youngest player to score 48 points in a game playoff game

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.

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

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PPG

23.0

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

8.3

Allen

Jarrett Allen

APG

5.8

Harden

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Team Rankings

ORTG

117.8

7th

DRTG

116.2

21st

NETRTG

1.6

14th

3P%

37.0

7th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
7
6
.538
3.5
5
7
6
.538
3.5
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
7
7
.500
4.0
7
6
6
.500
4.0
8
5
7
.417
5.0
Schedule
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11/16
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7:00 PM
Wed
11/18
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7:00 PM
Fri
11/20
@
7:30 PM
Mon
11/23
@
8:00 PM
Wed
11/25
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
DAL Mavericks

7 - 6

117

Final

127

CLE Cavaliers

7 - 7

Sat 14 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
10
2
.833
2
10
3
.769
0.5
3
8
4
.667
2.0
4
7
6
.538
3.5
5
7
6
.538
3.5
6
7
7
.500
4.0
7
6
6
.500
4.0
8
5
7
.417
5.0
9
5
7
.417
5.0
10
5
8
.385
5.5
11
4
8
.333
6.0
12
4
9
.308
6.5
13
3
9
.250
7.0
14
3
9
.250
7.0
15
1
12
.077
9.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
11
2
.846
2
11
2
.846
3
10
3
.769
1.0
4
9
3
.750
1.5
5
9
4
.692
2.0
6
9
4
.692
2.0
7
7
4
.636
3.0
8
8
5
.615
3.0
9
8
5
.615
3.0
10
7
6
.538
4.0
11
5
6
.455
5.0
12
4
10
.286
7.5
13
3
8
.273
7.0
14
1
11
.083
9.5
15
1
12
.077
10.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
@
113-121
Tue
10/20
@
106-100
Tue
10/20
@
116-104
Wed
10/21
@
132-125
Wed
10/21
@
116-128

Schedule

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11/15
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11/15
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4:00 PM
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11/15
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11/15
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5:00 PM
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11/15
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