highest points per game in 1998 before the all star game

Michael Jordan averaged the most points per game before the All-Star Game in 1997-98, with 28.9 per game.

Interpreted as:

highest points per game by a player in 1998 before the all star game

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	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	28.9	1997-98	CHI	49	38.8	6.1	3.4	1.7	0.6	10.6	23.6	45.0	0.3	1.4	22.9	7.3	9.2	79.6	52.3	1.7	4.4	2.4	1,902	1,416	301	168	81	27	119	81	+293
2	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	26.9	1997-98	LAL	23	35.0	12.1	2.8	0.7	2.7	10.7	17.7	60.2	0.0	0.0		5.6	11.5	48.5	59.1	4.0	8.1	2.7	806	618	278	65	15	63	62	77	+286
3	Karl Malone K. Malone	25.8	1997-98	UTA	46	37.1	10.0	3.9	1.2	0.8	9.4	17.7	52.9	0.0	0.0	50.0	7.0	9.3	74.6	59.0	2.5	7.5	3.2	1,705	1,185	462	181	56	35	149	138	+260
4	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	23.7	1997-98	SAC	48	36.4	3.3	4.0	1.4	0.2	7.9	17.6	44.8	1.9	4.5	41.2	6.0	6.9	87.6	57.3	0.8	2.4	2.7	1,748	1,136	156	192	66	9	130	111	-18
5	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	23.2	1997-98	MIL	45	40.8	5.5	2.9	1.4	0.6	9.5	19.9	47.6	0.4	1.0	44.4	3.8	4.7	81.4	52.8	1.4	4.1	3.4	1,834	1,045	247	129	61	28	151	124	+78
6	David Robinson D. Robinson	23.0	1997-98	SAS	48	34.5	11.2	2.8	0.9	2.5	8.1	15.2	53.0	0.0	0.1	25.0	6.9	9.2	74.4	59.7	3.4	7.8	2.8	1,656	1,104	536	132	43	118	134	133	+276
7	Shareef Abdur-Rahim S. Abdur-Rahim	22.6	1997-98	VAN	49	36.2	7.2	2.7	1.3	0.9	8.0	16.5	48.6	0.2	0.3	52.9	6.3	8.2	76.5	56.0	2.8	4.4	3.2	1,773	1,106	354	130	62	43	157	105	-284
8	Glen Rice G. Rice	22.2	1997-98	CHA	47	40.6	4.4	2.2	1.2	0.2	7.8	17.2	45.4	1.5	3.5	42.2	5.1	6.0	85.0	55.9	1.0	3.4	2.4	1,908	1,044	209	105	56	10	111	119	+59
9	Antoine Walker A. Walker	22.1	1997-98	BOS	47	40.3	10.5	3.7	1.9	0.7	8.6	21.0	40.8	1.2	4.0	29.3	3.8	5.7	66.0	46.9	3.3	7.2	3.9	1,893	1,038	494	174	91	35	184	152	-56
10	Chris Webber C. Webber	21.6	1997-98	WAS	44	38.7	9.4	3.7	1.7	1.9	9.2	18.8	48.9	0.9	2.9	30.7	2.4	3.8	62.9	52.9	2.4	7.0	2.6	1,703	952	415	164	73	85	114	165	+102
11	Grant Hill G. Hill	21.4	1997-98	DET	46	40.8	7.6	6.8	1.9	0.9	7.7	17.5	44.1	0.0	0.2	18.2	6.0	8.3	72.2	50.7	1.0	6.7	3.6	1,878	985	351	311	87	43	167	109	+104
12	Latrell Sprewell L. Sprewell	21.4	1997-98	GSW	14	39.1	3.6	4.9	1.4	0.4	7.9	19.8	39.7	0.6	3.4	18.8	5.0	6.7	74.5	47.0	0.5	3.1	3.1	547	299	51	68	19	5	44	26	-180
13	Michael Finley M. Finley	21.0	1997-98	DAL	47	41.7	5.7	4.2	1.6	0.5	7.9	17.7	44.6	1.2	3.2	37.3	4.1	5.1	81.1	52.9	1.9	3.7	2.6	1,959	989	266	197	74	23	124	102	-290
14	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	20.8	1997-98	NYK	26	32.6	10.2	1.1	0.6	2.2	7.8	15.5	50.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.2	7.2	72.0	55.7	2.3	7.9	3.0	848	540	265	28	16	58	77	74	+84
15	Vin Baker V. Baker	20.4	1997-98	SEA	47	35.9	8.1	1.8	1.4	1.2	8.2	15.0	54.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.1	6.7	61.0	57.0	3.6	4.6	1.9	1,688	961	383	84	65	55	89	156	+324
16	Tom Gugliotta T. Gugliotta	20.1	1997-98	MIN	41	38.6	8.7	4.1	1.5	0.5	7.8	15.5	50.2	0.0	0.4	11.8	4.5	5.4	82.1	56.1	2.6	6.1	2.7	1,582	823	356	167	61	22	109	102	+84
17	Reggie Miller R. Miller	20.0	1997-98	IND	46	34.3	2.8	1.9	1.0	0.1	6.4	13.2	48.1	1.7	4.0	42.7	5.5	6.3	87.2	62.3	0.4	2.4	1.8	1,579	918	129	86	48	3	85	93	+291
18	Isaiah Rider I. Rider	19.9	1997-98	POR	41	38.5	5.0	3.5	0.6	0.4	7.4	17.6	42.0	2.1	6.0	34.7	3.0	3.7	82.7	51.8	1.3	3.7	2.8	1,579	817	205	144	26	16	115	105	+55
19	Steve Smith S. Smith	19.8	1997-98	ATL	46	39.1	4.2	3.8	0.9	0.5	6.7	15.1	44.1	1.3	3.8	35.3	5.1	5.9	86.8	55.9	1.7	2.4	2.6	1,797	909	191	177	43	22	119	138	+102
20	Eric Williams E. Williams	19.8	1997-98	DEN	4	36.3	5.3	3.0	1.0	0.0	6.0	15.3	39.3	0.0	0.0		7.8	11.3	68.9	48.9	2.5	2.8	2.3	145	79	21	12	4	0	9	9	-11
21	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	19.7	1997-98	PHI	43	38.4	3.5	6.7	2.4	0.3	7.2	16.5	43.5	1.0	3.4	28.6	4.4	6.0	72.3	51.4	0.9	2.6	3.0	1,650	848	150	287	104	15	131	108	-110
22	Keith Van Horn K. Van Horn	19.5	1997-98	NJN	31	38.5	6.0	1.3	1.1	0.4	7.0	17.1	41.0	1.4	4.5	30.4	4.2	4.9	84.3	50.7	1.9	4.1	2.8	1,193	605	186	39	35	13	86	108	+138
23	Stephon Marbury S. Marbury	19.5	1997-98	MIN	46	38.7	2.8	8.3	1.5	0.1	6.7	15.7	42.9	1.2	3.8	32.2	4.8	6.9	69.8	52.1	0.7	2.1	3.3	1,781	896	127	382	68	3	154	130	+94
24	Damon Stoudamire D. Stoudamire	19.4	1997-98	TOR	47	41.5	4.5	8.3	1.6	0.1	7.2	17.0	42.4	1.3	4.1	31.6	3.7	4.4	85.4	51.3	1.3	3.1	3.2	1,951	914	210	391	75	5	150	108	-316
25	Juwan Howard J. Howard	19.3	1997-98	WAS	47	40.8	7.1	3.5	1.3	0.3	7.4	16.1	46.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	6.0	74.8	51.5	2.6	4.5	2.9	1,917	907	334	165	61	16	138	166	+52