highest points per game average in an elimination game in nba history

Wilt Chamberlain has scored the most points per game in an elimination game, with 56.0 per game in Game 5 of the 1962 Division Semifinals against the Syracuse Nationals.

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highest points per game by a player average in an elimination game in NBA history

	NAME	PPG	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56.0	3/22/1962	PHI	vs	SYR	48	56	35	1			22	48	45.8				12	22	54.5	48.5				2
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53.0	3/14/1960	PHI	vs	SYR	47	53	22	2			24	42	57.1				5	16	31.3	54.0				0
3	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	51.0	5/14/2023	BOS	vs	PHI	42	51	13	5	2	0	17	28	60.7	6	10	60.0	11	14	78.6	74.6	0	13	0	1	+33
4	Sleepy Floyd S. Floyd	51.0	5/10/1987	GSW	vs	LAL	44	51	3	10	4	0	18	26	69.2	2	3	66.7	13	14	92.9	79.3	1	2	2	2
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	50.0	4/30/2023	GSW	@	SAC	38	50	8	6	1	0	20	38	52.6	7	18	38.9	3	5	60.0	62.2	1	7	1	2	+25
6	Jamal Murray J. Murray	50.0	8/30/2020	DEN	@	UTA	43	50	5	6	0	0	17	24	70.8	9	12	75.0	7	9	77.8	89.4	1	4	5	5	+12
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50.0	3/22/1960	PHI	@	BOS	46	50	35	2			22	42	52.4				6	14	42.9	51.9				2
8	Devin Booker D. Booker	49.0	4/28/2024	PHX	vs	MIN	45	49	5	6	2	1	13	21	61.9	3	5	60.0	20	21	95.2	81.0	0	5	2	5	+1
9	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	49.0	5/14/1987	HOU	@	SEA	53	49	25	2	2	6	19	33	57.6	0	0		11	13	84.6	63.3	11	14	2	4
10	Kevin Durant K. Durant	48.0	6/19/2021	BKN	vs	MIL	53	48	9	6	1	1	17	36	47.2	4	11	36.4	10	11	90.9	58.8	1	8	3	4	-4
11	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	47.0	5/27/2022	MIA	@	BOS	46	47	9	8	4	1	16	29	55.2	4	8	50.0	11	11	100.0	69.4	3	6	1	1	+8
12	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	47.0	4/25/2017	OKC	@	HOU	42	47	11	9	0	0	15	34	44.1	5	18	27.8	12	17	70.6	56.7	5	6	7	5	+12
13	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	47.0	5/22/1988	ATL	@	BOS	43	47	5	3	0	0	19	33	57.6	1	2	50.0	8	9	88.9	63.6	2	3	0	0
14	Sam Jones S. Jones	47.0	4/10/1963	BOS	vs	CIN	41	47	7	1			18	27	66.7				11	12	91.7	72.8				4
15	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	46.0	4/30/2024	PHI	@	NYK	52	46	5	9	0	0	17	30	56.7	7	12	58.3	5	8	62.5	68.6	0	5	3	5	+3
16	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	46.0	5/13/2022	BOS	@	MIL	43	46	9	4	0	1	17	32	53.1	7	15	46.7	5	7	71.4	65.6	0	9	4	2	+21
17	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	46.0	6/6/2021	DAL	@	LAC	45	46	7	14	0	0	17	30	56.7	5	11	45.5	7	11	63.6	66.0	0	7	6	3	-9
18	LeBron James L. James	46.0	5/25/2018	CLE	vs	BOS	46	46	11	9	3	1	17	33	51.5	5	7	71.4	7	11	63.6	60.8	3	8	3	2	+15
19	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	46.0	4/27/2018	OKC	@	UTA	44	46	10	5	2	0	18	43	41.9	7	19	36.8	3	6	50.0	50.4	1	9	5	3	-1
20	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	46.0	4/25/2010	MIA	vs	BOS	43	46	5	5	2	0	16	24	66.7	5	7	71.4	9	14	64.3	76.3	0	5	6	4	+7
21	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	46.0	5/3/2002	BOS	vs	PHI	44	46	4	6	1	1	16	25	64.0	8	10	80.0	6	7	85.7	81.9	1	3	0	1	+27
22	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	46.0	5/20/1995	PHX	vs	HOU	42	46	3	10	1	1	12	26	46.2	1	2	50.0	21	22	95.5	64.5	1	2	1	3
23	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	46.0	5/8/1984	UTA	vs	PHX	41	46	6	4	2	0	16	27	59.3	0	0		14	14	100.0	69.4	1	5	6	2
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	46.0	4/12/1966	PHI	vs	BOS	48	46	34	1			19	34	55.9				8	25	32.0	51.1				5
25	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	45.0	6/4/2021	LAC	@	DAL	42	45	6	3	2	0	18	25	72.0	5	9	55.6	4	4	100.0	84.1	2	4	4	1	+8