which player has the most 40 point playoff games since 1980

Since 1979-80, Michael Jordan has the most games in the playoffs with 40+ points, with 38 games.

	NAME	GP	PTS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38	1,769	43.7	46.6	6.4	5.3	2.2	1.2	17.2	31.4	54.8	1.1	2.8	38.7	11.1	13.0	85.2	62.7	1.6	4.8	3.3	1,661	243	201	84	47	124	133	+11
2	LeBron James L. James	29	1,263	44.2	43.6	10.0	7.7	1.9	0.9	16.0	28.1	56.9	2.8	6.2	44.2	8.9	12.1	73.0	65.2	2.0	8.0	3.2	1,283	289	223	54	25	94	77	+137
3	Kevin Durant K. Durant	14	607	44.6	43.4	8.1	4.9	1.3	1.1	13.8	25.9	53.3	3.7	8.9	41.6	12.1	13.4	90.4	68.3	0.5	7.6	2.8	624	113	69	18	16	39	41	+54
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	13	565	43.2	43.5	7.1	4.8	1.6	0.6	15.7	29.2	53.7	2.4	4.8	50.0	9.7	11.0	88.1	63.8	1.5	5.5	2.5	561	92	62	21	8	32	34	+86
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	12	510	44.1	42.5	16.4	3.8	0.4	3.0	16.8	27.3	61.3	0.0	0.0		9.0	16.9	53.2	61.1	5.4	11.0	2.5	529	197	45	5	36	30	35	+141
6	James Harden J. Harden	11	469	39.9	42.6	5.7	7.1	1.6	0.4	13.8	24.9	55.5	5.9	11.3	52.4	9.1	9.8	92.6	72.9	1.0	4.7	3.5	439	63	78	18	4	39	34	+31
7	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	11	468	44.1	42.5	13.7	4.1	1.8	3.5	16.7	28.1	59.5	0.2	0.4	50.0	8.9	11.2	79.7	64.4	3.5	10.2	2.5	485	151	45	20	38	27	46
8	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	10	425	43.3	42.5	4.0	6.4	0.7	0.2	15.1	28.6	52.8	3.1	8.0	38.8	9.2	11.0	83.6	63.5	0.4	3.6	2.9	433	40	64	7	2	29	23	+78
9	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	10	471	45.9	47.1	4.4	5.5	2.7	0.1	16.4	31.5	52.1	3.9	7.2	54.2	10.4	12.1	86.0	64.0	0.9	3.5	3.3	459	44	55	27	1	33	22	+102
10	Devin Booker D. Booker	8	357	42.8	44.6	6.8	5.9	1.5	0.9	16.8	26.8	62.6	3.5	6.4	54.9	7.6	8.3	92.4	73.4	0.8	6.0	2.4	343	54	47	12	7	19	31	+50
11	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	8	351	42.0	43.9	7.3	5.6	2.3	1.4	14.9	24.3	61.3	2.3	5.4	41.9	11.9	13.5	88.0	72.7	2.0	5.3	2.3	336	58	45	18	11	18	8	+71
12	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	8	381	38.7	47.6	5.6	5.5	1.4	0.4	16.0	29.5	54.2	4.8	11.4	41.8	10.9	12.8	85.3	67.8	1.8	3.9	3.5	309	45	44	11	3	28	18	+74
13	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	8	344	41.6	43.0	9.5	9.8	1.4	0.6	14.8	27.9	52.9	4.6	10.3	45.1	8.9	11.6	76.3	65.2	0.8	8.8	5.4	333	76	78	11	5	43	19	-29
14	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	8	340	40.3	42.5	13.0	4.6	0.9	2.1	14.8	25.5	57.8	1.4	4.5	30.6	11.6	15.6	74.4	65.6	2.9	10.1	3.8	322	104	37	7	17	30	25	+61
15	Stephen Curry S. Curry	8	344	41.8	43.0	7.0	6.9	1.3	0.1	14.8	29.5	50.0	6.5	14.9	43.7	7.0	8.0	87.5	65.1	1.5	5.5	3.6	334	56	55	10	1	29	16	+103
16	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	7	306	40.9	43.7	11.7	7.7	1.3	0.7	16.7	27.1	61.6	2.9	5.6	51.3	7.4	9.1	81.3	70.1	3.3	8.4	3.7	286	82	54	9	5	26	21	-11
17	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	7	312	44.8	44.6	9.0	7.7	2.1	0.6	16.3	35.4	46.0	3.0	9.6	31.3	9.0	10.7	84.0	55.5	2.0	7.0	4.3	313	63	54	15	4	30	26	+58
18	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	7	295	42.8	42.1	7.4	3.7	1.7	0.7	13.9	25.1	55.1	1.3	2.6	50.0	13.1	15.6	84.4	65.9	1.4	6.0	3.6	300	52	26	12	5	25	21	+60
19	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	7	312	44.9	44.6	10.6	2.9	1.7	1.1	13.9	22.4	61.8	2.3	3.0	76.2	14.6	16.0	91.1	75.6	1.4	9.1	2.6	314	74	20	12	8	18	16	+63
20	Bernard King B. King	7	304	39.3	43.4	6.0	3.0	1.1	0.4	16.9	26.3	64.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	9.7	12.3	79.1	68.5	2.3	3.7	2.9	275	42	21	8	3	20	24
21	Jamal Murray J. Murray	6	265	41.9	44.2	6.0	6.3	1.2	0.3	16.2	25.8	62.6	7.0	12.0	58.3	4.8	5.3	90.6	78.4	1.3	4.7	2.5	251	36	38	7	2	15	16	+70
22	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	5	211	42.9	42.2	6.4	4.8	1.2	1.8	14.4	24.6	58.5	5.2	9.6	54.2	8.2	9.8	83.7	73.0	2.2	4.2	1.6	215	32	24	6	9	8	11	+22
23	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	5	229	41.0	45.8	8.6	5.0	1.8	1.2	15.2	28.0	54.3	5.6	11.8	47.5	9.8	11.2	87.5	69.5	0.2	8.4	2.2	205	43	25	9	6	11	12	+37
24	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	5	215	41.7	43.0	7.8	3.0	3.0	0.2	15.6	27.6	56.5	4.2	8.4	50.0	7.6	8.2	92.7	68.9	1.8	6.0	3.2	208	39	15	15	1	16	9	+43
25	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	5	232	45.2	46.4	15.6	4.2	1.8	1.4	16.6	25.0	66.4	1.6	2.8	57.1	11.6	13.4	86.6	75.1	5.4	10.2	2.4	226	78	21	9	7	12	15

