most games with 40 points in elimination games

LeBron James has the most games in elimination games with 40+ points, with 8 games.

Interpreted as:
most games by a player with 40 or more points in elimination games
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
8
344
45.1
43.0
10.8
7.8
2.5
1.0
16.5
28.1
58.7
3.1
6.4
49.0
6.9
10.1
67.9
66.0
2.3
8.5
2.4
360
86
62
20
8
19
21
+59
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
5
250
47.0
50.0
30.6
1.8
21.4
38.6
55.4
7.2
18.2
39.6
53.6
235
153
9
12
3Jamal Murray
J. Murray
3
132
43.0
44.0
5.7
6.3
0.7
0.0
16.3
25.3
64.5
6.3
11.0
57.6
5.0
5.7
88.2
79.1
1.3
4.3
3.3
129
17
19
2
0
10
9
+47
4Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
3
138
43.2
46.0
12.0
7.0
0.7
0.0
16.7
38.7
43.1
5.7
15.3
37.0
7.0
9.7
72.4
53.6
3.0
9.0
5.7
130
36
21
2
0
17
11
+21
5Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
3
129
45.0
43.0
16.0
2.7
1.3
2.7
16.3
26.3
62.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
10.3
12.0
86.1
68.0
5.3
10.7
1.7
135
48
8
4
8
5
12
6Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3
125
47.3
41.7
19.3
2.3
13.7
35.0
39.0
14.3
18.3
78.2
48.4
142
58
7
10
7Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
2
97
42.2
48.5
11.0
4.5
1.0
0.5
17.0
30.0
56.7
6.5
12.5
52.0
8.0
10.5
76.2
70.0
0.0
11.0
2.0
84
22
9
2
1
4
3
+54
8Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
2
86
42.5
43.0
7.0
3.0
2.5
0.0
17.0
32.0
53.1
3.5
9.0
38.9
5.5
6.0
91.7
62.1
3.0
4.0
4.0
85
14
6
5
0
8
2
+6
9Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
2
81
40.2
40.5
5.0
5.0
1.5
0.5
16.0
25.5
62.7
6.0
9.5
63.2
2.5
3.0
83.3
75.5
1.5
3.5
3.5
80
10
10
3
1
7
8
+27
10Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
2
87
41.3
43.5
5.0
3.5
1.0
1.0
13.5
23.5
57.4
4.0
7.0
57.1
12.5
15.5
80.6
71.7
0.0
5.0
3.0
83
10
7
2
2
6
5
+39
11Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
2
87
43.9
43.5
4.0
5.5
1.5
0.5
14.5
24.0
60.4
6.0
8.0
75.0
8.5
9.5
89.5
77.2
1.0
3.0
2.0
88
8
11
3
1
4
5
+37
12Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2
86
44.0
43.0
5.5
5.5
3.5
0.0
13.5
28.0
48.2
3.5
5.5
63.6
12.5
13.5
92.6
63.3
0.5
5.0
2.5
88
11
11
7
0
5
7
+29
13Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
2
86
45.4
43.0
15.5
2.5
4.0
1.0
14.0
24.5
57.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
15.0
17.5
85.7
66.8
3.5
12.0
3.5
91
31
5
8
2
7
3
-6
14Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
2
82
46.1
41.0
9.0
7.5
1.5
1.5
13.5
29.0
46.6
1.0
4.5
22.2
13.0
18.0
72.2
55.5
0.5
8.5
1.5
92
18
15
3
3
3
4
-5
15Anfernee 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
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2
86
43.0
43.0
7.5
5.0
1.5
1.5
16.0
30.5
52.5
0.5
0.5
100.0
10.5
13.0
80.8
59.4
3.0
4.5
3.5
86
15
10
3
3
7
6
17Bernard King
B. King
2
88
41.0
44.0
7.0
1.5
1.5
0.5
16.5
25.5
64.7
0.0
0.0
11.0
14.0
78.6
69.5
1.5
5.5
2.5
82
14
3
3
1
5
8
18Alex English
A. English
2
84
49.0
42.0
8.0
3.0
0.5
2.5
15.5
29.5
52.5
0.0
0.0
11.0
12.5
88.0
60.0
4.0
4.0
2.5
98
16
6
1
5
5
6
19George Gervin
G. Gervin
2
86
43.0
43.0
6.5
1.5
2.5
1.5
17.5
30.0
58.3
0.0
0.0
8.0
10.0
80.0
62.5
2.5
86
13
3
5
3
5
6
20Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
1
45
43.7
45.0
4.0
5.0
1.0
0.0
13.0
23.0
56.5
5.0
8.0
62.5
14.0
14.0
100.0
77.2
3.0
1.0
6.0
44
4
5
1
0
6
3
+3
21Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
1
46
51.9
46.0
5.0
9.0
0.0
0.0
17.0
30.0
56.7
7.0
12.0
58.3
5.0
8.0
62.5
68.6
0.0
5.0
3.0
52
5
9
0
0
3
5
+3
22Devin Booker
D. Booker
1
49
44.9
49.0
5.0
6.0
2.0
1.0
13.0
21.0
61.9
3.0
5.0
60.0
20.0
21.0
95.2
81.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
45
5
6
2
1
2
5
+1
23Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
1
41
45.2
41.0
4.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
14.0
22.0
63.6
5.0
10.0
50.0
8.0
9.0
88.9
79.0
0.0
4.0
3.0
45
4
3
0
0
3
4
+3
24Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1
50
37.7
50.0
8.0
6.0
1.0
0.0
20.0
38.0
52.6
7.0
18.0
38.9
3.0
5.0
60.0
62.2
1.0
7.0
1.0
38
8
6
1
0
1
2
+25
25Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
1
47
45.9
47.0
9.0
8.0
4.0
1.0
16.0
29.0
55.2
4.0
8.0
50.0
11.0
11.0
100.0
69.4
3.0
6.0
1.0
46
9
8
4
1
1
1
+8
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