players with 40+ points in a single playoff game in nba

Jalen Brunson put up 45 points in Game 5 of the 2026 NBA Finals against the Spurs on June 13.

	NAME	DATE	PTS	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	6/13/2026	45	NYK	@	SAS	41	3	3	2	0	14	27	51.9	4	7	57.1	13	15	86.7	67.0	1	2	3	1	+10
2	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	5/18/2026	41	SAS	@	OKC	49	24	3	1	3	14	25	56.0	1	2	50.0	12	13	92.3	66.7	9	15	3	4	+16
3	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	5/11/2026	43	CLE	vs	DET	37	5	2	1	0	13	26	50.0	4	12	33.3	13	15	86.7	66.0	1	4	1	1	+28
4	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	4/29/2026	45	DET	vs	ORL	44	4	5	1	0	13	23	56.5	5	8	62.5	14	14	100.0	77.2	3	1	6	3	+3
5	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	4/29/2026	45	ORL	@	DET	41	9	7	2	0	17	31	54.8	6	11	54.5	5	12	41.7	62.0	2	7	6	2	0
6	Ayo Dosunmu A. Dosunmu	4/25/2026	43	MIN	vs	DEN	42	4	1	0	1	13	17	76.5	5	5	100.0	12	12	100.0	96.5	2	2	1	4	+10
7	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	4/25/2026	42	OKC	@	PHX	38	4	8	1	0	15	18	83.3	1	3	33.3	11	12	91.7	90.2	1	3	3	4	+10
8	Jalen Williams J. Williams	6/16/2025	40	OKC	vs	IND	35	6	4	1	0	14	25	56.0	3	5	60.0	9	12	75.0	66.1	1	5	1	4	+14
9	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	5/26/2025	40	OKC	@	MIN	40	9	10	1	0	13	30	43.3	2	7	28.6	12	14	85.7	55.3	4	5	5	4	+5
10	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	5/21/2025	43	NYK	vs	IND	38	1	5	0	0	15	25	60.0	1	6	16.7	12	14	85.7	69.0	0	1	7	5	-8
11	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5/13/2025	44	DEN	@	OKC	44	15	5	2	0	17	25	68.0	5	7	71.4	5	5	100.0	80.9	6	9	2	4	-8
12	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	5/12/2025	42	BOS	@	NYK	40	8	4	4	2	16	28	57.1	7	16	43.8	3	3	100.0	71.6	0	8	4	3	-9
13	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	5/9/2025	43	CLE	@	IND	37	9	5	1	0	14	29	48.3	5	13	38.5	10	14	71.4	61.1	5	4	2	4	+35
14	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	5/6/2025	48	CLE	vs	IND	36	5	9	4	1	15	30	50.0	1	7	14.3	17	21	81.0	61.2	2	3	5	4	+13
15	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5/5/2025	42	DEN	@	OKC	42	22	6	1	2	15	29	51.7	2	6	33.3	10	13	76.9	60.5	5	17	7	5	+10
16	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	5/1/2025	40	NYK	@	DET	42	4	7	0	0	15	33	45.5	3	10	30.0	7	8	87.5	54.8	2	2	2	2	+5
17	Jamal Murray J. Murray	4/29/2025	43	DEN	vs	LAC	40	5	7	3	1	17	26	65.4	8	14	57.1	1	1	100.0	81.3	0	5	1	2	+17
18	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	4/27/2025	43	MIN	vs	LAL	44	9	6	0	1	12	23	52.2	5	10	50.0	14	17	82.4	70.5	4	5	1	2	+3
19	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	5/23/2024	40	BOS	vs	IND	37	5	2	1	0	14	27	51.9	4	10	40.0	8	11	72.7	62.8	2	3	2	4	+18
20	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5/14/2024	40	DEN	vs	MIN	41	7	13	2	1	15	22	68.2	2	3	66.7	8	9	88.9	77.0	0	7	0	2	+21
21	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	5/14/2024	44	NYK	vs	IND	43	4	7	0	0	18	35	51.4	2	6	33.3	6	7	85.7	57.8	0	4	3	2	+31
22	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	5/12/2024	44	MIN	vs	DEN	45	5	5	2	1	16	25	64.0	5	8	62.5	7	8	87.5	77.1	0	5	3	2	+5
23	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	5/6/2024	43	NYK	vs	IND	44	6	6	0	1	14	26	53.8	1	4	25.0	14	14	100.0	66.9	1	5	4	2	+12
24	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	5/4/2024	43	MIN	@	DEN	42	7	3	1	2	17	29	58.6	3	7	42.9	6	6	100.0	68.0	2	5	1	1	+10
25	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	5/3/2024	50	CLE	@	ORL	42	4	4	0	1	22	36	61.1	3	9	33.3	3	6	50.0	64.7	1	3	4	4	-3

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22.8

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RPG

14.0

Towns

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106.0

26th

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107.2

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32.7

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11	Bulls	1	3	.250	2.0
12	Bucks	1	3	.250	2.0
13	Knicks	1	3	.250	2.0
14	Heat	0	4	.000	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/28	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	NYK	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Mon 11/2	BKN	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	CHI	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Sat 11/7	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM

Last Game

Pistons

3 - 1

Final

111

Knicks

1 - 3

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

16.5

Sabonis

14.3

Gobert

14.0

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

4.3

Wembanyama

3.0

Holmgren

2.8

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.3

Camara

TS% Leaders

91.1

Camara

86.7

Carter

81.7

Reaves

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

128.7

126.7

121.1

119.4

118.1

118.0

DRtg Rankings

98.8

101.4

101.7

102.5

107.2

NetRtg Rankings

18.6

16.4

10.6

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9.5

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0-4

0-3

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FanDuel Points Leaders

223.9

Dončić

209.1

Wembanyama

198.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

241.8

Dončić

211

Sabonis

204

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

37.7

Edwards

35.4

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

38.7

Murray

38.0

Jokić

37.8

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.58

Dončić

1.53

Johnson

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

Dončić

1.65

Wembanyama

1.61

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NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-0

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3

1-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

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

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	4	0	1.000
2	Thunder	4	0	1.000
3	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000
4	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	0.5
5	Lakers	3	1	.750	1.0
6	Timberwolves	3	1	.750	1.0
7	Spurs	2	2	.500	2.0
8	Mavericks	2	2	.500	2.0
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	4	.000	4.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	MIA	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	CHA	@	DET	7:00 PM
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Jalen Brunson put up 45 points in Game 5 of the 2026 NBA Finals against the Spurs on June 13.

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