most playoff 40 point games

DeWanna Bonner has the most career games in the playoffs, with 98 games.

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most playoff 40 point games by a player
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
98
1,291
31.1
13.2
6.8
2.2
1.2
0.8
4.6
11.4
40.1
1.2
3.9
30.9
2.8
3.2
87.4
51.3
1.1
5.7
1.6
3,050
668
211
116
80
159
186
+213
2Lindsay Whalen
L. Whalen
82
953
29.1
11.6
3.4
4.2
0.9
0.1
4.1
9.5
43.0
0.4
1.5
28.0
3.0
3.9
78.6
52.0
0.8
2.6
2.3
2,389
278
341
70
12
189
168
+194
3Rebekkah Brunson
R. Brunson
81
683
26.8
8.4
7.0
1.4
0.9
0.8
3.2
7.3
44.6
0.0
0.1
9.1
1.9
2.7
72.6
49.9
2.3
4.7
1.3
2,174
563
115
70
61
106
216
+285
4Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
73
1,486
33.1
20.4
4.2
4.1
0.9
0.6
6.7
15.0
44.6
3.0
7.9
37.4
4.0
4.5
88.2
59.8
0.5
3.7
2.8
2,416
308
296
63
43
202
247
+214
5Briann January
B. January
68
634
29.1
9.3
2.1
3.6
0.9
0.1
3.2
8.3
38.4
0.9
2.7
32.4
2.1
2.4
85.5
49.7
0.4
1.7
1.8
1,982
146
242
62
10
125
158
+84
6Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
68
1,141
33.8
16.8
8.8
3.3
2.2
0.9
5.2
13.0
39.7
1.2
3.6
32.8
5.2
6.1
85.4
53.3
2.2
6.6
2.6
2,299
598
223
152
62
179
193
+86
7Candace Parker
C. Parker
66
1,149
33.9
17.4
9.2
3.8
1.6
1.8
6.4
13.4
48.1
1.0
3.2
30.4
3.5
4.6
77.7
56.6
1.9
7.3
2.5
2,237
610
251
108
117
164
164
+95
8Chelsea Gray
C. Gray
65
897
32.8
13.8
3.3
6.0
1.3
0.6
5.2
11.4
45.8
1.7
4.2
39.9
1.6
2.0
84.3
56.1
0.2
3.0
2.5
2,132
213
389
87
39
165
116
+229
9Taj McWilliams-Franklin
T. McWilliams-Franklin
64
716
31.2
11.2
6.9
2.1
0.9
1.1
4.5
9.6
46.5
0.1
0.3
25.0
2.1
2.7
78.3
51.6
2.1
4.8
1.9
1,994
442
136
59
68
124
189
+156
10Natasha Howard
N. Howard
61
482
18.8
7.9
4.5
1.1
0.8
0.5
3.2
6.5
49.7
0.4
1.1
33.3
1.0
1.3
79.7
55.7
1.4
3.0
1.5
1,144
273
69
47
30
91
135
+12
11Courtney Vandersloot
C. Vandersloot
61
600
28.2
9.8
3.5
6.4
1.2
0.5
3.8
8.6
44.6
0.8
2.4
32.4
1.4
1.6
88.5
52.9
0.5
2.9
2.4
1,719
211
390
72
33
145
126
+117
12Sue Bird
S. Bird
60
704
32.9
11.7
2.7
6.1
1.2
0.2
4.2
10.5
39.6
1.9
5.1
36.5
1.6
1.8
84.5
51.8
0.4
2.3
1.9
1,974
164
364
72
12
114
104
