most 40 point games in the 1990s playoffs

Between the 1989-90 and 1998-99 seasons, Michael Jordan had the most games in the playoffs with 40+ points, with 25 games.

	NAME	GP	PTS	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	25	1,155	43.7	46.2	6.2	5.2	1.9	1.1	17.4	31.9	54.5	1.4	3.6	38.5	10.1	11.9	84.6	62.2	1.6	4.6	3.0	1,093	155	130	48	27	76	86	+11
2	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	7	298	42.7	42.6	10.4	5.0	1.6	3.6	17.1	28.1	60.9	0.3	0.4	66.7	8.0	10.4	76.7	65.0	1.9	8.6	2.7	299	73	35	11	25	19	30
3	Charles 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
4	Karl Malone K. Malone	3	126	42.7	42.0	12.0	2.7	0.7	0.0	11.0	21.0	52.4	0.0	0.0		20.0	21.3	93.8	69.1	3.0	9.0	3.0	128	36	8	2	0	9	12	+10
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	3	130	44.3	43.3	8.7	8.7	0.7	0.0	14.0	25.0	56.0	0.3	2.7	12.5	15.0	16.7	90.0	67.0	2.0	6.7	4.7	133	26	26	2	0	14	12
6	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	2	83	47.5	41.5	7.5	3.0	3.0	1.5	14.0	26.5	52.8	2.5	6.0	41.7	11.0	13.0	84.6	64.4	2.0	5.5	1.0	95	15	6	6	3	2	8	+21
7	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	2	87	35.5	43.5	12.0	4.0	0.5	1.5	17.5	27.5	63.6	0.0	0.0		8.5	14.5	58.6	64.2	6.0	6.0	1.5	71	24	8	1	3	3	5	+23
8	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	2	89	45.0	44.5	4.5	9.5	2.0	0.5	15.0	25.0	60.0	1.5	2.0	75.0	13.0	14.5	89.7	70.9	0.5	4.0	1.0	90	9	19	4	1	2	6
9	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	2	83	43.5	41.5	9.0	9.0	1.5	0.0	13.0	20.5	63.4	3.0	6.5	46.2	12.5	13.5	92.6	78.5	3.0	6.0	3.5	87	18	18	3	0	7	6
10	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	2	89	42.5	44.5	13.0	5.5	3.5	2.5	16.0	24.0	66.7	0.0	0.0		12.5	13.5	92.6	74.3	2.5	10.5	2.0	85	26	11	7	5	4	7
11	Rex Chapman R. Chapman	1	42	41.0	42.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	12.0	22.0	54.5	9.0	17.0	52.9	9.0	12.0	75.0	77.0	1.0	3.0	2.0	41	4	2	0	0	2	1	+5
12	David Robinson D. Robinson	1	40	42.0	40.0	21.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	14.0	25.0	56.0	0.0	0.0		12.0	16.0	75.0	62.4	4.0	17.0	1.0	42	21	1	2	3	1	4
13	Terry Porter T. Porter	1	41	38.0	41.0	6.0	7.0	3.0	0.0	12.0	14.0	85.7	4.0	5.0	80.0	13.0	14.0	92.9	101.7	3.0	3.0	1.0	38	6	7	3	0	1	1
14	Reggie Lewis R. Lewis	1	42	48.0	42.0	3.0	6.0	5.0	1.0	16.0	28.0	57.1	1.0	1.0	100.0	9.0	12.0	75.0	63.1	1.0	2.0	2.0	48	3	6	5	1	2	4
15	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	1	40	47.0	40.0	16.0	9.0	1.0	2.0	12.0	22.0	54.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	16.0	17.0	94.1	67.8	3.0	13.0	2.0	47	16	9	1	2	2	2
16	Drazen Petrovic D. Petrovic	1	40	47.0	40.0	4.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	17.0	31.0	54.8	0.0	4.0	0.0	6.0	6.0	100.0	59.5	3.0	1.0	1.0	47	4	1	1	0	1	4
17	Chris Mullin C. Mullin	1	41	47.0	41.0	4.0	5.0	2.0	1.0	16.0	21.0	76.2	4.0	4.0	100.0	5.0	6.0	83.3	86.7	1.0	3.0	1.0	47	4	5	2	1	1	5

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PPG

21.1

Powell

RPG

7.8

Smith

APG

8.5

Giddey

Team Rankings

ORTG

110.1

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DRTG

121.0

28th

NETRTG

-10.9

26th

3P%

31.1

28th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Hornets	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	9	.308	6.5
13	Nets	3	9	.250	7.0
14	Bulls	3	9	.250	7.0
15	Bucks	1	12	.077	9.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/16	CHI	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 11/18	CHI	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Fri 11/20	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sun 11/22	DEN	@	CHI	7:00 PM
Mon 11/23	CLE	@	CHI	8:00 PM

Last Game

Bulls

3 - 9

117

Final

106

Timberwolves

9 - 4

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PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

30.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Antetokounmpo

RPG Leaders

13.7

Towns

13.2

Sabonis

12.5

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.2

Mitchell

9.1

Jokić

8.8

Young

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.2

Braun

2.2

Thybulle

BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.2

Kessler

2.2

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.3

Curry

4.1

Bane

TS% Leaders

74.2

Spencer

73.5

Gafford

71.9

Curry

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

120.4

120.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

105.5

107.0

107.6

108.8

109.2

110.2

NetRtg Rankings

13.3

11.7

11.4

9.1

8.9

8.0

Tank Leaderboard

1-12

1-11

3-9

3-8

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FanDuel Points Leaders

801.4

Wembanyama

704.9

Antetokounmpo

685.6

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

777

Wembanyama

734

Antetokounmpo

723.3

Dončić

USG% Leaders

40.1

Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

35.4

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.2

Acuff

36.8

Wagner

36.5

Murray

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.10

Wembanyama

1.74

Dončić

1.67

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.04

Wembanyama

1.83

Dončić

1.74

Antetokounmpo

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11-2

9-4

8-4

8-5

Worst Record ATS

3-10

3-8

4-9

4-8

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	10	3	.769	0.5
3	Pistons	8	4	.667	2.0
4	Heat	7	6	.538	3.5
5	Hawks	7	6	.538	3.5
6	Cavaliers	7	7	.500	4.0
7	Knicks	6	6	.500	4.0
8	Raptors	5	7	.417	5.0
9	Magic	5	7	.417	5.0
10	Pacers	5	8	.385	5.5
11	Hornets	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	9	.308	6.5
13	Nets	3	9	.250	7.0
14	Bulls	3	9	.250	7.0
15	Bucks	1	12	.077	9.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Spurs	11	2	.846
2	Lakers	11	2	.846
3	Rockets	10	3	.769	1.0
4	Trail Blazers	9	3	.750	1.5
5	Timberwolves	9	4	.692	2.0
6	Grizzlies	9	4	.692	2.0
7	Nuggets	7	4	.636	3.0
8	Warriors	8	5	.615	3.0
9	Thunder	8	5	.615	3.0
10	Mavericks	7	6	.538	4.0
11	Suns	5	6	.455	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	10	.286	7.5
13	Clippers	3	8	.273	7.0
14	Kings	1	11	.083	9.5
15	Jazz	1	12	.077	10.0