youngest player to record 48 and 15 points in the playoffs

LeBron James is the youngest with 48+ points in a playoff game. He was 22 years and 152 days old in Game 5 of the 2007 Eastern Conference Finals against the Pistons.

Interpreted as:
youngest player to record 48 or more and 15 points in a game in the playoffs
NAMEAgePTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
22-152
48
5/31/2007
@
50
9
7
2
0
18
33
54.5
2
3
66.7
10
14
71.4
61.3
3
6
2
3
+2
2Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
22-263
48
5/13/2001
@
48
16
3
2
1
15
29
51.7
1
1
100.0
17
19
89.5
64.2
9
7
2
2
+6
3Trae Young
T. Young
22-277
48
6/23/2021
@
41
7
11
1
0
17
34
50.0
4
13
30.8
10
12
83.3
61.1
1
6
6
3
+10
4Rick Barry
R. Barry
23-021
55
4/18/1967
vs
46
12
5
22
48
45.8
11
19
57.9
48.8
4
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
23-059
49
4/17/1986
@
43
4
2
2
1
18
36
50.0
0
0
13
15
86.7
57.5
0
4
5
3
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
23-062
63
4/20/1986
@
53
5
6
3
2
22
41
53.7
0
0
19
21
90.5
62.7
1
4
4
4
7Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
23-086
50
5/28/2021
vs
41
6
7
2
1
16
30
53.3
5
11
45.5
13
15
86.7
68.3
0
6
1
3
+1
8Jamal Murray
J. Murray
23-182
50
8/23/2020
@
43
11
7
0
1
18
31
58.1
9
15
60.0
5
5
100.0
75.3
4
7
0
2
+5
9Jamal Murray
J. Murray
23-189
50
8/30/2020
@
43
5
6
0
0
17
24
70.8
9
12
75.0
7
9
77.8
89.4
1
4
5
5
+12
10Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
23-205
50
4/18/1975
vs
45
21
1
20
32
62.5
10
14
71.4
65.5
4
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
23-206
53
3/14/1960
vs
47
22
2
24
42
57.1
5
16
31.3
54.0
0
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
23-214
50
3/22/1960
@
46
35
2
22
42
52.4
6
14
42.9
51.9
2
13Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
23-345
57
8/17/2020
@
43
9
7
1
0
19
33
57.6
6
15
40.0
13
13
100.0
73.6
2
7
5
2
-11
14Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
23-351
51
8/23/2020
vs
38
4
7
0
0
15
27
55.6
4
7
57.1
17
18
94.4
73.0
1
3
4
2
+5
15Vince Carter
V. Carter
24-105
50
5/11/2001
vs
45
6
7
1
4
19
29
65.5
9
13
69.2
3
3
100.0
82.5
3
3
1
3
+24
16Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
24-113
49
5/14/1987
@
53
25
2
2
6
19
33
57.6
0
0
11
13
84.6
63.3
11
14
2
4
17LeBron James
L. James
24-141
49
5/20/2009
vs
41
6
8
2
3
20
30
66.7
3
6
50.0
6
10
60.0
71.2
3
3
2
1
+7
18Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
24-224
50
3/21/1953
vs
66
3
2
10
22
45.5
30
32
93.8
69.3
5
19Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
25-071
50
4/28/1988
vs
44
7
2
2
2
19
35
54.3
0
0
12
12
100.0
62.1
1
6
5
3
20Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
25-072
51
5/14/2023
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
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
25-074
55
5/1/1988
vs
44
6
3
4
1
24
45
53.3
0
0
7
7
100.0
57.2
3
3
1
4
22Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
25-121
50
4/12/1958
vs
42
19
19
34
55.9
12
15
80.0
61.6
1
23Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
25-213
56
3/22/1962
vs
48
35
1
22
48
45.8
12
22
54.5
48.5
2
24Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
25-336
54
5/9/2001
vs
47
5
4
1
0
21
39
53.8
3
5
60.0
9
9
100.0
62.8
1
4
4
3
+8
25Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
25-343
52
5/16/2001
vs
43
2
7
4
0
21
32
65.6
8
14
57.1
2
2
100.0
79.1
0
2
1
3
+30

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.2

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

8.7

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

5.9

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.5

5th

DRTG

114.3

13th

NETRTG

4.2

6th

3P%

36.1

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
45
23
.662
3.5
3
44
25
.638
5.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
41
27
.603
7.5
5
38
29
.567
10.0
6
38
29
.567
10.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/17
@
8:00 PM
Thu
3/19
@
8:00 PM
Sat
3/21
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/24
@
8:00 PM
Wed
3/25
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
DAL Mavericks

23 - 45

130

Final

120

CLE Cavaliers

41 - 27

Sun 15 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
48
19
.716
2
45
23
.662
3.5
3
44
25
.638
5.0
4
41
27
.603
7.5
5
38
29
.567
10.0
6
38
29
.567
10.0
7
38
30
.559
10.5
8
37
31
.544
11.5
9
37
31
.544
11.5
10
34
34
.500
14.5
11
28
39
.418
20.0
12
28
40
.412
20.5
13
Nets Nets - e
17
51
.250
31.5
14
16
51
.239
32.0
15
15
53
.221
33.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
53
15
.779
2
50
18
.735
3.0
3
43
25
.632
10.0
4
41
26
.612
11.5
5
41
27
.603
12.0
6
41
27
.603
12.0
7
Suns Suns - x
39
29
.574
14.0
8
34
34
.500
19.0
9
33
35
.485
20.0
10
33
36
.478
20.5
11
23
44
.343
29.5
12
23
46
.333
30.5
13
23
46
.333
30.5
14
20
48
.294
33.0
15
Kings Kings - e
18
51
.261
35.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
2/18
@
117-107
Wed
2/18
@
84-112
Wed
2/18
@
105-112
Wed
2/18
@
105-101
Wed
2/18
@
126-111

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/17
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/17
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/17
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/17
@
7:30 PM
Tue
3/17
@
8:00 PM