highest ppg by a center in the playoffs since 2000

Since 1999-00, Dirk Nowitzki has the most points per game by a center in the playoffs, with 27.7 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	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	27.7	13	43.8	12.6	1.9	1.8	1.5	9.1	20.3	44.7	1.8	3.3	53.5	7.8	8.9	87.1	57.1	2.3	10.3	2.2	569	360	164	25	23	19	28	43	-5
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	27.4	100	38.4	12.4	7.7	1.2	0.9	10.3	19.9	52.0	1.7	4.6	37.3	5.0	6.0	83.3	60.8	3.0	9.4	3.3	3,837	2,735	1,238	769	122	87	334	335	+124
3	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	24.8	66	35.1	10.5	3.3	0.8	1.6	7.9	17.3	45.9	1.1	3.8	27.7	7.9	9.5	82.8	57.8	2.0	8.4	3.5	2,316	1,637	692	220	51	108	233	214	+273
4	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	23.8	22	34.1	10.9	2.7	1.0	3.5	8.0	16.5	48.5	1.8	5.2	34.2	6.0	7.1	84.7	60.6	2.5	8.4	2.7	750	524	239	59	21	78	59	55	+196
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	23.3	150	37.1	11.9	2.4	0.5	2.1	9.1	16.3	55.9	0.0	0.0		5.0	10.1	49.8	56.1	3.8	8.0	2.9	5,566	3,488	1,778	365	69	321	439	525	+572
6	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	20.6	13	37.5	11.1	5.0	1.8	0.8	8.1	17.7	45.7	0.3	1.2	25.0	4.2	6.3	65.9	50.4	3.2	7.8	2.5	488	268	144	65	24	11	33	47	+30
7	Shawn Marion S. Marion	20.4	20	42.5	11.7	1.6	1.9	1.2	8.2	16.7	48.9	1.1	3.5	31.4	3.0	3.4	88.1	56.1	2.9	8.8	1.1	849	407	233	31	37	23	22	65	+46
8	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	20.0	7	34.9	9.6	2.7	0.7	1.0	7.9	17.3	45.5	0.4	1.6	27.3	3.9	4.7	81.8	51.7	2.7	6.9	1.0	244	140	67	19	5	7	7	21	-18
9	Yao 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
10	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	18.7	69	33.5	10.7	2.8	0.8	0.9	6.5	13.2	49.1	1.5	3.9	37.3	4.2	5.0	84.9	60.6	2.2	8.5	2.5	2,311	1,291	737	194	58	60	174	270	+196
11	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	18.5	52	28.3	7.6	0.7	0.7	1.3	6.6	13.1	50.7	0.1	0.2	27.3	5.2	6.8	76.2	57.5	2.5	5.1	2.1	1,472	960	395	36	37	70	111	166	+16
12	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	17.5	133	34.4	10.2	2.6	0.7	1.9	7.0	14.2	49.8	0.0	0.1	16.7	3.4	5.2	66.6	53.4	2.8	7.4	1.9	4,569	2,334	1,360	340	88	250	255	334	+513
13	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	16.4	74	34.8	9.2	3.4	0.8	0.6	6.5	12.4	52.1	0.1	0.5	24.3	3.4	4.5	75.6	57.1	2.5	6.7	2.3	2,573	1,216	678	253	62	47	169	216	+44
14	Al Jefferson A. Jefferson	15.9	14	29.6	7.5	1.4	0.7	0.8	7.4	14.6	51.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.0	1.6	63.6	51.9	1.9	5.6	0.9	415	222	105	20	10	11	12	29	-162
15	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	15.7	27	30.6	6.5	1.1	0.9	1.9	5.1	13.0	39.6	1.7	5.0	33.1	3.8	4.6	81.6	52.3	2.4	4.1	1.9	826	425	176	31	24	50	50	112	-92
16	Antonio Davis A. Davis	15.7	15	39.3	10.5	1.7	0.7	1.7	6.1	11.9	51.1	0.0	0.0		3.6	4.5	80.6	56.9	3.2	7.3	1.7	590	236	158	26	11	26	25	44	+19
17	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	15.3	108	35.3	9.3	3.1	0.5	1.7	5.8	11.2	52.0	0.1	0.3	26.7	3.6	4.8	73.8	57.4	2.8	6.5	1.8	3,810	1,652	1,009	336	55	187	194	283	+411
18	Dwight Howard D. Howard	15.3	125	31.6	11.8	1.2	0.8	2.0	5.4	9.2	58.9	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.4	8.0	54.8	59.9	3.5	8.3	2.6	3,945	1,909	1,473	149	94	248	323	467	-77
19	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	15.1	38	30.1	8.5	1.0	0.9	1.7	5.4	10.8	50.0	1.1	3.5	31.6	3.1	3.9	79.9	60.0	1.9	6.6	1.3	1,145	573	322	39	33	65	48	81	+237
20	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	15.0	22	28.6	8.4	3.0	0.4	0.8	6.0	13.5	44.0	1.9	5.6	33.3	1.3	1.6	77.8	52.7	1.7	6.7	1.9	630	331	184	65	9	17	42	54	-141
21	Kevin Love K. Love	14.9	21	31.4	10.2	1.6	0.7	0.4	5.2	13.2	39.2	1.7	5.0	34.0	2.8	3.0	92.2	51.1	2.3	7.9	2.0	660	313	215	34	15	8	41	58	-14
22	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	14.8	55	32.8	10.3	1.2	0.6	0.9	6.7	10.8	61.7	0.0	0.1	50.0	1.5	2.2	65.6	62.9	3.0	7.3	1.4	1,802	814	569	66	31	49	77	160	+27
23	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	14.5	48	34.1	6.8	1.5	1.0	1.2	5.6	11.6	48.0	1.0	2.5	39.0	2.4	3.1	76.7	55.8	1.7	5.0	1.1	1,636	697	324	73	48	58	54	137	+8
24	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	14.3	38	31.6	9.6	1.8	1.0	1.1	5.8	11.7	50.1	0.0	0.2	12.5	2.6	3.2	81.7	54.8	1.6	8.0	2.0	1,199	543	364	67	37	40	76	107	+141
25	Myles Turner M. Turner	14.2	59	30.9	6.0	1.4	0.5	1.7	5.1	10.2	50.4	1.4	3.8	38.1	2.5	3.4	72.8	60.7	1.4	4.6	1.7	1,826	838	354	84	31	103	100	179	+97

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10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
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12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0
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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
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12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
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4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
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6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
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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
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Since 1999-00, Dirk Nowitzki has the most points per game by a center in the playoffs, with 27.7 per game.

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