which players have averaged 45 or more points per game in a playoff game

Donovan Mitchell scored 48.0 points per game in Game 2 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Pacers on May 6.

	NAME	DATE	PPG	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	5/6/2025	48.0	CLE	vs	IND	36	48	5	9	4	1	15	30	50.0	1	7	14.3	17	21	81.0	61.2	2	3	5	4	+13
2	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	5/3/2024	50.0	CLE	@	ORL	42	50	4	4	0	1	22	36	61.1	3	9	33.3	3	6	50.0	64.7	1	3	4	4	-3
3	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	4/30/2024	46.0	PHI	@	NYK	52	46	5	9	0	0	17	30	56.7	7	12	58.3	5	8	62.5	68.6	0	5	3	5	+3
4	Devin Booker D. Booker	4/28/2024	49.0	PHX	vs	MIN	45	49	5	6	2	1	13	21	61.9	3	5	60.0	20	21	95.2	81.0	0	5	2	5	+1
5	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	4/28/2024	47.0	NYK	@	PHI	44	47	4	10	0	1	18	34	52.9	2	8	25.0	9	11	81.8	60.5	0	4	1	2	+10
6	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	4/25/2024	50.0	PHI	vs	NYK	41	50	8	4	0	1	13	19	68.4	5	7	71.4	19	21	90.5	88.5	1	7	3	3	+16
7	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	5/14/2023	51.0	BOS	vs	PHI	42	51	13	5	2	0	17	28	60.7	6	10	60.0	11	14	78.6	74.6	0	13	0	1	+33
8	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5/7/2023	53.0	DEN	@	PHX	39	53	4	11	0	1	20	30	66.7	2	4	50.0	11	13	84.6	74.2	1	3	6	2	+2
9	Devin Booker D. Booker	5/5/2023	47.0	PHX	vs	DEN	42	47	6	9	3	1	20	25	80.0	5	8	62.5	2	2	100.0	90.8	0	6	3	5	+7
10	James Harden J. Harden	5/1/2023	45.0	PHI	@	BOS	39	45	1	6	2	0	17	30	56.7	7	14	50.0	4	4	100.0	70.8	0	1	3	4	+8
11	Stephen Curry S. Curry	4/30/2023	50.0	GSW	@	SAC	38	50	8	6	1	0	20	38	52.6	7	18	38.9	3	5	60.0	62.2	1	7	1	2	+25
12	Devin Booker D. Booker	4/25/2023	47.0	PHX	vs	LAC	42	47	8	10	2	0	19	27	70.4	4	7	57.1	5	6	83.3	79.3	2	6	3	4	+11
13	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	4/24/2023	56.0	MIA	vs	MIL	41	56	9	2	0	1	19	28	67.9	3	8	37.5	15	18	83.3	78.0	4	5	1	0	+4
14	Ja Morant J. Morant	4/22/2023	45.0	MEM	@	LAL	42	45	9	13	0	0	13	26	50.0	6	10	60.0	13	14	92.9	70.0	3	6	3	2	+3
15	Devin Booker D. Booker	4/20/2023	45.0	PHX	@	LAC	45	45	6	3	3	2	18	29	62.1	3	7	42.9	6	7	85.7	70.1	1	5	0	2	+3
16	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	5/27/2022	47.0	MIA	@	BOS	46	47	9	8	4	1	16	29	55.2	4	8	50.0	11	11	100.0	69.4	3	6	1	1	+8
17	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	5/13/2022	46.0	BOS	@	MIL	43	46	9	4	0	1	17	32	53.1	7	15	46.7	5	7	71.4	65.6	0	9	4	2	+21
18	Ja Morant J. Morant	5/3/2022	47.0	MEM	vs	GSW	41	47	8	8	3	0	15	31	48.4	5	12	41.7	12	13	92.3	64.0	2	6	2	2	+13
19	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	5/2/2022	45.0	DAL	@	PHX	44	45	12	8	0	1	15	30	50.0	4	11	36.4	11	14	78.6	62.2	2	10	5	1	-4
20	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	4/19/2022	45.0	MIA	vs	ATL	39	45	5	5	2	0	15	25	60.0	4	7	57.1	11	12	91.7	74.3	0	5	0	0	+19
21	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	7/20/2021	50.0	MIL	vs	PHX	42	50	14	2	0	5	16	25	64.0	1	3	33.3	17	19	89.5	74.9	4	10	6	2	+10
22	Trae Young T. Young	6/23/2021	48.0	ATL	@	MIL	41	48	7	11	1	0	17	34	50.0	4	13	30.8	10	12	83.3	61.1	1	6	6	3	+10
23	Kevin Durant K. Durant	6/19/2021	48.0	BKN	vs	MIL	53	48	9	6	1	1	17	36	47.2	4	11	36.4	10	11	90.9	58.8	1	8	3	4	-4
24	Kevin Durant K. Durant	6/15/2021	49.0	BKN	vs	MIL	48	49	17	10	3	2	16	23	69.6	4	9	44.4	13	16	81.3	81.6	0	17	3	3	+6
25	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	6/8/2021	45.0	UTA	vs	LAC	37	45	3	5	1	1	16	30	53.3	6	15	40.0	7	8	87.5	67.1	0	3	3	0	+5

