highest ppg in west player 1998 before all star break

Shaquille O'Neal scored the most points per game in the Western Conference before the All-Star Game in 1997-98, with 26.9 per game.

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highest ppg by a player in west player 1998 before all star break
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
26.9
1997-98
LAL 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
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
25.8
1997-98
UTA 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
3Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
23.7
1997-98
SAC 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
4David Robinson
D. Robinson
23.0
1997-98
SAS 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
5Shareef Abdur-Rahim
S. Abdur-Rahim
22.6
1997-98
VAN 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
6Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
21.4
1997-98
GSW 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
7Michael Finley
M. Finley
21.0
1997-98
DAL 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
8Vin Baker
V. Baker
20.4
1997-98
SEA 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
9Tom Gugliotta
T. Gugliotta
20.1
1997-98
MIN 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
10Isaiah Rider
I. Rider
19.9
1997-98
POR 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
11Eric Williams
E. Williams
19.8
1997-98
DEN 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
12Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
19.5
1997-98
MIN 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
13Gary Payton
G. Payton
19.1
1997-98
SEA SEA
47
38.1
4.8
8.9
2.4
0.2
7.0
15.3
45.8
1.3
3.9
33.5
3.8
4.9
76.3
54.6
1.0
3.8
3.0
1,792
898
226
419
111
8
140
112
+439
14Eddie Jones
E. Jones
18.5
1997-98
LAL LAL
45
37.0
3.5
3.1
2.3
0.7
6.6
13.6
48.9
2.0
5.1
38.6
3.3
4.4
75.5
59.7
0.8
2.6
1.9
1,663
834
156
139
104
31
85
97
+260
15Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
18.4
1997-98
HOU HOU
40
35.3
4.8
5.7
1.8
0.7
6.5
15.1
43.0
1.2
4.1
28.7
4.3
5.5
78.0
52.7
1.6
3.2
2.7
1,413
735
192
227
70
26
106
112
+17
16Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
18.2
1997-98
SAS SAS
48
37.7
11.5
2.5
0.6
2.4
7.6
13.7
55.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.9
5.0
58.4
57.2
3.0
8.5
3.2
1,810
873
554
121
31
115
153
152
+288
17Kevin Willis
K. Willis
18.0
1997-98
HOU HOU
46
32.6
9.0
1.2
0.7
0.4
7.3
14.2
51.4
0.0
0.1
20.0
3.4
4.3
79.8
56.1
3.1
5.9
2.3
1,500
829
414
56
34
17
106
132
-36
18Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
17.9
1997-98
LAL LAL
42
26.7
3.3
2.4
1.1
0.4
5.8
13.0
45.0
1.1
3.0
35.9
5.1
6.5
78.5
56.5
1.1
2.2
1.8
1,121
751
138
100
48
17
77
104
+190
19Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
17.4
1997-98
MIN MIN
46
38.9
9.1
4.1
1.7
2.0
7.1
14.2
50.2
0.0
0.2
28.6
3.2
4.1
76.3
54.5
2.4
6.7
2.0
1,788
801
420
190
76
91
94
127
+89
20Joe Smith
J. Smith
16.9
1997-98
GSW GSW
45
33.6
6.8
1.4
0.9
0.8
6.7
15.9
42.4
0.0
0.2
0.0
3.4
4.5
76.1
47.2
2.9
3.8
2.2
1,512
759
305
62
41
36
99
160
-382
21Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
16.8
1997-98
HOU HOU
41
35.5
12.8
3.5
1.1
0.6
5.7
12.1
47.2
0.3
1.2
24.5
5.0
6.6
76.1
55.8
4.1
8.6
2.3
1,455
689
523
142
47
23
96
115
+82
22Detlef Schrempf
D. Schrempf
16.4
1997-98
SEA SEA
47
35.0
7.1
4.4
0.7
0.3
5.7
11.7
48.7
0.8
1.9
41.8
4.3
4.9
86.6
59.4
1.9
5.1
2.3
1,647
772
332
208
34
14
106
121
+408
23Corliss Williamson
C. Williamson
16.3
1997-98
SAC SAC
45
35.1
5.8
3.1
1.0
0.6
6.5
13.4
48.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.4
5.4
62.8
51.6
2.3
3.4
2.4
1,581
734
259
138
44
29
109
147
-83
24Rex Chapman
R. Chapman
16.1
1997-98
PHX PHX
43
34.2
2.7
3.1
1.1
0.3
6.2
14.3
43.0
1.6
4.5
34.5
2.3
2.9
77.6
51.7
0.5
2.2
1.8
1,471
694
114
132
48
11
77
69
+72
25Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
15.5
1997-98
POR POR
43
32.0
10.0
2.7
1.0
1.1
5.3
11.4
46.1
0.6
2.0
28.2
4.4
5.7
76.7
55.5
2.0
8.1
2.8
1,375
666
432
118
42
48
122
171
+131
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116.4

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Spurs Spurs
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3
Nuggets Nuggets
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4
Lakers Lakers
53
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Rockets Rockets
52
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Thunder

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Rockets

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Pistons Pistons - z
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Celtics Celtics - x
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Knicks Knicks - x
53
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Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
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Raptors Raptors - x
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45
37
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37
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Hornets Hornets
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38
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64
18
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Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
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Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
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Lakers Lakers - x
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.646
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Rockets Rockets - x
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Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
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Warriors Warriors
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Pelicans Pelicans - e
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56
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Mavericks Mavericks - e
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56
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Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
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Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
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Sun
3/29
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
134-102
Sun
3/29
NYK NYK
@
OKC OKC
100-111
Sun
3/29
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
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MIA MIA
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Wed
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NYK NYK
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SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Fri
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NYK NYK
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Mon
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SAS SAS
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NYK NYK
8:30 PM
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SAS SAS
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NYK NYK
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Sat
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NYK NYK
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