which nba player has scored the most points in a game these playoffs

I couldn't find anything for this season, but Donovan Mitchell dropped the most points in a 2025 playoff game, with 48 points against the Pacers on May 6.

	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	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	48	5/6/2025	CLE	vs	IND	36	5	9	4	1	15	30	50.0	1	7	14.3	17	21	81.0	61.2	2	3	5	4	+13
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	44	5/13/2025	DEN	@	OKC	44	15	5	2	0	17	25	68.0	5	7	71.4	5	5	100.0	80.9	6	9	2	4	-8
3	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	43	5/21/2025	NYK	vs	IND	38	1	5	0	0	15	25	60.0	1	6	16.7	12	14	85.7	69.0	0	1	7	5	-8
4	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	43	5/9/2025	CLE	@	IND	37	9	5	1	0	14	29	48.3	5	13	38.5	10	14	71.4	61.1	5	4	2	4	+35
5	Jamal Murray J. Murray	43	4/29/2025	DEN	vs	LAC	40	5	7	3	1	17	26	65.4	8	14	57.1	1	1	100.0	81.3	0	5	1	2	+17
6	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	43	4/27/2025	MIN	vs	LAL	44	9	6	0	1	12	23	52.2	5	10	50.0	14	17	82.4	70.5	4	5	1	2	+3
7	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	42	5/12/2025	BOS	@	NYK	40	8	4	4	2	16	28	57.1	7	16	43.8	3	3	100.0	71.6	0	8	4	3	-9
8	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	42	5/5/2025	DEN	@	OKC	42	22	6	1	2	15	29	51.7	2	6	33.3	10	13	76.9	60.5	5	17	7	5	+10
9	Jalen Williams J. Williams	40	6/16/2025	OKC	vs	IND	35	6	4	1	0	14	25	56.0	3	5	60.0	9	12	75.0	66.1	1	5	1	4	+14
10	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	40	5/26/2025	OKC	@	MIN	40	9	10	1	0	13	30	43.3	2	7	28.6	12	14	85.7	55.3	4	5	5	4	+5
11	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	40	5/1/2025	NYK	@	DET	42	4	7	0	0	15	33	45.5	3	10	30.0	7	8	87.5	54.8	2	2	2	2	+5
12	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	39	5/23/2025	IND	@	NYK	33	5	3	1	0	15	23	65.2	3	5	60.0	6	8	75.0	73.5	0	5	1	4	+16
13	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	39	5/12/2025	NYK	vs	BOS	40	5	12	0	0	14	25	56.0	4	8	50.0	7	9	77.8	67.3	1	4	1	2	+12
14	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	39	4/21/2025	LAC	@	DEN	39	3	5	2	1	15	19	78.9	4	7	57.1	5	5	100.0	92.0	0	3	1	1	+6
15	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	38	6/5/2025	OKC	vs	IND	40	5	3	3	0	14	30	46.7	3	6	50.0	7	8	87.5	56.7	0	5	2	2	+3
16	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	38	5/22/2025	OKC	vs	MIN	42	3	8	3	0	12	21	57.1	1	2	50.0	13	15	86.7	68.8	0	3	1	5	+25
17	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	38	4/27/2025	LAL	@	MIN	46	1	2	1	1	13	28	46.4	5	12	41.7	7	7	100.0	61.1	0	1	4	3	-3
18	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	38	4/26/2025	OKC	@	MEM	38	5	6	2	1	13	24	54.2	1	4	25.0	11	13	84.6	63.9	2	3	1	3	+2
19	LeBron James L. James	38	4/25/2025	LAL	@	MIN	41	10	4	2	2	13	21	61.9	5	9	55.6	7	10	70.0	74.8	3	7	1	0	-10
20	Jalen Green J. Green	38	4/23/2025	HOU	vs	GSW	35	4	6	3	0	13	25	52.0	8	18	44.4	4	5	80.0	69.9	0	4	2	1	+19
21	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	37	4/27/2025	BOS	@	ORL	42	14	3	3	0	10	25	40.0	3	10	30.0	14	14	100.0	59.4	3	11	2	3	+6
22	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	37	4/25/2025	MIL	vs	IND	32	12	6	1	0	14	19	73.7	0	0		9	10	90.0	79.1	3	9	5	2	+24
23	Gary Trent Jr. G. Trent Jr.	37	4/25/2025	MIL	vs	IND	34	3	0	4	0	11	16	68.8	9	12	75.0	6	7	85.7	97.0	0	3	0	1	+20
24	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	37	4/21/2025	NYK	vs	DET	44	3	7	2	0	12	27	44.4	4	12	33.3	9	11	81.8	58.1	1	2	6	5	-2
25	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

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.2

Mitchell

RPG

8.7

Mobley

APG

5.9

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.5

4th

DRTG

114.3

13th

NETRTG

4.2

7th

3P%

36.1

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	44	23	.657	4.0
3	Knicks	44	25	.638	5.0
4	Cavaliers	41	27	.603	7.5
5	Magic	38	28	.576	9.5
6	Raptors	38	29	.567	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/17	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Thu 3/19	CLE	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sat 3/21	CLE	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Tue 3/24	ORL	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Wed 3/25	MIA	@	CLE	7:30 PM

Last Game

Mavericks

23 - 45

130

Final

120

Cavaliers

41 - 27

Sun 15 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.7

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

10.1

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Huff

1.9

Mobley

3PM Leaders

3.9

Dončić

3.6

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.9

Gobert

67.9

Jokić

67.3

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.5

120.3

119.3

118.5

118.4

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.8

111.5

112.2

112.7

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

10.8

7.6

7.5

7.1

6.4

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

15-53

16-50

17-50

18-51

20-48

22-46

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,264.4

Jokić

3,158.6

Dončić

3,051.7

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,472.5

Jokić

3,354

Dončić

3,137.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.4

Dončić

36.0

Brown

33.8

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.0

Thompson

36.5

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

40-26-1

41-27

39-28

39-29

39-28

Worst Record ATS

28-40

29-40

28-38

29-39

29-38

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	48	19	.716
2	Celtics	44	23	.657	4.0
3	Knicks	44	25	.638	5.0
4	Cavaliers	41	27	.603	7.5
5	Magic	38	28	.576	9.5
6	Raptors	38	29	.567	10.0
7	Heat	38	30	.559	10.5
8	76ers	37	31	.544	11.5
9	Hawks	36	31	.537	12.0
10	Hornets	34	34	.500	14.5
11	Bucks	28	39	.418	20.0
12	Bulls	27	40	.403	21.0
13	Nets - e	17	50	.254	31.0
14	Wizards - e	16	50	.242	31.5
15	Pacers - e	15	53	.221	33.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	53	15	.779
2	Spurs	49	18	.731	3.5
3	Lakers	42	25	.627	10.5
4	Rockets	41	25	.621	11.0
5	Nuggets	41	27	.603	12.0
6	Timberwolves	41	27	.603	12.0
7	Suns	39	28	.582	13.5
8	Clippers	34	33	.507	18.5
9	Warriors	32	35	.478	20.5
10	Trail Blazers	32	36	.471	21.0
11	Grizzlies	23	43	.348	29.0
12	Mavericks	23	45	.338	30.0
13	Pelicans	22	46	.324	31.0
14	Jazz	20	48	.294	33.0
15	Kings - e	18	51	.261	35.5