who has the most playoff points in nba history before 2019

Before 2018-19, LeBron James put up the most points in the playoffs, with 6,911 points.

	NAME	PTS	GP	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	6,911	239	42.0	28.9	8.9	7.1	1.8	1.0	10.3	20.9	49.1	1.5	4.7	33.2	6.8	9.2	74.3	57.9	1.5	7.3	3.6	10,049	2,122	1,687	419	232	866	569	+1135
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	5,987	179	41.8	33.4	6.4	5.7	2.1	0.9	12.2	25.1	48.7	0.8	2.5	33.2	8.2	9.9	82.8	56.8	1.7	4.7	3.1	7,474	1,152	1,022	376	158	546	541	+294
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	5,762	237	37.3	24.3	10.5	3.2	1.0	2.4	9.9	18.7	53.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4	6.0	74.0	57.1	2.6	6.5	2.6	8,851	2,481	767	189	476	447	797
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	5,640	220	39.3	25.6	5.1	4.7	1.4	0.7	9.2	20.5	44.8	1.3	4.0	33.1	6.0	7.4	81.6	54.1	1.0	4.0	2.9	8,641	1,119	1,040	310	144	647	660	+555
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	5,250	216	37.5	24.3	11.6	2.7	0.5	2.1	9.4	16.8	56.3	0.0	0.0		5.4	10.7	50.4	56.5	4.0	7.6	3.0	8,098	2,508	582	117	459	649	769	+638
6	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	5,172	251	37.3	20.6	11.4	3.0	0.7	2.3	7.9	15.7	50.1	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.8	7.0	68.9	54.8	3.1	8.3	2.5	9,370	2,859	764	168	568	633	701	+1090
7	Karl Malone K. Malone	4,761	193	41.0	24.7	10.7	3.2	1.3	0.7	9.0	19.5	46.3	0.0	0.2	16.2	6.6	8.9	73.6	52.6	2.6	8.1	2.8	7,907	2,062	610	258	135	550	662	+123
8	Jerry West J. West	4,457	153	41.3	29.1	5.6	6.3	0.0	0.0	10.6	22.6	46.9				7.9	9.8	80.5	54.1	0.0	2.0		6,321	855	970	0	0		451
9	Tony Parker T. Parker	4,045	226	34.3	17.9	2.9	5.1	0.9	0.1	7.1	15.5	46.1	0.5	1.7	30.9	3.1	4.2	73.1	51.6	0.5	2.5	2.6	7,758	666	1,143	198	19	594	429	+581
10	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	3,954	177	37.8	22.3	5.2	4.9	1.5	1.0	8.2	17.3	47.4	0.6	1.7	33.8	5.4	6.9	78.0	54.9	1.3	3.9	3.3	6,697	928	870	273	175	583	467	+432
11	Larry Bird L. Bird	3,897	164	42.0	23.8	10.3	6.5	1.8	0.9	8.9	18.8	47.2	0.5	1.5	32.1	5.5	6.2	89.0	55.1	2.2	8.1	3.1	6,886	1,683	1,062	296	145	506	466
12	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	3,776	172	39.9	22.0	6.9	4.8	1.1	0.3	8.4	19.4	43.6				5.1	6.1	83.6	49.8	1.5	3.8		6,860	1,186	825	60	16		527
13	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	3,755	145	39.6	25.9	11.2	3.2	1.7	3.3	10.4	19.6	52.8	0.0	0.1	22.2	5.1	7.1	71.9	56.9	3.2	7.9	2.9	5,749	1,621	458	245	472	424	562	-29
14	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	3,701	190	39.7	19.5	7.7	12.3	1.9	0.3	6.8	13.4	50.6	0.3	1.1	24.1	5.6	6.7	83.8	59.5	1.8	5.9	3.7	7,538	1,465	2,346	358	64	696	524
15	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	3,663	145	40.7	25.3	10.0	2.5	1.0	0.9	8.4	18.2	46.2	1.0	2.8	36.5	7.4	8.3	89.2	57.7	1.5	8.5	2.3	5,895	1,446	360	149	129	328	407	+48
16	Kevin Durant K. Durant	3,656	127	40.6	28.8	8.0	4.0	1.0	1.2	9.7	20.7	47.1	2.1	6.2	34.4	7.2	8.3	86.0	59.1	0.9	7.1	3.1	5,156	1,012	503	126	151	395	306	+631
17	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	3,642	208	39.0	17.5	7.6	5.0	1.9	0.9	6.4	14.5	44.4	1.0	3.2	30.3	3.7	5.1	72.4	52.4	2.2	5.4	2.9	8,105	1,583	1,048	395	185	602	686	+232
18	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	3,623	134	41.1	27.0	12.9	4.0			10.4	23.6	43.9				6.3	8.2	77.1	49.7				5,510	1,724	541				435
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3,607	160	47.2	22.5	24.5	4.2			8.9	17.1	52.2				4.7	10.2	46.5	52.4				7,559	3,913	673				412
20	Kevin McHale K. McHale	3,182	169	33.8	18.8	7.4	1.6	0.4	1.7	7.1	12.7	56.1	0.0	0.1	38.1	4.5	5.8	78.8	61.8	2.7	4.7	1.9	5,716	1,253	274	65	281	326	571
21	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	3,180	170	36.6	18.7	5.8	3.4	1.2	0.6	6.0	14.2	42.3	1.6	4.6	35.5	5.1	6.1	83.0	55.4	0.7	5.1	2.8	6,229	985	579	204	105	476	547	+160
22	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	3,116	180	38.9	17.3	4.3	5.6	1.4	0.6	6.5	14.8	43.9	0.2	0.8	23.6	4.2	5.2	80.2	50.7	1.5	2.9	2.7	6,994	781	1,006	247	113	480	575
23	Julius Erving J. Erving	3,088	141	37.5	21.9	7.0	4.2	1.7	1.7	8.4	17.3	48.6	0.1	0.3	19.4	5.0	6.4	77.9	54.4	2.6	4.5	3.2	5,288	994	594	235	239	396	403
24	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	3,054	218	27.9	14.0	4.0	3.8	1.3	0.3	4.4	10.1	43.3	1.5	4.2	35.8	3.8	4.6	81.7	57.6	0.7	3.3	2.2	6,075	874	827	292	61	481	588	+951
25	James Worthy J. Worthy	3,022	143	37.0	21.1	5.2	3.2	1.2	0.7	8.9	16.3	54.4	0.1	0.5	20.9	3.3	4.6	72.7	57.8	1.8	3.4	2.1	5,297	747	463	177	96	298	352

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.3

Mitchell

RPG

7.8

Mobley

APG

6.4

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 5/15	DET	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Sun 5/17	CLE	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

3 - 2

117

Final

113

Pistons

2 - 3

Wed 13 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

30.0

Cunningham

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.2

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.7

Cunningham

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.0

Allen

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.8

126.0

116.5

114.6

113.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.4

105.7

107.4

108.1

108.5

110.2

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.3

17.5

13.1

3.0

2.9

1.0

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

571.2

Cunningham

475.7

Harden

464.8

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

616.5

Cunningham

493.8

Harden

471.3

Mitchell

Playoffs USG% Leaders

44.2

Lanier

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.1

Cunningham

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

1.72

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

1.72

Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

54-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

40-54

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0