how many 40 point games by a player in playoffs by year

George Mikan had 1 game played with 40+ points in the 1949 NBA Finals.

Interpreted as:
How many 40 or more point games by a player in playoffs by year?
NAMEGPPTSSEASONTMMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1George Mikan
G. Mikan
1
42
1948-49
42.0
14.0
21.0
66.7
14.0
17.0
82.4
73.7
4
2George Mikan
G. Mikan
1
40
1949-50
40.0
2.0
13.0
20.0
65.0
14.0
17.0
82.4
72.8
2
6
3Alex Groza
A. Groza
1
40
1950-51
40.0
15.0
29.0
51.7
10.0
13.0
76.9
57.6
4
4George Mikan
G. Mikan
1
41
1950-51
41.0
17.0
30.0
56.7
7.0
9.0
77.8
60.4
2
5George Mikan
G. Mikan
1
47
1951-52
47.0
15.0
26.0
57.7
17.0
18.0
94.4
69.3
4
6Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
1
50
1952-53
66.0
50.0
3.0
2.0
10.0
22.0
45.5
30.0
32.0
93.8
69.3
66
3
2
5
7Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
1
43
1955-56
46.0
43.0
16.0
7.0
14.0
22.0
63.6
15.0
15.0
100.0
75.2
46
16
7
5
8Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
1
41
1955-56
41.0
14.0
24.0
58.3
13.0
19.0
68.4
63.3
3
9Slick Leonard
S. Leonard
1
42
1956-57
52.0
42.0
8.0
14.0
32.0
43.8
14.0
14.0
100.0
55.0
52
8
3
10Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
1
50
1957-58
42.0
50.0
19.0
19.0
34.0
55.9
12.0
15.0
80.0
61.6
42
19
1
11Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
1
40
1958-59
40.0
16.0
22.0
72.7
8.0
9.0
88.9
77.0
5
12Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
1
40
1959-60
40.0
12.0
5.0
13.0
24.0
54.2
14.0
14.0
100.0
66.3
12
5
4
13Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3
120
1959-60
40.0
14.0
12.0
15.7
76.6
13
14Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3
145
1959-60
47.0
48.3
28.7
1.7
21.0
39.7
52.9
6.3
14.7
43.2
52.4
141
86
5
4
15Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
1
40
1959-60
40.0
22.0
4.0
13.0
27.0
48.1
14.0
15.0
93.3
59.5
22
4
5
16Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
5
227
1960-61
45.4
17.2
11.0
14.0
78.6
19
17Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1
46
1960-61
48.0
46.0
32.0
2.0
19.0
39.0
48.7
8.0
14.0
57.1
50.9
48
32
2
3
18Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
1
40
1960-61
48.0
40.0
17.0
6.0
16.0
28.0
57.1
8.0
9.0
88.9
62.6
48
17
6
4
19Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
2
80
1960-61
47.0
40.0
18.0
14.5
24.5
59.2
11.0
13.0
84.6
66.2
94
36
5
20Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
1
43
1961-62
43.0
10.0
5.0
16.0
28.0
57.1
11.0
15.0
73.3
62.1
10
5
5
21Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3
147
1961-62
49.0
20.3
17.7
41.0
43.1
13.7
17.7
77.4
50.2
61
14
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
4
179
1961-62
48.0
44.8
32.8
3.0
17.8
35.0
50.7
9.3
17.0
54.4
52.7
192
131
12
9
23Jerry West
J. West
3
121
1961-62
40.3
9.3
14.7
27.7
53.0
11.0
14.3
76.7
59.4
28
10
24Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
1
43
1962-63
45.0
43.0
20.0
1.0
15.0
34.0
44.1
13.0
17.0
76.5
51.8
45
20
1
3
25Sam Jones
S. Jones
1
47
1962-63
41.0
47.0
7.0
1.0
18.0
27.0
66.7
11.0
12.0
91.7
72.8
41
7
1
4

More Lakers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

34.1

Dončić

Luka Dončić

RPG

9.0

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

APG

8.8

Dončić

Luka Dončić
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.0

7th

DRTG

117.8

23rd

NETRTG

1.2

13th

3P%

34.5

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
21
7
.750
4.0
3
20
7
.741
4.5
4
Lakers Lakers
19
8
.704
5.5
5
19
10
.655
6.5
6
17
9
.654
7.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/23
@
9:00 PM
Thu
12/25
@
8:00 PM
Sun
12/28
@
9:30 PM
Tue
12/30
@
10:30 PM
Fri
1/2
@
10:30 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

19 - 8

88

Final

103

LAC Clippers

7 - 21

Sat 20 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
22
6
.786
2
20
8
.714
2.0
3
17
11
.607
5.0
4
16
11
.593
5.5
5
16
12
.571
6.0
6
17
13
.567
6.0
7
15
14
.517
7.5
8
15
14
.517
7.5
9
15
15
.500
8.0
10
13
15
.464
9.0
11
11
18
.379
11.5
12
9
19
.321
13.0
13
8
19
.296
13.5
14
6
22
.214
16.0
15
5
22
.185
16.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
25
3
.893
2
21
7
.750
4.0
3
20
7
.741
4.5
4
19
8
.704
5.5
5
19
10
.655
6.5
6
17
9
.654
7.0
7
15
13
.536
10.0
8
14
15
.483
11.5
9
13
15
.464
12.0
10
12
16
.429
13.0
11
11
18
.379
14.5
12
10
17
.370
14.5
13
7
21
.250
18.0
14
7
22
.241
18.5
15
7
22
.241
18.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
11/19
@
126-135
Wed
11/19
@
123-114
Wed
11/19
@
96-137
Thu
11/20
@
109-120
Thu
11/20
@
113-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/22
@
7:00 PM
Mon
12/22
@
7:30 PM
Mon
12/22
@
8:00 PM
Mon
12/22
@
9:00 PM
Mon
12/22
@
9:30 PM