LeBron James had his most points in a playoff game in Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals against the Warriors, with 51 points.
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James' highest playoff points in a game| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. James | 51 | 5/31/2018 | @ | 48 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 32 | 59.4 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 69.2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -13 | ||
| 2 |  | L. James | 49 | 5/12/2014 | @ | 43 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 75.7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | +13 | ||
| 3 | | L. James | 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 | ||
| 4 | | L. James | 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 | ||
| 5 | | L. James | 47 | 5/9/2009 | @ | 43 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 73.3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | +26 | ||
| 6 | | L. James | 46 | 5/25/2018 | vs | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 60.8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | +15 | ||
| 7 | | L. James | 46 | 4/18/2018 | vs | 40 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 77.4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | +7 | ||
| 8 |  | J. Harden | 45 | 5/1/2023 | @ | 39 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 70.8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +8 | ||
| 9 | | L. James | 45 | 4/29/2018 | vs | 43 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 71.2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | -2 | ||
| 10 |  | J. Harden | 45 | 5/25/2015 | vs | 40 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 81.2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +21 | ||
| 11 | | L. James | 45 | 6/7/2012 | @ | 45 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 75.1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 3 | +22 | ||
| 12 | | L. James | 45 | 5/18/2008 | @ | 47 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 29 | 48.3 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 60.2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | L. James | 45 | 5/3/2006 | vs | 46 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 72.8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | ||
| 14 | | L. James | 44 | 5/21/2018 | vs | 42 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 65.2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | +9 | ||
| 15 | | L. James | 44 | 4/25/2018 | vs | 42 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 15 | 15 | 100.0 | 71.9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | +2 | ||
| 16 | | J. Harden | 44 | 4/15/2018 | vs | 41 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 73.4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +5 | ||
| 17 | | J. Harden | 44 | 4/21/2017 | @ | 38 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 18 | 18 | 100.0 | 76.1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | +1 | ||
| 18 | | L. James | 44 | 6/4/2015 | @ | 46 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 38 | 47.4 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 51.9 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | -3 | ||
| 19 | | L. James | 44 | 5/26/2009 | @ | 49 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 44.8 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 59.6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | +6 | ||
| 20 | | L. James | 43 | 5/3/2018 | @ | 41 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 68.2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | +20 | ||
| 21 | | J. Harden | 43 | 5/5/2017 | vs | 40 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 65.5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -14 | ||
| 22 | | J. Harden | 42 | 5/7/2023 | vs | 47 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 84.8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | -6 | ||
| 23 | | L. James | 42 | 5/15/2018 | @ | 39 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 62.9 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | -9 | ||
| 24 | | J. Harden | 42 | 4/24/2015 | @ | 36 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 77.5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -1 | ||
| 25 |  | J. Harden | 41 | 5/28/2021 | @ | 39 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 86.4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | +13 | ||
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