most points in a playoff first round game of all-time

Luka Dončić scored the most points in his first game, with 42 points in Game 1 of the 2020 First Round versus the Clippers.

	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	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	42	8/17/2020	DAL	@	LAC	38	7	9	3	0	13	21	61.9	2	6	33.3	14	15	93.3	76.1	0	7	11	4	-14
2	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	38	4/15/2023	SAC	vs	GSW	40	1	5	3	0	13	27	48.1	4	8	50.0	8	12	66.7	58.9	1	0	3	3	+4
3	John Williamson J. Williamson	38	4/11/1979	NJN	@	PHI	46	4	3	1	0	14	28	50.0				10	12	83.3	57.1	2	2	11	4
4	George Mikan G. Mikan	37	3/23/1949	MIN	vs	CHI						15						7	10	70.0					3
5	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	36	4/16/2022	MIN	@	MEM	40	2	6	1	2	12	23	52.2	4	11	36.4	8	8	100.0	67.9	0	2	2	5	+12
6	Derrick Rose D. Rose	36	4/18/2009	CHI	@	BOS	50	4	11	1	0	12	19	63.2	0	1	0.0	12	12	100.0	74.1	1	3	5	6	+8
7	Julius Erving J. Erving	36	4/17/1977	PHI	vs	BOS	43	10	5			12	25	48.0				12	16	75.0	56.2				3
8	Gary Brokaw G. Brokaw	36	4/13/1976	MIL	vs	DET	36	3	5	1	1	13	17	76.5				10	11	90.9	82.4	0	3		5
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	36	3/25/1970	MIL	vs	PHI	39	20	4			13	25	52.0				10	13	76.9	58.6				6
10	Anthony Davis A. Davis	35	4/18/2015	NOP	@	GSW	40	7	1	1	4	13	23	56.5	0	1	0.0	9	10	90.0	63.9	3	4	5	4	-4
11	Chris Paul C. Paul	35	4/19/2008	NOH	vs	DAL	41	3	10	4	1	15	23	65.2	0	1	0.0	5	7	71.4	67.1	1	2	1	2	+16
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35	3/11/1960	PHI	vs	SYR	48	27	3			16	36	44.4				3	10	30.0	43.3				2
13	Devin Booker D. Booker	34	5/23/2021	PHX	vs	LAL	45	7	8	1	0	13	26	50.0	3	7	42.9	5	6	83.3	59.4	1	6	6	4	+9
14	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	34	4/17/2010	MIL	@	ATL	40	3	3	1	0	14	25	56.0	4	6	66.7	2	4	50.0	63.5	1	2	3	3	-7
15	Ray Scott R. Scott	34	3/16/1962	DET	vs	CIN		19				14	29	48.3				6	10	60.0	50.9				4
16	Joe Caldwell J. Caldwell	33	3/24/1966	STL	@	BAL	39	6	1			14	22	63.6				5	7	71.4	65.8				5
17	Malik Monk M. Monk	32	4/15/2023	SAC	vs	GSW	29	3	2	0	0	8	13	61.5	2	4	50.0	14	14	100.0	83.5	1	2	2	4	+10
18	Trae Young T. Young	32	5/23/2021	ATL	@	NYK	35	7	10	0	0	11	23	47.8	1	3	33.3	9	9	100.0	59.3	2	5	2	0	0
19	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
20	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	32	4/23/1998	SAS	@	PHX	37	10	1	1	2	12	21	57.1	0	0		8	14	57.1	58.9	1	9	3	3	+12
21	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	32	3/27/1969	BAL	vs	NYK	42	3	3			13	35	37.1				6	8	75.0	41.5				0
22	Dillon Brooks D. Brooks	31	5/23/2021	MEM	@	UTA	36	7	2	2	2	13	26	50.0	2	5	40.0	3	6	50.0	54.1	3	4	1	2	+14
23	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	31	4/20/2014	POR	@	HOU	46	9	5	0	0	9	19	47.4	3	7	42.9	10	12	83.3	63.8	2	7	1	3	+7
24	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	31	4/21/2002	BOS	vs	PHI	46	11	3	4	3	10	25	40.0	3	8	37.5	8	9	88.9	53.5	3	8	4	4	+13
25	Walter Davis W. Davis	31	4/11/1978	PHX	vs	MIL	34	8	4	3	0	12	19	63.2				7	10	70.0	66.2			3	4

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Team Leaders

PPG

20.0

Flagg

RPG

6.9

Washington

APG

4.7

Nembhard

Team Rankings

ORTG

110.4

28th

DRTG

115.4

16th

NETRTG

-5.0

24th

3P%

33.9

28th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Trail Blazers	32	35	.478	20.0
11	Grizzlies	23	43	.348	28.5
12	Mavericks	22	45	.328	30.0
13	Pelicans	22	46	.324	30.5
14	Jazz	20	47	.299	32.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 3/15	DAL	@	CLE	3:30 PM
Mon 3/16	DAL	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 3/18	ATL	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Sat 3/21	LAC	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Mon 3/23	GSW	@	DAL	9:30 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

41 - 26

138

Final

105

Mavericks

22 - 45

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.7

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.7

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

10.1

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Huff

1.9

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.9

Dončić

3.6

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.2

Gobert

67.9

Jokić

67.3

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.5

120.3

119.3

118.5

118.4

DRtg Rankings

107.6

109.6

111.5

112.2

112.7

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

10.8

7.7

7.6

7.1

6.4

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

15-52

16-50

17-51

17-50

20-47

22-46

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,264.4

Jokić

3,158.6

Dončić

3,051.7

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,472.5

Jokić

3,354

Dončić

3,137.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.4

Dončić

36.0

Brown

33.8

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.0

Thompson

36.5

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

40-26-1

41-27

39-28

39-29

39-28

Worst Record ATS

28-40

28-39

28-38

29-38

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	48	18	.727
2	Celtics	44	23	.657	4.5
3	Knicks	43	25	.632	6.0
4	Cavaliers	41	26	.612	7.5
5	Magic	38	28	.576	10.0
6	Raptors	37	29	.561	11.0
7	Heat	38	30	.559	11.0
8	Hawks	36	31	.537	12.5
9	76ers	36	31	.537	12.5
10	Hornets	34	34	.500	15.0
11	Bucks	27	39	.409	21.0
12	Bulls	27	40	.403	21.5
13	Nets - e	17	50	.254	31.5
14	Wizards - e	16	50	.242	32.0
15	Pacers - e	15	52	.224	33.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	52	15	.776
2	Spurs	49	18	.731	3.0
3	Lakers	42	25	.627	10.0
4	Rockets	41	25	.621	10.5
5	Timberwolves	41	26	.612	11.0
6	Nuggets	41	27	.603	11.5
7	Suns	39	28	.582	13.0
8	Clippers	34	33	.507	18.0
9	Warriors	32	34	.485	19.5
10	Trail Blazers	32	35	.478	20.0
11	Grizzlies	23	43	.348	28.5
12	Mavericks	22	45	.328	30.0
13	Pelicans	22	46	.324	30.5
14	Jazz	20	47	.299	32.0
15	Kings - e	17	51	.250	35.5