	54.1	0	2	1	3	+2
5	James Harden J. Harden	32	4/19/2025	LAC	@	DEN	43	6	11	0	1	11	22	50.0	4	9	44.4	6	6	100.0	64.9	0	6	2	5	0
6	Stephen Curry S. Curry	31	4/20/2025	GSW	@	HOU	40	6	3	1	0	12	19	63.2	5	9	55.6	2	2	100.0	78.0	0	6	4	2	+3
7	Derrick White D. White	30	4/20/2025	BOS	vs	ORL	36	4	2	1	2	10	18	55.6	7	12	58.3	3	3	100.0	77.6	1	3	2	0	+7
8	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	30	4/20/2025	CLE	vs	MIA	33	5	4	4	0	11	19	57.9	2	9	22.2	6	7	85.7	67.9	0	5	2	2	+10
9	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	29	4/19/2025	DEN	vs	LAC	46	9	12	3	1	12	24	50.0	1	4	25.0	4	6	66.7	54.4	0	9	2	4	+10
10	Ty Jerome T. Jerome	28	4/20/2025	CLE	vs	MIA	26	5	3	0	0	10	15	66.7	5	8	62.5	3	5	60.0	81.4	1	4	0	1	+17
11	Darius Garland D. Garland	27	4/20/2025	CLE	vs	MIA	31	3	5	1	0	10	17	58.8	5	9	55.6	2	2	100.0	75.5	0	3	2	2	+16
12	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	26	4/20/2025	HOU	vs	GSW	36	9	1	3	0	11	18	61.1	1	2	50.0	3	4	75.0	65.8	2	7	5	2	-7
13	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	25	4/20/2025	GSW	@	HOU	42	7	6	5	0	10	19	52.6	1	2	50.0	4	6	66.7	57.8	3	4	1	1	+14
14	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	25	4/19/2025	IND	vs	MIL	33	7	2	1	1	10	15	66.7	3	5	60.0	2	2	100.0	78.7	0	7	1	4	+28
15	Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	25	4/19/2025	DEN	vs	LAC	46	8	1	2	0	8	14	57.1	1	3	33.3	8	10	80.0	67.9	5	3	3	2	0
16	Tobias Harris T. Harris	25	4/19/2025	DET	@	NYK	40	6	0	0	2	8	13	61.5	4	5	80.0	5	5	100.0	82.2	0	6	1	0	-16
17	Jaden McDaniels J. McDaniels	25	4/19/2025	MIN	@	LAL	33	9	2	1	0	11	13	84.6	3	3	100.0	0	0		96.2	4	5	0	3	+27
18	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	24	4/20/2025	MIA	@	CLE	39	9	3	2	1	10	22	45.5	1	5	20.0	3	6	50.0	48.7	4	5	1	1	-13
19	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	23	4/20/2025	ORL	@	BOS	36	3	5	1	2	10	24	41.7	1	6	16.7	2	2	100.0	46.2	0	3	5	3	-15
20	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	23	4/19/2025	NYK	vs	DET	39	11	5	4	2	10	14	71.4	1	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	77.3	0	11	0	3	+22
21	OG Anunoby	23	4/19/2025	NYK	vs	DET	44	7	0	5	2	8	18	44.4	3	8	37.5	4	4	100.0	58.2	3	4	2	3	+10
22	Naz Reid N. Reid	23	4/19/2025	MIN	@	LAL	31	5	2	0	2	8	12	66.7	6	9	66.7	1	2	50.0	89.3	0	5	0	0	+13
23	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	22	4/19/2025	LAC	@	DEN	41	6	2	3	0	9	15	60.0	1	3	33.3	3	3	100.0	67.4	1	5	7	3	-2
24	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	22	4/19/2025	MIN	@	LAL	35	8	9	1	0	8	22	36.4	4	9	44.4	2	2	100.0	48.1	2	6	1	4	+21
25	Tyler Herro T. Herro	21	4/20/2025	MIA	@	CLE	37	3	2	1	0	7	18	38.9	3	6	50.0	4	4	100.0	53.1	0	3	3	4	-18

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PPG

33.7

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RPG

8.4

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APG

8.7

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Team Rankings

ORTG

118.3

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DRTG

118.3

24th

NETRTG

0.0

16th

3P%

34.3

26th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	7	.811
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	4.0
3	Lakers	22	11	.667	6.0
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/6	LAL	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 1/7	LAL	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Fri 1/9	MIL	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Mon 1/12	LAL	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Tue 1/13	ATL	@	LAL	10:30 PM

Last Game

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15 - 20

114

Final

120

Lakers

22 - 11

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.1

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.1

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Ayton

69.4

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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124.5

122.9

122.0

121.0

120.0

119.1

DRtg Rankings

106.5

111.0

112.2

112.6

113.3

113.4

NetRtg Rankings

13.5

8.6

7.6

6.7

6.1

5.5

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6-30

8-29

8-28

9-25

11-22

12-23

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,828.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,724.4

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,837.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,825.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

40.0

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.4

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.54

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

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25-11

20-13-1

21-14

21-15

Worst Record ATS

12-25

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14-20

15-21

15-20

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	27	9	.750
2	Celtics	23	12	.657	3.5
3	Knicks	23	13	.639	4.0
4	Raptors	22	15	.595	5.5
5	76ers	19	15	.559	7.0
6	Magic	20	16	.556	7.0
7	Heat	20	16	.556	7.0
8	Cavaliers	20	17	.541	7.5
9	Bulls	17	19	.472	10.0
10	Hawks	17	21	.447	11.0
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	11.0
12	Hornets	13	23	.361	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.5
14	Wizards	9	25	.265	17.0
15	Pacers	6	30	.167	21.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	7	.811
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	4.0
3	Lakers	22	11	.667	6.0
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0
6	Timberwolves	23	13	.639	6.5
7	Suns	21	15	.583	8.5
8	Warriors	19	18	.514	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	17	20	.459	13.0
10	Grizzlies	15	20	.429	14.0
11	Clippers	13	22	.371	16.0
12	Mavericks	13	23	.361	16.5
13	Jazz	12	23	.343	17.0
14	Kings	8	28	.222	21.5
15	Pelicans	8	29	.216	22.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 12/4	LAC	@	MEM	98-107
Thu 12/4	PHI	@	MIL	116-101
Thu 12/4	PHX	@	HOU	98-117
Thu 12/4	DAL	@	OKC	111-132
Fri 12/5	NOP	@	BKN	101-119

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/6	CLE	@	IND	7:00 PM
Tue 1/6	ORL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Tue 1/6	SAS	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Tue 1/6	MIA	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Tue 1/6	LAL	@	NOP	8:00 PM

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