most 35+ point games by a nba player in a single playoff run

5 players are tied for the most games with 35+ points in a single NBA playoff run, with 10 games. The first three are LeBron James in 2017-18, Allen Iverson in 2000-01 and Shaquille O'Neal in 1999-00.

	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	LeBron James L. James	10	434	2017-18	CLE	42.9	43.4	9.3	8.2	1.7	0.7	16.1	27.3	59.0	2.4	5.6	42.9	8.8	11.8	74.6	66.8	1.7	7.6	4.6	429	93	82	17	7	46	24	+39
2	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	10	432	2000-01	PHI	46.1	43.2	5.0	5.0	2.5	0.2	15.5	33.1	46.8	3.3	7.5	44.0	8.9	10.6	84.0	57.2	0.9	4.1	3.0	461	50	50	25	2	30	26	+37
3	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	10	394	1999-00	LAL	45.3	39.4	16.6	2.8	0.8	3.3	16.1	26.8	60.1	0.0	0.0		7.2	15.1	47.7	58.9	5.9	10.7	1.9	453	166	28	8	33	19	34	+87
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	10	413	1991-92	CHI	41.8	41.3	5.4	6.6	2.1	0.7	15.4	28.6	53.8	1.0	2.2	45.5	9.5	10.8	88.0	61.9	1.5	3.9	3.6	418	54	66	21	7	36	33
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	10	426	1989-90	CHI	43.2	42.6	7.3	7.3	3.3	1.3	16.3	29.8	54.7	1.2	3.2	37.5	8.8	10.6	83.0	61.8	1.7	5.6	4.3	432	73	73	33	13	43	36
6	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	10	405	1961-62	LAL		40.5	18.5				14.8	33.7	43.9				10.9	14.0	77.9	50.8					185					33
7	LeBron James L. James	9	338	2016-17	CLE	42.0	37.6	9.7	7.2	1.6	1.0	13.1	22.3	58.7	3.3	7.3	45.5	8.0	10.8	74.2	69.4	1.4	8.2	3.4	378	87	65	14	9	31	22	+127
8	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	9	359	1994-95	HOU	42.1	39.9	11.4	4.3	1.2	3.1	17.1	29.0	59.0	0.2	0.3	66.7	5.4	7.6	72.1	61.7	2.3	9.1	3.0	379	103	39	11	28	27	37
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	9	389	1992-93	CHI	41.8	43.2	7.2	4.7	1.4	0.7	16.8	32.3	51.9	2.0	5.3	37.5	7.7	9.6	80.2	59.1	1.8	5.4	2.6	376	65	42	13	6	23	33
10	Rick Barry R. Barry	9	378	1966-67	SFW		42.0	8.7	4.7			16.2	38.6	42.1				9.6	12.0	79.6	47.9					78	42				34
11	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	9	375	1960-61	LAL		41.7					15.8						10.1	12.3	82.0											33
12	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	8	304	2018-19	TOR	41.5	38.0	9.0	4.5	2.0	0.4	13.3	25.0	53.0	3.6	7.8	46.8	7.9	9.0	87.5	65.6	2.0	7.0	2.6	332	72	36	16	3	21	19	+98
13	LeBron James L. James	8	327	2008-09	CLE	43.2	40.9	9.5	8.0	1.4	1.0	13.1	25.4	51.7	1.9	5.8	32.6	12.8	16.3	78.5	62.8	1.5	8.0	3.1	345	76	64	11	8	25	21	+63
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	8	349	1988-89	CHI	42.5	43.6	8.1	7.5	3.3	1.1	14.8	26.9	54.9	0.6	1.9	33.3	13.5	16.5	81.8	63.9	2.0	6.1	3.5	340	65	60	26	9	28	26
15	Jerry West J. West	8	323	1968-69	LAL	44.0	40.4	5.1	8.3			14.4	28.6	50.2				11.6	13.6	85.3	58.3				352	41	66				18
16	Jerry West J. West	8	366	1964-65	LAL		45.8	6.5	6.6			15.8	34.4	45.8				14.3	15.9	89.8	55.3					52	53				28
17	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	7	263	2009-10	LAL	41.7	37.6	5.9	5.7	1.3	0.4	13.0	24.7	52.6	3.3	7.6	43.4	8.3	9.6	86.6	64.9	1.1	4.7	3.0	292	41	40	9	3	21	20	+18
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	7	270	1997-98	CHI	43.3	38.6	5.3	3.0	2.0	0.6	13.1	26.9	48.9	1.0	3.0	33.3	11.3	13.7	82.3	58.6	1.4	3.9	1.7	303	37	21	14	4	12	14	+46
19	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	7	276	1995-96	CHI	43.0	39.4	3.7	3.9	1.7	0.4	13.7	26.9	51.1	1.7	3.6	48.0	10.3	12.0	85.7	61.3	1.7	2.0	2.9	301	26	27	12	3	20	24
20	Bernard King B. King	7	300	1983-84	NYK	39.6	42.9	6.6	2.7	1.3	0.7	16.7	27.0	61.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	9.4	12.3	76.7	66.1	2.4	4.1	3.1	277	46	19	9	5	22	27
21	Jerry West J. West	7	273	1965-66	LAL	46.6	39.0	6.1	5.1			15.1	28.0	54.1				8.7	10.4	83.6	59.8				326	43	36				22
22	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	6	224	2024-25	OKC	39.3	37.3	4.7	5.2	2.5	0.5	12.7	24.7	51.4	1.8	4.5	40.7	10.2	11.5	88.4	62.8	1.0	3.7	1.8	236	28	31	15	3	11	20	+67
23	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	6	254	2023-24	NYK	45.0	42.3	3.7	9.0	0.5	0.3	15.2	30.2	50.3	2.5	7.3	34.1	9.5	11.5	82.6	60.1	0.2	3.5	3.0	270	22	54	3	2	18	14	+39
24	Devin Booker D. Booker	6	248	2022-23	PHX	43.0	41.3	5.3	8.2	1.7	0.5	16.5	25.0	66.0	3.8	6.8	56.1	4.5	5.0	90.0	76.0	1.0	4.3	2.7	258	32	49	10	3	16	24	+28
25	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	6	244	2021-22	MIA	42.1	40.7	7.5	4.8	2.8	1.2	13.5	23.0	58.7	2.0	4.8	41.4	11.7	12.8	90.9	71.0	2.0	5.5	0.8	253	45	29	17	7	5	8	+60

