most point in nba history when facing elimination ppg

LeBron James has dropped the most career points in elimination games, with 983 points.

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most point in NBA history when facing elimination ppg by a player

	NAME	PTS	PPG	GP	MPG	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	LeBron James L. James	983	32.8	30	44.3	10.4	7.3	1.7	0.9	11.8	23.8	49.4	2.1	5.9	35.6	7.1	9.9	72.1	58.1	1.9	8.5	3.9	1,330	311	220	52	28	116	67	+37
2	Karl Malone K. Malone	863	25.4	34	41.6	10.2	3.4	1.4	0.8	9.6	20.5	47.1	0.0	0.1	20.0	6.1	8.9	68.2	52.0	2.6	7.6	2.6	1,413	348	114	46	26	88	122	+29
3	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	767	24.0	32	39.8	11.5	3.0	1.5	2.9	9.8	18.6	52.5	0.0	0.2	0.0	4.5	6.5	69.1	56.0	3.0	8.5	2.8	1,275	368	95	49	94	89	123	-19
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	715	31.1	23	47.2	25.7	3.5			12.5	22.9	54.6				6.1	13.4	45.8	54.0				1,085	590	80				64
5	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	712	27.4	26	41.8	10.7	2.5	0.9	1.0	9.3	19.5	47.8	1.2	3.4	36.0	7.5	8.3	90.3	59.2	1.7	9.0	1.8	1,088	279	65	24	27	46	82	+5
6	Jerry West J. West	704	29.3	24		6.4				11.2	22.3	50.2				7.0	8.8	79.6	56.2					154					68
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	667	27.8	24		13.3				10.5	24.6	42.5				6.9	8.2	83.8	49.3					319					78
8	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	655	23.4	28	39.9	13.0	2.4	0.9	2.1	9.0	18.6	48.3	0.1	0.2	33.3	5.3	7.2	73.8	53.6	3.1	9.8	2.6	1,116	363	68	26	58	72	102	-45
9	James Harden J. Harden	614	21.2	29	38.6	5.4	6.2	2.1	0.7	6.2	15.1	40.8	2.2	7.3	29.6	6.7	7.9	83.9	56.8	0.8	4.6	4.1	1,119	156	181	62	21	119	71	-79
10	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	590	22.7	26	41.6	13.8	4.2	1.5	0.9	7.9	15.4	51.2	0.5	1.8	26.1	6.5	8.8	73.4	58.9	4.2	9.6	2.8	1,082	359	108	38	23	74	86	-3
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	583	25.3	23	41.4	12.2	3.8	1.1	2.4	10.5	20.3	51.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.4	6.0	73.7	55.2	3.3	8.3	3.8	953	281	87	22	48	61	93
12	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	581	21.5	27						7.0						7.6	9.5	80.1											99
13	Reggie Miller R. Miller	563	22.5	25	38.0	3.1	2.2	1.1	0.3	7.7	15.9	48.2	2.3	5.9	39.5	4.8	5.5	87.7	61.4	0.5	2.6	1.6	949	77	56	27	8	41	55	+28
14	Larry Bird L. Bird	560	23.3	24	42.8	10.7	6.1	1.8	1.1	8.8	19.8	44.2	0.3	1.3	22.6	5.5	6.1	90.5	51.9			3.2	1,027	256	147	42	26	76	64
15	Gary Payton G. Payton	558	17.4	32	39.8	4.9	6.9	1.7	0.2	6.6	15.2	43.2	1.1	3.2	34.0	3.2	4.3	74.1	51.0	1.3	3.7	2.2	1,272	158	222	54	7	70	98	+10
16	Julius Erving J. Erving	533	23.2	23	38.7	6.1	4.5			9.3	19.1	48.5	0.1	0.5	12.5	4.6	5.7	80.3	53.6			3.2	891	141	103			67	64
17	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	519	20.0	26	38.7	7.1	5.3	1.8	0.8	6.8	15.9	42.9	0.9	3.0	30.8	5.4	6.9	78.3	52.7	2.2	4.9	2.8	1,005	185	137	46	22	74	93	-12
18	Paul George P. George	510	20.4	25	40.0	7.5	3.7	1.6	0.5	7.0	16.0	43.4	2.4	7.1	33.3	4.1	5.0	83.1	56.0	0.8	6.7	3.5	1,000	188	92	41	12	87	83	-5
19	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	505	18.7	27	39.1	5.1	5.6	1.3	0.9	7.0	16.1	43.2	0.3	0.9	30.0	4.6	5.5	83.1	50.5			2.9	1,056	138	152	36	23	78	90
20	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	484	26.9	18						9.1	21.2	42.8				8.8	11.8	74.2	51.0										68
21	Moses Malone M. Malone	483	21.0	23	41.0	14.9	2.0		1.8	7.3	15.8	46.4	0.1	0.1	50.0	6.3	8.0	77.8	54.2				943	342	45		41		63
22	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	482	23.0	21		13.0	2.2			9.6	20.7	46.3	0.0	0.0		3.8	6.1	62.5	49.2					273	47				81
23	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	480	22.9	21	36.7	8.2	7.6	1.7	0.3	7.6	20.4	37.1	1.7	5.7	29.4	6.0	7.4	81.4	48.2	2.3	5.9	3.9	770	172	159	36	6	81	64	-45
24	Kevin Durant K. Durant	479	29.9	16	42.0	7.9	3.7	0.6	1.6	9.9	21.5	46.2	2.5	6.2	40.4	7.6	9.0	84.0	58.8	1.1	6.8	3.3	672	126	59	10	25	53	44	+27
25	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	469	22.3	21	39.2	11.5	2.8	0.8	2.0	8.3	17.2	48.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	5.8	8.0	72.5	54.0	3.2	8.3	2.7	823	241	58	17	43	56	68	-2

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2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

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31.1

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11.6

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9.9

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8.3

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2.0

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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

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
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

LeBron James has dropped the most career points in elimination games, with 983 points.

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