most nba playoff 40 point games ever from current and retired players total playoff games

Michael Jordan has the most games in the playoffs with 40+ points, with 38 games.

	NAME	GP	PTS	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38	1,769	1,661	243	201	84	47	654	1,193	54.8	41	106	38.7	420	493	85.2	62.7	60	183	124	133	+11	43.7	46.6	6.4	5.3	2.2	1.2	3.3
2	LeBron James L. James	29	1,263	1,283	289	223	54	25	463	814	56.9	80	181	44.2	257	352	73.0	65.2	57	232	94	77	+137	44.2	43.6	10.0	7.7	1.9	0.9	3.2
3	Jerry West J. West	20	873		138				315	620	50.8				243	284	85.6	58.6				61			43.7	6.9
4	Kevin Durant K. Durant	14	607	624	113	69	18	16	193	362	53.3	52	125	41.6	169	187	90.4	68.3	7	106	39	41	+54	44.6	43.4	8.1	4.9	1.3	1.1	2.8
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	14	620						226						168	213	78.9					52			44.3
6	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	13	565	561	92	62	21	8	204	380	53.7	31	62	50.0	126	143	88.1	63.8	20	72	32	34	+86	43.2	43.5	7.1	4.8	1.6	0.6	2.5
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	13	598	616	370	36			252	457	55.1				94	200	47.0	54.9				31		47.4	46.0	28.5	2.8
8	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	12	510	529	197	45	5	36	201	328	61.3	0	0		108	203	53.2	61.1	65	132	30	35	+141	44.1	42.5	16.4	3.8	0.4	3.0	2.5
9	James Harden J. Harden	11	469	439	63	78	18	4	152	274	55.5	65	124	52.4	100	108	92.6	72.9	11	52	39	34	+31	39.9	42.6	5.7	7.1	1.6	0.4	3.5
10	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	11	468	485	151	45	20	38	184	309	59.5	2	4	50.0	98	123	79.7	64.4	39	112	27	46		44.1	42.5	13.7	4.1	1.8	3.5	2.5
11	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	10	425	433	40	64	7	2	151	286	52.8	31	80	38.8	92	110	83.6	63.5	4	36	29	23	+78	43.3	42.5	4.0	6.4	0.7	0.2	2.9
12	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	10	471	459	44	55	27	1	164	315	52.1	39	72	54.2	104	121	86.0	64.0	9	35	33	22	+102	45.9	47.1	4.4	5.5	2.7	0.1	3.3
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	9	379	391	160	26	9	26	155	247	62.8	0	0		69	92	75.0	65.9			5	33		43.4	42.1	17.8	2.9	1.3	3.7	5.0
14	Devin Booker D. Booker	8	357	343	54	47	12	7	134	214	62.6	28	51	54.9	61	66	92.4	73.4	6	48	19	31	+50	42.8	44.6	6.8	5.9	1.5	0.9	2.4
15	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	8	351	336	58	45	18	11	119	194	61.3	18	43	41.9	95	108	88.0	72.7	16	42	18	8	+71	42.0	43.9	7.3	5.6	2.3	1.4	2.3
16	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	8	381	309	45	44	11	3	128	236	54.2	38	91	41.8	87	102	85.3	67.8	14	31	28	18	+74	38.7	47.6	5.6	5.5	1.4	0.4	3.5
17	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	8	344	333	76	78	11	5	118	223	52.9	37	82	45.1	71	93	76.3	65.2	6	70	43	19	-29	41.6	43.0	9.5	9.8	1.4	0.6	5.4
18	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	8	340	322	104	37	7	17	118	204	57.8	11	36	30.6	93	125	74.4	65.6	23	81	30	25	+61	40.3	42.5	13.0	4.6	0.9	2.1	3.8
19	Stephen Curry S. Curry	8	344	334	56	55	10	1	118	236	50.0	52	119	43.7	56	64	87.5	65.1	12	44	29	16	+103	41.8	43.0	7.0	6.9	1.3	0.1	3.6
20	Rick Barry R. Barry	8	354	357	60	28	5	1	138	296	46.6				78	97	80.4	52.3	5	9		34		44.6	44.3	7.5	3.5	1.7	0.3
21	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	7	306	286	82	54	9	5	117	190	61.6	20	39	51.3	52	64	81.3	70.1	23	59	26	21	-11	40.9	43.7	11.7	7.7	1.3	0.7	3.7
22	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	7	312	313	63	54	15	4	114	248	46.0	21	67	31.3	63	75	84.0	55.5	14	49	30	26	+58	44.8	44.6	9.0	7.7	2.1	0.6	4.3
23	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	7	295	300	52	26	12	5	97	176	55.1	9	18	50.0	92	109	84.4	65.9	10	42	25	21	+60	42.8	42.1	7.4	3.7	1.7	0.7	3.6
24	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	7	312	314	74	20	12	8	97	157	61.8	16	21	76.2	102	112	91.1	75.6	10	64	18	16	+63	44.9	44.6	10.6	2.9	1.7	1.1	2.6
25	Bernard King B. King	7	304	275	42	21	8	3	118	184	64.1	0	1	0.0	68	86	79.1	68.5	16	26	20	24		39.3	43.4	6.0	3.0	1.1	0.4	2.9

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9.0

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DRTG

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NETRTG

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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)
Wed 10/21	CHI	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 10/23	CHI	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM

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Final

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Mavericks

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31.1

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RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

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9.9

Cunningham

8.3

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SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

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3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

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TS% Leaders

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67.6

Ayton

67.4

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120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

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109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

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8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

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22-60

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4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

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Jokić

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Dončić

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Dončić

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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