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.8

Mitchell

RPG

9.1

Mobley

APG

7.0

Garland

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.2

10th

DRTG

114.7

13th

NETRTG

2.5

10th

3P%

35.1

19th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Raptors	21	15	.583	5.0
5	76ers	19	14	.576	5.5
6	Cavaliers	20	16	.556	6.0
7	Magic	19	16	.543	6.5
8	Heat	19	16	.543	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/4	DET	@	CLE	2:00 PM
Tue 1/6	CLE	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 1/8	CLE	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Sat 1/10	MIN	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Mon 1/12	UTA	@	CLE	7:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

23 - 11

108

Final

113

Cavaliers

20 - 16

Fri 2 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.1

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.0

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.4

Sarr

2.3

Huff

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Ayton

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.6

123.0

122.5

121.6

120.7

119.1

DRtg Rankings

105.6

111.4

112.6

113.1

113.4

113.6

NetRtg Rankings

15.0

8.8

7.4

6.8

6.0

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-29

8-28

8-27

9-24

10-22

12-23

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,764.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,684.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,782

Johnson

1,770.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

USG% Leaders

38.1

Dončić

36.3

Brown

33.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.70

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

23-11

20-12-1

20-14

21-15

20-15

Worst Record ATS

12-24

12-23

14-21

14-20

14-19

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	25	9	.735
2	Knicks	23	12	.657	2.5
3	Celtics	22	12	.647	3.0
4	Raptors	21	15	.583	5.0
5	76ers	19	14	.576	5.5
6	Cavaliers	20	16	.556	6.0
7	Magic	19	16	.543	6.5
8	Heat	19	16	.543	6.5
9	Bulls	17	18	.486	8.5
10	Hawks	17	20	.459	9.5
11	Bucks	15	20	.429	10.5
12	Hornets	12	23	.343	13.5
13	Nets	10	22	.313	14.0
14	Wizards	9	24	.273	15.5
15	Pacers	6	29	.171	19.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	5	.857
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	5.0
3	Nuggets	23	11	.676	6.5
4	Rockets	21	11	.656	7.5
5	Lakers	21	11	.656	7.5
6	Timberwolves	22	13	.629	8.0
7	Suns	20	14	.588	9.5
8	Warriors	19	17	.528	11.5
9	Trail Blazers	16	20	.444	14.5
10	Grizzlies	15	19	.441	14.5
11	Mavericks	13	23	.361	17.5
12	Clippers	12	22	.353	17.5
13	Jazz	12	22	.353	17.5
14	Kings	8	27	.229	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	28	.222	22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 12/2	DET	@	MIL	109-113
Tue 12/2	SAC	@	HOU	95-121
Tue 12/2	MIA	@	DAL	108-118
Wed 12/3	BOS	@	WAS	146-101
Wed 12/3	GSW	@	PHI	98-99

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/4	DET	@	CLE	2:00 PM
Sun 1/4	IND	@	ORL	3:00 PM
Sun 1/4	DEN	@	BKN	3:30 PM
Sun 1/4	MIN	@	WAS	6:00 PM
Sun 1/4	NOP	@	MIA	6:00 PM

Donovan Mitchell scored 48.0 points per game in Game 2 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Pacers on May 6.

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