most points in a playoff game all-time nba

LeBron James has posted the most career points in the playoffs, with 8,162 points.

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most points by a player in a playoff game all-time NBA
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
8,162
287
41.3
28.4
9.0
7.2
1.7
1.0
10.2
20.5
49.7
1.6
4.9
33.2
6.4
8.6
74.1
58.4
1.5
7.5
3.6
11,858
2,583
2,067
483
275
1,034
655
+1311
2 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
5,987
179
41.8
33.4
6.4
5.7
2.1
0.9
12.2
25.1
48.7
0.8
2.5
33.2
8.2
9.9
82.8
56.8
1.7
4.7
3.1
7,474
1,152
1,022
376
158
546
541
+294
3 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
5,762
237
37.3
24.3
10.5
3.2
1.0
2.4
9.9
18.7
53.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.4
6.0
74.0
57.1
2.6
6.5
2.6
8,851
2,481
767
189
476
447
797
4 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
5 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
5,250
216
37.5
24.3
11.6
2.7
0.5
2.1
9.4
16.8
56.3
0.0
0.0
5.4
10.7
50.4
56.5
4.0
7.6
3.0
8,098
2,508
582
117
459
649
769
+638
6 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
7 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
4,985
170
40.5
29.3
7.8
4.2
1.0
1.2
9.9
20.8
47.7
2.2
6.1
35.6
7.4
8.5
86.8
59.9
0.8
7.0
3.2
6,893
1,327
709
172
204
550
427
+643
8 Karl Malone
K. Malone
4,761
193
41.0
24.7
10.7
3.2
1.3
0.7
9.0
19.5
46.3
0.0
0.2
16.2
6.6
8.9
73.6
52.6
2.6
8.1
2.8
7,907
2,062
610
258
135
550
662
+123
9 Jerry West
J. West
4,457
153
41.3
29.1
5.6
6.3
0.0
0.0
10.6
22.6
46.9
7.9
9.8
80.5
54.1
0.0
2.0
6,321
855
970
0
0
451
10 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
11 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
3,966
147
37.4
27.0
5.3
6.2
1.5
0.3
9.0
19.9
45.3
4.2
10.6
39.7
4.7
5.3
88.9
60.6
0.8
4.6
3.3
5,491
786
912
223
44
489
375
+945
12 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
13 Larry Bird
L. Bird
3,897
164
42.0
23.8
10.3
6.5
1.8
0.9
8.9
18.8
47.2
0.5
1.5
32.1
5.5
6.2
89.0
55.1
2.2
8.1
3.1
6,886
1,683
1,062
296
145
506
466
14 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
3,776
172
39.9
22.0
6.9
4.8
1.1
0.3
8.4
19.4
43.6
5.1
6.1
83.6
49.8
1.5
3.8
6,860
1,186
825
60
16
527
15 James Harden
J. Harden
3,764
166
36.1
22.7
5.5
6.4
1.6
0.5
6.8
16.0
42.5
2.5
7.4
34.0
6.6
7.5
87.0
58.6
0.7
4.7
3.4
5,992
910
1,061
273
91
569
496
+269
16 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
3,755
145
39.6
25.9
11.2
3.2
1.7
3.3
10.4
19.6
52.8
0.0
0.1
22.2
5.1
7.1
71.9
56.9
3.2
7.9
2.9
5,749
1,621
458
245
472
424
562
-29
17 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
3,701
190
39.7
19.5
7.7
12.3
1.9
0.3
6.8
13.4
50.6
0.3
1.1
24.1
5.6
6.7
83.8
59.5
1.8
5.9
3.7
7,538
1,465
2,346
358
64
696
524
18 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
19 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
3,642
208
39.0
17.5
7.6
5.0
1.9
0.9
6.4
14.5
44.4
1.0
3.2
30.3
3.7
5.1
72.4
52.4
2.2
5.4
2.9
8,105
1,583
1,048
395
185
602
686
+232
20 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3,623
134
41.1
27.0
12.9
4.0
10.4
23.6
43.9
6.3
8.2
77.1
49.7
5,510
1,724
541
435
21 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,607
160
47.2
22.5
24.5
4.2
8.9
17.1
52.2
4.7
10.2
46.5
52.4
7,559
3,913
673
412
22 Kevin McHale
K. McHale
3,182
169
33.8
18.8
7.4
1.6
0.4
1.7
7.1
12.7
56.1
0.0
0.1
38.1
4.5
5.8
78.8
61.8
2.7
4.7
1.9
5,716
1,253
274
65
281
326
571
23 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
24 Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
3,116
180
38.9
17.3
4.3
5.6
1.4
0.6
6.5
14.8
43.9
0.2
0.8
23.6
4.2
5.2
80.2
50.7
1.5
2.9
2.7
6,994
781
1,006
247
113
480
575
25 Julius Erving
J. Erving
3,088
141
37.5
21.9
7.0
4.2
1.7
1.7
8.4
17.3
48.6
0.1
0.3
19.4
5.0
6.4
77.9
54.4
2.6
4.5
3.2
5,288
994
594
235
239
396
403

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
17
1
.944
2
Celtics Celtics
14
3
.824
2.5
3
Magic Magic
11
7
.611
6.0
4
Knicks Knicks
9
7
.563
7.0
5
Heat Heat
7
7
.500
8.0
6
Bucks Bucks
8
9
.471
8.5
Western W L PCT GB
1
Warriors Warriors
12
4
.750
2
Thunder Thunder
12
4
.750
3
Rockets Rockets
12
6
.667
1.0
4
Lakers Lakers
10
6
.625
2.0
5
Clippers Clippers
11
7
.611
2.0
6
Nuggets Nuggets
9
6
.600
2.5

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
11/23
BKN BKN
@
SAC SAC
108-103
Sat
11/23
TOR TOR
@
CLE CLE
108-122
Sat
11/23
DAL DAL
@
MIA MIA
118-123
Sat
11/23
LAC LAC
@
PHI PHI
125-99
Sat
11/23
WAS WAS
@
IND IND
103-115

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
11/29
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
2:30 PM
Fri
11/29
NYK NYK
@
CHA CHA
12:00 PM
Wed
11/27
OKC OKC
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Wed
11/27
BKN BKN
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Wed
11/27
DEN DEN
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM