who scored the highest points game in playoff elimination games in nba history

LeBron James has put up the most career points in elimination games, with 959 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	959	29	44.5	33.1	10.3	7.5	1.8	0.9	11.9	24.0	49.5	2.1	5.9	35.7	7.2	10.0	72.0	58.2	1.9	8.4	3.9	1,289	299	217	52	27	112	66	+54
2	Karl Malone K. Malone	863	34	41.6	25.4	10.2	3.4	1.4	0.8	9.6	20.5	47.1	0.0	0.1	20.0	6.1	8.9	68.2	52.0	2.6	7.6	2.6	1,413	348	114	46	26	88	122	+29
3	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	767	31	40.6	24.7	11.8	3.0	1.5	3.0	10.1	19.1	52.7	0.0	0.2	0.0	4.6	6.7	69.1	56.1	3.1	8.7	2.9	1,260	367	94	47	93	89	122	-20
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	715	23	47.2	31.1	25.7	3.5			12.5	22.9	54.6				6.1	13.4	45.8	54.0				1,085	590	80				64
5	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	712	26	41.8	27.4	10.7	2.5	0.9	1.0	9.3	19.5	47.8	1.2	3.4	36.0	7.5	8.3	90.3	59.2	1.7	9.0	1.8	1,088	279	65	24	27	46	82	+5
6	Jerry West J. West	704	23		30.6	6.7				11.7	23.2	50.2				7.3	9.2	79.6	56.2					153					68
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	667	24		27.8	13.3				10.5	24.6	42.5				6.9	8.2	83.8	49.3					319					78
8	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	655	28	39.9	23.4	13.0	2.4	0.9	2.1	9.0	18.6	48.3	0.1	0.2	33.3	5.3	7.2	73.8	53.6	3.1	9.8	2.6	1,116	363	68	26	58	72	102	-45
9	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	590	26	41.6	22.7	13.8	4.2	1.5	0.9	7.9	15.4	51.3	0.5	1.8	26.1	6.5	8.8	73.4	58.9	4.2	9.6	2.8	1,082	359	108	38	23	74	86	-3
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	583	23	41.4	25.3	12.2	3.8	1.1	2.4	10.5	20.3	51.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.4	6.0	73.7	55.2	3.3	8.3	3.8	953	281	87	22	48	61	93
11	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	581	27		21.5					7.0						7.6	9.5	80.1											99
12	James Harden J. Harden	575	26	39.0	22.1	5.4	6.5	2.2	0.8	6.6	15.8	41.7	2.4	7.5	31.6	6.5	7.7	84.5	57.5	0.9	4.5	4.3	1,013	141	170	58	20	111	62	-96
13	Reggie Miller R. Miller	563	25	38.0	22.5	3.1	2.2	1.1	0.3	7.7	15.9	48.2	2.3	5.9	39.5	4.8	5.5	87.7	61.4	0.5	2.6	1.6	949	77	56	27	8	41	55	+28
14	Larry Bird L. Bird	560	24	42.8	23.3	10.7	6.1	1.8	1.1	8.8	19.8	44.2	0.3	1.3	22.6	5.5	6.1	90.5	51.9			3.2	1,027	256	147	42	26	76	64
15	Gary Payton G. Payton	558	31	40.5	18.0	5.0	7.2	1.7	0.2	6.8	15.7	43.2	1.1	3.3	34.0	3.3	4.5	74.1	51.0	1.3	3.7	2.2	1,254	155	222	54	7	68	97	+15
16	Julius Erving J. Erving	533	23	38.7	23.2	6.1	4.5			9.3	19.1	48.5	0.1	0.5	12.5	4.6	5.7	80.3	53.6			3.2	891	141	103			67	64
17	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	519	26	38.7	20.0	7.1	5.3	1.8	0.8	6.8	15.9	42.9	0.9	3.0	30.8	5.4	6.9	78.3	52.7	2.2	4.9	2.8	1,005	185	137	46	22	74	93	-12
18	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	505	27	39.1	18.7	5.1	5.6	1.3	0.9	7.0	16.1	43.2	0.3	0.9	30.0	4.6	5.5	83.1	50.5			2.9	1,056	138	152	36	23	78	90
19	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	484	18		26.9					9.1	21.2	42.8				8.8	11.8	74.2	51.0										68
20	Moses Malone M. Malone	483	22	42.5	22.0	15.5	2.0		1.9	7.7	16.5	46.7	0.1	0.1	50.0	6.5	8.4	77.8	54.5				935	340	44		41		61
21	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	482	21		23.0	13.0	2.2			9.6	20.7	46.3	0.0	0.0		3.8	6.1	62.5	49.2					273	47				81
22	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	480	21	36.7	22.9	8.2	7.6	1.7	0.3	7.6	20.4	37.1	1.7	5.7	29.4	6.0	7.4	81.4	48.2	2.3	5.9	3.9	770	172	159	36	6	81	64	-45
23	Kevin Durant K. Durant	479	16	42.0	29.9	7.9	3.7	0.6	1.6	9.9	21.5	46.2	2.5	6.2	40.4	7.6	9.0	84.0	58.8	1.1	6.8	3.3	672	126	59	10	25	53	44	+27
24	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	469	21	39.2	22.3	11.5	2.8	0.8	2.0	8.3	17.2	48.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	5.8	8.0	72.5	54.0	3.2	8.3	2.7	823	241	58	17	43	56	68	-2
25	Sam Jones S. Jones	465	18		25.8	4.7				10.8	21.3	50.9				4.2	5.4	76.5	54.6					84					59

