Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal and Allen Iverson were tied for the most games in the playoffs with 40+ points, with 10 games.
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most 40 or more point playoff games by a player in the 2000s| 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 |  | K. Bryant | 10 | 440 | 44.2 | 44.0 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 15.9 | 29.2 | 54.5 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 56.4 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 88.5 | 64.4 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 442 | 76 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 25 | 28 | +84 |
| 2 |  | S. O'Neal | 10 | 423 | 45.8 | 42.3 | 17.3 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 16.6 | 27.3 | 60.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 17.4 | 52.3 | 60.5 | 5.3 | 12.0 | 2.7 | 458 | 173 | 37 | 4 | 33 | 27 | 30 | +118 | |
| 3 |  | 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 |
| 4 |  | L. James | 8 | 360 | 45.8 | 45.0 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 15.1 | 28.1 | 53.8 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 38.9 | 12.1 | 16.0 | 75.8 | 64.0 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 367 | 63 | 54 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 26 | +26 |
| 5 |  | D. Wade | 5 | 208 | 43.5 | 41.6 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 12.8 | 25.4 | 50.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 36.4 | 15.2 | 17.4 | 87.4 | 62.9 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 217 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 14 | +49 |
| 6 |  | D. Nowitzki | 5 | 224 | 45.6 | 44.8 | 12.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 14.6 | 24.4 | 59.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 77.8 | 12.8 | 14.6 | 87.7 | 72.7 | 2.0 | 10.6 | 2.4 | 228 | 63 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +40 |
| 7 |  | 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 |
| 8 |  | 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 |
| 9 |  | A. Stoudemire | 3 | 123 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 13.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 14.0 | 24.7 | 56.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 15.3 | 84.8 | 65.3 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 120 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | +6 |
| 10 |  | P. Pierce | 3 | 127 | 44.2 | 42.3 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 12.3 | 24.0 | 51.4 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 71.4 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 95.0 | 70.9 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 133 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 | +41 |
| 11 |  | R. Allen | 3 | 137 | 48.9 | 45.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 15.7 | 28.3 | 55.3 | 8.0 | 15.0 | 53.3 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 95.0 | 73.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 147 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +32 |
| 12 |  | R. Miller | 3 | 122 | 41.0 | 40.7 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 13.3 | 21.7 | 61.5 | 4.3 | 7.3 | 59.1 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 85.3 | 76.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 123 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +20 |
| 13 |  | T. Parker | 2 | 84 | 40.9 | 42.0 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 17.5 | 27.5 | 63.6 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 37.5 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 73.3 | 68.2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 82 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +31 |
| 14 |  | S. Cassell | 2 | 80 | 42.0 | 40.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 15.5 | 24.5 | 63.3 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 70.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 100.0 | 77.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 84 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +16 |
| 15 |  | V. Carter | 2 | 93 | 43.1 | 46.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 18.0 | 31.5 | 57.1 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 63.2 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 75.0 | 68.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 86 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | +1 |
| 16 |  | D. Howard | 1 | 40 | 41.5 | 40.0 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 21.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 16.0 | 75.0 | 71.3 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +13 |
| 17 |  | C. Anthony | 1 | 41 | 43.5 | 41.0 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 29.0 | 51.7 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 40.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 81.8 | 60.6 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 |  | B. Roy | 1 | 42 | 41.8 | 42.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 27.0 | 55.6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 66.7 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 83.3 | 65.1 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +5 |
| 19 |  | B. Gordon | 1 | 42 | 43.5 | 42.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 24.0 | 58.3 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 54.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 88.9 | 75.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
| 20 |  | C. Boozer | 1 | 41 | 42.1 | 41.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 30.0 | 56.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 77.8 | 60.4 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -6 | |
| 21 |  | E. Brand | 1 | 40 | 42.2 | 40.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 22.0 | 81.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 66.7 | 81.2 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -2 | |
| 22 |  | A. Johnson | 1 | 40 | 45.5 | 40.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 23.0 | 69.6 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 60.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 55.6 | 74.2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -8 |
| 23 |  | G. Arenas | 1 | 44 | 52.6 | 44.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 24.0 | 58.3 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 66.7 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 100.0 | 77.5 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 53 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | +1 |
| 24 |  | R. Hamilton | 1 | 40 | 35.9 | 40.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 23.0 | 65.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 100.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 88.9 | 74.2 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +28 |
| 25 |  | M. Redd | 1 | 40 | 34.6 | 40.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 21.0 | 66.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 80.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 100.0 | 81.6 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +31 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 | |
3 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 | |
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5 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 | |
6 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 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 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |
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| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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