most playoff 40 point games since 2018

Since 2017-18, LeBron James has the most games in the playoffs with 40+ points, with 10 games.

Interpreted as:
Most playoff 40 or more point games by a player since 2018
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
10
441
43.0
44.1
9.5
8.2
1.9
0.4
16.5
26.9
61.3
3.0
6.0
50.0
8.1
10.9
74.3
69.6
2.1
7.4
3.9
430
95
82
19
4
39
21
+34
2Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
9
380
43.5
42.2
4.1
6.8
0.6
0.2
15.2
28.8
52.9
3.0
8.1
37.0
8.8
10.6
83.2
63.2
0.3
3.8
2.9
392
37
61
5
2
26
22
+68
3Devin Booker
D. Booker
8
357
42.8
44.6
6.8
5.9
1.5
0.9
16.8
26.8
62.6
3.5
6.4
54.9
7.6
8.3
92.4
73.4
0.8
6.0
2.4
343
54
47
12
7
19
31
+50
4Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
8
351
42.0
43.9
7.3
5.6
2.3
1.4
14.9
24.3
61.3
2.3
5.4
41.9
11.9
13.5
88.0
72.7
2.0
5.3
2.3
336
58
45
18
11
18
8
+71
5Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
8
381
38.7
47.6
5.6
5.5
1.4
0.4
16.0
29.5
54.2
4.8
11.4
41.8
10.9
12.8
85.3
67.8
1.8
3.9
3.5
309
45
44
11
3
28
18
+74
6Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
8
344
41.6
43.0
9.5
9.8
1.4
0.6
14.8
27.9
52.9
4.6
10.3
45.1
8.9
11.6
76.3
65.2
0.8
8.8
5.4
333
76
78
11
5
43
19
-29
7Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
8
340
40.3
42.5
13.0
4.6
0.9
2.1
14.8
25.5
57.8
1.4
4.5
30.6
11.6
15.6
74.4
65.6
2.9
10.1
3.8
322
104
37
7
17
30
25
+61
8Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
7
306
40.9
43.7
11.7
7.7
1.3
0.7
16.7
27.1
61.6
2.9
5.6
51.3
7.4
9.1
81.3
70.1
3.3
8.4
3.7
286
82
54
9
5
26
21
-11
9Kevin Durant
K. Durant
7
323
45.3
46.1
8.3
6.4
1.3
1.1
15.0
26.4
56.8
4.9
9.7
50.0
11.3
12.0
94.0
72.8
0.4
7.9
2.1
317
58
45
9
8
15
23
+34
10James Harden
J. Harden
7
295
40.6
42.1
5.9
7.6
1.7
0.1
14.1
25.6
55.3
6.3
11.6
54.3
7.6
8.4
89.8
72.0
1.0
4.9
2.7
284
41
53
12
1
19
19
+24
11Jamal Murray
J. Murray
6
265
41.9
44.2
6.0
6.3
1.2
0.3
16.2
25.8
62.6
7.0
12.0
58.3
4.8
5.3
90.6
78.4
1.3
4.7
2.5
251
36
38
7
2
15
16
+70
12Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
5
211
42.9
42.2
6.4
4.8
1.2
1.8
14.4
24.6
58.5
5.2
9.6
54.2
8.2
9.8
83.7
73.0
2.2
4.2
1.6
215
32
24
6
9
8
11
+22
13Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
5
229
41.0
45.8
8.6
5.0
1.8
1.2
15.2
28.0
54.3
5.6
11.8
47.5
9.8
11.2
87.5
69.5
0.2
8.4
2.2
205
43
25
9
6
11
12
+37
14Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
4
172
41.0
43.0
7.8
3.0
2.3
0.3
16.0
27.0
59.3
3.5
8.0
43.8
7.5
8.3
90.9
70.2
2.0
5.8
3.0
164
31
12
9
1
12
5
+25
15Ja Morant
J. Morant
3
139
41.8
46.3
7.0
9.3
1.0
0.0
14.3
27.7
51.8
4.3
9.7
44.8
13.3
15.7
85.1
67.0
2.3
4.7
3.0
125
21
28
3
0
9
7
+10
16Stephen Curry
S. Curry
3
140
40.5
46.7
8.7
5.7
1.0
0.0
16.0
31.7
50.5
6.7
15.3
43.5
8.0
9.3
85.7
65.2
1.7
7.0
3.0
122
26
17
3
0
9
6
+28
17Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
3
147
46.5
49.0
5.7
8.7
1.3
1.7
15.0
27.0
55.6
10.3
17.0
60.8
8.7
10.3
83.9
77.7
1.0
4.7
3.3
139
17
26
4
5
10
3
-5
18Anthony Davis
A. Davis
3
130
38.9
43.3
9.7
2.7
1.3
1.7
14.3
21.3
67.2
2.3
3.7
63.6
12.3
13.7
90.2
79.2
2.3
7.3
1.0
117
29
8
4
5
3
9
+22
19Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
2
82
39.0
41.0
6.5
9.0
1.0
0.0
14.0
24.0
58.3
1.5
5.0
30.0
11.5
13.0
88.5
69.0
2.5
4.0
4.0
78
13
18
2
0
8
8
+15
20Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
2
80
39.2
40.0
7.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
14.0
23.5
59.6
3.5
9.5
36.8
8.5
11.5
73.9
70.0
2.0
5.0
4.5
78
14
3
2
1
9
6
+12
21Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
2
82
42.2
41.0
8.0
4.5
1.0
0.0
15.5
31.0
50.0
3.5
8.5
41.2
6.5
7.0
92.9
60.2
1.5
6.5
2.0
84
16
9
2
0
4
6
+12
22Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
2
90
37.6
45.0
10.5
3.0
1.0
1.0
13.0
22.0
59.1
3.5
6.0
58.3
15.5
18.5
83.8
74.7
1.0
9.5
3.0
75
21
6
2
2
6
8
+30
23Chris Paul
C. Paul
2
82
36.3
41.0
5.5
9.0
2.0
0.0
14.5
23.0
63.0
7.5
9.0
83.3
4.5
5.5
81.8
80.6
0.5
5.0
0.0
73
11
18
4
0
0
3
+42
24Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
2
91
43.9
45.5
12.5
6.0
1.0
0.0
17.5
41.0
42.7
6.0
14.0
42.9
4.5
6.0
75.0
52.1
2.0
10.5
5.0
88
25
12
2
0
10
6
+9
25Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
1
41
48.7
41.0
24.0
3.0
1.0
3.0
14.0
25.0
56.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
12.0
13.0
92.3
66.7
9.0
15.0
3.0
49
24
3
1
3
3
4
+16

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EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
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46
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20
62
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19
63
.232
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17
65
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WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
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.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
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38.0
12
26
56
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38.0
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25
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