highest points per game in elimination games nba

Alex Groza has scored the most career points per game in elimination games, with 33.5 per game.

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highest points per game by a player in elimination games NBA
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alex Groza
A. Groza
33.5
4
11.8
10.0
12.3
81.6
134
16
2LeBron James
L. James
33.1
29
44.5
10.3
7.5
1.8
0.9
11.9
24.0
49.5
2.1
5.9
35.7
7.2
10.0
72.0
58.2
1.9
8.4
3.9
1,289
959
299
217
52
27
112
66
+54
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
32.8
9
38.3
9.3
7.7
1.9
0.2
11.8
25.1
46.9
3.0
9.8
30.7
6.2
9.1
68.3
56.3
0.3
9.0
3.4
345
295
84
69
17
2
31
29
+41
4Michael 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
5Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
31.2
5
41.3
6.0
7.2
2.0
1.0
9.6
20.6
46.6
2.4
6.0
40.0
9.6
10.8
88.9
61.5
1.0
5.0
4.4
207
156
30
36
10
5
22
18
+50
6Wilt 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
7Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
30.5
4
38.9
10.5
4.5
1.0
0.5
9.8
22.0
44.3
2.8
5.5
50.0
8.3
10.8
76.7
57.1
2.3
8.3
4.0
155
122
42
18
4
2
16
12
-37
8Scotty Pippen Jr.
S. Pippen Jr.
30.0
1
36.9
11.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
9.0
21.0
42.9
2.0
7.0
28.6
10.0
10.0
100.0
59.1
4.0
7.0
5.0
37
30
11
4
0
0
5
6
-9
9Kevin 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
10Allen 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
11Jerry 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
12Stephen Curry
S. Curry
28.9
15
41.2
6.1
7.0
1.5
0.7
10.1
22.8
44.4
4.3
11.9
36.5
4.3
4.7
90.1
58.0
0.7
5.4
3.0
619
433
92
105
22
11
45
32
+95
13George 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
14Elgin 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
15Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
27.5
10
39.8
7.1
4.5
1.1
0.5
9.3
22.9
40.6
2.9
9.5
30.5
6.0
7.4
81.1
52.6
1.3
5.8
3.6
398
275
71
45
11
5
36
27
+3
16Dirk 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
17Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
26.9
18
9.1
21.2
42.8
8.8
11.8
74.2
51.0
484
68
18Jayson 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
19Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
26.5
8
40.7
7.0
5.6
1.3
1.1
9.6
22.5
42.8
2.8
8.1
33.8
4.5
6.0
75.0
52.7
0.6
6.4
2.1
326
212
56
45
10
9
17
20
+14
20Billy 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
21Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
26.0
18
38.3
12.2
7.4
0.9
1.3
9.7
18.4
52.7
1.8
4.9
36.4
4.8
5.8
82.7
61.9
2.1
10.2
3.3
689
468
220
133
17
23
59
68
+51
22Dario 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
23Bradley 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
24Sam 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
25Bernard 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

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

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
3/25
@
99-130
Wed
3/25
@
106-109
Wed
3/25
@
94-119
Thu
3/26
@
108-129
Thu
3/26
@
103-114

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
5/6
@
7:00 PM
Wed
5/6
@
9:30 PM
Thu
5/7
@
7:00 PM
Thu
5/7
@
9:30 PM
Fri
5/8
@
7:00 PM