+174
13Becky Hammon
B. Hammon
60
722
27.6
12.0
2.0
2.9
0.9
0.1
4.0
9.3
42.6
1.9
4.8
39.0
2.3
2.6
88.9
57.9
0.4
1.7
2.5
1,654
122
173
52
8
149
100
-94
14Alyssa Thomas
A. Thomas
58
903
35.6
15.6
8.5
7.1
1.6
0.3
6.5
13.1
49.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.5
3.6
69.4
52.9
2.3
6.2
2.7
2,065
492
410
95
20
156
163
+123
15Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
58
901
32.3
15.5
3.8
2.6
0.9
0.4
6.2
13.8
45.2
0.7
2.0
32.2
2.4
3.0
79.9
51.3
0.7
3.2
1.5
1,872
223
153
53
26
89
74
+194
16Maya Moore
M. Moore
56
1,077
33.1
19.2
6.0
3.2
1.7
0.7
6.8
14.5
46.6
1.9
4.9
39.8
3.8
4.5
84.5
58.4
1.9
4.1
2.1
1,851
338
179
96
39
119
182
+360
17Swin Cash
S. Cash
56
556
27.5
9.9
4.9
2.5
0.8
0.5
3.5
8.3
41.8
0.4
1.2
31.9
2.6
3.4
75.8
50.5
1.7
3.2
2.1
1,538
272
138
43
28
116
127
-9
18Katie Douglas
K. Douglas
56
730
32.7
13.0
3.7
2.8
1.3
0.2
4.4
11.0
39.5
1.7
5.1
33.1
2.6
3.3
80.3
52.3
1.2
2.4
1.9
1,830
205
154
72
13
107
100
+8
19Jackie Young
J. Young
55
722
29.3
13.1
4.2
3.7
0.9
0.1
4.5
10.7
42.0
1.5
3.8
38.1
2.7
3.0
92.0
54.9
0.9
3.3
1.7
1,614
233
205
51
7
92
137
+78
20Natisha Hiedeman
N. Hiedeman
55
327
16.9
5.9
1.4
2.3
0.5
0.2
2.1
5.0
42.2
0.9
2.2
38.8
0.9
1.1
81.4
54.3
0.2
1.2
0.8
929
76
127
27
10
43
59
+149
21A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
55
1,171
35.2
21.3
9.9
2.4
1.2
2.2
8.0
15.9
50.2
0.2
0.7
33.3
5.1
6.3
80.1
56.9
1.8
8.1
1.9
1,934
544
131
66
123
103
98
+220
22Vickie Johnson
V. Johnson
53
578
32.4
10.9
4.4
3.5
1.1
0.1
4.2
9.5
44.4
0.9
2.5
37.4
1.5
2.0
77.9
52.6
1.3
3.1
1.8
1,719
233
186
58
7
94
103
+2
23Ruth Riley
R. Riley
52
312
22.8
6.0
3.7
1.3
0.5
1.5
2.4
6.0
39.3
0.2
0.4
42.1
1.1
1.6
69.9
44.6
1.2
2.5
1.3
1,185
193
69
26
77
66
153
-84
24Tangela Smith
T. Smith
52
572
28.9
11.0
5.8
1.4
1.1
1.1
4.2
9.8
42.9
1.1
2.5
43.2
1.5
2.0
74.8
51.5
1.4
4.4
1.3
1,502
304
72
55
58
67
165
+91
25Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
52
908
35.5
17.5
9.1
2.3
1.3
2.5
6.6
13.8
48.2
0.3
0.8
39.0
3.9
5.5
71.1
54.0
2.4
6.6
2.9
1,845
471
117
65
132
151
202
+198
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PPG

