highest ppg in playoff first games nba

Luka Dončić averaged the most points per game in the playoffs in his first game, with 42.0 per game.

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highest ppg by a player in playoff first games NBA
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
42.0
1
38.4
7.0
9.0
3.0
0.0
13.0
21.0
61.9
2.0
6.0
33.3
14.0
15.0
93.3
76.1
0.0
7.0
11.0
38
42
7
9
3
0
11
4
-14
2De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
38.0
1
40.4
1.0
5.0
3.0
0.0
13.0
27.0
48.1
4.0
8.0
50.0
8.0
12.0
66.7
58.9
1.0
0.0
3.0
40
38
1
5
3
0
3
3
+4
3John Williamson
J. Williamson
38.0
1
46.0
4.0
3.0
1.0
0.0
14.0
28.0
50.0
10.0
12.0
83.3
57.1
2.0
2.0
11.0
46
38
4
3
1
0
11
4
4George Mikan
G. Mikan
37.0
1
15.0
7.0
10.0
70.0
37
3
5Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
36.0
1
40.3
2.0
6.0
1.0
2.0
12.0
23.0
52.2
4.0
11.0
36.4
8.0
8.0
100.0
67.9
0.0
2.0
2.0
40
36
2
6
1
2
2
5
+12
6Derrick Rose
D. Rose
36.0
1
49.6
4.0
11.0
1.0
0.0
12.0
19.0
63.2
0.0
1.0
0.0
12.0
12.0
100.0
74.1
1.0
3.0
5.0
50
36
4
11
1
0
5
6
+8
7Julius Erving
J. Erving
36.0
1
43.0
10.0
5.0
12.0
25.0
48.0
12.0
16.0
75.0
56.2
43
36
10
5
3
8Gary Brokaw
G. Brokaw
36.0
1
36.0
3.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
13.0
17.0
76.5
10.0
11.0
90.9
82.4
0.0
3.0
36
36
3
5
1
1
5
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
36.0
1
39.0
20.0
4.0
13.0
25.0
52.0
10.0
13.0
76.9
58.6
39
36
20
4
6
10Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
35.0
1
32.8
5.0
1.0
0.0
2.0
13.0
21.0
61.9
5.0
6.0
83.3
4.0
5.0
80.0
75.4
0.0
5.0
4.0
33
35
5
1
0
2
4
2
+4
11Anthony Davis
A. Davis
35.0
1
40.1
7.0
1.0
1.0
4.0
13.0
23.0
56.5
0.0
1.0
0.0
9.0
10.0
90.0
63.9
3.0
4.0
5.0
40
35
7
1
1
4
5
4
-4
12Chris Paul
C. Paul
35.0
1
40.7
3.0
10.0
4.0
1.0
15.0
23.0
65.2
0.0
1.0
0.0
5.0
7.0
71.4
67.1
1.0
2.0
1.0
41
35
3
10
4
1
1
2
+16
13Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
35.0
1
48.0
27.0
3.0
16.0
36.0
44.4
3.0
10.0
30.0
43.3
48
35
27
3
2
14Devin Booker
D. Booker
34.0
1
45.2
7.0
8.0
1.0
0.0
13.0
26.0
50.0
3.0
7.0
42.9
5.0
6.0
83.3
59.4
1.0
6.0
6.0
45
34
7
8
1
0
6
4
+9
15Brandon Jennings
B. Jennings
34.0
1
40.2
3.0
3.0
1.0
0.0
14.0
25.0
56.0
4.0
6.0
66.7
2.0
4.0
50.0
63.5
1.0
2.0
3.0
40
34
3
3
1
0
3
3
-7
16Ray Scott
R. Scott
34.0
1
19.0
14.0
29.0
48.3
6.0
10.0
60.0
50.9
34
19
4
17Joe Caldwell
J. Caldwell
33.0
1
39.0
6.0
1.0
14.0
22.0
63.6
5.0
7.0
71.4
65.8
39
33
6
1
5
18Malik Monk
M. Monk
32.0
1
28.8
3.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
8.0
13.0
61.5
2.0
4.0
50.0
14.0
14.0
100.0
83.5
1.0
2.0
2.0
29
32
3
2
0
0
2
4
+10
19Trae Young
T. Young
32.0
1
35.3
7.0
10.0
0.0
0.0
11.0
23.0
47.8
1.0
3.0
33.3
9.0
9.0
100.0
59.3
2.0
5.0
2.0
35
32
7
10
0
0
2
0
0
20LeBron James
L. James
32.0
1
48.0
11.0
11.0
0.0
0.0
12.0
27.0
44.4
1.0
4.0
25.0
7.0
11.0
63.6
50.3
3.0
8.0
4.0
48
32
11
11
0
0
4
3
+11
21Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
32.0
1
37.0
10.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
12.0
21.0
57.1
0.0
0.0
8.0
14.0
57.1
58.9
1.0
9.0
3.0
37
32
10
1
1
2
3
3
+12
22Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
32.0
1
42.0
3.0
3.0
13.0
35.0
37.1
6.0
8.0
75.0
41.5
42
32
3
3
0
23Dillon Brooks
D. Brooks
31.0
1
36.1
7.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
13.0
26.0
50.0
2.0
5.0
40.0
3.0
6.0
50.0
54.1
3.0
4.0
1.0
36
31
7
2
2
2
1
2
+14
24Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
31.0
1
45.8
9.0
5.0
0.0
0.0
9.0
19.0
47.4
3.0
7.0
42.9
10.0
12.0
83.3
63.8
2.0
7.0
1.0
46
31
9
5
0
0
1
3
+7
25Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
31.0
1
46.0
11.0
3.0
4.0
3.0
10.0
25.0
40.0
3.0
8.0
37.5
8.0
9.0
88.9
53.5
3.0
8.0
4.0
46
31
11
3
4
3
4
4
+13
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