youngest player to get 38 points in the playoffs

Magic Johnson is the youngest with 38+ points in a playoff game. He was 20 years and 276 days old in Game 6 of the 1980 NBA Finals versus the 76ers.

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youngest player to get 38 or more points in a game in the playoffs

	NAME	Age	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	20-276	42	5/16/1980	LAL	@	PHI	47	15	7	3	1	14	23	60.9	0	1	0.0	14	14	100.0	72.0	3	12	5	3
2	LeBron James L. James	21-119	41	4/28/2006	CLE	@	WAS	48	5	3	2	0	16	28	57.1	3	5	60.0	6	9	66.7	64.1	1	4	4	3	+1
3	LeBron James L. James	21-121	38	4/30/2006	CLE	@	WAS	45	6	5	0	0	13	23	56.5	7	12	58.3	5	7	71.4	72.9	1	5	7	5	-16
4	LeBron James L. James	21-124	45	5/3/2006	CLE	vs	WAS	46	7	6	2	0	14	23	60.9	0	1	0.0	17	18	94.4	72.8	5	2	4	5	-4
5	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	21-163	38	4/16/2022	PHI	vs	TOR	38	4	2	0	0	14	21	66.7	5	8	62.5	5	5	100.0	81.9	1	3	0	0	+20
6	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	21-170	39	4/30/2024	ORL	@	CLE	38	8	4	0	0	14	24	58.3	4	7	57.1	7	8	87.5	70.9	0	8	5	2	+4
7	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	21-171	42	8/17/2020	DAL	@	LAC	38	7	9	3	0	13	21	61.9	2	6	33.3	14	15	93.3	76.1	0	7	11	4	-14
8	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	21-175	38	5/5/2024	ORL	@	CLE	42	16	2	3	1	10	28	35.7	3	6	50.0	15	18	83.3	52.9	4	12	5	3	-7
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	21-177	43	8/23/2020	DAL	vs	LAC	46	17	13	2	1	18	31	58.1	4	10	40.0	3	5	60.0	64.8	1	16	7	1	+11
10	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	21-184	38	8/30/2020	DAL	vs	LAC	42	9	9	1	0	15	28	53.6	4	9	44.4	4	8	50.0	60.3	0	9	5	4	-9
11	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	21-232	38	4/27/2018	UTA	vs	OKC	40	4	2	1	0	14	26	53.8	5	8	62.5	5	5	100.0	67.4	1	3	5	5	-6
12	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	21-257	41	4/19/2023	MIN	@	DEN	42	2	4	2	3	14	23	60.9	6	10	60.0	7	8	87.5	77.3	1	1	1	4	-3
13	Ja Morant J. Morant	21-289	47	5/26/2021	MEM	@	UTA	43	4	7	0	0	15	26	57.7	2	7	28.6	15	20	75.0	67.5	2	2	4	3	-6
14	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	21-339	42	4/28/2001	ORL	vs	MIL	50	8	10	3	2	14	32	43.8	0	2	0.0	14	18	77.8	52.6	0	8	2	3	+12
15	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	22-086	39	5/25/2021	DAL	@	LAC	38	7	7	1	1	16	29	55.2	5	13	38.5	2	7	28.6	60.8	0	7	7	3	+3
16	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	22-089	44	5/28/2021	DAL	vs	LAC	39	9	9	1	0	15	28	53.6	7	13	53.8	7	13	53.8	65.2	2	7	5	2	+3
17	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	22-094	42	6/2/2021	DAL	@	LAC	43	8	14	1	0	17	37	45.9	6	12	50.0	2	3	66.7	54.8	1	7	4	2	+15
18	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	22-098	46	6/6/2021	DAL	@	LAC	45	7	14	0	0	17	30	56.7	5	11	45.5	7	11	63.6	66.0	0	7	6	3	-9
19	LeBron James L. James	22-152	48	5/31/2007	CLE	@	DET	50	9	7	2	0	18	33	54.5	2	3	66.7	10	14	71.4	61.3	3	6	2	3	+2
20	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	22-174	40	5/9/2005	PHX	vs	DAL	38	16	0	1	2	13	21	61.9	0	0		14	17	82.4	70.2	6	10	2	4	+17
21	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	22-178	40	5/9/2011	OKC	@	MEM	51	5	5	3	2	15	33	45.5	0	2	0.0	10	11	90.9	52.9	1	4	3	5	+12
22	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	22-187	41	5/22/2005	PHX	vs	SAS	36	9	1	0	1	13	21	61.9	0	0		15	18	83.3	70.9	6	3	2	2	-9
23	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	22-190	38	4/3/1974	BUF	@	BOS	44	13	2			16	26	61.5				6	6	100.0	66.3				4
24	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	22-193	44	4/6/1974	BUF	vs	BOS	48	16	1			21	40	52.5				2	2	100.0	53.8				5
25	Derrick Rose D. Rose	22-194	39	4/16/2011	CHI	vs	IND	39	6	6	1	3	10	23	43.5	0	9	0.0	19	21	90.5	60.5	2	4	3	2	+3

