least +/- in playoffs when scoring 40 points in a game

Vince Carter has the lowest plus/minus with 40+ points in a playoff game, at -23 in Game 3 of the 2006 Eastern Conference Semifinals versus the Heat.

Interpreted as:
least +/- by a player in playoffs when scoring 40 or more points in a game
NAME+/-PTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
1Vince Carter
V. Carter
-23
43
5/12/2006
vs
41
6
3
0
0
17
34
50.0
3
6
50.0
6
9
66.7
56.6
2
4
3
4
2Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
-19
40
5/22/2022
vs
40
11
3
1
2
11
23
47.8
4
9
44.4
14
17
82.4
65.6
0
11
3
3
3Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
-18
42
5/14/2001
@
47
18
2
6
1
14
24
58.3
0
1
0.0
14
18
77.8
65.8
6
12
3
2
4Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
-17
40
5/2/2008
@
42
10
5
0
1
13
26
50.0
2
7
28.6
12
18
66.7
59.0
1
9
1
1
5Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
-16
42
5/24/2021
@
42
4
10
0
1
11
24
45.8
9
16
56.3
11
13
84.6
70.7
0
4
3
1
6Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
-16
46
6/1/2001
@
44
2
3
1
1
14
33
42.4
5
9
55.6
13
15
86.7
58.1
1
1
6
1
7Reggie Miller
R. Miller
-15
41
4/24/2001
@
44
5
1
1
0
14
22
63.6
3
5
60.0
10
12
83.3
75.1
3
2
5
0
8Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
-14
43
4/23/2023
@
39
11
6
2
0
15
26
57.7
5
8
62.5
8
12
66.7
68.7
2
9
4
3
9Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
-14
42
8/17/2020
@
38
7
9
3
0
13
21
61.9
2
6
33.3
14
15
93.3
76.1
0
7
11
4
10James Harden
J. Harden
-14
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
11Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
-14
42
5/21/2012
@
41
5
0
2
0
18
33
54.5
1
6
16.7
5
7
71.4
58.2
0
5
2
3
12LeBron James
L. James
-13
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
13LeBron James
L. James
-13
41
6/12/2017
@
46
13
8
2
1
19
30
63.3
2
5
40.0
1
4
25.0
64.5
2
11
2
3
14Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
-13
46
4/23/2003
@
45
5
1
1
0
16
26
61.5
4
9
44.4
10
11
90.9
74.6
0
5
7
3
15Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
-12
42
5/20/2022
@
38
5
8
3
1
12
23
52.2
5
10
50.0
13
15
86.7
70.9
0
5
2
3
16LeBron James
L. James
-12
41
5/24/2009
@
42
7
9
2
1
11
28
39.3
1
8
12.5
18
24
75.0
53.2
0
7
2
3
17Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
-11
41
6/4/2023
vs
42
11
4
0
0
16
28
57.1
2
5
40.0
7
8
87.5
65.0
3
8
5
3
18Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
-11
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
19Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
-11
43
4/25/2019
@
38
12
9
2
1
19
30
63.3
2
6
33.3
3
4
75.0
67.7
6
6
2
2
20LeBron James
L. James
-11
40
6/14/2015
@
45
14
11
1
0
15
34
44.1
3
8
37.5
7
9
77.8
52.7
1
13
2
5
21Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
-10
42
4/26/2023
@
46
8
4
2
1
17
33
51.5
3
10
30.0
5
9
55.6
56.8
1
7
5
2
22Dwight Howard
D. Howard
-10
46
4/16/2011
vs
46
19
1
0
1
16
23
69.6
0
1
0.0
14
22
63.6
70.4
6
13
8
5
23Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
-9
42
5/12/2025
@
40
8
4
4
2
16
28
57.1
7
16
43.8
3
3
100.0
71.6
0
8
4
3
24Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
-9
40
4/30/2024
vs
51
3
6
3
0
15
32
46.9
4
11
36.4
6
9
66.7
55.6
0
3
4
3
25Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
-9
46
6/6/2021
@
45
7
14
0
0
17
30
56.7
5
11
45.5
7
11
63.6
66.0
0
7
6
3
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.390
28.0
12
31
51
.378
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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
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46
36
.561
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45
37
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8
45
37
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15.0
9
44
38
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16.0
10
43
39
.524
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50
.390
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12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
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
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
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Kings Kings - e
22
60
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