20.5

Copper

Kahleah Copper

RPG

7.9

Mack

Natasha Mack

APG

8.3

Thomas

Alyssa Thomas
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ORTG

104.1

12th

DRTG

108.6

12th

NETRTG

-4.5

10th

3P%

32.2

10th

2026 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
Wings Wings
18
9
.667
3.5
5
Fire Fire
11
16
.407
10.5
6
Sparks Sparks
10
16
.385
11.0
7
Mercury Mercury
10
18
.357
12.0
8
Storm Storm
6
23
.207
16.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
7/29
GSV GSV
@
PHX PHX
10:00 PM
Sat
8/1
NYL NYL
@
PHX PHX
3:00 PM
Mon
8/3
PHX PHX
@
CHI CHI
9:00 PM
Wed
8/5
PHX PHX
@
ATL ATL
7:00 PM
Fri
8/7
PHX PHX
@
CON CON
7:30 PM
Last Game
PHX Mercury

10 - 18

86

Final

82

LAS Sparks

10 - 16

Wed 22 Jul 2026

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PPG Leaders

26.1

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

23.9

Plum

Kelsey Plum

23.3

Mitchell

Kelsey Mitchell
RPG Leaders

12.0

Shepard

Jessica Shepard

11.5

Reese

Angel Reese

9.5

Austin

Shakira Austin
APG Leaders

8.3

Thomas

Alyssa Thomas

7.9

Clark

Caitlin Clark

7.7

Canada

Jordin Canada
SPG Leaders

2.4

Howard

Rhyne Howard

2.2

Canada

Jordin Canada

2.1

Lacan

Leila Lacan
BPG Leaders

2.0

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

1.8

Stokes

Kiah Stokes

1.8

Griner

Brittney Griner
3PM Leaders

3.3

Mabrey

Marina Mabrey

3.2

Howard

Rhyne Howard

2.7

Mitchell

Kelsey Mitchell
TS% Leaders

68.4

Carter

Chennedy Carter

68.0

Allemand

Julie Allemand

67.1

Cunningham

Sophie Cunningham

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ORtg Rankings
Fever

114.7

Lynx

113.5

Aces

113.4

Wings

112.3

Liberty

110.3

Dream

110.1
DRtg Rankings
Valkyries

101.0

Lynx

102.7

Mystics

104.0

Dream

105.1

Wings

107.3

Liberty

107.4
NetRtg Rankings
Lynx

10.8

Valkyries

7.3

Fever

7.1

Aces

5.8

Wings

5.0

Dream

5.0
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Storm

6-23

Sun

7-20

Sky

9-18

Mercury

10-18

Tempo

10-16

Sparks

10-16

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FanDuel Points Leaders

1,211.6

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

1,076.6

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

1,013.3

Shepard

Jessica Shepard
DraftKings Points Leaders

1,195

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

1,077

Shepard

Jessica Shepard

1,073.3

Stewart

Breanna Stewart
USG% Leaders

32.9

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

32.7

Clark

Caitlin Clark

31.3

Mabrey

Marina Mabrey
MPG Leaders

34.8

Howard

Rhyne Howard

34.5

Plum

Kelsey Plum

33.7

Citron

Sonia Citron
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.60

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

1.34

Boston

Aliyah Boston

1.27

Clark

Caitlin Clark
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.57

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

1.37

Clark

Caitlin Clark

1.36

Boston

Aliyah Boston

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Best Record ATS
Valkyries

13-8

Storm

13-8

Sky

12-8

Mystics

11-9

Aces

11-9

Sun

11-7
Worst Record ATS
Liberty

7-12

Tempo

7-11

Dream

7-13

Mercury

9-11

Wings

9-11

Sparks

9-11

WNBA 2026 Standings

TeamWLPCTGB
1
Lynx Lynx
22
6
.786
2
Valkyries Valkyries
19
8
.704
2.5
3
Aces Aces
18
8
.692
3.0
4
Wings Wings
18
9
.667
3.5
5
Fever Fever
17
10
.630
4.5
6
Dream Dream
16
10
.615
5.0
7
Liberty Liberty
15
12
.556
6.5
8
Mystics Mystics
14
12
.538
7.0
9
Fire Fire
11
16
.407
10.5
10
Tempo Tempo
10
16
.385
11.0
11
Sparks Sparks
10
16
.385
11.0
12
Mercury Mercury
10
18
.357
12.0
13
Sky Sky
9
18
.333
12.5
14
Sun Sun
7
20
.259
14.5
15
Storm Storm
6
23
.207
16.5

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
5/9
DAL DAL
@
IND IND
107-104
Sat
5/9
PHX PHX
@
LVA LVA
99-66
Sat
5/9
ATL ATL
@
MIN MIN
91-90
Sat
5/9
CHI CHI
@
PDX PDX
98-83
Sun
5/10
SEA SEA
@
CON CON
89-82

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
7/28
CON CON
@
WAS WAS
7:30 PM
Tue
7/28
TOR TOR
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Tue
7/28
IND IND
@
SEA SEA
9:30 PM
Tue
7/28
PDX PDX
@
LVA LVA
10:00 PM
Tue
7/28
NYL NYL
@
LAS LAS
10:00 PM