most 40 point games by a forward in the post season

LeBron James has the most games by a forward in the playoffs with 40+ points, with 29 games.

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most 40 or more point games by a forward in the post season
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
29
1,263
44.2
43.6
10.0
7.7
1.9
0.9
16.0
28.1
56.9
2.8
6.2
44.2
8.9
12.1
73.0
65.2
2.0
8.0
3.2
1,283
289
223
54
25
94
77
+137
2Kevin Durant
K. Durant
14
607
44.6
43.4
8.1
4.9
1.3
1.1
13.8
25.9
53.3
3.7
8.9
41.6
12.1
13.4
90.4
68.3
0.5
7.6
2.8
624
113
69
18
16
39
41
+54
3Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
14
620
44.3
16.1
12.0
15.2
78.9
52
4Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
8
351
42.0
43.9
7.3
5.6
2.3
1.4
14.9
24.3
61.3
2.3
5.4
41.9
11.9
13.5
88.0
72.7
2.0
5.3
2.3
336
58
45
18
11
18
8
+71
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
8
340
40.3
42.5
13.0
4.6
0.9
2.1
14.8
25.5
57.8
1.4
4.5
30.6
11.6
15.6
74.4
65.6
2.9
10.1
3.8
322
104
37
7
17
30
25
+61
6Rick Barry
R. Barry
8
354
44.6
44.3
7.5
3.5
1.7
0.3
17.3
37.0
46.6
9.8
12.1
80.4
52.3
1.7
3.0
357
60
28
5
1
34
7Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
7
312
44.9
44.6
10.6
2.9
1.7
1.1
13.9
22.4
61.8
2.3
3.0
76.2
14.6
16.0
91.1
75.6
1.4
9.1
2.6
314
74
20
12
8
18
16
+63
8Bernard King
B. King
7
304
39.3
43.4
6.0
3.0
1.1
0.4
16.9
26.3
64.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
9.7
12.3
79.1
68.5
2.3
3.7
2.9
275
42
21
8
3
20
24
9Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
5
229
41.0
45.8
8.6
5.0
1.8
1.2
15.2
28.0
54.3
5.6
11.8
47.5
9.8
11.2
87.5
69.5
0.2
8.4
2.2
205
43
25
9
6
11
12
+37
10Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
5
215
41.7
43.0
7.8
3.0
3.0
0.2
15.6
27.6
56.5
4.2
8.4
50.0
7.6
8.2
92.7
68.9
1.8
6.0
3.2
208
39
15
15
1
16
9
+43
11Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
5
232
45.2
46.4
15.6
4.2
1.8
1.4
16.6
25.0
66.4
1.6
2.8
57.1
11.6
13.4
86.6
75.1
5.4
10.2
2.4
226
78
21
9
7
12
15
12Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
5
223
41.4
44.6
5.8
3.2
0.8
0.4
16.6
30.6
54.2
0.4
1.0
40.0
11.0
13.4
82.1
61.1
2.6
3.2
3.2
207
29
16
4
2
16
11
13Larry Bird
L. Bird
5
207
45.2
41.4
9.6
5.8
1.4
1.0
14.2
26.0
54.6
1.0
2.0
50.0
12.0
12.8
93.8
65.4
2.4
7.2
3.2
226
48
29
7
5
16
14
14Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
5
213
42.6
15.6
27.4
56.9
11.4
14.2
80.3
63.3
10
15Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
4
166
41.7
41.5
9.5
4.5
1.5
0.5
15.5
28.3
54.9
2.3
5.5
40.9
8.3
10.0
82.5
63.6
2.8
6.8
1.0
167
38
18
6
2
4
16
+25
16Karl Malone
K. Malone
4
176
42.8
44.0
12.0
2.0
1.3
0.3
12.8
23.8
53.7
0.3
0.3
100.0
18.3
19.5
93.6
68.0
3.0
9.0
2.5
171
48
8
5
1
10
14
+22
17Alex English
A. English
4
164
44.8
41.0
8.3
4.0
0.5
1.3
15.5
27.3
56.9
0.0
0.0
10.0
11.8
85.1
63.2
3.5
4.8
2.3
179
33
16
2
5
9
11
18Anthony Davis
A. Davis
3
130
38.9
43.3
9.7
2.7
1.3
1.7
14.3
21.3
67.2
2.3
3.7
63.6
12.3
13.7
90.2
79.2
2.3
7.3
1.0
117
29
8
4
5
3
9
+22
19LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
3
130
41.3
43.3
11.3
2.0
0.0
2.3
16.7
26.7
62.5
1.0
1.0
100.0
9.0
10.3
87.1
69.4
4.3
7.0
1.3
124
34
6
0
7
4
8
+16
20Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
3
121
47.5
40.3
15.0
5.3
0.7
2.7
13.7
23.3
58.6
0.3
0.7
50.0
12.7
17.0
74.5
65.4
5.0
10.0
3.7
143
45
16
2
8
11
12
-9
21John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
3
140
47.3
46.7
9.0
6.0
19.0
30.7
62.0
8.7
9.0
96.3
67.4
142
27
18
5
22Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
2
80
39.2
40.0
7.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
14.0
23.5
59.6
3.5
9.5
36.8
8.5
11.5
73.9
70.0
2.0
5.0
4.5
78
14
3
2
1
9
6
+12
23Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
2
82
42.2
41.0
8.0
4.5
1.0
0.0
15.5
31.0
50.0
3.5
8.5
41.2
6.5
7.0
92.9
60.2
1.5
6.5
2.0
84
16
9
2
0
4
6
+12
24Chris Mullin
C. Mullin
2
82
46.0
41.0
3.5
4.5
2.0
1.0
16.0
25.5
62.7
2.5
3.0
83.3
6.5
7.0
92.9
71.7
1.0
2.5
1.0
92
7
9
4
2
2
7
25Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
2
86
48.0
43.0
13.0
4.5
19.0
27.5
69.1
5.0
8.0
62.5
69.3
96
26
9
7
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EasternWLPCTGB
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Pistons Pistons - z
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.683
4.0
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Knicks Knicks - x
53
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Raptors Raptors - x
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