highest career playoff ppg in games started since 1980

Since 1979-80, Michael Jordan has averaged the most points per game in the playoffs that he has started, with 33.4 per game.

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highest career playoff ppg in games started by a player since 1980

	NAME	PPG	GS	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	33.4	179	179	41.8	6.4	5.7	2.1	0.9	12.2	25.1	48.7	0.8	2.5	33.2	8.2	9.9	82.8	56.8	1.7	4.7	3.1	7,474	5,987	1,152	1,022	376	158	546	541	+294
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	30.9	55	55	39.2	9.2	7.8	1.6	0.5	10.8	23.3	46.1	3.3	9.5	34.7	6.0	8.2	73.7	57.3	0.7	8.5	4.2	2,155	1,697	504	427	89	26	232	150	+73
3	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	29.7	71	71	45.1	3.8	6.0	2.1	0.2	10.6	26.5	40.1	1.7	5.3	32.7	6.7	8.8	76.4	48.9	0.8	3.0	3.1	3,203	2,111	273	425	147	14	221	157	-138
4	Kevin Durant K. Durant	29.3	170	170	40.5	7.8	4.2	1.0	1.2	9.9	20.8	47.7	2.2	6.1	35.6	7.4	8.5	86.8	59.9	0.8	7.0	3.2	6,892	4,985	1,327	709	172	204	550	427	+643
5	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	28.5	38	38	42.2	6.9	6.2	1.3	1.1	10.2	23.7	43.0	1.5	4.9	30.1	6.7	8.8	75.6	51.7	1.5	5.4	3.2	1,603	1,084	261	236	51	42	122	88	-159
6	LeBron James L. James	28.4	292	292	41.3	9.0	7.2	1.7	1.0	10.2	20.5	49.6	1.6	4.9	33.3	6.4	8.6	74.1	58.4	1.5	7.5	3.6	12,062	8,289	2,628	2,095	493	284	1,047	663	+1270
7	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	28.3	63	63	36.8	5.0	4.8	1.4	0.3	9.8	22.3	44.0	3.2	8.9	35.5	5.6	6.7	82.5	56.1	0.8	4.2	3.0	2,320	1,783	314	303	86	21	190	156	-9
8	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	28.0	12	12	38.3	8.5	4.1	0.9	0.7	10.2	22.8	44.7	2.3	5.6	41.8	5.3	7.5	71.1	53.7	2.2	6.3	3.9	459	336	102	49	11	8	47	32	-16
9	Mickey Johnson M. Johnson	28.0	1	1	30.0	6.0	2.0	4.0	1.0	11.0	14.0	78.6	0.0	0.0		6.0	8.0	75.0	79.9			0.0	30	28	6	2	4	1	0	5
10	Devin Booker D. Booker	28.0	47	47	40.0	5.1	5.3	1.0	0.4	9.9	20.3	48.6	2.3	6.0	38.9	5.9	6.6	89.9	60.3	0.8	4.3	3.3	1,879	1,315	238	247	49	18	156	156	+7
11	Bernard King B. King	27.6	23	23	36.3	4.8	2.5	0.9	0.3	10.8	18.9	57.0	0.0	0.2	25.0	6.0	7.6	78.3	61.9	1.7	3.0	2.4	835	634	110	57	20	6	55	83
12	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	27.4	94	94	38.3	12.3	7.6	1.2	0.9	10.4	19.8	52.5	1.8	4.5	38.8	4.9	5.9	82.6	61.2	3.0	9.3	3.3	3,601	2,580	1,159	712	116	82	311	314	+138
13	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	27.4	7	7	38.5	5.4	7.7	2.1	0.6	10.0	23.6	42.4	3.0	9.0	33.3	4.4	5.9	75.6	52.4	1.7	3.7	4.0	270	192	38	54	15	4	28	23	-20
14	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	27.4	60	60	37.8	4.0	5.9	0.8	0.2	9.8	21.2	46.0	2.1	6.2	33.8	5.8	7.0	82.8	56.4	0.7	3.3	2.2	2,270	1,645	242	351	48	9	132	149	+61
15	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	27.4	200	200	41.4	5.4	5.1	1.5	0.7	9.8	21.8	44.9	1.4	4.2	33.5	6.3	7.7	81.9	54.2	1.1	4.3	3.1	8,288	5,470	1,087	1,013	304	134	622	609	+594
16	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	27.0	84	84	36.2	12.2	5.3	1.0	1.3	10.1	19.1	53.2	0.7	2.8	25.9	6.0	9.6	62.5	58.0	2.4	9.7	3.4	3,041	2,270	1,022	446	85	110	283	271	+243
17	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	26.9	42	42	39.5	6.6	5.5	1.4	0.9	9.4	20.1	46.8	3.1	8.2	37.7	5.0	6.3	78.8	58.7	1.0	5.6	2.7	1,659	1,130	279	230	57	37	114	104	+72
18	Stephen Curry S. Curry	26.6	149	149	37.6	5.4	6.2	1.5	0.3	8.9	19.7	45.2	4.2	10.6	39.7	4.6	5.2	89.3	60.6	0.7	4.6	3.3	5,596	3,969	800	921	222	48	497	376	+876
19	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	26.6	140	140	40.5	11.4	3.3	1.7	3.3	10.7	20.2	52.8	0.0	0.1	22.2	5.3	7.3	71.9	56.9	3.3	8.1	3.0	5,663	3,727	1,602	456	238	468	418	553	-22
20	Trae Young T. Young	26.4	27	27	37.8	3.4	9.0	1.2	0.1	8.6	21.4	40.2	2.6	8.7	29.7	6.6	7.8	85.2	53.3	0.6	2.8	4.4	1,020	713	92	243	33	4	119	59	-102
21	World B. Free W. B. Free	26.3	4	4	37.5	2.5	7.8	1.5	0.0	10.3	23.3	44.1	0.0	1.0	0.0	5.8	6.3	92.0	50.5	1.0	1.5	1.5	150	105	10	31	6	0	6	12
22	George Gervin G. Gervin	26.1	25	25	39.7	6.3	3.7	1.0	0.4	10.1	20.6	49.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.9	7.0	84.5	55.2			3.9	993	653	158	92	25	11	97	94
23	Alex English A. English	26.1	59	59	37.6	5.6	4.7	0.7	0.4	10.5	21.2	49.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.1	5.8	87.0	54.9	2.5	3.0	2.2	2,219	1,540	329	280	41	25	130	168
24	Anthony Davis A. Davis	26.1	60	60	37.6	11.8	2.8	1.3	2.2	9.6	17.7	54.2	0.6	1.9	31.3	6.4	7.6	84.0	62.2	2.5	9.3	2.3	2,258	1,566	705	170	76	129	140	172	+202
25	Ja Morant J. Morant	26.0	22	22	36.8	6.2	8.1	1.4	0.3	9.2	20.7	44.5	2.0	5.8	34.4	5.6	7.5	75.0	54.2	1.3	4.9	3.3	809	573	136	179	31	7	72	46	-46

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Fri 12/19	CHI	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sun 12/21	CHI	@	ATL	3:30 PM
Tue 12/23	CHI	@	ATL	7:30 PM
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10	Bucks	11	16	.407	10.5
11	Bulls	10	15	.400	10.5
12	Hornets	8	18	.308	13.0
13	Nets	7	18	.280	13.5
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9	Grizzlies	12	14	.462	12.0
10	Jazz	10	15	.400	13.5
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12	Mavericks	10	17	.370	14.5
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