2 players to score 40 points games in a playoffs

George Mikan played in 1 game with 40+ points in the 1949 NBA Finals.

Interpreted as:
2 players to score 40 or more points games in a playoffs
NAMEGPPTSSEASONTMMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1George Mikan
G. Mikan
1
42
1948-49
42.0
14.0
21.0
66.7
14.0
17.0
82.4
73.7
4
2George Mikan
G. Mikan
1
40
1949-50
40.0
2.0
13.0
20.0
65.0
14.0
17.0
82.4
72.8
2
6
3Alex Groza
A. Groza
1
40
1950-51
40.0
15.0
29.0
51.7
10.0
13.0
76.9
57.6
4
4George Mikan
G. Mikan
1
41
1950-51
41.0
17.0
30.0
56.7
7.0
9.0
77.8
60.4
2
5George Mikan
G. Mikan
1
47
1951-52
47.0
15.0
26.0
57.7
17.0
18.0
94.4
69.3
4
6Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
1
50
1952-53
66.0
50.0
3.0
2.0
10.0
22.0
45.5
30.0
32.0
93.8
69.3
66
3
2
5
7Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
1
43
1955-56
46.0
43.0
16.0
7.0
14.0
22.0
63.6
15.0
15.0
100.0
75.2
46
16
7
5
8Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
1
41
1955-56
41.0
14.0
24.0
58.3
13.0
19.0
68.4
63.3
3
9Slick Leonard
S. Leonard
1
42
1956-57
52.0
42.0
8.0
14.0
32.0
43.8
14.0
14.0
100.0
55.0
52
8
3
10Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
1
50
1957-58
42.0
50.0
19.0
19.0
34.0
55.9
12.0
15.0
80.0
61.6
42
19
1
11Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
1
40
1958-59
40.0
16.0
22.0
72.7
8.0
9.0
88.9
77.0
5
12Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
1
40
1959-60
40.0
12.0
5.0
13.0
24.0
54.2
14.0
14.0
100.0
66.3
12
5
4
13Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3
120
1959-60
40.0
14.0
12.0
15.7
76.6
13
14Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3
145
1959-60
47.0
48.3
28.7
1.7
21.0
39.7
52.9
6.3
14.7
43.2
52.4
141
86
5
4
15Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
1
40
1959-60
40.0
22.0
4.0
13.0
27.0
48.1
14.0
15.0
93.3
59.5
22
4
5
16Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
5
227
1960-61
45.4
17.2
11.0
14.0
78.6
19
17Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1
46
1960-61
48.0
46.0
32.0
2.0
19.0
39.0
48.7
8.0
14.0
57.1
50.9
48
32
2
3
18Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
1
40
1960-61
48.0
40.0
17.0
6.0
16.0
28.0
57.1
8.0
9.0
88.9
62.6
48
17
6
4
19Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
2
80
1960-61
47.0
40.0
18.0
14.5
24.5
59.2
11.0
13.0
84.6
66.2
94
36
5
20Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
1
43
1961-62
43.0
10.0
5.0
16.0
28.0
57.1
11.0
15.0
73.3
62.1
10
5
5
21Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3
147
1961-62
49.0
20.3
17.7
41.0
43.1
13.7
17.7
77.4
50.2
61
14
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
4
179
1961-62
48.0
44.8
32.8
3.0
17.8
35.0
50.7
9.3
17.0
54.4
52.7
192
131
12
9
23Jerry West
J. West
3
121
1961-62
40.3
9.3
14.7
27.7
53.0
11.0
14.3
76.7
59.4
28
10
24Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
1
43
1962-63
45.0
43.0
20.0
1.0
15.0
34.0
44.1
13.0
17.0
76.5
51.8
45
20
1
3
25Sam Jones
S. Jones
1
47
1962-63
41.0
47.0
7.0
1.0
18.0
27.0
66.7
11.0
12.0
91.7
72.8
41
7
1
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EasternWLPCTGB
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.683
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.537
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.524
17.0
11
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40.0
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41.0
15
17
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.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
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.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
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.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
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45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
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.512
22.0
9
42
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.512
22.0
10
37
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.451
27.0
11
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38.0
12
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.317
38.0
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39.0
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