As of the 2023 season, LeBron James, who made the playoffs for 17 straight seasons from 2004/05 to 2020/21, led the NBA with 8,023 points scored in playoff games. The next highest active player on the list was Kevin Durant, who sat in seventh place.
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NBA. "NBA all-time playoff scoring leaders - total number of points scored as of June 2023." Chart. June 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984214/all-time-nba-playoffs-scoring-leaders/
NBA. (2023). NBA all-time playoff scoring leaders - total number of points scored as of June 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984214/all-time-nba-playoffs-scoring-leaders/
NBA. "Nba All-time Playoff Scoring Leaders - Total Number of Points Scored as of June 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984214/all-time-nba-playoffs-scoring-leaders/
NBA, NBA all-time playoff scoring leaders - total number of points scored as of June 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984214/all-time-nba-playoffs-scoring-leaders/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
NBA all-time playoff scoring leaders - total number of points scored as of June 2023 [Graph], NBA, June 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/984214/all-time-nba-playoffs-scoring-leaders/