which player has the most playoff 30 point games since 1980

Since 1979-80, LeBron James has the most games in the playoffs with 30+ points, with 123 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	LeBron James L. James	123	4,402	42.8	35.8	9.5	7.0	1.8	1.0	12.8	23.9	53.7	2.1	5.4	39.5	8.0	10.6	75.4	62.7	1.7	7.8	3.3	5,262	1,170	866	218	122	410	290	+1002
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	109	4,225	42.6	38.8	6.6	5.8	2.2	1.0	14.3	27.7	51.8	0.9	2.5	38.0	9.2	11.0	83.6	59.6	1.7	4.8	3.2	4,645	714	627	243	106	354	346	+164
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	88	3,077	42.5	35.0	6.0	4.8	1.4	0.7	12.4	25.7	48.3	1.9	4.9	39.1	8.2	9.6	85.4	58.4	1.2	4.8	3.1	3,740	527	425	127	58	270	257	+431
4	Kevin Durant K. Durant	77	2,761	42.2	35.9	8.4	4.3	1.1	1.3	12.1	22.9	52.6	2.9	7.1	41.1	8.9	10.1	87.8	65.6	0.8	7.6	3.2	3,252	648	329	85	98	246	201	+392
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	60	2,079	38.8	34.7	6.1	6.6	1.4	0.3	11.4	23.0	49.7	5.4	12.3	44.0	6.4	7.1	90.4	66.4	1.0	5.1	3.3	2,326	368	397	82	16	196	162	+665
6	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	55	1,972	42.2	35.9	14.0	3.1	0.7	2.5	14.2	23.1	61.4	0.0	0.0		7.5	13.8	54.2	61.4	5.0	9.0	2.8	2,323	770	173	36	135	155	175	+334
7	Karl Malone K. Malone	54	1,838	43.3	34.0	11.7	3.1	1.4	0.6	12.1	22.9	52.6	0.1	0.3	16.7	9.8	12.6	77.9	59.7	2.8	8.9	2.6	2,337	634	169	78	33	143	189	+100
8	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	53	1,843	42.5	34.8	12.3	3.4	1.6	3.5	13.8	24.4	56.4	0.1	0.2	33.3	7.2	9.5	75.2	60.7	3.7	8.5	2.7	2,250	650	178	86	187	144	203	-35
9	James Harden J. Harden	50	1,769	39.6	35.4	6.6	7.0	1.8	0.6	11.2	22.7	49.1	4.2	10.4	40.0	8.9	10.2	87.1	64.9	1.1	5.5	4.0	1,980	332	349	92	31	202	164	+148
10	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	46	1,587	43.0	34.5	10.8	2.6	1.1	1.1	11.1	20.5	54.4	1.7	3.5	49.7	10.5	11.5	91.8	67.7	1.5	9.2	2.1	1,980	496	121	50	49	95	143	+214
11	Larry Bird L. Bird	43	1,464	43.9	34.0	9.9	6.1		0.8	12.6	22.6	55.5	0.8	2.0	42.4	8.1	8.9	91.1	64.1				1,887	427	262		36		123
12	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	37	1,338	37.8	36.2	5.3	5.0	1.4	0.3	12.3	25.2	48.7	4.2	10.1	41.7	7.4	8.9	83.1	62.0	1.1	4.2	2.7	1,399	195	185	52	11	101	89	+124
13	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	37	1,300	39.0	35.1	13.5	5.3	1.0	1.3	13.1	22.5	58.5	0.8	3.2	26.5	8.0	12.4	64.7	62.9	2.7	10.9	3.6	1,441	501	196	37	49	134	121	+176
14	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	36	1,267	39.3	35.2	8.2	4.2	2.1	0.8	12.1	21.6	56.0	2.9	6.3	46.0	8.1	8.9	90.7	68.9	1.9	6.3	2.6	1,417	295	151	76	30	93	78	+222
15	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	36	1,342	46.2	37.3	4.1	6.0	2.5	0.3	13.3	29.0	46.0	2.5	6.0	42.3	8.1	10.2	79.1	55.6	0.9	3.2	3.2	1,665	149	215	89	9	116	77	+92
16	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	36	1,210	42.7	33.6	14.3	3.2	1.0	2.7	12.2	21.0	58.1	0.1	0.3	27.3	9.1	12.4	73.6	63.6	3.8	10.5	3.2	1,536	514	115	36	96	115	123	+224
17	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	35	1,218	41.2	34.8	9.4	5.5	1.3	1.0	11.1	22.9	48.6	3.6	9.4	38.0	9.0	9.9	91.3	64.0	1.2	8.3	3.0	1,444	330	194	45	35	104	90	+266
18	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	35	1,250	40.8	35.7	13.1	8.1	1.2	0.9	13.6	23.7	57.2	2.4	5.4	44.7	6.1	7.2	85.3	66.4	3.3	9.8	3.7	1,427	460	284	43	32	129	117	+95
19	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	34	1,182	41.7	34.8	6.6	5.7	1.9	1.2	12.1	21.5	56.3	1.2	2.9	42.0	9.3	11.4	81.2	65.4	1.5	5.1	3.6	1,417	224	194	65	40	122	96	+227
20	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	33	1,201	40.6	36.4	4.0	6.9	0.8	0.2	12.8	24.9	51.3	3.0	7.5	39.7	7.8	9.3	84.4	62.7	0.5	3.5	2.5	1,339	131	227	25	6	84	86	+202
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	32	1,055	40.1	33.0	9.8	3.8	1.2	3.5	13.3	22.1	60.4	0.0	0.0		6.3	8.2	77.0	64.2			3.3	1,282	314	122	39	112	104	124
22	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	30	1,081	39.9	36.0	9.2	7.8	1.6	0.6	12.7	24.9	50.8	4.3	10.4	41.2	6.4	8.5	75.6	62.9	0.5	8.7	4.4	1,197	276	233	47	17	132	75	+121
23	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29	985	38.6	34.0	5.0	7.1	1.7	1.0	11.8	22.4	52.5	1.6	4.1	39.5	8.8	10.0	88.3	63.4	0.8	4.2	2.3	1,120	144	205	49	29	68	84	+206
24	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	29	1,030	41.1	35.5	8.4	8.1	2.2	0.4	12.6	27.8	45.2	2.3	6.9	34.2	8.1	9.4	86.0	55.7	2.2	6.1	4.6	1,193	243	234	63	12	133	92	+166
25	Reggie Miller R. Miller	29	991	41.5	34.2	3.6	2.5	1.4	0.3	10.6	20.7	51.3	3.7	8.1	46.2	9.2	10.3	89.3	67.7	0.8	2.8	1.9	1,204	104	73	42	9	55	56	+83

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24.0

Mitchell

RPG

8.1

Mobley

APG

5.8

Harden

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115.7

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DRTG

112.9

13th

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2.9

16th

3P%

36.4

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	CLE	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Fri 11/13	CLE	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	DAL	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 11/16	CHI	@	CLE	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

5 - 4

109

Final

Cavaliers

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Sat 7 Nov 2026

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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

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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

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36.1

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.1

Acuff

36.6

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Wembanyama

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Antetokounmpo

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1.97

Wembanyama

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Dončić

1.70

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8-3

7-3

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1-9

2-8

2-6

3-7

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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