most playoff nba pts in first 40 games

Michael Jordan scored the most points in the playoffs in his first 40 games, with 1,431 points.

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most playoff NBA pts by a player in first 40 games
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1,431
40
42.8
35.8
7.0
6.7
2.5
1.1
12.5
24.8
50.6
0.4
1.5
27.6
10.3
12.5
82.9
59.2
1.8
5.2
4.0
1,713
279
269
98
43
161
155
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1,357
40
47.2
33.9
25.0
3.2
13.7
27.6
49.8
6.5
12.1
53.4
51.5
1,889
1,001
126
90
3Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
1,307
40
32.7
12.2
8.3
10.5
79.2
157
4Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
1,238
40
38.8
31.0
9.4
8.2
1.5
0.5
10.8
23.6
45.9
3.3
9.5
34.6
6.0
8.4
71.6
56.8
0.8
8.7
4.3
1,552
377
329
60
21
171
110
+78
5Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
1,213
40
45.5
30.3
4.4
5.5
2.1
0.3
10.9
27.8
39.2
1.9
5.9
32.1
6.7
8.8
75.6
47.9
1.1
3.4
3.0
1,818
177
218
84
10
119
98
+7
6Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
1,190
40
29.8
9.2
9.4
9.8
21.1
46.5
10.2
11.7
86.8
56.7
369
377
136
7George Gervin
G. Gervin
1,166
40
38.2
29.2
6.0
3.2
1.4
1.1
11.4
22.7
50.3
0.0
0.4
0.0
6.4
7.9
80.9
55.8
3.0
1,529
241
129
54
42
115
140
8Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1,150
40
43.8
28.8
17.2
3.7
11.9
24.2
49.1
5.0
7.2
69.0
52.5
1,752
689
147
127
9Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
1,143
40
37.2
28.6
5.0
4.8
1.2
0.3
9.8
22.8
43.2
3.4
9.2
36.9
5.6
6.5
86.0
55.8
0.8
4.2
3.2
1,487
198
193
49
13
128
96
-43
10Devin Booker
D. Booker
1,129
40
39.9
28.2
5.3
5.0
1.0
0.4
10.2
21.0
48.3
2.4
6.2
38.2
5.6
6.2
89.5
59.5
0.9
4.5
3.4
1,596
212
199
40
16
136
125
+100
11Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,122
40
41.5
28.1
7.9
3.3
1.1
1.2
9.1
19.7
46.0
2.1
6.0
34.7
7.8
9.2
85.3
59.0
0.9
7.0
2.8
1,662
314
130
43
48
112
107
+146
12Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1,113
40
38.7
27.8
12.3
2.1
1.8
3.5
10.6
19.5
54.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.6
9.9
67.3
58.5
4.9
7.4
2.5
1,549
490
83
72
138
100
172
13George Mikan
G. Mikan
1,107
40
27.7
9.2
9.2
11.6
79.7
168
14Jerry West
J. West
1,099
40
27.5
10.2
7.2
9.4
76.5
118
15Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
1,095
40
39.5
27.4
6.7
5.6
1.4
0.9
9.6
20.4
47.1
3.2
8.3
38.7
5.0
6.3
79.3
59.2
1.1
5.7
2.7
1,580
269
222
57
36
106
99
+104
16LeBron James
L. James
1,092
40
44.6
27.3
8.3
7.3
1.5
0.7
9.3
21.1
44.1
1.3
4.4
29.1
7.4
10.0
74.1
53.5
1.4
6.9
4.0
1,785
332
290
61
28
158
101
+60
17Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
1,091
40
40.6
27.3
6.7
5.9
1.3
1.1
9.7
22.6
43.1
1.4
4.7
30.1
6.4
8.5
75.6
51.8
1.5
5.2
3.1
1,623
266
237
51
43
125
90
-165
18Anthony Davis
A. Davis
1,088
40
37.0
27.2
10.4
2.8
1.4
2.0
9.8
18.2
53.9
0.8
2.4
32.6
6.8
8.1
83.9
62.4
2.5
7.9
2.5
1,479
414
112
55
78
98
108
+184
19Rick Barry
R. Barry
1,086
40
27.2
6.1
4.3
10.4
25.0
41.5
6.4
7.5
85.9
48.0
245
170
130
20Karl Malone
K. Malone
1,085
40
42.2
27.1
11.5
2.0
1.5
0.9
10.0
21.3
47.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
7.1
9.6
74.4
53.2
3.1
8.5
3.0
1,686
461
80
60
34
120
159
21Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
1,075
40
39.5
26.9
6.7
2.6
1.4
0.6
9.8
22.4
43.5
0.2
1.0
23.7
7.2
8.6
82.9
51.2
3.0
3.8
2.9
1,579
268
104
57
22
117
99
22Vince Carter
V. Carter
1,063
40
42.2
26.6
7.0
5.2
1.6
0.9
9.2
22.1
41.8
1.7
5.0
33.7
6.5
8.2
78.7
51.7
2.1
4.9
2.7
1,690
278
206
62
36
106
136
+7
23Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1,043
40
38.6
26.1
11.2
3.6
0.8
1.8
9.9
17.2
57.6
0.0
0.0
6.3
11.9
52.7
58.2
4.4
6.8
3.4
1,544
447
145
32
71
134
150
+34
24Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
1,042
40
39.3
26.1
11.1
2.3
10.5
21.7
48.4
0.0
0.0
5.1
7.1
71.6
52.6
3.0
1,570
444
92
54
145
25Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1,036
40
37.5
25.9
11.0
6.4
1.0
0.9
9.9
19.2
51.4
2.0
4.9
41.8
4.1
4.8
85.5
60.7
2.8
8.2
3.0
1,498
441
257
41
35
118
140
+47

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