which player has the most 50 point playoff games since 1980

Since 1979-80, Michael Jordan has the most games in the playoffs with 50+ points, with 8 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	8	438	44.5	54.8	5.9	3.5	2.5	1.0	20.0	35.1	56.9	0.9	1.6	53.8	13.9	15.9	87.4	65.0	1.3	4.6	2.3	356	47	28	20	8	18	31	+10
2	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	3	158	41.0	52.7	5.7	6.0	0.3	0.3	18.7	32.0	58.3	4.3	10.3	41.9	11.0	12.3	89.2	70.4	1.3	4.3	4.3	123	17	18	1	1	13	8	-9
3	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	3	161	45.7	53.7	3.7	6.3	2.3	0.0	21.0	34.3	61.2	4.7	8.0	58.3	7.0	7.3	95.5	71.4	0.3	3.3	3.0	137	11	19	7	0	9	8	+51
4	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	2	101	41.1	50.5	9.5	6.0	2.0	0.5	16.5	29.0	56.9	5.5	10.5	52.4	12.0	14.5	82.8	71.4	0.0	9.5	0.5	82	19	12	4	1	1	4	+34
5	Jamal Murray J. Murray	2	100	43.1	50.0	8.0	6.5	0.0	0.5	17.5	27.5	63.6	9.0	13.5	66.7	6.0	7.0	85.7	81.8	2.5	5.5	2.5	86	16	13	0	1	5	7	+17
6	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	2	105	48.5	52.5	6.5	8.0	2.0	2.0	17.0	28.5	59.6	11.0	17.5	62.9	7.5	9.0	83.3	80.9	1.5	5.0	3.5	97	13	16	4	4	7	2	+11
7	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	1	50	40.6	50.0	8.0	4.0	0.0	1.0	13.0	19.0	68.4	5.0	7.0	71.4	19.0	21.0	90.5	88.5	1.0	7.0	3.0	41	8	4	0	1	3	3	+16
8	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	1	53	39.4	53.0	4.0	11.0	0.0	1.0	20.0	30.0	66.7	2.0	4.0	50.0	11.0	13.0	84.6	74.2	1.0	3.0	6.0	39	4	11	0	1	6	2	+2
9	Stephen Curry S. Curry	1	50	37.7	50.0	8.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	20.0	38.0	52.6	7.0	18.0	38.9	3.0	5.0	60.0	62.2	1.0	7.0	1.0	38	8	6	1	0	1	2	+25
10	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	1	56	40.8	56.0	9.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	19.0	28.0	67.9	3.0	8.0	37.5	15.0	18.0	83.3	78.0	4.0	5.0	1.0	41	9	2	0	1	1	0	+4
11	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	1	50	42.4	50.0	14.0	2.0	0.0	5.0	16.0	25.0	64.0	1.0	3.0	33.3	17.0	19.0	89.5	74.9	4.0	10.0	6.0	42	14	2	0	5	6	2	+10
12	Kevin Durant K. Durant	1	50	42.1	50.0	6.0	5.0	1.0	1.0	15.0	26.0	57.7	6.0	14.0	42.9	14.0	15.0	93.3	76.7	0.0	6.0	4.0	42	6	5	1	1	4	4	+18
13	LeBron James L. James	1	51	47.6	51.0	8.0	8.0	1.0	1.0	19.0	32.0	59.4	3.0	7.0	42.9	10.0	11.0	90.9	69.2	4.0	4.0	5.0	48	8	8	1	1	5	2	-13
14	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	1	53	44.6	53.0	4.0	4.0	3.0	0.0	18.0	33.0	54.5	5.0	12.0	41.7	12.0	13.0	92.3	68.4	1.0	3.0	2.0	45	4	4	3	0	2	2	+10
15	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	1	51	41.4	51.0	10.0	13.0	4.0	1.0	17.0	43.0	39.5	2.0	11.0	18.2	15.0	18.0	83.3	50.1	2.0	8.0	4.0	41	10	13	4	1	4	3	+11
16	Ray Allen R. Allen	1	51	58.8	51.0	5.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	18.0	32.0	56.3	9.0	18.0	50.0	6.0	7.0	85.7	72.7	2.0	3.0	3.0	59	5	3	3	0	3	1	+1
17	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	1	50	43.5	50.0	12.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	14.0	26.0	53.8	5.0	6.0	83.3	17.0	18.0	94.4	73.7	1.0	11.0	1.0	43	12	3	1	0	1	2	+22
18	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	1	50	52.1	50.0	8.0	5.0	3.0	0.0	20.0	35.0	57.1	5.0	8.0	62.5	5.0	6.0	83.3	66.4	1.0	7.0	7.0	52	8	5	3	0	7	4	-6
19	Vince Carter V. Carter	1	50	45.0	50.0	6.0	7.0	1.0	4.0	19.0	29.0	65.5	9.0	13.0	69.2	3.0	3.0	100.0	82.5	3.0	3.0	1.0	45	6	7	1	4	1	3	+24
20	Karl Malone K. Malone	1	50	43.0	50.0	12.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	18.0	32.0	56.3	1.0	1.0	100.0	13.0	14.0	92.9	65.5	3.0	9.0	1.0	43	12	0	3	1	1	2	+12
21	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	1	56	41.0	56.0	14.0	4.0	3.0	1.0	23.0	31.0	74.2	3.0	4.0	75.0	7.0	9.0	77.8	80.1	5.0	9.0	2.0	41	14	4	3	1	2	2
22	Sleepy Floyd S. Floyd	1	51	44.0	51.0	3.0	10.0	4.0	0.0	18.0	26.0	69.2	2.0	3.0	66.7	13.0	14.0	92.9	79.3	1.0	2.0	2.0	44	3	10	4	0	2	2
23	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	1	50	43.0	50.0	5.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	19.0	28.0	67.9	0.0	0.0		12.0	15.0	80.0	72.3	0.0	5.0	6.0	43	5	3	1	0	6	2

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Team Leaders

PPG

19.3

Wilson

RPG

7.8

Smith

APG

8.4

Giddey

Team Rankings

ORTG

108.4

25th

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	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

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

12.8

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.9

Young

8.8

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.6

Dunn

2.4

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

3.9

Wembanyama

2.5

Turner

2.5

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.8

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

73.1

Gafford

73.0

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.5

119.6

119.4

118.5

118.0

DRtg Rankings

105.5

105.9

106.1

107.8

108.1

108.4

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

11.0

10.3

9.3

8.1

7.9

Tank Leaderboard

1-9

1-8

2-8

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

611

Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

535.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

597

Wembanyama

559

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.1

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.1

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

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Best Record ATS

10-1

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-9

2-8

2-6

3-7

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
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	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.5
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.5
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

	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	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.0
5	Warriors	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	6	4	.600	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	6	.400	4.5
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.0
14	Kings	1	9	.100	7.5
15	Jazz	1	9	.100	7.5