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Team Leaders

PPG

30.7

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RPG

9.3

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APG

5.4

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Team Rankings

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DRTG

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34.6

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Magic	16	12	.571	6.0
6	Raptors	17	13	.567	6.0
7	Cavaliers	16	14	.533	7.0
8	Heat	15	14	.517	7.5
9	Hawks	15	15	.500	8.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 12/23	NOP	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Thu 12/25	CLE	@	NYK	12:00 PM
Sat 12/27	CLE	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Mon 12/29	CLE	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Wed 12/31	PHX	@	CLE	3:30 PM

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132

Final

139

Cavaliers

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PPG Leaders

34.1

Dončić

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.1

Jokić

11.6

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.9

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.4

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.1

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

3.7

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.0

Ayton

70.9

Jokić

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.2

122.6

122.4

121.2

120.6

119.1

DRtg Rankings

104.7

110.5

112.6

112.7

112.8

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

15.9

8.9

8.6

7.9

6.6

6.3

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6-23

7-22

7-21

8-19

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FanDuel Points Leaders

1,694.9

Jokić

1,422.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,371.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,805.3

Jokić

1,450.5

Johnson

1,426.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.2

Brown

33.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.63

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.73

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

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19-10

17-9-1

18-10

16-11

17-11

Worst Record ATS

8-22

9-19

10-19

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11-18

12-18

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	22	6	.786
2	Knicks	20	8	.714	2.0
3	Celtics	18	11	.621	4.5
4	76ers	16	11	.593	5.5
5	Magic	16	12	.571	6.0
6	Raptors	17	13	.567	6.0
7	Cavaliers	16	14	.533	7.0
8	Heat	15	14	.517	7.5
9	Hawks	15	15	.500	8.0
10	Bulls	13	15	.464	9.0
11	Bucks	11	18	.379	11.5
12	Hornets	9	20	.310	13.5
13	Nets	8	19	.296	13.5
14	Pacers	6	23	.207	16.5
15	Wizards	5	22	.185	16.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	3	.893
2	Spurs	21	7	.750	4.0
3	Nuggets	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	8	.704	5.5
5	Timberwolves	19	10	.655	6.5
6	Rockets	17	9	.654	7.0
7	Suns	15	13	.536	10.0
8	Warriors	14	15	.483	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	15	.464	12.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	16	.429	13.0
11	Mavericks	11	18	.379	14.5
12	Jazz	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Clippers	7	21	.250	18.0
14	Kings	7	22	.241	18.5
15	Pelicans	7	22	.241	18.5