The

NBA’s

Each of them holds a playoff record for being the all-time leading scorer and the most efficient postseason scorer, respectively, which may prove hard to surpass.

However, that does not imply it is unachievable.

Back in 1993, Michael Jordan had a Game 4 for the ages in the conference finals against the

New York Knicks

(Who else?), scoring 54 points in a 105-95 victory for the

Chicago Bulls

.

The record for the highest-scoring game in the conference finals remains intact to this day.

By 2012, and back then

Heat

member

LeBron James

scored 235 points in a seven-game conference finals series against the

Celtics

, before scoring 235 again in 2018, then as a member of the

Cavaliers

in a six-game matchup against

Orlando

.

That record also stands today.

Is there an NBA superstar capable of challenging either of those records during the 2025 conference finals?

Let’s check out the odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of May 19.


Any player to break Michael Jordan’s single-game conference finals points record (55+ points)

Yes: +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)


Any player looking to surpass LeBron James’ record for most points scored in a conference finals series (236 points or more) will have their work cut out for them.

Yes: +1500 (bet $10 to win $160 total)

When considering the playoffs’ points-per-game average, Michael Jordan stands as the ultimate frontrunner with an impressive tally of 33.5 points per contest. Besides holding this title and the distinction for scoring the highest number of points in a conference final game, he also claims ownership of the mark for the greatest point total ever recorded in a single playoff game within NBA annals: an astounding 63 points.

Quite the bucket, huh?

James isn’t too far back. He has the sixth-highest career NBA playoff points per game average at 28.4, and he leads the league with a total of 8,289 postseason points scored.

Second place on the all-time postseason scoring list is held by Jordan, who has accumulated 5,987 points.

The top regular-season scorer for this year is still advancing in the postseason.

Oklahoma City’s


Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

the player who has often been likened to Jordan ever since he joined the league,

Minnesota’s


Anthony Edwards

, and the NBA’s Clutch Player of the Year from New York’s

Jalen Brunson

.

During the 2024-25 regular season, SGA recorded game scores of 54, 52, 51, and 50. His highest playoff score was 38, which occurred in Game 4 against MEM in the first round.

Regarding Edwards, he scored 53 and 49 points in a regular-season game this season, and during these playoffs, his highest score was 43 (in Game 4 against LAL in the first round).

Finally, Brunson achieved a remarkable 55 points in a single game during the regular season, and scored 40 points in Game 6 against Detroit in the first round.


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