which nba player has the most career playoff points scored since 1980

Since 1979-80, LeBron James has the most points in the playoffs, with 8,289 points.

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
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
5,987
179
41.8
33.4
6.4
5.7
2.1
0.9
12.2
25.1
48.7
0.8
2.5
33.2
8.2
9.9
82.8
56.8
1.7
4.7
3.1
7,474
1,152
1,022
376
158
546
541
+294
3Kobe 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
4Shaquille 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
8,098
2,508
582
117
459
649
769
+638
5Tim 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
6Kevin 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
6,893
1,327
709
172
204
550
427
+643
7Karl Malone
K. Malone
4,761
193
41.0
24.7
10.7
3.2
1.3
0.7
9.0
19.5
46.3
0.0
0.2
16.2
6.6
8.9
73.6
52.6
2.6
8.1
2.8
7,907
2,062
610
258
135
550
662
+123
8Stephen 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
9Tony 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
7,758
666
1,143
198
19
594
429
+581
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
11Larry Bird
L. Bird
3,897
164
42.0
23.8
10.3
6.5
1.8
0.9
8.9
18.8
47.2
0.5
1.5
32.1
5.5
6.2
89.0
55.1
2.2
8.1
3.1
6,886
1,683
1,062
296
145
506
466
12James Harden
J. Harden
3,895
173
36.2
22.5
5.5
6.5
1.6
0.6
6.8
16.0
42.5
2.5
7.4
34.0
6.4
7.4
86.9
58.6
0.7
4.8
3.4
6,268
948
1,125
282
98
590
512
+246
13Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
3,755
145
39.6
25.9
11.2
3.2
1.7
3.3
10.4
19.6
52.8
0.0
0.1
22.2
5.1
7.1
71.9
56.9
3.2
7.9
2.9
5,749
1,621
458
245
472
424
562
-29
14Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
3,701
190
39.7
19.5
7.7
12.3
1.9
0.3
6.8
13.4
50.6
0.3
1.1
24.1
5.6
6.7
83.8
59.5
1.8
5.9
3.7
7,538
1,465
2,346
358
64
696
524
15Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
3,663
145
40.7
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
5,895
1,446
360
149
129
328
407
+48
16Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
3,642
208
39.0
17.5
7.6
5.0
1.9
0.9
6.4
14.5
44.4
1.0
3.2
30.3
3.7
5.1
72.4
52.4
2.2
5.4
2.9
8,105
1,583
1,048
395
185
602
686
+232
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
3,380
158
33.7
21.4
7.5
2.8
0.9
2.2
8.7
16.2
53.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.4
75.7
57.7
2.2
5.3
2.6
5,327
1,188
446
140
354
404
543
18Kevin McHale
K. McHale
3,182
169
33.8
18.8
7.4
1.6
0.4
1.7
7.1
12.7
56.1
0.0
0.1
38.1
4.5
5.8
78.8
61.8
2.7
4.7
1.9
5,716
1,253
274
65
281
326
571
19Paul 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
20Kawhi 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
5,193
1,142
432
256
99
278
323
+643
21Manu 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
6,075
874
827
292
61
481
588
+951
22Russell 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
4,787
905
955
223
42
501
391
+6
23Klay 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
5,830
626
351
150
85
274
411
+615
24James Worthy
J. Worthy
3,022
143
37.0
21.1
5.2
3.2
1.2
0.7
8.9
16.3
54.4
0.1
0.5
20.9
3.3
4.6
72.7
57.8
1.8
3.4
2.1
5,297
747
463
177
96
298
352
25Chris 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
5,442
730
1,233
287
31
377
437
+130

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.8

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

8.8

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

6.9

Garland

Darius Garland
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.0

10th

DRTG

114.6

13th

NETRTG

2.4

10th

3P%

35.1

20th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
22
15
.595
5.5
5
19
15
.559
7.0
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
21
17
.553
7.0
7
20
17
.541
7.5
8
20
17
.541
7.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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1/8
@
8:00 PM
Sat
1/10
@
1:00 PM
Mon
1/12
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7:00 PM
Wed
1/14
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/16
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

21 - 17

120

Final

116

IND Pacers

6 - 31

Tue 6 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
27
9
.750
2
23
12
.657
3.5
3
23
13
.639
4.0
4
22
15
.595
5.5
5
19
15
.559
7.0
6
21
17
.553
7.0
7
20
17
.541
7.5
8
20
17
.541
7.5
9
17
19
.472
10.0
10
17
21
.447
11.0
11
16
20
.444
11.0
12
13
23
.361
14.0
13
11
22
.333
14.5
14
10
25
.286
16.5
15
6
31
.162
21.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
30
7
.811
2
25
11
.694
4.5
3
23
11
.676
5.5
4
24
12
.667
5.5
5
22
11
.667
6.0
6
24
13
.649
6.0
7
21
15
.583
8.5
8
19
18
.514
11.0
9
17
20
.459
13.0
10
16
20
.444
13.5
11
14
23
.378
16.0
12
13
22
.371
16.0
13
12
23
.343
17.0
14
8
29
.216
22.0
15
8
30
.211
22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
12/5
@
99-94
Fri
12/5
@
112-124
Fri
12/5
@
106-109
Fri
12/5
@
127-111
Fri
12/5
@
109-122

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/7
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7:00 PM
Wed
1/7
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7:00 PM
Wed
1/7
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7:00 PM
Wed
1/7
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Wed
1/7
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