best player ppg in first round of playoffs in a single year since 1985

Michael Jordan scored 43.7 points per game in 1985-86.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	43.7	1985-86	CHI	3	45.0	6.3	5.7	2.3	1.3	16.0	31.7	50.5	0.3	0.3	100.0	11.3	13.0	87.2	58.4	1.7	4.7	4.7	135	131	19	17	7	4	14	13
2	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	37.5	1987-88	HOU	4	40.5	16.8	1.8	2.3	2.8	14.0	24.5	57.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	9.5	10.8	88.4	64.1	5.0	11.8	2.3	162	150	67	7	9	11	9	14
3	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	37.4	2016-17	OKC	5	38.8	11.6	10.8	2.4	0.4	11.8	30.4	38.8	2.6	9.8	26.5	11.2	14.0	80.0	51.1	1.8	9.8	6.0	194	187	58	54	12	2	30	16	+15
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	36.7	1989-90	CHI	16	42.1	7.2	6.8	2.8	0.9	13.7	26.6	51.4	1.0	3.1	32.0	8.3	9.9	83.6	59.2	1.5	5.7	3.5	674	587	115	109	45	14	56	54
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	36.3	1987-88	CHI	10	42.7	7.1	4.7	2.4	1.1	13.8	26.0	53.1	0.1	0.3	33.3	8.6	9.9	86.9	59.8	2.3	4.8	3.9	427	363	71	47	24	11	39	38
6	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	36.3	2019-20	UTA	7	37.7	5.0	4.9	1.0	0.3	11.9	22.4	52.9	4.7	9.1	51.6	7.9	8.3	94.8	69.6	0.9	4.1	4.1	264	254	35	34	7	2	29	11	+38
7	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	35.7	2020-21	DAL	7	40.1	7.9	10.3	1.3	0.4	13.7	28.0	49.0	4.4	10.9	40.8	3.9	7.3	52.9	57.2	0.6	7.3	4.6	281	250	55	72	9	3	32	17	+7
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35.7	1986-87	CHI	3	42.7	7.0	6.0	2.0	2.3	11.7	28.0	41.7	0.7	1.7	40.0	11.7	13.0	89.7	52.9	2.3	4.7	2.7	128	107	21	18	6	7	8	11
9	LeBron James L. James	35.3	2008-09	CLE	14	41.4	9.1	7.3	1.6	0.9	11.4	22.3	51.0	1.9	5.8	33.3	10.6	14.2	74.9	61.8	1.4	7.8	2.7	580	494	128	102	23	12	38	30	+122
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35.1	1992-93	CHI	19	41.2	6.7	6.0	2.1	0.9	13.2	27.8	47.5	1.5	3.8	38.9	7.2	8.9	80.5	55.3	1.7	5.1	2.4	783	666	128	114	39	17	45	58
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	34.8	1988-89	CHI	17	42.2	7.0	7.6	2.5	0.8	11.7	22.9	51.0	0.6	2.1	28.6	10.8	13.5	79.9	60.2	1.5	5.5	4.0	718	591	119	130	42	13	68	65
12	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	34.5	2022-23	LAC	2	40.0	6.5	6.0	2.0	0.5	12.0	22.0	54.5	3.0	5.0	60.0	7.5	8.5	88.2	67.0	1.5	5.0	3.0	80	69	13	12	4	1	6	5	-7
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	34.5	1991-92	CHI	22	41.8	6.2	5.8	2.0	0.7	13.2	26.4	49.9	0.8	2.0	38.6	7.4	8.6	85.7	57.1	1.7	4.5	3.7	920	759	137	127	44	16	81	62
14	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	34.3	2020-21	POR	6	41.3	4.3	10.2	1.0	0.7	10.3	22.3	46.3	5.8	13.0	44.9	7.8	8.3	94.0	66.0	0.2	4.2	2.2	248	206	26	61	6	4	13	9	+27
15	Kevin Durant K. Durant	34.3	2020-21	BKN	12	40.4	9.3	4.4	1.5	1.6	12.1	23.5	51.4	2.8	6.8	40.2	7.3	8.4	87.1	63.0	0.4	8.8	3.5	485	411	111	53	18	19	42	31	+34
16	LeBron James L. James	34.0	2017-18	CLE	22	41.9	9.1	9.0	1.4	1.0	12.5	23.2	53.9	1.8	5.2	34.2	7.2	9.7	74.6	61.9	1.4	7.7	4.3	922	748	200	198	30	23	94	52	-22
17	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	33.8	2000-01	ORL	4	44.5	6.5	8.3	1.8	1.3	12.8	30.8	41.5	0.5	2.5	20.0	7.8	9.5	81.6	48.3	1.5	5.0	2.0	178	135	26	33	7	5	8	11	-33
18	Devin Booker D. Booker	33.7	2022-23	PHX	11	41.7	4.8	7.2	1.7	0.8	12.8	21.9	58.5	2.8	5.5	50.8	5.3	6.1	86.6	68.6	1.1	3.7	2.9	459	371	53	79	19	9	32	37	-37
19	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	33.2	2009-10	MIA	5	42.0	5.6	6.8	1.6	1.6	12.4	22.0	56.4	3.0	7.4	40.5	5.4	8.0	67.5	65.0	1.2	4.4	5.2	210	166	28	34	8	8	26	16	-36
20	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	33.0	2024-25	MIL	5	37.6	15.4	6.6	1.0	1.0	12.0	19.8	60.6	0.2	1.0	20.0	8.8	12.6	69.8	65.1	3.8	11.6	4.6	188	165	77	33	5	5	23	12	-35
21	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	33.0	2023-24	PHI	6	41.3	10.8	5.7	1.2	1.5	9.8	22.2	44.4	2.2	6.5	33.3	11.2	13.0	85.9	59.2	3.2	7.7	4.2	248	198	65	34	7	9	25	20	+46
22	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	33.0	1994-95	HOU	22	42.2	10.3	4.5	1.2	2.8	13.9	26.2	53.1	0.1	0.2	50.0	5.0	7.4	68.1	56.0	2.0	8.3	3.1	929	725	227	98	26	62	69	95
23	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	32.9	2000-01	PHI	22	46.2	4.7	6.1	2.4	0.3	11.7	30.0	38.9	2.2	6.5	33.8	7.3	9.5	77.4	48.0	0.7	4.0	2.9	1,016	723	104	134	52	7	63	55	+1
24	LeBron James L. James	32.8	2016-17	CLE	18	41.3	9.1	7.8	1.9	1.3	12.1	21.3	56.5	2.4	5.9	41.1	6.3	9.0	69.8	64.9	1.1	8.1	4.0	744	591	164	141	35	23	72	43	+195
25	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	32.8	2006-07	LAL	5	43.0	5.2	4.4	1.0	0.4	12.0	26.0	46.2	2.0	5.6	35.7	6.8	7.4	91.9	56.1	0.2	5.0	4.4	215	164	26	22	5	2	22	10	-45