most playoff points per game in 4th season

Elgin Baylor put up the most points per game by a player in his 4th playoff, with 38.6 per game.

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most playoff points per game by a player in 4th season
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
38.6
1961-62
LAL LAL
13
43.9
17.7
3.6
14.3
32.7
43.8
10.0
12.9
77.4
50.3
571
502
230
47
45
2Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
37.5
1987-88
HOU HOU
4
40.5
16.8
1.8
2.3
2.8
14.0
24.5
57.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
9.5
10.8
88.4
64.1
5.0
11.8
2.3
162
150
67
7
9
11
9
14
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
36.3
1987-88
CHI CHI
10
42.7
7.1
4.7
2.4
1.1
13.8
26.0
53.1
0.1
0.3
33.3
8.6
9.9
86.9
59.8
2.3
4.8
3.9
427
363
71
47
24
11
39
38
4LeBron James
L. James
35.3
2008-09
CLE CLE
14
41.4
9.1
7.3
1.6
0.9
11.4
22.3
51.0
1.9
5.8
33.3
10.6
14.2
74.9
61.8
1.4
7.8
2.7
580
494
128
102
23
12
38
30
+122
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
34.7
1963-64
SFW SFW
12
46.5
25.2
3.3
14.6
26.8
54.3
5.5
11.6
47.5
54.3
558
416
302
39
27
6George Gervin
G. Gervin
33.3
1979-80
SAS SAS
3
40.7
6.7
4.0
1.7
1.0
12.3
24.7
50.0
0.0
0.7
0.0
8.7
10.0
86.7
57.3
3.0
3.7
3.0
122
100
20
12
5
3
9
8
7Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
32.4
2023-24
NYK NYK
13
39.8
3.3
7.5
0.8
0.2
11.6
26.2
44.4
2.0
6.5
31.0
7.2
9.2
77.5
53.6
0.6
2.7
2.7
518
421
43
97
10
2
35
26
+12
8Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
32.3
2020-21
UTA UTA
10
34.6
4.2
5.5
1.1
0.2
10.5
23.5
44.7
5.0
11.5
43.5
6.3
7.6
82.9
60.2
0.3
3.9
2.8
346
323
42
55
11
2
28
20
+19
9Antawn Jamison
A. Jamison
32.0
2006-07
WAS WAS
4
43.3
9.8
1.3
0.5
1.0
12.3
25.8
47.6
2.3
6.5
34.6
5.3
7.0
75.0
55.5
3.3
6.5
1.8
173
128
39
5
2
4
7
13
-33
10Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
31.7
2002-03
ORL ORL
7
44.0
6.7
4.7
2.0
0.9
10.6
23.6
44.8
2.3
6.7
34.0
8.3
10.7
77.3
56.1
1.4
5.3
3.7
308
222
47
33
14
6
26
16
-49
11Reggie Miller
R. Miller
31.5
1992-93
IND IND
4
43.8
3.0
2.8
0.8
0.0
10.0
18.8
53.3
2.5
4.8
52.6
9.0
9.5
94.7
68.7
1.0
2.0
2.5
175
126
12
11
3
0
10
11
12Jerry West
J. West
31.2
1963-64
LAL LAL
5
41.2
7.2
3.4
11.4
23.0
49.6
8.4
10.6
79.2
56.4
206
156
36
17
20
13Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
31.0
2021-22
DEN DEN
5
34.2
13.2
5.8
1.6
1.0
12.2
21.2
57.5
1.0
3.6
27.8
5.6
6.6
84.8
64.3
3.4
9.8
4.8
171
155
66
29
8
5
24
20
-44
14Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
31.0
1996-97
ORL ORL
5
44.0
6.0
3.4
2.4
1.4
10.4
22.2
46.8
2.2
6.0
36.7
8.0
10.8
74.1
57.5
1.4
4.6
1.8
220
155
30
17
12
7
9
14
-27
15Kevin Durant
K. Durant
30.8
2012-13
OKC OKC
11
44.1
9.0
6.3
1.3
1.1
10.2
22.4
45.5
2.0
6.4
31.4
8.5
10.2
83.0
57.4
0.6
8.4
3.9
485
339
99
69
14
12
43
26
+15
16Karl Malone
K. Malone
30.7
1988-89
UTA UTA
3
45.3
16.3
1.3
1.0
0.3
11.0
22.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
8.7
10.7
81.3
57.4
7.3
9.0
4.3
136
92
49
4
3
1
13
16
17Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
30.6
2020-21
BOS BOS
5
37.0
5.8
4.6
1.2
1.6
9.4
22.2
42.3
2.8
7.2
38.9
9.0
9.8
91.8
57.7
0.6
5.2
2.6
185
153
29
23
6
8
13
15
-58
18Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
30.0
2001-02
PHI PHI
5
41.8
3.6
4.2
2.6
0.0
9.0
23.6
38.1
1.8
5.4
33.3
10.2
12.6
81.0
51.5
0.2
3.4
2.4
209
150
18
21
13
0
12
8
-35
19Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
29.9
2024-25
OKC OKC
23
37.0
5.3
6.5
1.7
0.9
10.1
21.9
46.2
1.4
4.9
28.3
8.3
9.4
87.6
57.4
1.0
4.3
2.6
851
688
123
150
38
20
60
65
+166
20Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
29.8
2023-24
PHI PHI
6
44.5
5.2
6.8
0.8
0.3
11.0
23.0
47.8
3.7
9.2
40.0
4.2
4.7
89.3
59.5
0.2
5.0
2.2
267
179
31
41
5
2
13
16
-8
21Vince Carter
V. Carter
29.6
2005-06
NJN NJN
11
40.9
7.0
5.3
1.8
0.5
10.3
22.2
46.3
1.3
5.3
24.1
7.8
9.8
79.6
55.9
1.5
5.5
2.4
450
326
77
58
20
6
26
34
+8
22Alex English
A. English
29.0
1983-84
DEN DEN
5
40.6
8.0
5.6
0.6
0.4
12.0
20.4
58.8
0.0
0.2
0.0
5.0
5.6
89.3
63.4
3.2
4.8
1.4
203
145
40
28
3
2
7
17
23Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
28.9
2023-24
DAL DAL
22
40.9
9.5
8.1
1.9
0.4
10.2
22.9
44.6
3.1
9.6
32.2
5.3
7.0
76.5
55.6
0.7
8.7
4.1
900
635
208
178
41
8
90
56
+97
24George Yardley
G. Yardley
28.5
1956-57
FTW FTW
2
42.5
9.5
4.0
12.0
26.5
45.3
4.5
5.5
81.8
49.3
85
57
19
8
7
25Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28.1
2020-21
PHI PHI
11
32.5
10.5
3.4
1.0
1.5
9.2
17.9
51.3
1.5
3.7
39.0
8.3
9.9
83.5
63.1
1.5
9.1
3.8
357
309
116
37
11
16
42
33
+121

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ORTG

119.1

7th

DRTG

117.5

20th

NETRTG

1.6

13th

3P%

35.4

18th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Lakers Lakers
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
17
9
.654
7.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Tue
12/23
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Thu
12/25
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
8:00 PM
Sun
12/28
SAC SAC
@
LAL LAL
9:30 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

18 - 7

116

Final

114

PHX Suns

14 - 12

Sun 14 Dec 2025

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Lakers Lakers
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
17
9
.654
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
5.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5
6
Heat Heat
14
11
.560
6.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/13
POR POR
@
HOU HOU
116-140
Thu
11/13
LAL LAL
@
NOP NOP
118-104
Thu
11/13
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
133-127
Thu
11/13
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
109-108
Fri
11/14
MEM MEM
@
CLE CLE
100-108

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Mon
12/15
TOR TOR
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Mon
12/15
DAL DAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Mon
12/15
MEM MEM
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM