highest average ppg in playoffs by a player in their third season

Elgin Baylor had the most points per game, with 38.1 per game in his 3rd playoff.

	NAME	PPG	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	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	38.1	12	45.0	15.3	4.6			14.2	30.2	47.0				9.8	11.8	82.4	53.8				540	457	183	55				44
2	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	36.3	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
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35.7	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
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35.0	12	48.0	26.6	3.1			13.5	28.9	46.7				8.0	12.6	63.6	50.8				576	420	319	37				27
5	Bernard King B. King	34.8	12	39.8	6.2	3.0	1.2	0.5	13.5	23.5	57.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	7.8	10.3	75.6	62.0	2.3	3.8	2.6	477	417	74	36	14	6	31	48
6	Devin Booker D. Booker	33.7	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
7	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	32.9	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
8	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	32.2	11	41.3	7.5	4.2	0.9	0.1	10.6	21.1	50.4	0.0	0.0		10.9	12.6	86.3	60.4	3.4	4.2	3.5	454	354	83	46	10	1	38	30
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	31.7	15	36.8	9.8	6.4	1.8	0.6	10.7	23.5	45.5	3.4	9.9	34.5	6.9	9.0	77.0	57.7	0.7	9.1	3.9	552	475	147	96	27	9	59	44	+31
10	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	30.8	4	44.5	6.3	5.5	0.5	1.8	10.5	22.8	46.2	1.3	4.0	31.3	8.5	11.5	73.9	55.3	1.5	4.8	3.3	178	123	25	22	2	7	13	11	-16
11	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	10	39.9	7.2	6.4	1.3	1.7	11.1	22.4	49.6	1.6	3.7	43.2	6.4	8.1	79.0	58.2	0.8	6.4	2.2	399	302	72	64	13	17	22	31	+56
12	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	30.0	4	36.3	12.3	1.3	1.5	1.3	8.5	18.5	45.9	1.0	4.0	25.0	12.0	14.8	81.4	60.0	2.8	9.5	3.8	145	120	49	5	6	5	15	18	-53
13	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	29.8	10	34.5	11.6	5.0	0.6	0.9	11.6	22.8	50.9	2.0	5.3	37.7	4.6	5.5	83.6	59.1	3.7	7.9	2.4	345	298	116	50	6	9	24	23	-57
14	Karl Malone K. Malone	29.7	11	44.9	11.8	1.5	1.2	0.6	11.2	23.2	48.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	7.4	10.2	72.3	53.7	3.0	8.8	3.5	494	327	130	17	13	7	39	35
15	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	29.4	10	39.5	10.5	3.1	1.3	2.0	11.4	21.9	52.1	0.1	0.2	50.0	6.5	7.9	82.3	57.9	2.1	8.4	2.7	395	294	105	31	13	20	27	41
16	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	29.3	10	47.1	8.9	8.4			9.2	20.2	45.5				10.9	12.7	85.8	56.8				471	293	89	84				30
17	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	29.2	10	38.9	11.3	2.5	1.3	4.3	11.0	17.9	61.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	7.2	9.7	74.2	65.9	3.9	7.4	3.6	389	292	113	25	13	43	36	44
18	Trae Young T. Young	29.2	6	38.3	3.7	10.2	1.7	0.7	10.0	24.8	40.3	3.0	9.0	33.3	6.2	7.2	86.0	52.1	0.8	2.8	4.0	230	175	22	61	10	4	24	11	-37
19	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	28.9	10	40.9	8.4	2.9			10.3	22.9	45.0				8.3	9.9	83.8	53.0				409	289	84	29				31
20	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	28.7	11	46.4	18.2	5.1			12.6	28.9	43.7				3.5	4.9	70.4	46.2				510	316	200	56				35
21	George Gervin G. Gervin	28.6	14	36.6	5.9	2.5	1.9	1.0	11.3	21.1	53.6				6.0	7.4	80.8	58.7	2.4	3.5	2.9	513	400	82	35	27	14	40	51
22	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	28.6	9	40.0	6.0	2.8	1.0	0.2	10.4	24.1	43.3	0.1	0.6	20.0	7.6	8.8	86.1	51.0	2.2	3.8	3.3	360	257	54	25	9	2	30	24
23	Kevin Durant K. Durant	28.5	20	41.9	7.4	3.7	1.5	1.2	9.9	19.2	51.7	2.1	5.5	37.3	6.7	7.7	86.4	63.2	0.7	6.8	3.2	837	570	148	74	29	24	63	51	+70
24	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	28.5	6	43.2	12.0	2.7			10.5	20.5	51.2				7.5	9.0	83.3	58.3				259	171	72	16				21
25	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	28.4	23	41.7	5.9	5.7	2.2	1.1	9.5	19.2	49.7	0.6	1.6	37.8	8.8	10.9	80.8	59.3	1.2	4.7	3.9	959	654	135	132	51	26	90	71	+134

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Team Leaders

PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Elgin Baylor had the most points per game, with 38.1 per game in his 3rd playoff.

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8.0

8.3

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

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