highest ppg playoff series by a player vs a team in the 80s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Michael Jordan put up the most points per game by a player against a team in the playoffs, with 42.5 per game against the Cavaliers.

NAMEPPGOPPGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
42.5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
10
42.7
5.6
6.5
2.9
1.0
15.6
28.9
54.0
0.2
0.5
40.0
11.1
12.8
86.7
61.5
1.7
3.9
4.2
427
425
56
65
29
10
42
42
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
39.7
Celtics Celtics
6
43.8
6.7
5.8
2.2
1.8
13.8
29.8
46.4
0.5
1.0
50.0
11.5
13.0
88.5
55.8
2.0
4.7
3.7
263
238
40
35
13
11
22
24
3Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
37.5
Mavericks Mavericks
4
40.5
16.8
1.8
2.3
2.8
14.0
24.5
57.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
9.5
10.8
88.4
64.1
5.0
11.8
2.3
162
150
67
7
9
11
9
14
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35.7
Knicks Knicks
6
41.5
9.5
8.3
2.5
1.3
11.8
21.5
55.0
0.7
2.2
30.8
11.3
13.8
81.9
64.6
2.0
7.5
4.2
249
214
57
50
15
8
25
20
5Larry Bird
L. Bird
34.7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
44.0
10.7
5.7
1.3
0.7
13.0
23.0
56.5
0.3
1.0
33.3
8.3
9.7
86.2
63.6
2.7
8.0
2.7
132
104
32
17
4
2
8
7
6Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
33.2
Suns Suns
6
41.5
7.0
3.2
0.7
0.0
11.2
22.8
48.9
0.0
0.0
10.8
12.2
89.0
58.8
3.2
3.8
3.3
249
199
42
19
4
0
20
13
7Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
32.8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
42.3
6.5
4.8
0.5
0.5
11.8
23.0
51.1
0.3
0.5
50.0
9.0
9.5
94.7
60.2
2.8
3.8
3.5
169
131
26
19
2
2
14
8
8Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
32.5
Pacers Pacers
4
39.8
6.8
3.0
2.3
0.8
11.8
27.0
43.5
0.5
1.5
33.3
8.5
10.0
85.0
51.8
1.5
5.3
2.0
159
130
27
12
9
3
8
12
9Karl Malone
K. Malone
31.5
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
44.5
12.0
1.8
1.0
0.5
10.8
23.3
46.2
0.0
0.0
10.0
13.3
75.5
54.2
2.5
9.5
4.8
178
126
48
7
4
2
19
11
10Moses Malone
M. Malone
31.3
Knicks Knicks
4
40.8
15.5
2.0
1.5
2.0
11.5
20.0
57.5
0.0
0.3
0.0
8.3
11.3
73.3
62.6
5.0
10.5
3.0
163
125
62
8
6
8
12
13
11Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
31.0
Lakers Lakers
5
42.0
11.2
2.0
2.2
4.0
10.6
20.4
52.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
9.8
14.0
70.0
58.4
5.4
5.8
1.4
210
155
56
10
11
20
7
19
12Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
30.7
Nuggets Nuggets
3
41.0
2.7
13.0
2.3
0.0
8.0
16.7
48.0
0.3
1.7
20.0
14.3
15.3
93.5
65.5
0.3
2.3
3.7
123
92
8
39
7
0
11
5
13Alex English
A. English
29.8
Jazz Jazz
10
40.6
7.4
5.8
0.9
0.4
11.7
20.3
57.6
0.0
0.2
0.0
6.4
7.2
88.9
63.5
2.9
4.5
1.7
406
298
74
58
9
4
17
32
14Larry Bird
L. Bird
29.6
Knicks Knicks
11
41.5
8.8
7.5
2.7
0.6
11.1
20.3
54.7
0.5
1.5
37.5
6.9
7.5
92.7
62.9
2.3
6.5
3.3
457
326
97
82
30
7
36
34
15Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
29.5
Mavericks Mavericks
4
34.5
8.0
3.8
0.5
0.3
12.3
22.0
55.7
1.0
2.0
50.0
4.0
4.8
84.2
61.2
4.3
3.8
2.0
138
118
32
15
2
1
8
17
16Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
29.5
Bulls Bulls
4
41.0
9.3
2.8
0.8
0.5
11.3
17.8
63.4
0.0
0.0
7.0
8.3
84.8
69.0
2.5
6.8
3.8
164
118
37
11
3
2
15
14
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29.3
Bucks Bucks
4
42.8
5.8
8.5
2.8
1.0
8.5
19.5
43.6
0.3
2.0
12.5
12.0
14.5
82.8
56.5
1.8
4.0
3.8
171
117
23
34
11
4
15
15
18Alex English
A. English
29.2
Rockets Rockets
6
38.5
4.0
4.0
0.2
0.7
11.3
23.3
48.6
0.0
0.2
0.0
6.5
7.3
88.6
54.9
1.8
2.2
2.0
231
175
24
24
1
4
12
16
19Bernard King
B. King
29.1
Celtics Celtics
7
40.1
4.9
3.3
1.1
0.1
11.1
20.4
54.5
0.0
0.0
6.9
9.0
76.2
59.7
1.9
3.0
2.4
281
204
34
23
8
1
17
29
20James Worthy
J. Worthy
29.1
SuperSonics SuperSonics
8
40.0
6.9
1.8
1.9
0.6
12.0
19.1
62.7
0.1
0.3
50.0
5.0
5.9
85.1
67.1
2.3
4.6
1.8
320
233
55
14
15
5
14
20
21Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
29.0
Nuggets Nuggets
6
35.5
12.5
2.5
2.2
3.5
11.7
20.3
57.4
0.0
0.0
5.7
9.3
60.7
59.3
5.0
7.5
2.0
213
174
75
15
13
21
12
30
22Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
29.0
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
41.0
7.5
4.0
0.8
0.0
11.0
22.3
49.4
0.3
0.5
50.0
6.8
8.0
84.4
56.3
4.0
3.5
3.8
164
116
30
16
3
0
15
16
23Bernard King
B. King
29.0
Nets Nets
2
33.5
4.0
3.5
0.0
0.0
12.0
19.0
63.2
0.0
0.0
5.0
7.0
71.4
65.7
1.5
2.5
1.0
67
58
8
7
0
0
2
3
24Gus Williams
G. Williams
29.0
Spurs Spurs
5
39.0
3.4
7.6
1.8
0.8
11.0
24.8
44.4
0.2
0.4
50.0
6.8
8.2
82.9
51.0
1.6
1.8
3.0
195
145
17
38
9
4
15
9
25George Gervin
G. Gervin
29.0
Rockets Rockets
10
39.6
5.5
3.6
1.0
0.8
11.4
22.8
50.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
6.2
7.5
82.7
55.6
2.9
396
290
55
36
10
8
29
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