highest career ppg by a player in elimination games before 2025

Before 2024-25, Alex Groza averaged the most points per game in elimination games, with 33.5 per game.

	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	Alex Groza A. Groza	33.5	4						11.8						10.0	12.3	81.6						134						16
2	LeBron James L. James	33.5	28	44.6	10.4	7.5	1.8	1.0	12.0	24.1	49.7	2.1	5.9	36.1	7.3	10.1	72.4	58.5	1.9	8.5	3.9	1,249	937	292	211	50	27	109	64	+68
3	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	33.4	8	38.2	9.6	7.5	2.0	0.3	12.4	26.0	47.6	3.1	10.0	31.3	5.5	8.4	65.7	56.2	0.4	9.3	3.6	306	267	77	60	16	2	29	25	+46
4	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	32.5	2	41.9	12.0	3.0	2.0	0.5	9.5	24.0	39.6	2.5	5.5	45.5	11.0	14.0	78.6	53.9	2.5	9.5	4.0	84	65	24	6	4	1	8	3	-4
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	31.3	13	41.6	7.9	7.0	2.0	1.3	11.0	24.0	45.8	0.5	1.4	33.3	8.8	11.7	75.7	53.7	2.6	5.3	4.2	541	407	103	91	26	17	54	50	+8
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	31.1	23	47.2	25.7	3.5			12.5	22.9	54.6				6.1	13.4	45.8	54.0				1,085	715	590	80				64
7	Kevin Durant K. Durant	29.9	16	42.0	7.9	3.7	0.6	1.6	9.9	21.5	46.2	2.5	6.2	40.4	7.6	9.0	84.0	58.8	1.1	6.8	3.3	672	479	126	59	10	25	53	44	+27
8	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	29.8	14	45.4	3.4	5.6	1.8	0.1	10.7	26.8	40.0	1.9	4.9	37.7	6.5	7.8	83.5	49.3	0.9	2.5	2.7	635	417	47	78	25	2	38	32	-12
9	Stephen Curry S. Curry	29.4	14	40.9	5.9	7.0	1.4	0.6	10.3	23.3	44.2	4.4	12.0	36.3	4.4	4.9	89.9	57.7	0.8	5.1	3.1	573	411	82	98	20	9	43	29	+79
10	Jerry West J. West	29.3	24		6.4				11.2	22.3	50.2				7.0	8.8	79.6	56.2					704	154					68
11	Jamal Murray J. Murray	29.0	10	40.7	5.0	5.5	0.6	0.0	10.7	21.6	49.5	3.0	7.0	42.9	4.6	5.0	92.0	60.9	1.1	3.9	2.5	407	290	50	55	6	0	25	22	+47
12	George Gervin G. Gervin	27.9	14	39.9	5.6	3.4	1.1	1.1	10.9	22.2	49.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	6.0	7.3	82.4	54.8			3.3	559	390	79	48	15	16	43	49
13	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	27.8	24		13.3				10.5	24.6	42.5				6.9	8.2	83.8	49.3					667	319					78
14	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	27.6	7	41.0	7.1	6.1	1.4	1.1	10.0	23.1	43.2	3.0	8.3	36.2	4.6	6.0	76.2	53.5	0.7	6.4	2.0	287	193	50	43	10	8	14	18	+43
15	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	27.4	26	41.8	10.7	2.5	0.9	1.0	9.3	19.5	47.8	1.2	3.4	36.0	7.5	8.3	90.3	59.2	1.7	9.0	1.8	1,088	712	279	65	24	27	46	82	+5
16	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	27.3	8	40.6	7.4	5.4	0.9	0.5	9.5	23.0	41.3	2.9	9.1	31.5	5.4	6.4	84.3	52.8	1.1	6.3	4.0	325	218	59	43	7	4	32	22	-2
17	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	26.9	18						9.1	21.2	42.8				8.8	11.8	74.2	51.0					484						68
18	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	26.8	13	38.3	12.8	6.5	0.9	1.4	10.4	20.1	51.7	2.1	5.5	37.5	3.9	4.7	83.6	60.5	2.6	10.2	3.2	498	348	166	84	12	18	41	47	+38
19	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	26.5	17	41.1	8.8	5.9	1.1	1.0	9.0	20.5	43.8	3.0	7.9	37.8	5.5	6.6	83.2	56.6	0.9	7.9	3.2	699	451	149	100	18	17	54	42	+85
20	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	26.5	4	38.0	3.0	3.8	2.0	0.5	11.8	22.3	52.8	0.3	1.0	25.0	2.8	3.8	73.3	55.4	1.0	2.0	4.8	152	106	12	15	8	2	19	16
21	Dario Šarić D. Šarić	26.0	2	39.4	9.0	4.0	1.0	1.0	8.5	15.5	54.8	2.0	3.0	66.7	7.0	8.5	82.4	67.6	4.0	5.0	1.5	79	52	18	8	2	2	3	7	-5
22	Bradley Beal B. Beal	26.0	9	41.3	4.4	3.4	0.8	0.7	9.4	21.0	45.0	2.7	7.1	37.5	4.4	4.8	93.0	56.3	1.3	3.1	3.4	372	234	40	31	7	6	31	27	-33
23	Sam Jones S. Jones	25.8	18		4.7				10.8	21.3	50.9				4.2	5.4	76.5	54.6					465	84					59
24	Bernard King B. King	25.6	9	36.1	4.3	2.4	0.9	0.1	9.7	17.4	55.4	0.1	0.4	33.3	6.1	8.1	75.3	60.8	1.4	2.9	2.3	325	230	39	22	8	1	21	31
25	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	25.5	12	40.5	4.2	7.2	1.2	0.1	8.7	20.4	42.4	2.4	8.3	29.3	5.8	6.1	94.5	55.2	0.5	3.7	3.6	486	306	50	86	14	1	43	29	-49

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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