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Team Leaders

PPG

19.3

Wilson

RPG

7.8

Smith

APG

8.4

Giddey

Team Rankings

ORTG

108.4

24th

DRTG

124.4

30th

NETRTG

-16.0

30th

3P%

27.2

30th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	7	.222	6.0
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	7.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/11	SAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Fri 11/13	ATL	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	CHI	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Mon 11/16	CHI	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 11/18	CHI	@	BKN	7:30 PM

Last Game

76ers

9 - 2

127

Final

121

Bulls

1 - 8

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

31.3

Curry

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.9

Young

8.8

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.8

Dunn

2.4

Williamson

BPG Leaders

3.9

Wembanyama

2.7

Turner

2.5

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.8

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

76.3

Matković

73.0

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.5

119.4

118.5

118.2

118.0

DRtg Rankings

105.5

105.9

106.6

107.8

108.1

108.2

NetRtg Rankings

10.6

10.3

10.0

9.3

8.1

7.9

Tank Leaderboard

1-8

1-7

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

611

Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

479.2

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

597

Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.1

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

36.9

Acuff

36.6

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

9-1

8-3

7-3

6-3

Worst Record ATS

1-8

2-7

2-6

3-7

3-6

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	1.0
3	Pistons	6	3	.667	2.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	2.0
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	3.0
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.5
8	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Heat	3	6	.333	5.0
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.5
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	7	.222	6.0
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	7.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	9	2	.818
2	Thunder	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Spurs	8	2	.800	0.5
4	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.5
5	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.5
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.5
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.0
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.5
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	3.0
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	4.0
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.5
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	6.5
14	Kings	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	7.0