most points in playoff history from 1979-80 to 2015-16

Between the 1979-80 and 2015-16 seasons, Michael Jordan posted the most points in the playoffs, with 5,987 points.

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most points by a player in playoff history from 1979-80 to 2015-16

	NAME	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	5,987	179	41.8	33.4	6.4	5.7	2.1	0.9	12.2	25.1	48.7	0.8	2.5	33.2	8.2	9.9	82.8	56.8	1.7	4.7	3.1	7,474	1,152	1,022	376	158	546	541	+294
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	5,640	220	39.3	25.6	5.1	4.7	1.4	0.7	9.2	20.5	44.8	1.3	4.0	33.1	6.0	7.4	81.6	54.1	1.0	4.0	2.9	8,641	1,119	1,040	310	144	647	660	+555
3	LeBron James L. James	5,572	199	42.1	28.0	8.8	6.8	1.8	0.9	9.9	20.7	47.8	1.4	4.5	32.1	6.8	9.1	74.6	56.7	1.6	7.2	3.5	8,383	1,758	1,348	354	186	700	474	+962
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	5,250	216	37.5	24.3	11.6	2.7	0.5	2.1	9.4	16.8	56.3	0.0	0.0		5.4	10.7	50.4	56.5	4.0	7.6	3.0	8,098	2,508	582	117	459	649	769	+638
5	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	5,172	251	37.3	20.6	11.4	3.0	0.7	2.3	7.9	15.7	50.1	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.8	7.0	68.9	54.8	3.1	8.3	2.5	9,370	2,859	764	168	568	633	701	+1090
6	Karl Malone K. Malone	4,761	193	41.0	24.7	10.7	3.2	1.3	0.7	9.0	19.5	46.3	0.0	0.2	16.2	6.6	8.9	73.6	52.6	2.6	8.1	2.8	7,907	2,062	610	258	135	550	662	+123
7	Larry Bird L. Bird	3,897	164	42.0	23.8	10.3	6.5	1.8	0.9	8.9	18.8	47.2	0.5	1.5	32.1	5.5	6.2	89.0	55.1	2.2	8.1	3.1	6,886	1,683	1,062	296	145	506	466
8	Tony Parker T. Parker	3,885	213	35.1	18.2	3.0	5.2	0.9	0.1	7.3	15.8	46.0	0.5	1.7	29.9	3.2	4.4	72.7	51.4	0.5	2.5	2.7	7,480	642	1,112	192	19	578	417	+580
9	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	3,781	166	38.4	22.8	5.3	5.0	1.6	1.0	8.4	17.5	47.7	0.6	1.7	34.2	5.5	7.1	77.6	55.2	1.4	3.9	3.4	6,380	877	828	261	166	562	448	+447
10	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	3,755	145	39.6	25.9	11.2	3.2	1.7	3.3	10.4	19.6	52.8	0.0	0.1	22.2	5.1	7.1	71.9	56.9	3.2	7.9	2.9	5,749	1,621	458	245	472	424	562	-29
11	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	3,701	190	39.7	19.5	7.7	12.3	1.9	0.3	6.8	13.4	50.6	0.3	1.1	24.1	5.6	6.7	83.8	59.5	1.8	5.9	3.7	7,538	1,465	2,346	358	64	696	524
12	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	3,663	145	40.7	25.3	10.0	2.5	1.0	0.9	8.4	18.2	46.2	1.0	2.8	36.5	7.4	8.3	89.2	57.7	1.5	8.5	2.3	5,895	1,446	360	149	129	328	407	+48
13	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	3,642	208	39.0	17.5	7.6	5.0	1.9	0.9	6.4	14.5	44.4	1.0	3.2	30.3	3.7	5.1	72.4	52.4	2.2	5.4	2.9	8,105	1,583	1,048	395	185	602	686	+232
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	3,380	158	33.7	21.4	7.5	2.8	0.9	2.2	8.7	16.2	53.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.1	5.4	75.7	57.7	2.2	5.3	2.6	5,327	1,188	446	140	354	404	543
15	Kevin McHale K. McHale	3,182	169	33.8	18.8	7.4	1.6	0.4	1.7	7.1	12.7	56.1	0.0	0.1	38.1	4.5	5.8	78.8	61.8	2.7	4.7	1.9	5,716	1,253	274	65	281	326	571
16	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	3,159	163	37.6	19.4	6.0	3.5	1.2	0.6	6.2	14.7	42.3	1.7	4.7	35.5	5.3	6.3	83.0	55.4	0.8	5.2	2.9	6,128	971	572	202	105	472	536	+148
17	James Worthy J. Worthy	3,022	143	37.0	21.1	5.2	3.2	1.2	0.7	8.9	16.3	54.4	0.1	0.5	20.9	3.3	4.6	72.7	57.8	1.8	3.4	2.1	5,297	747	463	177	96	298	352
18	Reggie Miller R. Miller	2,972	144	36.9	20.6	2.9	2.5	1.0	0.2	6.5	14.5	44.9	2.2	5.7	39.0	5.3	6.0	89.3	60.1	0.5	2.4	1.8	5,308	416	357	146	34	257	275	+170
19	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	2,963	145	38.4	20.4	6.9	6.1	1.9	0.7	7.4	16.6	44.7	1.0	3.4	28.8	4.6	5.9	78.7	53.2	2.5	4.4	2.7	5,572	1,002	891	278	108	397	486	+52
20	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	2,903	197	28.9	14.7	4.2	3.9	1.4	0.3	4.6	10.5	43.4	1.6	4.3	36.5	4.0	4.9	81.9	58.0	0.7	3.4	2.3	5,684	820	772	269	58	462	547	+949
21	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	2,833	123	39.4	23.0	12.9	3.9	1.6	0.9	8.2	16.0	51.3	0.5	2.0	25.5	6.1	8.5	71.7	58.4	4.1	8.7	2.9	4,849	1,582	482	193	108	353	408	+1
22	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	2,813	139	37.5	20.2	10.3	2.0	0.9	2.2	7.9	16.9	46.9	0.1	0.2	34.8	4.3	6.0	71.8	51.7	2.4	7.9	2.5	5,207	1,435	275	122	303	345	522	+8
23	Ray Allen R. Allen	2,749	171	35.5	16.1	3.8	2.6	1.0	0.2	5.4	12.3	44.3	2.3	5.6	40.1	3.0	3.4	88.3	58.5	0.8	3.0	1.6	6,064	648	449	164	41	274	402	+586
24	Robert Parish R. Parish	2,699	174	34.1	15.5	9.6	1.3	0.8	1.7	6.2	12.2	50.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	4.3	72.4	54.9	3.0	6.5	2.1	5,938	1,662	223	138	298	365	575	-3
25	Kevin Durant K. Durant	2,620	91	41.9	28.8	8.0	3.7	1.1	1.2	9.6	21.2	45.5	2.0	6.1	32.9	7.5	8.8	84.8	57.5	0.9	7.1	3.4	3,816	730	340	99	106	307	224	+247

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2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
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