lebron james highest scoring playoff games 2005-06 to 2008-09

Between the 2005-06 and 2008-09 seasons, LeBron James posted his most points in a playoff game in Game 1 of the 2009 Eastern Conference Finals against the Magic, with 49 points.

	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	LeBron James L. James	49	5/20/2009	CLE	vs	ORL	41	6	8	2	3	20	30	66.7	3	6	50.0	6	10	60.0	71.2	3	3	2	1	+7
2	LeBron James L. James	48	5/31/2007	CLE	@	DET	50	9	7	2	0	18	33	54.5	2	3	66.7	10	14	71.4	61.3	3	6	2	3	+2
3	LeBron James L. James	47	5/9/2009	CLE	@	ATL	43	12	8	1	1	15	25	60.0	5	10	50.0	12	16	75.0	73.3	2	10	1	2	+26
4	LeBron James L. James	45	5/18/2008	CLE	@	BOS	47	5	6	2	0	14	29	48.3	3	11	27.3	14	19	73.7	60.2	1	4	2	4	0
5	LeBron James L. James	45	5/3/2006	CLE	vs	WAS	46	7	6	2	0	14	23	60.9	0	1	0.0	17	18	94.4	72.8	5	2	4	5	-4
6	LeBron James L. James	44	5/26/2009	CLE	@	ORL	49	12	7	1	1	13	29	44.8	4	10	40.0	14	18	77.8	59.6	1	11	8	5	+6
7	LeBron James L. James	41	5/24/2009	CLE	@	ORL	42	7	9	2	1	11	28	39.3	1	8	12.5	18	24	75.0	53.2	0	7	2	3	-12
8	LeBron James L. James	41	4/28/2006	CLE	@	WAS	48	5	3	2	0	16	28	57.1	3	5	60.0	6	9	66.7	64.1	1	4	4	3	+1
9	LeBron James L. James	38	4/18/2009	CLE	vs	DET	41	8	7	1	0	13	20	65.0	1	4	25.0	11	14	78.6	72.6	0	8	0	1	+22
10	LeBron James L. James	38	4/30/2006	CLE	@	WAS	45	6	5	0	0	13	23	56.5	7	12	58.3	5	7	71.4	72.9	1	5	7	5	-16
11	LeBron James L. James	37	5/28/2009	CLE	vs	ORL	46	14	12	1	1	11	24	45.8	0	2	0.0	15	19	78.9	57.2	3	11	4	3	+11
12	LeBron James L. James	36	4/26/2009	CLE	@	DET	41	13	8	2	1	10	24	41.7	0	3	0.0	16	17	94.1	57.2	1	12	2	3	+10
13	LeBron James L. James	36	5/8/2007	CLE	vs	NJN	46	1	12	3	0	12	24	50.0	3	7	42.9	9	13	69.2	60.6	0	1	2	2	+8
14	LeBron James L. James	35	5/22/2009	CLE	vs	ORL	43	4	5	1	0	12	23	52.2	1	3	33.3	10	12	83.3	61.9	2	2	6	3	-7
15	LeBron James L. James	35	5/14/2008	CLE	@	BOS	45	3	5	1	1	12	25	48.0	0	5	0.0	11	13	84.6	57.0	0	3	4	3	-8
16	LeBron James L. James	34	5/5/2009	CLE	vs	ATL	34	10	3	4	0	12	20	60.0	2	6	33.3	8	9	88.9	71.0	3	7	3	0	+13
17	LeBron James L. James	34	4/30/2008	CLE	vs	WAS	44	10	7	1	2	8	21	38.1	3	9	33.3	15	18	83.3	58.8	2	8	5	0	-3
18	LeBron James L. James	34	4/27/2008	CLE	@	WAS	44	12	7	2	0	11	25	44.0	3	8	37.5	9	14	64.3	54.6	2	10	5	5	+3
19	LeBron James L. James	32	5/16/2008	CLE	vs	BOS	47	12	6	2	1	9	23	39.1	1	3	33.3	13	15	86.7	54.1	3	9	8	2	+7
20	LeBron James L. James	32	4/19/2008	CLE	vs	WAS	41	6	4	1	2	12	19	63.2	0	2	0.0	8	14	57.1	63.6	0	6	1	1	+9
21	LeBron James L. James	32	5/27/2007	CLE	vs	DET	46	9	9	2	0	12	21	57.1	2	3	66.7	6	9	66.7	64.1	1	8	3	2	+6
22	LeBron James L. James	32	5/19/2006	CLE	vs	DET	48	11	5	1	1	8	20	40.0	1	5	20.0	15	18	83.3	57.3	0	11	7	2	-2
23	LeBron James L. James	32	5/17/2006	CLE	@	DET	47	5	5	2	1	13	30	43.3	1	4	25.0	5	7	71.4	48.4	3	2	2	3	+2
24	LeBron James L. James	32	5/5/2006	CLE	@	WAS	53	7	7	2	1	15	25	60.0	1	6	16.7	1	3	33.3	60.8	0	7	5	4	+1
25	LeBron James L. James	32	4/22/2006	CLE	vs	WAS	48	11	11	0	0	12	27	44.4	1	4	25.0	7	11	63.6	50.3	3	8	4	3	+11

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Mitchell

RPG

7.8

Mobley

APG

6.5

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

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4.1

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36.0

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
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Wed 5/13	CLE	@	DET	8:00 PM
Fri 5/15	DET	@	CLE	7:00 PM
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103

Final

112

Cavaliers

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29.1

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27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.2

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.5

Cunningham

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.0

Allen

1.8

Holmgren

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.8

126.0

116.5

114.1

113.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.4

105.7

107.0

107.4

108.5

110.2

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.3

17.5

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3.6

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510.3

Cunningham

447.2

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443

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551.3

Cunningham

458

Towns

451.3

James

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44.1

Lanier

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Smith

40.1

Williams

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Thompson

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0