who most recently scored 45 points in a playoff game

Cade Cunningham posted 45 points in Game 5 of the 2026 First Round versus the Magic last Wednesday.

Interpreted as:
Who most recently scored 45 or more points in a playoff game?
NAMEDATEPTSTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
4/29/2026
45
vs
44
4
5
1
0
13
23
56.5
5
8
62.5
14
14
100.0
77.2
3
1
6
3
+3
2Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
4/29/2026
45
@
41
9
7
2
0
17
31
54.8
6
11
54.5
5
12
41.7
62.0
2
7
6
2
0
3Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
5/6/2025
48
vs
36
5
9
4
1
15
30
50.0
1
7
14.3
17
21
81.0
61.2
2
3
5
4
+13
4Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
5/3/2024
50
@
42
4
4
0
1
22
36
61.1
3
9
33.3
3
6
50.0
64.7
1
3
4
4
-3
5Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
4/30/2024
46
@
52
5
9
0
0
17
30
56.7
7
12
58.3
5
8
62.5
68.6
0
5
3
5
+3
6Devin Booker
D. Booker
4/28/2024
49
vs
45
5
6
2
1
13
21
61.9
3
5
60.0
20
21
95.2
81.0
0
5
2
5
+1
7Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
4/28/2024
47
@
44
4
10
0
1
18
34
52.9
2
8
25.0
9
11
81.8
60.5
0
4
1
2
+10
8Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
4/25/2024
50
vs
41
8
4
0
1
13
19
68.4
5
7
71.4
19
21
90.5
88.5
1
7
3
3
+16
9Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
5/14/2023
51
vs
42
13
5
2
0
17
28
60.7
6
10
60.0
11
14
78.6
74.6
0
13
0
1
+33
10Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
5/7/2023
53
@
39
4
11
0
1
20
30
66.7
2
4
50.0
11
13
84.6
74.2
1
3
6
2
+2
11Devin Booker
D. Booker
5/5/2023
47
vs
42
6
9
3
1
20
25
80.0
5
8
62.5
2
2
100.0
90.8
0
6
3
5
+7
12James Harden
J. Harden
5/1/2023
45
@
39
1
6
2
0
17
30
56.7
7
14
50.0
4
4
100.0
70.8
0
1
3
4
+8
13Stephen Curry
S. Curry
4/30/2023
50
@
38
8
6
1
0
20
38
52.6
7
18
38.9
3
5
60.0
62.2
1
7
1
2
+25
14Devin Booker
D. Booker
4/25/2023
47
vs
42
8
10
2
0
19
27
70.4
4
7
57.1
5
6
83.3
79.3
2
6
3
4
+11
15Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
4/24/2023
56
vs
41
9
2
0
1
19
28
67.9
3
8
37.5
15
18
83.3
78.0
4
5
1
0
+4
16Ja Morant
J. Morant
4/22/2023
45
@
42
9
13
0
0
13
26
50.0
6
10
60.0
13
14
92.9
70.0
3
6
3
2
+3
17Devin Booker
D. Booker
4/20/2023
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
18Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
5/27/2022
47
@
46
9
8
4
1
16
29
55.2
4
8
50.0
11
11
100.0
69.4
3
6
1
1
+8
19Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
5/13/2022
46
@
43
9
4
0
1
17
32
53.1
7
15
46.7
5
7
71.4
65.6
0
9
4
2
+21
20Ja Morant
J. Morant
5/3/2022
47
vs
41
8
8
3
0
15
31
48.4
5
12
41.7
12
13
92.3
64.0
2
6
2
2
+13
21Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
5/2/2022
45
@
44
12
8
0
1
15
30
50.0
4
11
36.4
11
14
78.6
62.2
2
10
5
1
-4
22Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
4/19/2022
45
vs
39
5
5
2
0
15
25
60.0
4
7
57.1
11
12
91.7
74.3
0
5
0
0
+19
23Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
7/20/2021
50
vs
42
14
2
0
5
16
25
64.0
1
3
33.3
17
19
89.5
74.9
4
10
6
2
+10
24Trae Young
T. Young
6/23/2021
48
@
41
7
11
1
0
17
34
50.0
4
13
30.8
10
12
83.3
61.1
1
6
6
3
+10
25Kevin Durant
K. Durant
6/19/2021
48
vs
53
9
6
1
1
17
36
47.2
4
11
36.4
10
11
90.9
58.8
1
8
3
4
-4

More Pistons Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

31.3

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

RPG

9.8

Duren

Jalen Duren

APG

7.1

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.9

10th

DRTG

109.7

2nd

NETRTG

8.2

3rd

3P%

35.6

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
5/7
@
7:00 PM
Sat
5/9
@
3:00 PM
Mon
5/11
@
8:00 PM
Wed
5/13
@
1:00 PM
Fri
5/15
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

0 - 1

101

Final

111

DET Pistons

1 - 0

Tue 5 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
3/25
@
94-119
Thu
3/26
@
108-129
Thu
3/26
@
103-114
Thu
3/26
@
117-121
Fri
3/27
@
114-113

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
5/7
@
7:00 PM
Thu
5/7
@
9:30 PM
Fri
5/8
@
7:00 PM
Fri
5/8
@
9:30 PM
Sat
5/9
@
3:00 PM