most points per game in 1980s nba playoffs with at least 1 game played

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Michael Jordan put up the most points per game in the playoffs when playing 1+ game, with 35.4 per game.

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most points per game by a player in 1980s NBA playoffs with at least 1 game played
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35.4
37
42.7
6.8
6.6
2.4
1.1
12.3
24.5
50.1
0.4
1.4
28.8
10.4
12.5
83.2
58.9
1.8
5.0
3.9
1,579
1,309
253
246
90
39
144
142
2Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
27.6
43
38.7
12.4
2.1
1.8
3.4
10.6
19.4
54.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.4
9.5
67.3
58.5
4.8
7.6
2.5
1,666
1,186
533
90
79
147
109
184
3Bernard King
B. King
27.3
23
36.0
4.7
2.5
0.8
0.3
10.6
18.8
56.5
0.0
0.2
25.0
6.0
7.8
77.1
61.4
1.7
3.0
2.4
829
627
109
58
19
6
55
81
4Chuck Person
C. Person
27.0
4
39.8
8.3
5.0
1.3
0.5
9.5
18.5
51.4
0.5
2.0
25.0
7.5
9.8
76.9
59.2
1.5
6.8
3.8
159
108
33
20
5
2
15
14
5Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
26.8
43
39.8
6.6
2.6
1.4
0.6
9.8
22.5
43.4
0.3
1.2
26.9
6.9
8.4
81.7
51.0
2.9
3.7
2.9
1,711
1,151
284
113
59
26
123
100
6Billy Ray Bates
B. Ray Bates
26.7
6
36.5
2.8
4.2
1.7
0.3
11.0
20.2
54.5
0.5
1.3
37.5
4.2
5.2
80.6
59.4
0.8
2.0
4.3
219
160
17
25
10
2
26
24
7Alex English
A. English
26.4
56
38.3
5.7
4.8
0.7
0.4
10.6
21.5
49.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.2
6.0
87.1
54.7
2.6
3.1
2.3
2,143
1,481
320
271
39
24
128
162
8Karl Malone
K. Malone
26.3
23
42.3
11.2
1.3
1.5
0.5
10.0
20.9
48.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.3
9.0
69.9
53.0
3.3
7.9
3.3
974
606
257
31
35
12
75
89
9George Gervin
G. Gervin
25.5
37
37.8
5.8
3.5
0.9
0.5
9.9
20.1
49.3
0.0
0.4
0.0
5.6
6.7
83.9
55.2
1.6
4.1
3.5
1,400
943
214
129
35
19
128
124
10Larry Bird
L. Bird
24.5
145
42.6
10.7
6.4
1.9
0.9
9.2
19.3
47.6
0.5
1.4
35.3
5.7
6.4
89.2
55.5
2.4
8.3
3.2
6,176
3,559
1,547
932
277
135
463
421
11Moses Malone
M. Malone
23.8
75
41.5
13.6
1.7
0.9
1.6
8.6
17.9
48.2
0.0
0.1
14.3
6.5
8.4
76.9
54.9
5.1
8.5
2.7
3,116
1,782
1,020
124
68
121
205
193
12Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
23.8
12
41.2
4.3
12.3
1.6
0.4
7.5
15.2
49.5
0.3
0.8
30.0
8.5
9.2
92.7
61.8
1.0
3.3
4.6
494
285
51
147
19
5
55
28
13Gus Williams
G. Williams
23.3
39
39.3
3.2
6.8
1.9
0.4
9.5
19.6
48.6
0.2
1.0
23.1
4.0
5.3
75.5
53.1
1.4
1.7
2.7
1,533
910
123
267
76
16
105
79
14Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
23.1
36
37.6
7.9
2.7
0.9
0.9
8.7
18.6
46.9
0.4
1.2
34.9
5.2
6.4
81.7
53.9
1.8
6.1
2.6
1,352
831
285
97
33
32
95
142
15Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
23.1
59
36.5
5.6
2.5
1.0
0.0
7.8
14.9
52.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.5
9.3
80.2
60.6
2.2
3.5
2.7
2,156
1,361
333
147
58
2
158
155
16Campy Russell
C. Russell
23.0
2
44.5
4.5
4.5
2.0
0.5
7.5
17.0
44.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
8.0
8.5
94.1
55.4
0.5
4.0
4.0
89
46
9
9
4
1
8
9
17Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
22.3
44
35.9
8.5
2.5
1.3
0.9
9.0
17.6
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.3
6.0
72.6
55.2
2.6
5.9
2.2
1,581
983
375
110
56
39
96
168
18Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
22.0
73
38.7
4.6
9.3
2.4
0.4
8.2
18.3
44.6
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.2
6.7
76.9
51.8
1.3
3.3
3.3
2,822
1,606
335
676
173
29
240
239
19Walter Davis
W. Davis
21.8
45
32.2
2.9
4.7
1.2
0.2
9.1
18.1
50.1
0.1
0.5
20.8
3.6
4.3
83.9
54.6
1.0
1.9
2.3
1,447
983
130
213
54
11
105
128
20Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
21.8
45
39.2
3.8
4.1
0.7
0.2
8.6
17.1
50.1
0.0
0.2
14.3
4.6
5.3
86.7
56.0
1.6
2.2
2.0
1,762
979
171
185
33
10
91
84
21Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
21.4
158
33.7
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
3,380
1,188
446
140
354
404
543
22James Worthy
J. Worthy
21.2
111
36.5
5.5
3.2
1.3
0.8
8.9
15.5
57.3
0.1
0.2
22.2
3.4
4.8
71.8
60.4
1.9
3.5
2.1
4,050
2,356
607
353
139
91
229
289
23Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
21.2
33
37.9
13.1
3.7
1.8
1.2
7.6
13.3
57.2
0.2
1.0
20.6
5.7
8.2
70.0
62.6
4.5
8.6
4.0
1,250
698
431
121
59
40
133
131
24Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
21.0
45
39.8
7.0
3.7
1.0
0.6
8.6
18.0
47.7
0.1
0.3
23.1
3.8
5.5
68.8
51.5
3.1
3.9
2.2
1,791
947
315
167
46
28
97
131
25Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
20.6
31
37.0
7.1
1.5
0.6
0.9
8.7
17.3
50.4
0.0
0.1
33.3
3.2
4.2
76.2
53.9
2.4
4.7
2.4
1,148
640
221
45
19
28
73
88

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Team Rankings

ORTG

114.2

22nd

DRTG

117.6

22nd

NETRTG

-3.4

21st

3P%

37.0

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
9
Hawks Hawks
13
10
.565
4.5
10
Bucks Bucks
10
13
.435
7.5
11
Bulls Bulls
9
12
.429
7.5
12
Hornets Hornets
6
16
.273
11.0
13
Nets Nets
5
17
.227
12.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
IND IND
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Sun
12/7
GSW GSW
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
CHI CHI
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Sun
12/14
NOP NOP
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Wed
12/17
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Last Game
BKN Nets

5 - 16

113

Final

103

CHI Bulls

9 - 12

Wed 3 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
16
5
.762
4.5
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
.714
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
14
8
.636
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
17
5
.773
2
Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
15
8
.652
2.5
4
Heat Heat
14
8
.636
3.0
5
Celtics Celtics
13
9
.591
4.0
6
Magic Magic
13
9
.591
4.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/6
CHA CHA
@
MIA MIA
108-126
Thu
11/6
UTA UTA
@
MIN MIN
97-137
Thu
11/6
OKC OKC
@
SAC SAC
132-101
Thu
11/6
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
104-129
Fri
11/7
DAL DAL
@
WAS WAS
111-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
UTA UTA
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
DEN DEN
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM