michael jordan has the most 40-point playoff games

Michael Jordan had his most games with 40+ points in a single NBA playoff run in 1988-89, with 7 games.

	NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	7	311	1988-89	CHI	42.4	44.4	8.1	7.1	3.0	1.1	15.0	26.4	56.8	0.6	1.7	33.3	13.9	16.7	82.9	65.8	1.6	6.6	3.6	297	57	50	21	8	25	24
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6	279	1992-93	CHI	44.7	46.5	7.0	5.3	1.5	0.8	18.0	34.2	52.7	2.2	5.3	40.6	8.3	10.7	78.1	59.8	1.7	5.3	2.7	268	42	32	9	5	16	23
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6	276	1989-90	CHI	43.2	46.0	7.0	6.8	2.5	1.3	17.2	32.3	53.1	1.5	4.0	37.5	10.2	11.8	85.9	61.3	2.0	5.0	3.8	259	42	41	15	8	23	22
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	4	190	1991-92	CHI	42.0	47.5	6.8	5.5	2.3	1.8	17.5	29.0	60.3	0.5	1.0	50.0	12.0	13.5	88.9	68.0	1.3	5.5	4.0	168	27	22	9	7	16	15
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3	135	1995-96	CHI	45.3	45.0	4.0	3.0	1.0	0.3	16.7	31.0	53.8	2.0	4.7	42.9	9.7	12.0	80.6	62.0	2.0	2.0	3.0	136	12	9	3	1	9	11
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3	149	1987-88	CHI	43.3	49.7	6.0	3.0	3.3	1.7	20.3	35.0	58.1	0.0	0.0		9.0	9.3	96.4	63.5	2.0	4.0	3.3	130	18	9	10	5	10	13
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2	86	1997-98	CHI	43.0	43.0	2.5	3.0	4.0	0.0	14.0	28.5	49.1	1.5	4.0	37.5	13.5	16.5	81.8	60.1	0.0	2.5	0.5	86	5	6	8	0	1	5	+1
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2	88	1994-95	CHI	45.0	44.0	8.0	6.0	0.5	1.0	16.5	31.5	52.4	0.5	3.5	14.3	10.5	10.5	100.0	60.9	2.5	5.5	3.5	90	16	12	1	2	7	4
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2	112	1985-86	CHI	48.0	56.0	4.5	4.0	2.5	1.5	20.0	38.5	51.9	0.0	0.0		16.0	18.0	88.9	60.3	0.5	4.0	4.5	96	9	8	5	3	9	7
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1	55	1996-97	CHI	44.0	55.0	7.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	22.0	35.0	62.9	1.0	2.0	50.0	10.0	10.0	100.0	69.8	3.0	4.0	2.0	44	7	2	2	0	2	3	+10
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1	46	1990-91	CHI	42.0	46.0	4.0	6.0	1.0	4.0	20.0	34.0	58.8	0.0	0.0		6.0	9.0	66.7	60.6	0.0	4.0	2.0	42	4	6	1	4	2	3
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1	42	1986-87	CHI	45.0	42.0	4.0	4.0	0.0	4.0	14.0	29.0	48.3	2.0	3.0	66.7	12.0	14.0	85.7	59.7	1.0	3.0	4.0	45	4	4	0	4	4	3

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Team Leaders

PPG

22.3

Wilson

RPG

8.0

Wilson

APG

8.3

Giddey

Team Rankings

ORTG

106.5

25th

DRTG

118.9

23rd

NETRTG

-12.4

26th

3P%

22.6

30th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
8	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Pacers	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Bulls	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Magic	0	2	.000	2.5
12	Knicks	0	2	.000	2.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	CHI	@	NYK	7:30 PM

Last Game

Wizards

2 - 1

124

Final

120

Bulls

1 - 2

Sat 24 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.5

Jerome

33.0

Booker

30.0

Edwards

RPG Leaders

18.5

Sabonis

13.0

Zubac

12.0

Boozer

APG Leaders

11.3

Young

10.0

Johnson

9.5

Haliburton

SPG Leaders

4.3

Daniels

3.5

Porter

3.5

George

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

4.0

Kessler

4.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

5.5

Edwards

5.0

George

5.0

Robinson

TS% Leaders

97.0

Carter

89.8

Sabonis

84.6

Camara

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.9

124.1

122.9

122.7

122.0

120.3

DRtg Rankings

90.5

95.9

97.3

100.6

101.4

105.7

NetRtg Rankings

24.7

24.5

23.0

15.3

14.8

12.3

Tank Leaderboard

0-2

0-3

0-2

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

157

Johnson

144.1

Wembanyama

138.7

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

160

Johnson

141.8

Embiid

140.8

Wembanyama

USG% Leaders

40.7

Dončić

37.0

Acuff

36.6

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

40.0

Murray

39.5

Jokić

39.0

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.65

Johnson

1.61

Jerome

1.61

Kessler

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.69

Jerome

1.68

Johnson

1.65

Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

3-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

0-3

0-2

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	3	0	1.000
2	Pistons	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	Raptors	2	0	1.000	0.5
4	Hawks	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Hornets	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Wizards	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Celtics	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Pacers	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Bulls	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Magic	0	2	.000	2.5
12	Knicks	0	2	.000	2.5
13	Nets	0	2	.000	2.5
14	Heat	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Bucks	0	3	.000	3.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	3	0	1.000
2	Lakers	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	Thunder	2	0	1.000	0.5
4	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	0.5
5	Grizzlies	2	0	1.000	0.5
6	Timberwolves	2	0	1.000	0.5
7	Clippers	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Nuggets	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Jazz	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Suns	1	1	.500	1.5
11	Spurs	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Mavericks	1	2	.333	2.0
13	Kings	0	2	.000	2.5
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Warriors	0	3	.000	3.0