most points per game by a center younger than 27 years old in a single nba playoff run

Hakeem Olajuwon has the most points per game by a center younger than 27 in a single NBA playoff run, with 37.5 per game in 1987-88.

NAME PPG AGE SEASON TM GP MPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
37.5
25
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
2 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
37.4
23
1974-75
BUF BUF
7
46.7
13.4
1.4
0.9
2.7
14.9
30.9
48.1
7.7
10.4
74.0
52.8
3.6
9.9
327
262
94
10
6
19
29
3 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37.0
24
1960-61
PHI PHI
3
48.0
23.0
2.0
15.0
32.0
46.9
7.0
12.7
55.3
49.2
144
111
69
6
10
4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
35.2
22
1969-70
MIL MIL
10
43.5
16.8
4.1
13.9
24.5
56.7
7.4
10.1
73.3
60.8
435
352
168
41
25
5 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
35.0
25
1961-62
PHI PHI
12
48.0
26.6
3.1
13.5
28.9
46.7
8.0
12.6
63.6
50.8
576
420
319
37
27
6 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33.2
23
1959-60
PHI PHI
9
46.1
25.8
2.1
13.9
28.0
49.6
5.4
12.2
44.5
49.8
415
299
232
19
17
7 Alex Groza
A. Groza
32.3
24
1950-51
IND
3
14.0
0.7
12.0
24.3
49.3
8.3
11.0
75.8
55.4
97
42
2
14
8 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
32.2
26
1973-74
MIL MIL
16
47.4
15.8
4.9
1.3
2.4
14.0
25.1
55.7
4.2
5.7
73.6
58.3
4.2
11.6
758
515
253
78
20
39
41
9 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
31.7
22
1973-74
BUF BUF
6
45.2
13.7
1.5
1.0
2.2
12.7
26.5
47.8
6.3
7.8
80.9
52.9
2.3
11.3
271
190
82
9
6
13
25
10 George Mikan
G. Mikan
31.3
25
1949-50
MIN MIN
12
3.0
10.1
26.3
38.3
11.2
14.2
78.8
48.1
376
36
47
11 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
31.0
26
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
12 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
30.5
25
1997-98
LAL LAL
13
38.5
10.2
2.9
0.5
2.6
12.2
19.8
61.2
0.0
0.0
6.2
12.2
50.3
60.4
3.7
6.5
3.3
501
396
132
38
7
34
43
41
+32
13 George Mikan
G. Mikan
30.3
24
1948-49
MIN MIN
10
2.1
10.3
22.7
45.4
9.7
12.1
80.2
54.1
303
21
44
14 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
30.0
25
2019-20
PHI PHI
4
36.3
12.3
1.3
1.5
1.3
8.5
18.5
45.9
1.0
4.0
25.0
12.0
14.8
81.4
60.0
2.8
9.5
3.8
145
120
49
5
6
5
15
18
-53
15 Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
29.9
22
2004-05
PHX PHX
15
40.1
10.7
1.2
0.7
2.0
10.2
18.9
53.9
0.0
0.2
0.0
9.5
12.2
78.1
61.6
4.0
6.7
3.1
601
449
160
18
10
30
47
59
+21
16 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
29.8
25
2020-21
DEN DEN
10
34.5
11.6
5.0
0.6
0.9
11.6
22.8
50.9
2.0
5.3
37.7
4.6
5.5
83.6
59.1
3.7
7.9
2.4
345
298
116
50
6
9
24
23
-57
17 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
29.2
24
1986-87
HOU HOU
10
38.9
11.3
2.5
1.3
4.3
11.0
17.9
61.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.2
9.7
74.2
65.9
3.9
7.4
3.6
389
292
113
25
13
43
36
44
18 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28.7
24
1971-72
MIL MIL
11
46.4
18.2
5.1
12.6
28.9
43.7
3.5
4.9
70.4
46.2
510
316
200
56
35
19 Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
28.4
23
2001-02
DAL DAL
8
44.6
13.1
2.3
2.0
0.8
9.1
20.5
44.5
2.0
3.5
57.1
8.1
9.3
87.8
57.7
2.1
11.0
2.8
357
227
105
18
16
6
22
27
-10
20 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28.1
26
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
21 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
28.0
24
1975-76
BUF BUF
9
45.1
14.2
3.2
0.8
2.0
10.8
23.9
45.1
6.4
9.1
70.7
50.2
3.4
10.8
406
252
128
29
7
18
37
22 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
27.0
25
2010-11
ORL ORL
6
43.0
15.5
0.5
0.7
1.8
8.5
13.5
63.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
10.0
14.7
68.2
67.7
4.5
11.0
5.5
258
162
93
3
4
11
33
25
+15
23 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
26.9
24
1996-97
LAL LAL
9
36.2
10.6
3.2
0.6
1.9
9.9
19.2
51.4
0.0
0.0
7.1
11.7
61.0
55.2
4.2
6.3
2.4
326
242
95
29
5
17
22
37
+32
24 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26.9
23
1985-86
HOU HOU
20
38.3
11.8
2.0
2.0
3.5
10.3
19.4
53.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.4
10.0
63.8
56.6
5.1
6.8
2.2
766
537
236
39
40
69
43
87
25 Moses Malone
M. Malone
26.8
25
1980-81
HOU HOU
21
45.5
14.5
1.7
0.6
1.6
9.9
20.6
47.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.0
9.9
71.2
53.7
6.0
8.6
2.8
955
562
305
35
13
34
59
54

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ORTG

115.3

13th

DRTG

110.8

4th

NETRTG

4.6

7th

3P%

35.3

21st

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
Last Game
HOU Rockets

3 - 4

89

Final

103

GSW Warriors

4 - 3

Sun 4 May 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
3/25
BOS BOS
@
PHX PHX
132-102
Wed
3/26
DAL DAL
@
ORL ORL
101-92
Wed
3/26
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
116-124
Wed
3/26
IND IND
@
WAS WAS
162-109
Wed
3/26
ATL ATL
@
MIA MIA
112-122

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/8
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Fri
5/9
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
7:30 PM
Fri
5/9
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Sat
5/10
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
3:30 PM
Sat
5/10
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM