who has scored the most points in a game in the nba play in tournament

Jayson Tatum has dropped the most points in a game, with 50 points against the Wizards on May 18, 2021.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
50
5/18/2021
BOS BOS
vs
WAS WAS
41
8
4
1
2
14
32
43.8
5
12
41.7
17
17
100.0
63.3
2
6
2
1
+25
2Coby White
C. White
42
4/17/2024
CHI CHI
vs
ATL ATL
43
9
6
2
0
15
21
71.4
3
7
42.9
9
10
90.0
82.7
1
8
0
3
+6
3Deni Avdija
D. Avdija
41
4/14/2026
POR POR
@
PHX PHX
38
7
12
0
2
15
22
68.2
3
8
37.5
8
13
61.5
74.0
0
7
5
4
+13
4Anthony Davis
A. Davis
40
4/18/2025
DAL DAL
@
MEM MEM
37
9
2
1
1
16
29
55.2
2
7
28.6
6
8
75.0
61.5
2
7
3
0
-18
5Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
40
4/16/2024
NOP NOP
vs
LAL LAL
36
11
5
1
1
17
27
63.0
0
1
0.0
6
9
66.7
64.6
3
8
3
3
+3
6Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
39
4/12/2023
CHI CHI
@
TOR TOR
40
6
3
1
0
12
22
54.5
2
7
28.6
13
15
86.7
68.2
1
5
4
2
+11
7Stephen Curry
S. Curry
39
5/21/2021
GSW GSW
vs
MEM MEM
47
4
5
3
0
13
28
46.4
6
15
40.0
7
7
100.0
62.7
1
3
7
5
+4
8Tyler Herro
T. Herro
38
4/16/2025
MIA MIA
@
CHI CHI
37
5
4
1
0
13
19
68.4
3
7
42.9
9
10
90.0
81.2
1
4
7
4
+18
9Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
38
4/15/2025
GSW GSW
vs
MEM MEM
40
7
6
3
0
12
20
60.0
2
4
50.0
12
18
66.7
68.1
2
5
2
4
0
10Trae Young
T. Young
38
4/15/2022
ATL ATL
@
CLE CLE
40
3
9
0
1
13
25
52.0
4
11
36.4
8
9
88.9
65.6
0
3
4
1
+4
11Stephen Curry
S. Curry
37
4/15/2025
GSW GSW
vs
MEM MEM
39
8
4
1
0
9
22
40.9
6
13
46.2
13
13
100.0
66.7
0
8
1
0
+1
12Stephen Curry
S. Curry
37
5/19/2021
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
41
7
3
0
0
12
23
52.2
6
9
66.7
7
8
87.5
69.8
0
7
6
2
+4
13Jalen Green
J. Green
36
4/17/2026
PHX PHX
vs
GSW GSW
40
6
4
2
3
14
20
70.0
8
14
57.1
0
0
90.0
1
5
2
3
+22
14Stephen Curry
S. Curry
35
4/15/2026
GSW GSW
@
LAC LAC
36
1
4
1
0
12
23
52.2
7
12
58.3
4
5
80.0
69.4
0
1
3
4
+9
15Jalen Green
J. Green
35
4/14/2026
PHX PHX
vs
POR POR
39
5
2
0
1
14
29
48.3
2
7
28.6
5
6
83.3
55.3
0
5
5
2
-5
16De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
35
4/19/2024
SAC SAC
@
NOP NOP
42
7
5
3
0
12
29
41.4
4
16
25.0
7
11
63.6
51.7
2
5
5
3
-3
17Ja Morant
J. Morant
35
5/21/2021
MEM MEM
@
GSW GSW
46
6
6
4
0
14
29
48.3
5
10
50.0
2
2
100.0
58.6
2
4
5
2
-1
18Ja Morant
J. Morant
35
8/15/2020
MEM MEM
@
POR POR
42
4
8
0
0
13
28
46.4
3
6
50.0
6
8
75.0
55.5
1
3
8
1
-15
19Desmond Bane
D. Bane
34
4/15/2026
ORL ORL
@
PHI PHI
40
3
3
0
1
10
16
62.5
4
6
66.7
10
11
90.9
81.6
0
3
5
3
-11
20Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
34
4/12/2022
BKN BKN
vs
CLE CLE
42
3
12
1
0
12
15
80.0
3
6
50.0
7
7
100.0
94.0
0
3
4
5
+2
21Darius Garland
D. Garland
34
4/12/2022
CLE CLE
@
BKN BKN
39
1
5
2
0
13
24
54.2
3
6
50.0
5
6
83.3
63.8
0
1
6
3
-11
22Paul George
P. George
34
4/12/2022
LAC LAC
@
MIN MIN
41
7
5
3
0
10
24
41.7
6
12
50.0
8
11
72.7
58.9
0
7
3
4
-5
23DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
33
4/16/2025
SAC SAC
vs
DAL DAL
43
7
2
2
0
13
28
46.4
2
5
40.0
5
6
83.3
53.9
0
7
2
3
-14
24Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
33
4/11/2023
MIA MIA
vs
ATL ATL
33
4
5
0
0
11
16
68.8
6
9
66.7
5
5
100.0
90.7
0
4
0
4
-12
25Keegan Murray
K. Murray
32
4/16/2024
SAC SAC
vs
GSW GSW
39
9
0
2
0
10
20
50.0
8
13
61.5
4
4
100.0
73.5
3
6
3
0
+20
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More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.0

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

6.3

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

8.0

Tatum

Jayson Tatum
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.0

5th

DRTG

110.1

11th

NETRTG

7.9

7th

3P%

38.6

5th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
4
1
.800
2
76ers 76ers
4
1
.800
3
Celtics Celtics
3
1
.750
0.5
4
Raptors Raptors
3
1
.750
0.5
5
Hornets Hornets
3
2
.600
1.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/30
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Sun
11/1
BOS BOS
@
ORL ORL
3:30 PM
Mon
11/2
BOS BOS
@
HOU HOU
8:30 PM
Wed
11/4
MIL MIL
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Fri
11/6
BOS BOS
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Last Game
BKN Nets

0 - 4

124

Final

125

BOS Celtics

3 - 1

Tue 27 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

Luka Dončić

33.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

28.8

Curry

Stephen Curry
RPG Leaders

16.2

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

13.8

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

12.2

Gobert

Rudy Gobert
APG Leaders

10.4

Young

Trae Young

9.5

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

Zion Williamson

3.0

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

2.8

Flagg

Cooper Flagg
BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

Myles Turner

2.4

Kessler

Walker Kessler
3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić

4.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

4.0

Murray

Jamal Murray
TS% Leaders

84.1

Camara

Toumani Camara

78.8

Carter

Wendell Carter Jr.

77.0

Banchero

Paolo Banchero

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Rockets

123.4

Lakers

123.3

Trail Blazers

121.9

Grizzlies

118.6

Celtics

118.0

Warriors

117.6
DRtg Rankings
Raptors

98.2

Timberwolves

103.4

76ers

103.5

Thunder

106.2

Pistons

106.3

Grizzlies

106.6
NetRtg Rankings
Raptors

14.4

Rockets

14.2

Timberwolves

12.1

Grizzlies

12.0

Lakers

9.6

Trail Blazers

8.7
Tank Leaderboard
Nets

0-4

Kings

0-5

Heat

1-4

Pelicans

1-4

Jazz

1-4

Bucks

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

270.7

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

247.7

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings Points Leaders

280.5

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

275.3

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

259.5

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
USG% Leaders

40.2

Dončić

Luka Dončić

37.9

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

35.5

Miller

Brandon Miller
MPG Leaders

38.5

Murray

Jamal Murray

37.6

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

37.3

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.65

Flagg

Cooper Flagg

1.58

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.65

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Grizzlies

5-0

Rockets

5-0

Timberwolves

4-1

Pistons

4-1

Raptors

3-1

Clippers

3-1
Worst Record ATS
Suns

0-3

Heat

1-4

Jazz

1-4

Cavaliers

1-4

Kings

1-4

Knicks

1-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
4
1
.800
2
76ers 76ers
4
1
.800
3
Celtics Celtics
3
1
.750
0.5
4
Raptors Raptors
3
1
.750
0.5
5
Hornets Hornets
3
2
.600
1.0
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
2
.600
1.0
7
Hawks Hawks
3
3
.500
1.5
8
Knicks Knicks
2
3
.400
2.0
9
Wizards Wizards
2
3
.400
2.0
10
Pacers Pacers
2
3
.400
2.0
11
Magic Magic
1
3
.250
2.5
12
Bulls Bulls
1
4
.200
3.0
13
Bucks Bucks
1
4
.200
3.0
14
Heat Heat
1
4
.200
3.0
15
Nets Nets
0
4
.000
3.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Rockets Rockets
5
0
1.000
2
Grizzlies Grizzlies
5
0
1.000
3
Thunder Thunder
4
1
.800
1.0
4
Lakers Lakers
4
1
.800
1.0
5
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
3
1
.750
1.5
6
Spurs Spurs
3
2
.600
2.0
7
Mavericks Mavericks
3
2
.600
2.0
8
Timberwolves Timberwolves
3
2
.600
2.0
9
Nuggets Nuggets
2
2
.500
2.5
10
Warriors Warriors
2
3
.400
3.0
11
Suns Suns
1
2
.333
3.0
12
Clippers Clippers
1
3
.250
3.5
13
Jazz Jazz
1
4
.200
4.0
14
Pelicans Pelicans
1
4
.200
4.0
15
Kings Kings
0
5
.000
5.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
113-121
Tue
10/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
106-100
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
116-104
Wed
10/21
ATL ATL
@
ORL ORL
132-125
Wed
10/21
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/30
CHA CHA
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Fri
10/30
DET DET
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Fri
10/30
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Fri
10/30
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Fri
10/30
ORL ORL
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM