which cavaliers player has the most points scored in a playoff game

LeBron James has put up the most points for the Cavaliers in a playoff game, with 51 points in Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals against the Warriors.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
51
5/31/2018
@
48
8
8
1
1
19
32
59.4
3
7
42.9
10
11
90.9
69.2
4
4
5
2
-13
2Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
50
5/3/2024
@
42
4
4
0
1
22
36
61.1
3
9
33.3
3
6
50.0
64.7
1
3
4
4
-3
3LeBron James
L. James
49
5/20/2009
vs
41
6
8
2
3
20
30
66.7
3
6
50.0
6
10
60.0
71.2
3
3
2
1
+7
4Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
48
5/6/2025
vs
36
5
9
4
1
15
30
50.0
1
7
14.3
17
21
81.0
61.2
2
3
5
4
+13
5LeBron James
L. James
48
5/31/2007
@
50
9
7
2
0
18
33
54.5
2
3
66.7
10
14
71.4
61.3
3
6
2
3
+2
6LeBron James
L. James
47
5/9/2009
@
43
12
8
1
1
15
25
60.0
5
10
50.0
12
16
75.0
73.3
2
10
1
2
+26
7LeBron James
L. James
46
5/25/2018
vs
46
11
9
3
1
17
33
51.5
5
7
71.4
7
11
63.6
60.8
3
8
3
2
+15
8LeBron James
L. James
46
4/18/2018
vs
40
12
5
2
0
17
24
70.8
2
5
40.0
10
13
76.9
77.4
1
11
3
1
+7
9LeBron James
L. James
45
4/29/2018
vs
43
8
7
4
0
16
25
64.0
2
3
66.7
11
15
73.3
71.2
2
6
4
4
-2
10LeBron James
L. James
45
5/18/2008
@
47
5
6
2
0
14
29
48.3
3
11
27.3
14
19
73.7
60.2
1
4
2
4
0
11LeBron James
L. James
45
5/3/2006
vs
46
7
6
2
0
14
23
60.9
0
1
0.0
17
18
94.4
72.8
5
2
4
5
-4
12LeBron James
L. James
44
5/21/2018
vs
42
5
3
2
0
17
28
60.7
1
4
25.0
9
13
69.2
65.2
1
4
7
3
+9
13LeBron James
L. James
44
4/25/2018
vs
42
10
8
1
1
14
24
58.3
1
4
25.0
15
15
100.0
71.9
3
7
5
3
+2
14LeBron James
L. James
44
6/4/2015
@
46
8
6
0
0
18
38
47.4
2
8
25.0
6
10
60.0
51.9
0
8
4
2
-3
15LeBron James
L. James
44
5/26/2009
@
49
12
7
1
1
13
29
44.8
4
10
40.0
14
18
77.8
59.6
1
11
8
5
+6
16Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
43
5/11/2026
vs
37
5
2
1
0
13
26
50.0
4
12
33.3
13
15
86.7
66.0
1
4
1
1
+28
17Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
43
5/9/2025
@
37
9
5
1
0
14
29
48.3
5
13
38.5
10
14
71.4
61.1
5
4
2
4
+35
18LeBron James
L. James
43
5/3/2018
@
41
8
14
1
0
19
28
67.9
1
3
33.3
4
8
50.0
68.2
1
7
1
1
+20
19LeBron James
L. James
42
5/15/2018
@
39
10
12
0
1
16
29
55.2
5
11
45.5
5
10
50.0
62.9
1
9
6
3
-9
20Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
42
5/23/2017
vs
41
3
4
0
0
15
22
68.2
4
7
57.1
8
9
88.9
80.9
0
3
3
2
+9
21LeBron James
L. James
41
6/12/2017
@
46
13
8
2
1
19
30
63.3
2
5
40.0
1
4
25.0
64.5
2
11
2
3
-13
22LeBron James
L. James
41
4/20/2017
@
45
13
12
1
2
14
27
51.9
6
12
50.0
7
14
50.0
61.8
1
12
3
4
+13
23LeBron James
L. James
41
6/16/2016
vs
43
8
11
4
3
16
27
59.3
3
6
50.0
6
8
75.0
67.2
2
6
1
3
+26
24Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
41
6/13/2016
@
40
3
6
2
1
17
24
70.8
5
7
71.4
2
2
100.0
82.4
0
3
4
4
+20
25LeBron James
L. James
41
6/13/2016
@
43
16
7
3
3
16
30
53.3
4
8
50.0
5
8
62.5
61.2
4
12
2
1
+13

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