LeBron James: 40+ Point Games in the Playoffs

Stats of the games where LeBron James scored 40 or more points in the Playoffs, summary by team and by year with breakdown of the points scored, and a full list with all his 40+ games by date.

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How many 40+ point games did LeBron James had in the Playoffs?

LeBron James had 29 games of 40 or more points. This means that he scored at least 40 in 9.9% of the 292 games he played in the Playoffs. The team for which he had the most of these games (24 of 29) is the Cavaliers. He scored 40 or more against 12 franchises.

40+ Point Games

29
games with 40 or more points
in the Playoffs

LeBron James 40+ Point Games by Team

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Playing for...	40+ Point Games	Playoffs	Games played	40+ %	Points Breakdown
Playing for...	40+ Point Games	Playoffs	Games played	40+ %	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+
Cleveland Cavaliers	24	9	152	15.8	23	1	-	-
Miami Heat	3	4	87	3.4	3	-	-	-
Los Angeles Lakers	2	5	53	3.8	2	-	-	-
Career	29	18	292	9.9	28	1	-	-

LeBron James 40+ Point Games by Year in the Playoffs

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	Playoffs	Playing for...	40+ Point Games	Games played	40+ %	Points Breakdown
	Playoffs	Playing for...	40+ Point Games	Games played	40+ %	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+
1.	2006	Cleveland Cavaliers	2	13	15.4	2	-	-	-
2.	2007	Cleveland Cavaliers	1	20	5.0	1	-	-	-
3.	2008	Cleveland Cavaliers	1	13	7.7	1	-	-	-
4.	2009	Cleveland Cavaliers	4	14	28.6	4	-	-	-
5.	2010	Cleveland Cavaliers	1	11	9.1	1	-	-	-
6.	2011	Miami Heat	0	21	0.0	-	-	-	-
7.	2012	Miami Heat	2	23	8.7	2	-	-	-
8.	2013	Miami Heat	0	23	0.0	-	-	-	-
9.	2014	Miami Heat	1	20	5.0	1	-	-	-
10.	2015	Cleveland Cavaliers	3	20	15.0	3	-	-	-
11.	2016	Cleveland Cavaliers	2	21	9.5	2	-	-	-
12.	2017	Cleveland Cavaliers	2	18	11.1	2	-	-	-
13.	2018	Cleveland Cavaliers	8	22	36.4	7	1	-	-
14.	2020	Los Angeles Lakers	1	21	4.8	1	-	-	-
15.	2021	Los Angeles Lakers	0	6	0.0	-	-	-	-
16.	2023	Los Angeles Lakers	1	16	6.3	1	-	-	-
17.	2024	Los Angeles Lakers	0	5	0.0	-	-	-	-
18.	2025	Los Angeles Lakers	0	5	0.0	-	-	-	-
		Total:	29			28	1	0	0

LeBron James 40+ Point Games by Opponent in the Playoffs

	Opponent	40+ Point Games	Points Breakdown
	Opponent	40+ Point Games	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+
1.	Atlanta Hawks	1	1	-	-	-
2.	Boston Celtics	5	5	-	-	-
3.	Brooklyn Nets	1	1	-	-	-
4.	Chicago Bulls	1	1	-	-	-
5.	Denver Nuggets	1	1	-	-	-
6.	Detroit Pistons	1	1	-	-	-
7.	Golden State Warriors	7	6	1	-	-
8.	Indiana Pacers	5	5	-	-	-
9.	Miami Heat	1	1	-	-	-
10.	Orlando Magic	3	3	-	-	-
11.	Toronto Raptors	1	1	-	-	-
12.	Washington Wizards	2	2	-	-	-
	Total:	29	28	1	0	0

Full list of games where LeBron James scored 40 or more, sorted by Date

2006 Playoffs (2)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
1.	2006-04-28	LeBron James (Cavaliers)	41	16-28	3-5	6-9	W 97-96 @ Wizards
2.	2006-05-03	LeBron James (Cavaliers)	45	14-23	0-1	17-18	W 121-120 OT vs. Wizards

