most 40 point playoff games before 1970

Before 1969-70, Jerry West had the most games in the playoffs with 40+ points, with 20 games.

Interpreted as:
most 40 or more point playoff games by a player before 1970
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jerry 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
2Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
14
620
44.3
16.1
12.0
15.2
78.9
52
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
12
553
47.5
46.1
28.6
2.8
19.3
35.8
54.0
7.4
15.5
47.8
54.0
570
343
33
28
4Rick Barry
R. Barry
5
230
45.2
46.0
9.2
4.2
17.2
40.2
42.8
11.6
14.8
78.4
49.2
226
46
21
22
5Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
5
213
42.6
15.6
27.4
56.9
11.4
14.2
80.3
63.3
10
6Sam Jones
S. Jones
4
180
45.0
5.5
2.3
16.8
28.3
59.3
11.5
13.0
88.5
66.2
22
9
14
7Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
4
167
41.8
9.8
10.3
13.5
23.8
56.8
14.8
16.5
89.4
67.3
39
41
12
8George Mikan
G. Mikan
4
170
42.5
14.8
24.3
60.8
13.0
15.3
85.2
68.6
16
9John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
2
83
47.5
41.5
11.0
6.5
14.5
27.5
52.7
12.5
13.0
96.2
62.5
95
22
13
10
10Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
2
83
41.5
11.0
5.0
14.5
26.0
55.8
12.5
14.5
86.2
64.1
22
10
9
11Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
2
80
40.0
16.0
25.0
64.0
8.0
9.0
88.9
69.1
9
12Willis Reed
W. Reed
1
43
46.0
43.0
17.0
1.0
15.0
29.0
51.7
13.0
14.0
92.9
61.1
46
17
1
3
13Hal Greer
H. Greer
1
40
46.0
40.0
4.0
1.0
15.0
24.0
62.5
10.0
13.0
76.9
67.3
46
4
1
4
14Dave Bing
D. Bing
1
44
46.0
44.0
9.0
4.0
19.0
38.0
50.0
6.0
7.0
85.7
53.6
46
9
4
4
15Flynn Robinson
F. Robinson
1
41
47.0
41.0
7.0
4.0
18.0
33.0
54.5
5.0
8.0
62.5
56.1
47
7
4
3
16Cazzie Russell
C. Russell
1
40
52.0
40.0
5.0
1.0
17.0
27.0
63.0
6.0
8.0
75.0
65.5
52
5
1
4
17Zelmo Beaty
Z. Beaty
1
46
43.0
46.0
22.0
2.0
14.0
25.0
56.0
18.0
21.0
85.7
67.2
43
22
2
4
18Jeff Mullins
J. Mullins
1
40
41.0
40.0
9.0
4.0
17.0
32.0
53.1
6.0
7.0
85.7
57.0
41
9
4
5
19Lee Shaffer
L. Shaffer
1
45
45.0
5.0
17.0
27.0
63.0
11.0
13.0
84.6
68.8
5
4
20Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
1
40
40.0
22.0
4.0
13.0
27.0
48.1
14.0
15.0
93.3
59.5
22
4
5
21Slick Leonard
S. Leonard
1
42
52.0
42.0
8.0
14.0
32.0
43.8
14.0
14.0
100.0
55.0
52
8
3
22Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
1
43
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
23Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
1
50
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
24Alex Groza
A. Groza
1
40
40.0
15.0
29.0
51.7
10.0
13.0
76.9
57.6
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32
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33
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Fri
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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

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.750
2
34
19
.642
5.5
3
34
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.642
5.5
4
33
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.611
7.0
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32
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8.0
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.566
9.5
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12.5
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.473
14.5
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.463
15.0
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24
30
.444
16.0
12
21
30
.412
17.5
13
15
37
.288
24.0
14
14
38
.269
25.0
15
13
40
.245
26.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
41
13
.759
2
36
16
.692
4.0
3
34
20
.630
7.0
4
32
19
.627
7.5
5
32
20
.615
8.0
6
33
22
.600
8.5
7
31
22
.585
9.5
8
29
25
.537
12.0
9
26
28
.481
15.0
10
25
27
.481
15.0
11
20
32
.385
20.0
12
19
33
.365
21.0
13
17
37
.315
24.0
14
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.273
26.5
15
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@
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105-119
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
2/10
@
7:30 PM
Tue
2/10
@
8:00 PM
Tue
2/10
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Tue
2/10
@
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