how many games in the playoffs by year did a player score 40 points

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

Interpreted as:
How many games in the playoffs by year did a player score 40 or more points?
NAME GP PTS SEASON TM MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 George Mikan
G. Mikan
1
42
1948-49
MIN MIN
42.0
14.0
21.0
66.7
14.0
17.0
82.4
73.7
4
2 George Mikan
G. Mikan
1
40
1949-50
MIN MIN
40.0
2.0
13.0
20.0
65.0
14.0
17.0
82.4
72.8
2
6
3 Alex Groza
A. Groza
1
40
1950-51
IND
40.0
15.0
29.0
51.7
10.0
13.0
76.9
57.6
4
4 George Mikan
G. Mikan
1
41
1950-51
MIN MIN
41.0
17.0
30.0
56.7
7.0
9.0
77.8
60.4
2
5 George Mikan
G. Mikan
1
47
1951-52
MIN MIN
47.0
15.0
26.0
57.7
17.0
18.0
94.4
69.3
4
6 Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
1
50
1952-53
BOS BOS
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
7 Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
1
43
1955-56
PHI PHI
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
8 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
1
41
1955-56
STL STL
41.0
14.0
24.0
58.3
13.0
19.0
68.4
63.3
3
9 Slick Leonard
S. Leonard
1
42
1956-57
MIN MIN
52.0
42.0
8.0
14.0
32.0
43.8
14.0
14.0
100.0
55.0
52
8
3
10 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
1
50
1957-58
STL STL
42.0
50.0
19.0
19.0
34.0
55.9
12.0
15.0
80.0
61.6
42
19
1
11 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
1
40
1958-59
STL STL
40.0
16.0
22.0
72.7
8.0
9.0
88.9
77.0
5
12 Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
1
40
1959-60
PHI PHI
40.0
12.0
5.0
13.0
24.0
54.2
14.0
14.0
100.0
66.3
12
5
4
13 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3
120
1959-60
MIN MIN
40.0
14.0
12.0
15.7
76.6
13
14 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3
145
1959-60
PHI PHI
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
15 Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
1
40
1959-60
SYR SYR
40.0
22.0
4.0
13.0
27.0
48.1
14.0
15.0
93.3
59.5
22
4
5
16 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
5
227
1960-61
LAL LAL
45.4
17.2
11.0
14.0
78.6
19
17 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1
46
1960-61
PHI PHI
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
18 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
1
40
1960-61
STL STL
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
19 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
2
80
1960-61
STL STL
47.0
40.0
18.0
14.5
24.5
59.2
11.0
13.0
84.6
66.2
94
36
5
20 Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
1
43
1961-62
PHI PHI
43.0
10.0
5.0
16.0
28.0
57.1
11.0
15.0
73.3
62.1
10
5
5
21 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3
147
1961-62
LAL LAL
49.0
20.3
17.7
41.0
43.1
13.7
17.7
77.4
50.2
61
14
22 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
4
179
1961-62
PHI PHI
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
23 Jerry West
J. West
3
121
1961-62
LAL LAL
40.3
9.3
14.7
27.7
53.0
11.0
14.3
76.7
59.4
28
10
24 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
1
43
1962-63
LAL LAL
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
25 Sam Jones
S. Jones
1
47
1962-63
BOS BOS
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
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50
32
.610
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