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Team Rankings

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DRTG

117.5

23rd

NETRTG

0.1

16th

3P%

34.9

19th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Nuggets	34	20	.630	7.0
4	Rockets	32	19	.627	7.5
5	Lakers	32	20	.615	8.0
6	Timberwolves	33	22	.600	8.5
7	Suns	31	22	.585	9.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 2/10	SAS	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 2/12	DAL	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 2/20	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 2/22	BOS	@	LAL	6:30 PM
Tue 2/24	ORL	@	LAL	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

41 - 13

119

Final

110

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32 - 20

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.4

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.1

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.7

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

2.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.7

Mitchell

3.7

Porter

TS% Leaders

70.3

Jokić

69.5

Williams

68.0

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

120.6

119.8

119.3

118.3

118.0

DRtg Rankings

107.4

109.3

111.8

112.5

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

11.8

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5.6

5.4

5.3

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12-43

13-40

14-38

15-40

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17-37

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,546.9

Maxey

2,493.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,456.8

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,603.3

Johnson

2,573.5

Maxey

2,530.8

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.8

Brown

33.4

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MPG Leaders

38.7

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.7

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.59

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1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.42

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

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1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.49

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

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34-19

32-22

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31-23

31-24

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Worst Record ATS

21-34

21-31

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24-31

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	39	13	.750
2	Knicks	34	19	.642	5.5
3	Celtics	34	19	.642	5.5
4	Cavaliers	33	21	.611	7.0
5	Raptors	32	22	.593	8.0
6	76ers	30	23	.566	9.5
7	Magic	28	24	.538	11.0
8	Heat	28	27	.509	12.5
9	Hawks	26	29	.473	14.5
10	Hornets	25	29	.463	15.0
11	Bulls	24	30	.444	16.0
12	Bucks	21	30	.412	17.5
13	Nets	15	37	.288	24.0
14	Wizards	14	38	.269	25.0
15	Pacers	13	40	.245	26.5

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1	Thunder	41	13	.759
2	Spurs	36	16	.692	4.0
3	Nuggets	34	20	.630	7.0
4	Rockets	32	19	.627	7.5
5	Lakers	32	20	.615	8.0
6	Timberwolves	33	22	.600	8.5
7	Suns	31	22	.585	9.5
8	Warriors	29	25	.537	12.0
9	Trail Blazers	26	28	.481	15.0
10	Clippers	25	27	.481	15.0
11	Grizzlies	20	32	.385	20.0
12	Mavericks	19	33	.365	21.0
13	Jazz	17	37	.315	24.0
14	Pelicans	15	40	.273	26.5
15	Kings	12	43	.218	29.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 1/13	UTA	@	CHI	126-128
Tue 1/13	DEN	@	DAL	118-109
Tue 1/13	NYK	@	SAC	101-112
Tue 1/13	WAS	@	LAC	105-119
Wed 1/14	MEM	@	ORL	111-118

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 2/10	IND	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Tue 2/10	LAC	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Tue 2/10	DAL	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Tue 2/10	SAS	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Wed 2/11	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM

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