most points per game in an elimination game

Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most points per game in an elimination game, with 56.0 per game in Game 5 of the 1962 Division Semifinals against the Syracuse Nationals.

Interpreted as:
most points per game by a player in an elimination game
NAMEPPGDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
56.0
3/22/1962
vs
48
56
35
1
22
48
45.8
12
22
54.5
48.5
2
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
53.0
3/14/1960
vs
47
53
22
2
24
42
57.1
5
16
31.3
54.0
0
3Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
51.0
5/14/2023
vs
42
51
13
5
2
0
17
28
60.7
6
10
60.0
11
14
78.6
74.6
0
13
0
1
+33
4Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
51.0
5/10/1987
vs
44
51
3
10
4
0
18
26
69.2
2
3
66.7
13
14
92.9
79.3
1
2
2
2
5Stephen Curry
S. Curry
50.0
4/30/2023
@
38
50
8
6
1
0
20
38
52.6
7
18
38.9
3
5
60.0
62.2
1
7
1
2
+25
6Jamal Murray
J. Murray
50.0
8/30/2020
@
43
50
5
6
0
0
17
24
70.8
9
12
75.0
7
9
77.8
89.4
1
4
5
5
+12
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
50.0
3/22/1960
@
46
50
35
2
22
42
52.4
6
14
42.9
51.9
2
8Devin Booker
D. Booker
49.0
4/28/2024
vs
45
49
5
6
2
1
13
21
61.9
3
5
60.0
20
21
95.2
81.0
0
5
2
5
+1
9Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
49.0
5/14/1987
@
53
49
25
2
2
6
19
33
57.6
0
0
11
13
84.6
63.3
11
14
2
4
10Kevin Durant
K. Durant
48.0
6/19/2021
vs
53
48
9
6
1
1
17
36
47.2
4
11
36.4
10
11
90.9
58.8
1
8
3
4
-4
11Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
47.0
5/27/2022
@
46
47
9
8
4
1
16
29
55.2
4
8
50.0
11
11
100.0
69.4
3
6
1
1
+8
12Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
47.0
4/25/2017
@
42
47
11
9
0
0
15
34
44.1
5
18
27.8
12
17
70.6
56.7
5
6
7
5
+12
13Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
47.0
5/22/1988
@
43
47
5
3
0
0
19
33
57.6
1
2
50.0
8
9
88.9
63.6
2
3
0
0
14Sam Jones
S. Jones
47.0
4/10/1963
vs
41
47
7
1
18
27
66.7
11
12
91.7
72.8
4
15Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
46.0
4/30/2024
@
52
46
5
9
0
0
17
30
56.7
7
12
58.3
5
8
62.5
68.6
0
5
3
5
+3
16Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
46.0
5/13/2022
@
43
46
9
4
0
1
17
32
53.1
7
15
46.7
5
7
71.4
65.6
0
9
4
2
+21
17Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
46.0
6/6/2021
@
45
46
7
14
0
0
17
30
56.7
5
11
45.5
7
11
63.6
66.0
0
7
6
3
-9
18LeBron James
L. James
46.0
5/25/2018
vs
46
46
11
9
3
1
17
33
51.5
5
7
71.4
7
11
63.6
60.8
3
8
3
2
+15
19Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
46.0
4/27/2018
@
44
46
10
5
2
0
18
43
41.9
7
19
36.8
3
6
50.0
50.4
1
9
5
3
-1
20Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
46.0
4/25/2010
vs
43
46
5
5
2
0
16
24
66.7
5
7
71.4
9
14
64.3
76.3
0
5
6
4
+7
21Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
46.0
5/3/2002
vs
44
46
4
6
1
1
16
25
64.0
8
10
80.0
6
7
85.7
81.9
1
3
0
1
+27
22Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
46.0
5/20/1995
vs
42
46
3
10
1
1
12
26
46.2
1
2
50.0
21
22
95.5
64.5
1
2
1
3
23Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
46.0
5/8/1984
vs
41
46
6
4
2
0
16
27
59.3
0
0
14
14
100.0
69.4
1
5
6
2
24Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46.0
4/12/1966
vs
48
46
34
1
19
34
55.9
8
25
32.0
51.1
5
25Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
45.0
6/4/2021
@
42
45
6
3
2
0
18
25
72.0
5
9
55.6
4
4
100.0
84.1
2
4
4
1
+8

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TEAMWLPCTGB
8
40
38
.513
21.5
9
39
38
.506
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
36
41
.468
25.0
11
25
51
.329
35.5
12
25
52
.325
36.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
4/5
@
10:00 PM
Tue
4/7
@
10:00 PM
Thu
4/9
@
10:00 PM
Fri
4/10
@
10:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
8:30 PM
Last Game
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118

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
56
21
.727
2
51
25
.671
4.5
3
49
28
.636
7.0
4
48
29
.623
8.0
5
44
33
.571
12.0
6
42
34
.553
13.5
7
42
34
.553
13.5
8
41
36
.532
15.0
9
40
36
.526
15.5
10
40
37
.519
16.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
30
46
.395
25.5
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
47
.382
26.5
13
18
58
.237
37.5
14
Nets Nets - e
18
58
.237
37.5
15
17
59
.224
38.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
61
16
.792
2
Spurs Spurs - x
59
18
.766
2.0
3
50
27
.649
11.0
4
49
28
.636
12.0
5
47
29
.618
13.5
6
46
30
.605
14.5
7
42
35
.545
19.0
8
40
38
.513
21.5
9
39
38
.506
22.0
10
36
41
.468
25.0
11
25
51
.329
35.5
12
25
52
.325
36.0
13
24
52
.316
36.5
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
56
.273
40.0
15
Kings Kings - e
20
57
.260
41.0

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
3/7
@
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Sat
3/7
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92-122
Sat
3/7
@
110-121
Sat
3/7
@
118-138
Sat
3/7
@
120-145

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
4/3
@
7:00 PM
Fri
4/3
@
7:00 PM
Fri
4/3
@
7:30 PM
Fri
4/3
@
7:30 PM
Fri
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@
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