most 40-pt games in the nba playoffs since 2016

Since 2015-16, LeBron James has the most games in the playoffs with 40+ points, with 14 games.

	NAME	GP	PTS	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	14	605	43.3	43.2	10.4	8.6	2.1	0.9	16.4	27.4	60.1	3.2	6.5	49.5	7.1	10.2	69.9	67.8	2.1	8.2	3.4	606	145	120	29	13	47	32	+73
2	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	10	425	43.3	42.5	4.0	6.4	0.7	0.2	15.1	28.6	52.8	3.1	8.0	38.8	9.2	11.0	83.6	63.5	0.4	3.6	2.9	433	40	64	7	2	29	23	+78
3	James Harden J. Harden	9	382	40.3	42.4	5.4	7.1	1.7	0.2	13.8	25.3	54.4	5.9	11.8	50.0	9.0	9.8	92.0	71.6	1.0	4.4	3.4	363	49	64	15	2	31	28	+11
4	Kevin Durant K. Durant	9	404	45.0	44.9	7.8	5.9	1.2	1.0	14.6	26.8	54.4	4.4	9.8	45.5	11.3	12.2	92.7	69.8	0.4	7.3	2.6	405	70	53	11	9	23	27	+47
5	Devin 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
6	Jimmy 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
7	Donovan 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
8	Luka 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
9	Giannis 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
10	Nikola 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
11	Jamal 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
12	Anthony 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
13	Jayson 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
14	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	5	215	41.7	43.0	7.8	3.0	3.0	0.2	15.6	27.6	56.5	4.2	8.4	50.0	7.6	8.2	92.7	68.9	1.8	6.0	3.2	208	39	15	15	1	16	9	+43
15	Stephen Curry S. Curry	5	220	39.5	44.0	8.4	5.6	1.2	0.0	15.6	30.6	51.0	6.4	15.6	41.0	6.4	7.6	84.2	64.8	1.6	6.8	3.2	197	42	28	6	0	16	8	+57
16	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	4	189	42.8	47.3	11.5	8.5	1.5	0.3	16.8	39.8	42.1	4.8	14.3	33.3	9.0	11.8	76.6	52.6	2.8	8.8	5.3	171	46	34	6	1	21	14	+32
17	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	4	163	41.6	40.8	5.0	4.8	0.8	0.3	15.3	24.5	62.2	5.5	9.5	57.9	4.8	5.3	90.5	76.0	1.3	3.8	4.3	166	20	19	3	1	17	14	+31
18	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	4	187	45.3	46.8	5.5	9.0	1.0	1.3	14.8	27.0	54.6	9.8	16.0	60.9	7.5	8.8	85.7	75.8	1.5	4.0	3.3	181	22	36	4	5	13	5	+2
19	Ja 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
20	Anthony 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
21	Shai 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
22	Jaylen 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
23	Khris 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
24	Joel 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
25	Chris 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

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.7

Mitchell

RPG

9.3

Mobley

APG

7.0

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

109.9

20th

DRTG

110.6

13th

NETRTG

-0.6

16th

3P%

36.6

10th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Raptors	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Celtics	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Cavaliers	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Hawks	2	2	.500	1.5
8	Wizards	2	2	.500	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Mon 11/2	OKC	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 11/4	CLE	@	OKC	8:00 PM

Last Game

Timberwolves

3 - 1

125

Final

127

Cavaliers

2 - 1

Mon 26 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.3

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

17.3

Sabonis

14.3

Gobert

12.0

Towns

APG Leaders

11.0

Young

9.5

Haliburton

8.7

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.7

Flagg

3.5

Daniels

3.3

Dunn

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

3.0

Kessler

3.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

5.0

Dončić

5.0

Robinson

4.5

Edwards

TS% Leaders

86.7

Carter

85.9

Sabonis

84.6

Camara

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.5

125.9

121.1

119.4

119.1

118.3

DRtg Rankings

98.8

101.4

101.7

102.5

105.6

NetRtg Rankings

24.5

16.4

12.8

12.7

10.6

10.4

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

0-3

1-3

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

202.8

Johnson

195.8

Edwards

194.2

Şengün

DraftKings Points Leaders

204.8

Johnson

204

Antetokounmpo

203.3

Edwards

USG% Leaders

42.3

Dončić

37.7

Edwards

35.4

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

38.7

Murray

38.0

Jokić

38.0

LaVine

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.56

Johnson

1.55

Dončić

1.52

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.69

Dončić

1.61

Antetokounmpo

1.58

Johnson

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-0

4-0

3-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	3	0	1.000
2	76ers	3	1	.750	0.5
3	Hornets	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Raptors	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Celtics	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Cavaliers	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Hawks	2	2	.500	1.5
8	Wizards	2	2	.500	1.5
9	Pacers	2	2	.500	1.5
10	Magic	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Bulls	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bucks	1	3	.250	2.5
13	Knicks	0	3	.000	3.0
14	Nets	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Heat	0	4	.000	3.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	4	0	1.000
2	Thunder	4	0	1.000
3	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000
4	Lakers	3	0	1.000	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	1.0
6	Timberwolves	3	1	.750	1.0
7	Mavericks	2	2	.500	2.0
8	Spurs	1	2	.333	2.5
9	Clippers	1	2	.333	2.5
10	Nuggets	1	2	.333	2.5
11	Suns	1	2	.333	2.5
12	Warriors	1	3	.250	3.0
13	Jazz	1	3	.250	3.0
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.5
15	Kings	0	3	.000	3.5