most points scored in playoffs from 1996-97 to 2021-22

Between the 1996-97 and 2021-22 seasons, LeBron James scored the most points in the playoffs, with 7,631 points.

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most points by a player scored in playoffs from 1996-97 to 2021-22

	NAME	PTS	GP	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	7,631	266	41.5	28.7	9.0	7.2	1.7	0.9	10.2	20.7	49.5	1.6	4.8	33.7	6.6	8.9	74.0	58.3	1.5	7.5	3.7	11,035	2,391	1,919	454	252	975	616	+1310
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	5,640	220	39.3	25.6	5.1	4.7	1.4	0.7	9.2	20.5	44.8	1.3	4.0	33.1	6.0	7.4	81.6	54.1	1.0	4.0	2.9	8,641	1,119	1,040	310	144	647	660	+555
3	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	5,172	251	37.3	20.6	11.4	3.0	0.7	2.3	7.9	15.7	50.1	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.8	7.0	68.9	54.8	3.1	8.3	2.5	9,370	2,859	764	168	568	633	701	+1090
4	Kevin Durant K. Durant	4,559	155	40.4	29.4	7.8	4.1	1.0	1.2	9.9	20.9	47.6	2.2	6.2	35.6	7.3	8.5	86.6	59.8	0.8	7.0	3.2	6,259	1,205	635	161	183	501	390	+719
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	4,339	180	37.3	24.1	11.7	2.5	0.5	2.2	9.4	16.8	55.9	0.0	0.0		5.3	10.6	50.3	56.1	3.9	7.7	2.9	6,708	2,098	450	88	395	522	632	+638
6	Tony Parker T. Parker	4,045	226	34.3	17.9	2.9	5.1	0.9	0.1	7.1	15.5	46.1	0.5	1.7	30.9	3.1	4.2	73.1	51.6	0.5	2.5	2.6	7,758	666	1,143	198	19	594	429	+581
7	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	3,954	177	37.8	22.3	5.2	4.9	1.5	1.0	8.2	17.3	47.4	0.6	1.7	33.8	5.4	6.9	78.0	54.9	1.3	3.9	3.3	6,697	928	870	273	175	583	467	+432
8	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	3,663	145	40.7	25.3	10.0	2.5	1.0	0.9	8.4	18.2	46.2	1.0	2.8	36.5	7.4	8.3	89.2	57.7	1.5	8.5	2.3	5,895	1,446	360	149	129	328	407	+48
9	Stephen Curry S. Curry	3,570	134	37.3	26.6	5.4	6.2	1.6	0.3	8.8	19.5	45.2	4.2	10.4	40.1	4.8	5.4	89.2	60.8	0.8	4.6	3.3	4,998	719	833	210	38	447	341	+898
10	James Harden J. Harden	3,414	149	35.7	22.9	5.5	6.2	1.7	0.5	6.8	16.0	42.6	2.5	7.4	33.5	6.8	7.8	86.9	58.9	0.8	4.7	3.5	5,323	815	922	247	81	520	455	+357
11	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	3,180	170	36.6	18.7	5.8	3.4	1.2	0.6	6.0	14.2	42.3	1.6	4.6	35.5	5.1	6.1	83.0	55.4	0.7	5.1	2.8	6,229	985	579	204	105	476	547	+160
12	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	3,054	218	27.9	14.0	4.0	3.8	1.3	0.3	4.4	10.1	43.3	1.5	4.2	35.8	3.8	4.6	81.7	57.6	0.7	3.3	2.2	6,075	874	827	292	61	481	588	+951
13	Chris Paul C. Paul	2,894	142	36.6	20.4	4.9	8.3	1.9	0.2	7.5	15.5	48.6	1.7	4.4	37.5	3.7	4.3	85.6	58.7	0.7	4.2	2.6	5,192	695	1,181	275	26	370	421	+91
14	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	2,865	135	35.5	21.2	7.9	2.8	1.8	0.7	7.5	14.8	51.1	1.7	4.2	39.9	4.4	5.3	84.4	62.1	1.8	6.0	1.9	4,789	1,060	383	240	92	253	303	+668
15	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	2,791	145	37.0	19.2	3.9	2.2	1.0	0.6	7.2	16.3	44.0	3.1	7.6	41.0	1.8	2.1	84.3	55.8	0.5	3.4	1.7	5,362	572	322	143	81	248	383	+595
16	Ray Allen R. Allen	2,749	171	35.5	16.1	3.8	2.6	1.0	0.2	5.4	12.3	44.3	2.3	5.6	40.1	3.0	3.4	88.3	58.5	0.8	3.0	1.6	6,064	648	449	164	41	274	402	+586
17	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	2,727	111	37.5	24.6	7.2	7.9	1.8	0.3	8.5	20.9	40.8	1.4	4.7	29.6	6.1	7.4	82.7	50.8	1.9	5.3	4.0	4,168	794	874	198	31	441	324	+138
18	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	2,601	143	36.9	18.2	10.7	3.3	1.2	1.3	7.4	15.5	47.8	0.1	0.4	27.3	3.3	4.1	78.9	52.5	2.2	8.5	2.4	5,283	1,534	471	178	186	342	431	+298
19	Richard Hamilton R. Hamilton	2,571	130	38.8	19.8	3.9	3.6	0.9	0.2	7.3	16.5	43.9	0.5	1.6	34.0	4.7	5.5	86.0	52.2	1.2	2.7	2.7	5,039	506	467	122	24	348	401	+415
20	Chauncey Billups C. Billups	2,526	146	36.4	17.3	3.4	5.7	1.0	0.2	5.0	12.3	41.1	1.8	5.0	36.6	5.4	6.1	88.0	57.8	0.5	2.9	2.2	5,321	492	831	148	23	322	373	+578
21	Rasheed Wallace R. Wallace	2,384	177	33.0	13.5	6.2	1.5	0.8	1.3	5.2	11.7	44.4	1.1	3.1	35.2	2.0	2.8	71.7	52.1	1.3	4.9	1.3	5,838	1,099	264	145	225	228	645	+325
22	Paul George P. George	2,299	108	39.1	21.3	7.5	4.1	1.5	0.5	6.9	16.2	42.4	2.4	6.8	35.1	5.2	6.3	82.5	56.2	1.0	6.6	3.1	4,222	813	444	165	59	340	354	+201
23	Derek Fisher D. Fisher	2,146	259	26.5	8.3	2.2	2.3	1.1	0.1	2.8	6.7	42.2	1.1	2.8	39.9	1.5	1.9	80.5	54.9	0.3	1.9	0.9	6,856	578	598	272	16	237	645	+725
24	Karl Malone K. Malone	2,115	96	39.6	22.0	9.9	3.5	1.2	0.6	8.2	18.2	44.9	0.0	0.1	30.8	5.6	7.5	75.0	51.2	2.3	7.6	2.9	3,799	951	335	111	61	278	300	+123
25	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	2,111	71	45.1	29.7	3.8	6.0	2.1	0.2	10.6	26.5	40.1	1.7	5.3	32.7	6.7	8.8	76.4	48.9	0.8	3.0	3.1	3,203	273	425	147	14	221	157	-138