most points per game in elimination games in nba history min 5 games

LeBron James has averaged the most points per game in elimination games when playing 5+ games, with 33.1 per game.

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most points per game by a player in elimination games in NBA history min 5 games
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
33.1
29
44.5
10.3
7.5
1.8
0.9
11.9
24.0
49.5
2.1
5.9
35.7
7.2
10.0
72.0
58.2
1.9
8.4
3.9
1,289
959
299
217
52
27
112
66
+54
2Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
32.8
9
38.3
9.3
7.7
1.9
0.2
11.8
25.1
46.9
3.0
9.8
30.7
6.2
9.1
68.3
56.3
0.3
9.0
3.4
345
295
84
69
17
2
31
29
+41
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.3
13
41.6
7.9
7.0
2.0
1.3
11.0
24.0
45.8
0.5
1.4
33.3
8.8
11.7
75.7
53.7
2.6
5.3
4.2
541
407
103
91
26
17
54
50
+8
4Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
31.2
5
41.3
6.0
7.2
2.0
1.0
9.6
20.6
46.6
2.4
6.0
40.0
9.6
10.8
88.9
61.5
1.0
5.0
4.4
207
156
30
36
10
5
22
18
+50
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
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
715
590
80
64
6Kevin Durant
K. Durant
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
479
126
59
10
25
53
44
+27
7Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
29.8
14
45.4
3.4
5.6
1.8
0.1
10.7
26.8
40.0
1.9
4.9
37.7
6.5
7.8
83.5
49.3
0.9
2.5
2.7
635
417
47
78
25
2
38
32
-12
8Jerry West
J. West
29.3
24
6.4
11.2
22.3
50.2
7.0
8.8
79.6
56.2
704
154
68
9Stephen Curry
S. Curry
28.9
15
41.2
6.1
7.0
1.5
0.7
10.1
22.8
44.4
4.3
11.9
36.5
4.3
4.7
90.1
58.0
0.7
5.4
3.0
619
433
92
105
22
11
45
32
+95
10George Gervin
G. Gervin
27.9
14
39.9
5.6
3.4
1.1
1.1
10.9
22.2
49.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
6.0
7.3
82.4
54.8
3.3
559
390
79
48
15
16
43
49
11Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
27.8
24
13.3
10.5
24.6
42.5
6.9
8.2
83.8
49.3
667
319
78
12Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
27.5
10
39.8
7.1
4.5
1.1
0.5
9.3
22.9
40.6
2.9
9.5
30.5
6.0
7.4
81.1
52.6
1.3
5.8
3.6
398
275
71
45
11
5
36
27
+3
13Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
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
712
279
65
24
27
46
82
+5
14Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
26.9
18
9.1
21.2
42.8
8.8
11.8
74.2
51.0
484
68
15Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
26.5
17
41.1
8.8
5.9
1.1
1.0
9.0
20.5
43.8
3.0
7.9
37.8
5.5
6.6
83.2
56.6
0.9
7.9
3.2
699
451
149
100
18
17
54
42
+85
16Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
26.5
8
40.7
7.0
5.6
1.3
1.1
9.6
22.5
42.8
2.8
8.1
33.8
4.5
6.0
75.0
52.7
0.6
6.4
2.1
326
212
56
45
10
9
17
20
+14
17Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
26.0
18
38.3
12.2
7.4
0.9
1.3
9.7
18.4
52.7
1.8
4.9
36.4
4.8
5.8
82.7
61.9
2.1
10.2
3.3
689
468
220
133
17
23
59
68
+51
18Bradley Beal
B. Beal
26.0
9
41.3
4.4
3.4
0.8
0.7
9.4
21.0
45.0
2.7
7.1
37.5
4.4
4.8
93.0
56.3
1.3
3.1
3.4
372
234
40
31
7
6
31
27
-33
19Sam Jones
S. Jones
25.8
18
4.7
10.8
21.3
50.9
4.2
5.4
76.5
54.6
465
84
59
20Bernard King
B. King
25.6
9
36.1
4.3
2.4
0.9
0.1
9.7
17.4
55.4
0.1
0.4
33.3
6.1
8.1
75.3
60.8
1.4
2.9
2.3
325
230
39
22
8
1
21
31
21Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
25.5
12
40.5
4.2
7.2
1.2
0.1
8.7
20.4
42.4
2.4
8.3
29.3
5.8
6.1
94.5
55.2
0.5
3.7
3.6
486
306
50
86
14
1
43
29
-49
22Karl Malone
K. Malone
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
863
348
114
46
26
88
122
+29
23Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
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
583
281
87
22
48
61
93
24Jamal Murray
J. Murray
25.3
15
40.3
4.9
5.1
0.9
0.3
9.5
20.4
46.4
2.3
6.3
36.8
4.1
4.5
91.0
56.6
1.0
3.9
2.7
605
380
74
77
13
4
40
33
+61
25Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
25.3
18
38.1
10.9
2.0
0.6
1.9
9.6
16.8
57.1
0.0
0.0
6.1
11.9
51.4
57.4
3.8
7.1
2.8
687
456
196
36
10
35
50
75
+34

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.0

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

7.8

Mobley

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APG

5.9

Harden

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
46
36
.561
14.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
5/9
@
3:00 PM
Mon
5/11
@
8:00 PM
Wed
5/13
@
1:00 PM
Fri
5/15
@
1:00 PM
Sun
5/17
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

0 - 2

97

Final

107

DET Pistons

2 - 0

Thu 7 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
3/27
@
114-113
Fri
3/27
@
128-149
Fri
3/27
@
102-109
Fri
3/27
@
119-109
Fri
3/27
@
113-131

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
5/9
@
3:00 PM
Sat
5/9
@
8:30 PM
Sun
5/10
@
3:30 PM
Sun
5/10
@
7:30 PM
Mon
5/11
@
8:00 PM