2007 Playoffs (1)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
3.	2007-05-31	LeBron James (Cavaliers)	48	18-33	2-3	10-14	W 109-107 2OT @ Pistons

2008 Playoffs (1)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
4.	2008-05-18	LeBron James (Cavaliers)	45	14-29	3-11	14-19	L 92-97 @ Celtics

2009 Playoffs (4)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
5.	2009-05-09	LeBron James (Cavaliers)	47	15-25	5-10	12-16	W 97-82 @ Hawks
6.	2009-05-20	LeBron James (Cavaliers)	49	20-30	3-6	6-10	L 106-107 vs. Magic
7.	2009-05-24	LeBron James (Cavaliers)	41	11-28	1-8	18-24	L 89-99 @ Magic
8.	2009-05-26	LeBron James (Cavaliers)	44	13-29	4-10	14-18	L 114-116 OT @ Magic

2010 Playoffs (1)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
9.	2010-04-19	LeBron James (Cavaliers)	40	16-23	2-4	6-6	W 112-102 vs. Bulls

2012 Playoffs (2)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
10.	2012-05-20	LeBron James (Heat)	40	14-27	0-0	12-16	W 101-93 @ Pacers
11.	2012-06-07	LeBron James (Heat)	45	19-26	2-4	5-9	W 98-79 @ Celtics

2014 Playoffs (1)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
12.	2014-05-12	LeBron James (Heat)	49	16-24	3-6	14-19	W 102-96 @ Nets

2015 Playoffs (3)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
13.	2015-06-04	LeBron James (Cavaliers)	44	18-38	2-8	6-10	L 100-108 OT @ Warriors
14.	2015-06-09	LeBron James (Cavaliers)	40	14-34	2-6	10-12	W 96-91 vs. Warriors
15.	2015-06-14	LeBron James (Cavaliers)	40	15-34	3-8	7-9	L 91-104 @ Warriors

2016 Playoffs (2)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
16.	2016-06-13	LeBron James (Cavaliers)	41	16-30	4-8	5-8	W 112-97 @ Warriors
17.	2016-06-16	LeBron James (Cavaliers)	41	16-27	3-6	6-8	W 115-101 vs. Warriors

2017 Playoffs (2)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
18.	2017-04-20	LeBron James (Cavaliers)	41	14-27	6-12	7-14	W 119-114 @ Pacers
19.	2017-06-12	LeBron James (Cavaliers)	41	19-30	2-5	1-4	L 120-129 @ Warriors

2018 Playoffs (8)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
20.	2018-04-18	LeBron James (Cavaliers)	46	17-24	2-5	10-13	W 100-97 vs. Pacers
21.	2018-04-25	LeBron James (Cavaliers)	44	14-24	1-4	15-15	W 98-95 vs. Pacers
22.	2018-04-29	LeBron James (Cavaliers)	45	16-25	2-3	11-15	W 105-101 vs. Pacers
23.	2018-05-03	LeBron James (Cavaliers)	43	19-28	1-3	4-8	W 128-110 @ Raptors
24.	2018-05-15	LeBron James (Cavaliers)	42	16-29	5-11	5-10	L 94-107 @ Celtics
25.	2018-05-21	LeBron James (Cavaliers)	44	17-28	1-4	9-13	W 111-102 vs. Celtics
26.	2018-05-25	LeBron James (Cavaliers)	46	17-33	5-7	7-11	W 109-99 vs. Celtics
27.	2018-05-31	LeBron James (Cavaliers)	51	19-32	3-7	10-11	L 114-124 OT @ Warriors

2020 Playoffs (1)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
28.	2020-10-09	LeBron James (Lakers)	40	15-21	6-9	4-6	L 108-111 vs. Heat

2023 Playoffs (1)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
29.	2023-05-22	LeBron James (Lakers)	40	15-25	4-7	6-7	L 111-113 vs. Nuggets