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4	Raptors	23	15	.605	5.5
5	76ers	20	15	.571	7.0
6	Cavaliers	21	17	.553	7.5
7	Magic	20	17	.541	8.0
8	Heat	20	17	.541	8.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 1/8	CLE	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Sat 1/10	MIN	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Mon 1/12	UTA	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 1/14	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Fri 1/16	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM

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120

Final

116

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33.5

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31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

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11.4

Towns

11.2

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APG Leaders

11.0

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9.7

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9.0

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2.2

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2.1

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1.9

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BPG Leaders

2.3

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2.2

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2.1

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4.8

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3.9

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3.8

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71.3

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69.8

Gobert

69.5

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2,035.3

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1,828.8

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1,757.5

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2,165.8

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1,861

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37.8

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36.4

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Worst Record ATS

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	28	9	.757
2	Knicks	24	13	.649	4.0
3	Celtics	23	13	.639	4.5
4	Raptors	23	15	.605	5.5
5	76ers	20	15	.571	7.0
6	Cavaliers	21	17	.553	7.5
7	Magic	20	17	.541	8.0
8	Heat	20	17	.541	8.0
9	Hawks	18	21	.462	11.0
10	Bulls	17	20	.459	11.0
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	11.5
12	Hornets	13	24	.351	15.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	15.0
14	Wizards	10	26	.278	17.5
15	Pacers	6	31	.162	22.0

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1	Thunder	30	7	.811
2	Spurs	25	11	.694	4.5
3	Lakers	23	11	.676	5.5
4	Nuggets	25	12	.676	5.0
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0
6	Timberwolves	24	13	.649	6.0
7	Suns	21	15	.583	8.5
8	Warriors	19	18	.514	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	17	20	.459	13.0
10	Grizzlies	16	20	.444	13.5
11	Mavericks	14	23	.378	16.0
12	Clippers	13	23	.361	16.5
13	Jazz	12	23	.343	17.0
14	Kings	8	29	.216	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	31	.205	23.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 12/6	BOS	@	TOR	121-113
Sat 12/6	POR	@	MEM	96-119
Sat 12/6	DEN	@	CHA	115-106
Sat 12/6	GSW	@	CHI	123-91
Sat 12/6	LAL	@	PHI	112-108

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/7	MIL	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Wed 1/7	HOU	@	POR	10:00 PM
Thu 1/8	IND	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 1/8	CLE	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 1/8	MIA	@	CHI	8:00 PM

5 players are tied for the most games with 35+ points in a single NBA playoff run, with 10 games. The first three are LeBron James in 2017-18, Allen Iverson in 2000-01 and Shaquille O'Neal in 1999-00.

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