List of NBA postseason records

List of NBA postseason records

This article lists all-time records achieved in the NBA post-season in major categories recognized by the league, including those set by teams and individuals in single games, series, and careers. The NBA also recognizes records from its original incarnation, the Basketball Association of America.

Playoff records

Points

• Most points in a game, playoffs

• Most consecutive points by single player on team, playoffs:

Field goals

• Most field goals made in a game, no misses, playoffs

• Most field goals attempted in a game, none made, playoffs

• Most field goals attempted in a quarter, playoffs

• Most consecutive field goals made in a quarter, playoffs

• Most consecutive field goals made in a game, playoffs

• Most 3-point field goals made in a game, playoffs

• Most 3-point field goals made in a game, no misses, playoffs

• Most 3-point field goals attempted in a game, playoffs

• Most 3-point field goals made in a half, playoffs

• Most 3-point field goals attempted in a half, playoffs

• Most 3-point field goals made in a quarter, playoffs

• Most consecutive 3-point field goals made in a half, playoffs

• Most consecutive 3-point field goals made in a game, playoffs

Free throws

• Most free throws made in a game, no misses, playoffs

Shaquille O'Neal holds the Playoff records for free throws attempted in a quarter & game.

• Most free throws attempted in a quarter, playoffs

Rebounds

• Most rebounds in a game, playoffs

Assists

• Most assists in a game, playoffs

Other

• Triple-double by teammates in the same game, playoffs

• Youngest to hit a game-winning buzzer beater, playoffs

• Longest distance field goal made, playoffs

Series

Tim Duncan holds the record for blocks in a 6-game series.

Playoff-Run

Records through the 2025 NBA playoffs.

Career

Records through the 2025 NBA playoffs.

Points

• Most points, post-season career

• Highest points per game average, post-season career (min. 25 games)

• Only player to score 15+ points in every game, post-season career (min. 25 games)

• Only player to record consecutive 50-point games, post-season career

• Most consecutive 45-point games, post-season career

• Most consecutive 40-point games, post-season career

• Most consecutive 30-point games, post-season career

• Most consecutive 20-point games, post-season career

• Most consecutive 15-point games, post-season career

• Most consecutive 10-point games, post-season career

Field goals

• Highest field goal percentage, post-season career (min. 200 field goals)

• Most 2-point field goals made, post-season career

• Most 2-point field goals attempted, post-season career

• Highest 2-point field goal percentage, post-season career (min. 200 field goals)

• Most 3-point field goals made, post-season career

• Most 3-point field goals attempted, post-season career

• Highest 3-point field goal percentage, post-season career (min. 25 three-pointers)

• Most consecutive games with a 3-point field goal made, post-season career

• Highest True Shooting Percentage, post-season career (takes into consideration points scored from three-pointers, field goals and free throws to get a measure of points scored each shooting attempt, formula is Points / (2 (FG Attempts + 0.44 FT Attempts)))

• Highest Effective Field Goal Percentage, post-season career (Similar to FG %, but adds an additional parameter. This parameter adjusts for the fact that 3-point field goals are worth 50 percent more than 2-point field goals. Formula is eFG% = (FGM + (0.5 x 3PTM)) / FGA)

Free throws

• Most free throws made, post-season career

• Highest free throw percentage, post-season career (min. 100 attempts)

Rebounds

• Most rebounds, post-season career

• Highest rebounds per game average, post-season career (min. 25 games)

• Highest total rebound percentage, post-season career (Rebound %, an estimate of the percentage of missed shots a player rebounded while he was on the floor.)

• Highest offensive rebound percentage, post-season career

• Highest defensive rebound percentage, post-season career

Assists

• Most assists, post-season career

• Highest assists per game average, post-season career (min. 25 games)

• Highest assist percentage, post-season career (Assist %, an estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while he was on the floor.)

Steals

• Most steals, post-season career

• Highest steals per game average, post-season career (min. 25 games)

• Highest steal percentage, post-season career (Steal %, an estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while he was on the floor.)

Blocks

• Most blocks, post-season career

• Highest blocks per game average, post-season career (min. 25 games)

• Highest block percentage, post-season career (Block %, an estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field goal attempts blocked by the player while he was on the floor.)

Other

• Most turnovers, post-season career

• Highest Player Efficiency Rating, post-season career (measuring a player's per-minute performance, while adjusting for pace)

• Highest offensive rating, post-season career (for players it is points produced per 100 possessions)

• Lowest defensive rating, post-season career (for players and teams it is points allowed per 100 possessions.)

Rookie and age-related records

List of NBA postseason records

In 2006, the NBA introduced age requirement restrictions. Prospective high school players must wait a year before entering the NBA, making some age-related records harder to break.

• Youngest/Oldest player to start in a playoff game

• Youngest/Oldest player to score in a playoff game

• Youngest/Oldest player to score a 3-pointer in a playoff game

• Youngest/Oldest player to log a double-double in a playoff game

• Youngest/Oldest player to log a triple-double in a playoff game

NBA Finals records

Game

• Most minutes played in a game without a turnover, finals

Points

• Four players score at least 30 points in a game, finals

• Pair of 30-point scorers on the same team in consecutive games, finals

Field goals

• Most field goals attempted in a game, none made, finals

• Most 3-point field goals attempted in a game, finals

• Most 3-point field goals attempted in a half, finals

• Most 3-point field goals made in a quarter, finals

Dwyane Wade holds the Finals record for free throws made in a game with 21.

Free throws

• Most free throws made in a game, no misses, finals

Assists

• Most assists in a game without a turnover, finals

Other

• Triple-double by opposing players in the same game, finals

• Triple-double by teammates in the same game, finals

Series

• Most points per game in an NBA Championship series

• Triple-double per game average in the NBA Finals

• Only players to score at least 30 points in every game, finals

Career

• Highest points per game average, finals (min. 10 games)

• Highest 3-point field goal percentage, finals (min. 40 attempts)

• Highest free throw percentage, finals (min. 100 attempts)

• Only player to score 20+ points in all games, finals (min. 15 games)

• Highest rebounds per game average, finals (min. 10 games)

• Highest assists per game average, finals (min. 10 games)

Franchise

List of NBA postseason records

Bill Russell and Red Auerbach were key figures in the Boston Celtics' eight straight NBA titles and 10 straight NBA Finals appearances in the 1950s and 1960s.

• Most Playoff appearances without a Finals appearance

• Most Playoff appearances without a Conference Finals appearance

• Most consecutive Playoff appearances in one city

• Most consecutive seasons without a Playoff appearance

Playoffs

• Most 3-point field goals made in a game, playoffs

• Most 3-point field goals made in a half, playoffs

• Most 3-point field goals made in a quarter, playoffs

• Highest field goal percentage in a game, playoffs

NBA Finals

• Most 3-point field goals made in a quarter, finals

• Largest average point differential, finals series

• Only team to win series after facing a 3–1 series deficit, finals

• Only team to win Finals game by double digits after trailing by double digits entering the 4th quarter

Other records

List of NBA postseason records

• Most NBA titles won by a player

• Most NBA titles won by a coach

• Most consecutive NBA Finals appearances by a player

• Only players to win an Olympic gold medal, NCAA title, and NBA title

• Only players to win an Olympic gold medal, EuroLeague/European Champions Cup, and NBA title

Manu Ginóbili and Bill Bradley are the only players to win an Olympic gold medal, EuroLeague/European Champions Cup, and NBA title.

Awards

List of NBA postseason records

• Most Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Awards

• Most Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Awards wins in a row

This award has only been given since the 1968–69 season.