highest playoff ppg from 1996-97 to 2012-13

Between the 1996-97 and 2012-13 seasons, Michael Jordan averaged the most points per game in the playoffs, with 31.8 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest playoff ppg by a player from 1996-97 to 2012-13
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.8
40
41.9
6.4
4.1
1.6
0.7
11.8
25.6
45.9
0.7
2.8
23.6
7.6
9.3
81.9
53.5
1.9
4.6
2.4
1,676
1,270
257
165
62
29
94
93
+294
2Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
29.7
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
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
28.6
54
42.1
8.0
3.8
1.1
1.2
9.4
20.3
46.3
2.0
6.0
34.0
7.8
9.2
84.8
58.8
0.9
7.1
3.1
2,275
1,546
432
205
62
63
170
146
+135
4LeBron James
L. James
28.1
138
43.1
8.6
6.7
1.7
0.9
9.6
20.4
47.2
1.4
4.4
32.2
7.4
9.9
74.9
56.7
1.6
7.0
3.5
5,954
3,871
1,191
924
236
127
482
316
+614
5Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
25.9
128
41.3
10.3
2.6
1.1
0.9
8.5
18.4
46.3
1.1
2.9
38.0
7.9
8.8
89.3
58.4
1.6
8.7
2.3
5,281
3,321
1,314
329
139
118
296
362
+134
6Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
25.7
66
39.1
7.3
2.8
1.3
0.3
8.9
21.4
41.7
1.1
3.5
32.0
6.7
8.1
82.6
51.3
2.2
5.0
2.9
2,579
1,693
479
183
83
22
192
249
-115
7Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
25.6
220
39.3
5.1
4.7
1.4
0.7
9.2
20.5
44.8
1.3
4.0
33.1
6.0
7.4
81.6
54.1
1.0
4.0
2.9
8,641
5,640
1,119
1,040
310
144
647
660
+555
8Derrick Rose
D. Rose
25.1
29
41.8
4.8
7.3
1.1
0.6
9.4
22.2
42.5
1.0
4.0
25.6
5.2
6.3
82.5
50.3
1.3
3.4
3.9
1,211
729
139
213
31
17
112
67
+2
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
24.1
180
37.3
11.7
2.5
0.5
2.2
9.4
16.8
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.3
10.6
50.3
56.1
3.9
7.7
2.9
6,708
4,339
2,098
450
88
395
522
632
+638
10Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
23.7
132
39.5
5.5
5.2
1.7
1.1
8.6
18.0
47.6
0.6
1.8
32.1
6.0
7.7
77.6
55.4
1.5
4.0
3.6
5,214
3,125
721
691
220
148
470
371
+433
11Stephen Curry
S. Curry
23.4
12
41.4
3.8
8.1
1.7
0.2
8.5
19.6
43.4
3.5
8.8
39.6
2.9
3.2
92.1
55.8
0.4
3.4
3.3
497
281
46
97
20
2
40
35
+52
12Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
23.0
45
37.4
5.5
6.1
1.6
0.3
8.3
19.6
42.2
0.9
3.0
29.1
5.6
6.8
83.3
51.0
1.5
4.0
3.2
1,685
1,037
249
275
71
15
145
123
+139
13Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
22.3
7
37.6
7.4
1.4
0.9
3.0
8.3
17.6
47.2
0.1
0.1
100.0
5.6
6.3
88.6
54.8
4.1
3.3
2.3
263
156
52
10
6
21
16
20
+35
14Vince Carter
V. Carter
22.3
60
39.4
6.2
4.2
1.3
0.7
7.7
18.8
41.1
1.4
4.4
31.2
5.4
6.9
78.7
50.9
1.7
4.5
2.4
2,361
1,336
370
253
80
42
142
204
+74
15Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
22.2
50
34.5
5.7
5.0
1.1
0.9
7.9
18.7
42.6
1.1
3.9
29.0
5.2
6.8
75.7
51.2
1.3
4.5
2.7
1,724
1,109
286
249
53
47
134
93
-155
16Karl Malone
K. Malone
22.0
96
39.6
9.9
3.5
1.2
0.6
8.2
18.2
44.9
0.0
0.1
30.8
5.6
7.5
75.0
51.2
2.3
7.6
2.9
3,799
2,115
951
335
111
61
278
300
+123
17Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
21.9
211
38.6
12.0
3.2
0.7
2.4
8.3
16.6
49.9
0.0
0.2
15.6
5.2
7.6
68.7
54.7
3.2
8.7
2.8
8,150
4,614
2,522
682
150
516
590
605
+853
18Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
21.8
64
35.0
8.5
1.0
0.9
1.5
7.8
15.1
51.4
0.1
0.3
25.0
6.2
8.3
74.7
58.1
3.0
5.5
2.6
2,241
1,392
545
61
57
98
166
234
+33
19Deron Williams
D. Williams
21.1
51
40.6
3.6
9.4
1.2
0.4
6.9
15.3
45.4
1.8
4.5
40.1
5.4
6.7
79.9
57.8
0.7
2.9
3.5
2,071
1,074
184
481
59
18
177
155
-55
20Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
20.9
136
39.8
6.4
4.0
1.3
0.7
6.6
15.9
41.9
1.6
4.8
33.9
6.0
7.2
83.4
54.9
0.9
5.5
3.2
5,408
2,843
869
538
180
94
440
453
+156
21Chris Paul
C. Paul
20.9
40
39.6
5.0
9.5
2.2
0.1
7.6
15.7
48.2
1.0
2.9
33.3
4.8
5.8
82.8
57.2
0.8
4.2
3.0
1,584
835
201
381
88
3
120
109
-168
22Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
20.2
29
37.8
3.2
3.2
0.8
0.1
6.4
15.9
40.3
2.2
5.7
38.4
5.2
6.2
84.0
54.3
0.8
2.4
2.5
1,097
587
94
92
23
4
72
86
+44
23Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
19.9
28
42.3
5.3
5.0
1.9
0.8
6.8
15.9
42.4
1.3
3.6
35.6
5.1
6.8
74.3
52.4
1.5
3.8
2.5
1,185
556
148
139
54
23
69
90
-109
24Yao Ming
Y. Ming
19.8
28
35.3
9.3
1.0
0.3
1.5
7.0
13.4
51.9
0.0
0.0
5.9
7.1
83.3
59.9
2.7
6.6
2.9
988
555
261
29
9
42
82
105
-75
25LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
19.8
18
40.2
7.0
1.6
1.0
1.7
8.0
17.3
46.2
0.1
0.3
33.3
3.7
4.9
75.0
50.8
1.9
5.1
1.7
724
356
126
29
18
31
30
51
-108

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TEAMWLPCTGB
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls
31
51
.378
29.0
13
20
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.244
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14
19
63
.232
41.0
Schedule
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Wed
10/21
@
7:30 PM
Fri
10/23
@
8:00 PM
Sat
10/24
@
8:00 PM
Mon
10/26
@
7:30 PM
Wed
10/28
@
8:00 PM
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31 - 51

128

Final

149

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.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
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

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3/30
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114-129
Mon
3/30
@
124-94
Mon
3/30
@
122-113
Mon
3/30
@
110-114

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/20
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Tue
10/20
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7:00 PM
Tue
10/20
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Wed
10/21
@
7:00 PM
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10/21
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