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.

Interpreted as:
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 LAL
@
PHI 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 CLE
@
WAS 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 CLE
@
WAS 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 CLE
vs
WAS 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 PHI
vs
TOR 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 ORL
@
CLE 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 DAL
@
LAC 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 ORL
@
CLE 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 DAL
vs
LAC 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 DAL
vs
LAC 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 UTA
vs
OKC 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 MIN
@
DEN 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 MEM
@
UTA 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 ORL
vs
MIL 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 DAL
@
LAC 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 DAL
vs
LAC 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 DAL
@
LAC 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 DAL
@
LAC 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 CLE
@
DET 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 PHX
vs
DAL 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 OKC
@
MEM 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 PHX
vs
SAS 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 BUF
@
BOS 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 BUF
vs
BOS 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 CHI
vs
IND 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

More Lakers Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.9

12th

DRTG

114.7

15th

NETRTG

1.2

14th

3P%

36.6

14th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
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NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
3/28
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
118-95
Fri
3/28
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
120-119
Fri
3/28
LAL LAL
@
MEM MEM
134-127
Fri
3/28
BOS BOS
@
SAS SAS
121-111
Fri
3/28
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
111-132

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/22
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Fri
5/23
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Sat
5/24
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Sun
5/25
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Mon
5/26
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM