most 40 point games in the playoffs through 2008

Before 2008-09, Michael Jordan had the most games in the playoffs with 40+ points, with 38 games.

Interpreted as:

most 40 or more point games by a player in the playoffs through 2008

	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	38	1,769	43.7	46.6	6.4	5.3	2.2	1.2	17.2	31.4	54.8	1.1	2.8	38.7	11.1	13.0	85.2	62.7	1.6	4.8	3.3	1,661	243	201	84	47	124	133	+11
2	Jerry West J. West	20	873		43.7	6.9				15.8	31.0	50.8				12.2	14.2	85.6	58.6					138					61
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	14	620		44.3					16.1						12.0	15.2	78.9											52
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	13	598	47.4	46.0	28.5	2.8			19.4	35.2	55.1				7.2	15.4	47.0	54.9				616	370	36				31
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	12	510	44.1	42.5	16.4	3.8	0.4	3.0	16.8	27.3	61.3	0.0	0.0		9.0	16.9	53.2	61.1	5.4	11.0	2.5	529	197	45	5	36	30	35	+141
6	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	11	468	44.1	42.5	13.7	4.1	1.8	3.5	16.7	28.1	59.5	0.2	0.4	50.0	8.9	11.2	79.7	64.4	3.5	10.2	2.5	485	151	45	20	38	27	46
7	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	10	471	45.9	47.1	4.4	5.5	2.7	0.1	16.4	31.5	52.1	3.9	7.2	54.2	10.4	12.1	86.0	64.0	0.9	3.5	3.3	459	44	55	27	1	33	22	+102
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	9	379	43.4	42.1	17.8	2.9	1.3	3.7	17.2	27.4	62.8	0.0	0.0		7.7	10.2	75.0	65.9			5.0	391	160	26	9	26	5	33
9	Rick 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
10	Bernard 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
11	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	6	279	46.6	46.5	8.3	5.3	1.8	0.8	17.0	29.8	57.0	2.7	4.5	59.3	9.8	11.3	86.8	66.8	2.0	6.3	3.3	279	50	32	11	5	20	19	+41
12	George Gervin G. Gervin	6	257	40.8	42.8	6.8	2.0	1.3	0.8	17.3	28.3	61.2	0.0	0.7	0.0	8.2	10.0	81.7	65.4			2.7	245	41	12	8	5	16	14
13	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
14	Dominique 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
15	Larry 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
16	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	5	215	46.4	43.0	13.2	1.6			18.0	32.4	55.6				7.0	9.4	74.5	58.8			5.0	232	66	8			5	21
17	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	5	223	47.4	44.6	9.8	6.2			17.2	29.4	58.5				10.2	10.6	96.2	65.5				237	49	31				15
18	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	5	213		42.6					15.6	27.4	56.9				11.4	14.2	80.3	63.3										10
19	LeBron James L. James	4	179	47.7	44.8	6.5	5.5	2.0	0.0	15.5	28.3	54.9	2.0	5.0	40.0	11.8	15.0	78.3	64.2	2.5	4.0	3.0	191	26	22	8	0	12	15	-1
20	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	4	167	44.5	41.8	8.0	4.0	2.0	0.8	13.3	26.0	51.0	0.3	1.0	25.0	15.0	17.5	85.7	61.9	2.0	6.0	3.5	178	32	16	8	3	14	13	+17
21	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	4	161	48.3	40.3	15.0	5.3	0.8	2.8	14.3	23.5	60.6	0.5	0.8	66.7	11.3	15.8	71.4	66.1	5.3	9.8	3.8	193	60	21	3	11	15	15	-6
22	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	4	180	46.1	45.0	12.5	2.5	2.5	0.8	14.8	24.3	60.8	3.5	4.5	77.8	12.0	14.0	85.7	74.0	2.3	10.3	2.0	184	50	10	10	3	8	10	+28
23	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	4	171	44.0	42.8	7.5	4.8	1.3	1.0	14.5	28.0	51.8	2.3	6.0	37.5	11.5	14.8	78.0	62.0	0.5	7.0	3.5	176	30	19	5	4	14	9	-14
24	Karl 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
25	Alex 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

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PPG

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Giddey

RPG

9.0

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APG

9.1

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DRTG

118.1

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NETRTG

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3P%

35.6

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers	19	63	.232	41.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 11/13	ATL	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Fri 11/20	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Wed 11/25	CHI	@	CHA	7:00 PM

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Final

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Mavericks

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PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

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17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

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USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

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Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

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37.4

Thompson

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Dončić

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Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

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Worst Record ATS

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41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0