Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Larry Bird posted the most points in the playoffs, with 3,559 points.

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most points by a player total in playoffs 1980s

	NAME	PTS	GP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	Larry Bird L. Bird	3,559	145	6,176	1,547	932	277	135	1,331	2,797	47.6	72	204	35.3	825	925	89.2	55.5	343	1,204	463	421	42.6	24.5	10.7	6.4	1.9	0.9	3.2
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	3,380	158	5,327	1,188	446	140	354	1,370	2,557	53.6	0	4	0.0	640	846	75.7	57.7	355	833	404	543	33.7	21.4	7.5	2.8	0.9	2.2	2.6
3	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2,999	158	6,204	1,220	1,965	324	63	1,082	2,090	51.8	22	107	20.6	813	984	82.6	59.4	306	914	571	450	39.3	19.0	7.7	12.4	2.1	0.4	3.6
4	Kevin McHale K. McHale	2,603	139	4,729	1,046	225	51	245	987	1,747	56.5	1	6	16.7	628	805	78.0	61.9	400	646	284	472	34.0	18.7	7.5	1.6	0.4	1.8	2.0
5	James Worthy J. Worthy	2,356	111	4,050	607	353	139	91	984	1,716	57.3	6	27	22.2	382	532	71.8	60.4	214	393	229	289	36.5	21.2	5.5	3.2	1.3	0.8	2.1
6	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	2,337	136	5,324	562	837	194	62	880	2,003	43.9	24	104	23.1	553	668	82.8	50.9	169	393	363	432	39.1	17.2	4.1	6.2	1.4	0.5	2.7
7	Robert Parish R. Parish	2,258	139	4,902	1,372	184	117	257	903	1,804	50.1	0	1	0.0	452	625	72.3	54.3	415	957	321	480	35.3	16.2	9.9	1.3	0.8	1.8	2.3
8	Julius Erving J. Erving	2,123	103	3,800	705	416	161	181	806	1,699	47.4	7	36	19.4	504	651	77.4	53.5	250	455	323	306	36.9	20.6	6.8	4.0	1.6	1.8	3.1
9	Moses Malone M. Malone	1,782	75	3,116	1,020	124	68	121	647	1,343	48.2	1	7	14.3	487	633	76.9	54.9	385	635	205	193	41.5	23.8	13.6	1.7	0.9	1.6	2.7
10	Byron Scott B. Scott	1,671	106	3,366	351	268	149	19	662	1,336	49.6	64	176	36.4	283	347	81.6	56.1	98	253	172	272	31.8	15.8	3.3	2.5	1.4	0.2	1.6
11	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	1,606	73	2,822	335	676	173	29	595	1,335	44.6	39	133	29.3	377	490	76.9	51.8	97	238	240	239	38.7	22.0	4.6	9.3	2.4	0.4	3.3
12	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	1,561	106	3,947	364	744	232	37	631	1,238	51.0	3	34	8.8	296	376	78.7	55.6	83	281	255	262	37.2	14.7	3.4	7.0	2.2	0.3	2.4
13	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	1,558	159	4,571	550	678	196	92	572	1,209	47.3	121	304	39.8	293	355	82.5	57.1	141	409	245	453	28.7	9.8	3.5	4.3	1.2	0.6	1.5
14	Alex English A. English	1,481	56	2,143	320	271	39	24	595	1,206	49.3	0	8	0.0	291	334	87.1	54.7	147	173	128	162	38.3	26.4	5.7	4.8	0.7	0.4	2.3
15	Sidney Moncrief S. Moncrief	1,451	88	3,135	453	315	103	36	480	1,011	47.5	16	52	30.8	475	586	81.1	57.2	183	270	221	269	35.6	16.5	5.1	3.6	1.2	0.4	2.5
16	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	1,361	59	2,156	333	147	58	2	460	881	52.2	0	3	0.0	441	550	80.2	60.6	128	205	158	155	36.5	23.1	5.6	2.5	1.0	0.0	2.7
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1,309	37	1,579	253	246	90	39	454	907	50.1	15	52	28.8	386	464	83.2	58.9	68	185	144	142	42.7	35.4	6.8	6.6	2.4	1.1	3.9
18	Andrew Toney A. Toney	1,254	72	2,146	168	323	58	18	485	1,015	47.8	12	51	23.5	272	346	78.6	53.7	56	112	257	265	29.8	17.4	2.3	4.5	0.8	0.3	3.6
19	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	1,249	62	2,009	376	194	47	17	504	1,025	49.2	24	80	30.0	217	298	72.8	54.0	129	247	135	180	32.4	20.1	6.1	3.1	0.8	0.3	2.2
20	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	1,211	112	3,354	282	489	122	11	479	1,030	46.5	78	199	39.2	175	211	82.9	53.9	82	200	175	340	29.9	10.8	2.5	4.4	1.1	0.1	1.6
21	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	1,186	43	1,666	533	90	79	147	455	833	54.6	0	3	0.0	276	410	67.3	58.5	207	326	109	184	38.7	27.6	12.4	2.1	1.8	3.4	2.5
22	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	1,151	43	1,711	284	113	59	26	421	969	43.4	14	52	26.9	295	361	81.7	51.0	123	161	123	100	39.8	26.8	6.6	2.6	1.4	0.6	2.9
23	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	1,116	102	2,731	553	194	74	50	375	688	54.5	0	2	0.0	366	471	77.7	62.3	233	320	172	260	26.8	10.9	5.4	1.9	0.7	0.5	1.7
24	Bobby Jones B. Jones	1,097	97	2,594	434	209	94	129	408	767	53.2	0	3	0.0	281	340	82.6	59.8	160	274	148	303	26.7	11.3	4.5	2.2	1.0	1.3	1.5
25	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	1,037	72	1,968	428	80	34	116	409	738	55.4	0	7	0.0	219	303	72.3	59.5	124	304	169	316	27.3	14.4	5.9	1.1	0.5	1.6	2.3

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

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29.2

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29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.2

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.5

Cunningham

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

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Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.2

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Allen

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Holmgren

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

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Brooks

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Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

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Davison

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127.8

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113.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.4

105.7

107.0

107.4

108.5

110.2

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20.3

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Cunningham

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Towns

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James

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44.1

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Smith

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Williams

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44.0

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Smith

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0