what is the most points by a player in their first nba playoff game this season

Cade Cunningham has posted the most points in his first game, with 39 points against the Magic 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	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
2	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
3	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
4	Deni Avdija D. Avdija	30	4/19/2026	POR	@	SAS	39	10	5	1	1	12	21	57.1	2	5	40.0	4	6	66.7	63.5	1	9	2	2	-12
5	Jamal Murray J. Murray	30	4/18/2026	DEN	vs	MIN	39	5	7	0	0	7	22	31.8	0	8	0.0	16	16	100.0	51.7	0	5	2	2	+13
6	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	28	4/18/2026	NYK	vs	ATL	36	5	7	1	0	9	22	40.9	3	4	75.0	7	8	87.5	54.9	1	4	2	1	+5
7	Luke Kennard L. Kennard	27	4/18/2026	LAL	vs	HOU	38	4	3	0	0	9	13	69.2	5	5	100.0	4	6	66.7	86.3	0	4	3	1	+7
8	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	26	4/26/2026	PHI	vs	BOS	34	10	6	1	1	9	21	42.9	1	6	16.7	7	9	77.8	52.1	2	8	3	2	-25
9	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	26	4/19/2026	BOS	vs	PHI	30	4	3	2	0	11	21	52.4	2	2	100.0	2	2	100.0	59.4	1	3	2	3	+23
10	CJ McCollum	26	4/18/2026	ATL	@	NYK	34	3	1	0	1	11	20	55.0	4	9	44.4	0	2	0.0	62.3	0	3	5	2	-9
11	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	25	4/19/2026	BOS	vs	PHI	32	11	7	2	0	9	17	52.9	1	7	14.3	6	6	100.0	63.6	0	11	1	1	+20
12	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	25	4/19/2026	OKC	vs	PHX	29	4	7	0	2	5	18	27.8	0	4	0.0	15	17	88.2	49.1	1	3	0	2	+24
13	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	25	4/18/2026	DEN	vs	MIN	40	13	11	1	0	11	19	57.9	2	7	28.6	1	1	100.0	64.3	1	12	5	3	+9
14	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	25	4/18/2026	NYK	vs	ATL	33	8	4	1	3	6	13	46.2	3	4	75.0	10	10	100.0	71.8	2	6	5	5	+3
15	RJ Barrett	24	4/18/2026	TOR	@	CLE	31	2	3	1	0	7	13	53.8	3	6	50.0	7	9	77.8	70.8	0	2	4	2	-16
16	Max Strus M. Strus	24	4/18/2026	CLE	vs	TOR	24	3	0	0	0	8	10	80.0	4	6	66.7	4	4	100.0	102.0	1	2	2	5	+8
17	Kevin Durant K. Durant	23	4/21/2026	HOU	@	LAL	41	6	4	1	1	7	12	58.3	1	4	25.0	8	9	88.9	72.1	2	4	9	4	-2
18	Devin Booker D. Booker	23	4/19/2026	PHX	@	OKC	33	6	2	0	0	8	17	47.1	2	5	40.0	5	7	71.4	57.3	4	2	3	4	-25
19	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	23	4/19/2026	ORL	@	DET	37	9	4	1	0	8	15	53.3	2	4	50.0	5	7	71.4	63.6	1	8	3	1	+10
20	Jalen Johnson J. Johnson	23	4/18/2026	ATL	@	NYK	39	7	3	0	0	8	19	42.1	3	7	42.9	4	4	100.0	55.4	0	7	1	3	-3
21	Austin Reaves A. Reaves	22	4/29/2026	LAL	vs	HOU	34	4	6	0	1	4	16	25.0	2	8	25.0	12	13	92.3	50.6	0	4	3	3	-5
22	Jalen Williams J. Williams	22	4/19/2026	OKC	vs	PHX	29	7	6	1	1	9	15	60.0	2	5	40.0	2	2	100.0	69.3	2	5	1	1	+22
23	James Harden J. Harden	22	4/18/2026	CLE	vs	TOR	33	2	10	2	0	8	18	44.4	4	7	57.1	2	2	100.0	58.3	0	2	4	2	+6
24	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	22	4/18/2026	MIN	@	DEN	38	9	7	0	3	7	19	36.8	2	9	22.2	6	7	85.7	49.8	0	9	3	4	-3
25	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	21	4/19/2026	PHI	@	BOS	37	1	8	0	0	8	20	40.0	1	4	25.0	4	5	80.0	47.3	0	1	3	4	-29

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Team Leaders

PPG

30.2

Cunningham

RPG

9.2

Duren

APG

7.7

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)
Mon 5/11	DET	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Wed 5/13	CLE	@	DET	1:00 PM
Fri 5/15	DET	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 5/17	CLE	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Pistons

2 - 1

109

Final

116

Cavaliers

1 - 2

Sat 9 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

30.2

Cunningham

28.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.0

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.4

Wembanyama

10.7

Towns

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.8

James

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

5.0

Wembanyama

2.0

Allen

2.0

Holmgren

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.4

George

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

129.0

123.6

116.4

113.7

113.4

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.0

104.4

105.6

107.4

108.5

109.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.3

19.1

13.4

4.9

3.0

-0.1

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

480.7

Cunningham

403.9

Maxey

402.2

Towns

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

519

Cunningham

419

Maxey

415.5

Towns

Playoffs USG% Leaders

44.1

Lanier

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

1.76

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

1.71

Wembanyama

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

53-37

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

38-54

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
Fri 3/27	ATL	@	BOS	102-109
Fri 3/27	HOU	@	MEM	119-109
Fri 3/27	CHI	@	OKC	113-131
Fri 3/27	NOP	@	TOR	106-119
Fri 3/27	UTA	@	DEN	129-135

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 5/10	NYK	@	PHI	3:30 PM
Sun 5/10	SAS	@	MIN	7:30 PM
Mon 5/11	DET	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Mon 5/11	OKC	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Tue 5/12	MIN	@	SAS	1:00 PM

Cade Cunningham has posted the most points in his first game, with 39 points against the Magic on April 19.

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