NBA Players with the Most Points Scored in Playoffs in Their 12th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 12th NBA season, ranked by playoff total points. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Which NBA player had the most total points in the Playoffs in his 12th year?
Playing for the 2008 Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant recorded a total of 633 points in 21 games — the highest playoff total ever by an NBA player in his 12th season.
Total Points, 12th Season
633 pts
Kobe Bryant
(2008 Los Angeles Lakers)
Note:
= NBA champion in this season.
Total Points in a Player's 12th Season - Top 50
Playoffs
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (2008 Lakers) |
633 | 30.1 | 21 | 119 | 117 | 35 | 8 | 32 |
| 2 | (2015 Cavaliers) |
601 | 30.1 | 20 | 226 | 169 | 33 | 21 | 25 |
| 3 | (2023 Heat) |
592 | 26.9 | 22 | 142 | 129 | 40 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | (1997 Bulls) ![]() |
590 | 31.1 | 19 | 150 | 91 | 30 | 17 | 13 |
| 5 | (1997 Jazz) |
519 | 26.0 | 20 | 228 | 57 | 27 | 15 | 1 |
| 6 | (1974 Celtics) ![]() |
487 | 27.1 | 18 | 116 | 108 | 24 | 6 | - |
| 7 | (2004 Lakers) |
473 | 21.5 | 22 | 291 | 55 | 7 | 61 | 0 |
| 8 | (2010 Celtics) |
451 | 18.8 | 24 | 143 | 82 | 24 | 14 | 40 |
| 9 | (1995 Rockets) ![]() |
450 | 20.5 | 22 | 154 | 111 | 33 | 15 | 30 |
| 10 | (1988 Pistons) |
446 | 19.4 | 23 | 107 | 46 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 11 | (2013 Spurs) |
432 | 20.6 | 21 | 68 | 146 | 24 | 3 | 11 |
| 12 | (1991 Lakers) |
414 | 21.8 | 19 | 154 | 240 | 23 | 0 | 21 |
| 13 | (2008 Celtics) ![]() |
405 | 15.6 | 26 | 98 | 71 | 24 | 8 | 55 |
| 14 | (2021 Bucks) ![]() |
399 | 17.3 | 23 | 132 | 199 | 38 | 10 | 43 |
| 15 | (2019 Warriors) |
387 | 32.3 | 12 | 59 | 54 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
| 16 | (2011 Mavericks) ![]() |
368 | 17.5 | 21 | 40 | 67 | 26 | 3 | 42 |
| 17 | (2004 Timberwolves) |
357 | 19.8 | 18 | 79 | 72 | 29 | 12 | 37 |
| 18 | (1972 Lakers) ![]() |
344 | 22.9 | 15 | 73 | 134 | - | - | - |
| 19 | (1970 Lakers) |
336 | 18.7 | 18 | 173 | 83 | - | - | - |
| 20 | (2009 Nuggets) |
330 | 20.6 | 16 | 61 | 109 | 20 | 4 | 44 |
(2014 Spurs) ![]() |
330 | 14.3 | 23 | 75 | 95 | 36 | 2 | 41 | |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 22 | (2020 Heat) |
324 | 19.1 | 17 | 69 | 75 | 17 | 2 | 37 |
| 23 | (1969 Celtics) ![]() |
303 | 16.8 | 18 | 58 | 37 | - | - | - |
| 24 | (1984 Lakers) |
279 | 14.0 | 20 | 108 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 0 |
| 25 | (1968 Celtics) ![]() |
274 | 14.4 | 19 | 434 | 99 | - | - | - |
| 26 | (1988 Celtics) |
270 | 15.9 | 17 | 77 | 139 | 24 | 8 | 6 |
| 27 | (1988 Nuggets) |
267 | 24.3 | 11 | 59 | 48 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | (1999 Pacers) |
263 | 20.2 | 13 | 51 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 28 |
| 29 | (2013 Grizzlies) |
261 | 17.4 | 15 | 150 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 30 | (1996 Supersonics) |
258 | 12.3 | 21 | 90 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 32 |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 31 | (2011 Mavericks) ![]() |
250 | 11.9 | 21 | 133 | 45 | 21 | 19 | 0 |
(1988 Celtics) |
250 | 14.7 | 17 | 168 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 0 | |
| 33 | (2016 Cavaliers) ![]() |
242 | 11.5 | 21 | 67 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 65 |
| 34 | (2000 Pacers) |
241 | 11.0 | 22 | 78 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 0 |
| 35 | (2021 Hawks) |
231 | 12.8 | 18 | 70 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 34 |
| 36 | (1974 Bulls) |
230 | 20.9 | 11 | 61 | 18 | 10 | 1 | - |
| 37 | (2007 Pistons) |
229 | 14.3 | 16 | 123 | 28 | 19 | 28 | 25 |
| 38 | (1991 Pistons) |
228 | 15.2 | 15 | 76 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 39 | (2007 Spurs) ![]() |
225 | 11.3 | 20 | 58 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 44 |
| 40 | (1962 Celtics) ![]() |
224 | 16.0 | 14 | 64 | 123 | - | - | - |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 41 | (1971 Lakers) |
220 | 18.3 | 12 | 242 | 53 | - | - | - |
| 42 | (2010 Magic) |
217 | 15.5 | 14 | 59 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 12 |
(1998 Jazz) |
217 | 10.9 | 20 | 50 | 64 | 20 | 4 | 14 | |
| 44 | (2001 Spurs) |
216 | 16.6 | 13 | 153 | 22 | 17 | 31 | 0 |
| 45 | (2008 Lakers) |
215 | 10.2 | 21 | 47 | 52 | 43 | 3 | 22 |
| 46 | (2016 Warriors) |
213 | 8.9 | 24 | 105 | 90 | 29 | 10 | 25 |
| 47 | (2020 Rockets) |
208 | 17.3 | 12 | 32 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 48 | (1993 Supersonics) |
205 | 10.8 | 19 | 45 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
(1974 Celtics) ![]() |
205 | 11.4 | 18 | 97 | 35 | 8 | 3 | - | |
| 50 | (1997 Knicks) |
203 | 22.6 | 9 | 95 | 17 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
(1997 Supersonics) |
203 | 16.9 | 12 | 69 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 16 | |
* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.