most ppg in close out games and elimination games in a postseason

Bob Cousy has put up the most points per game in closeouts with more than 0 games played, with 50.0 per game in the 1953 Division Semifinals.

Interpreted as:

most ppg in close out games and elimination games by a player in a postseason

	NAME	PPG	GP	SEASON	TM	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	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	50.0	1	1952-53	BOS	66.0	3.0	2.0			10.0	22.0	45.5				30.0	32.0	93.8	69.3				66	50	3	2				5
2	Kevin Durant K. Durant	47.5	2	2018-19	GSW	41.6	6.0	5.5	1.5	1.0	14.5	26.0	55.8	5.5	13.0	42.3	13.0	13.5	96.3	74.4	0.0	6.0	2.5	83	95	12	11	3	2	5	8	+20
3	Devin Booker D. Booker	47.0	1	2022-23	PHX	41.7	8.0	10.0	2.0	0.0	19.0	27.0	70.4	4.0	7.0	57.1	5.0	6.0	83.3	79.3	2.0	6.0	3.0	42	47	8	10	2	0	3	4	+11
4	Anthony Davis A. Davis	47.0	1	2017-18	NOP	38.8	10.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	15.0	23.0	65.2	2.0	4.0	50.0	15.0	17.0	88.2	77.1	4.0	6.0	2.0	39	47	10	1	0	3	2	4	+15
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	46.0	1	1969-70	MIL	47.0	25.0	2.0			18.0	36.0	50.0				10.0	15.0	66.7	54.0				47	46	25	2				3
6	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	44.5	2	2023-24	CLE	43.4	6.5	4.5	0.5	1.0	16.5	31.5	52.4	2.5	8.5	29.4	9.0	11.5	78.3	60.9	1.0	5.5	2.5	87	89	13	9	1	2	5	7	+14
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	43.0	4	1988-89	CHI	43.8	6.3	7.5	2.3	1.3	14.5	28.0	51.8	0.8	2.0	37.5	13.3	16.8	79.1	60.8	2.3	4.0	3.0	175	172	25	30	9	5	12	14
8	Willis Reed W. Reed	43.0	1	1968-69	NYK	46.0	17.0	1.0			15.0	29.0	51.7				13.0	14.0	92.9	61.1				46	43	17	1				3
9	Alex English A. English	42.0	1	1982-83	DEN	48.0	9.0	4.0	1.0	3.0	16.0	29.0	55.2	0.0	0.0		10.0	12.0	83.3	61.3	4.0	5.0	2.0	48	42	9	4	1	3	2	2
10	Jerry West J. West	42.0	1	1964-65	LAL		8.0	8.0			15.0	33.0	45.5				12.0	14.0	85.7	53.6					42	8	8				2
11	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	41.0	1	2017-18	NOP	40.7	3.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	15.0	23.0	65.2	2.0	7.0	28.6	9.0	12.0	75.0	72.5	1.0	2.0	7.0	41	41	3	8	0	0	7	1	+3
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	40.5	2	1959-60	PHI	47.5	20.0	2.0			17.5	34.0	51.5				5.5	12.5	44.0	51.3				95	81	40	4				2
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	40.3	3	1987-88	CHI	43.0	4.7	6.3	2.7	1.7	14.0	24.0	58.3	0.0	0.0		12.3	14.0	88.1	66.9	1.7	3.0	5.0	129	121	14	19	8	5	15	15
14	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	40.0	2	1993-94	PHX	44.5	14.5	4.0	3.0	0.5	16.0	25.0	64.0	2.5	5.5	45.5	5.5	7.0	78.6	71.2	4.0	10.5	2.0	89	80	29	8	6	1	4	6
15	Stephen Curry S. Curry	39.5	2	2022-23	GSW	37.0	6.0	5.5	1.5	0.5	14.5	29.5	49.2	6.0	15.0	40.0	4.5	7.0	64.3	60.6	0.5	5.5	3.0	74	79	12	11	3	1	6	4	+9
16	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39.5	2	1976-77	LAL	44.0	23.0	3.5	2.5	2.5	15.5	25.0	62.0				8.5	10.5	81.0	66.7	6.5	16.5		88	79	46	7	5	5		10
17	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	39.0	1	2001-02	DAL	43.0	17.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	11.0	17.0	64.7	3.0	3.0	100.0	14.0	16.0	87.5	81.1	3.0	14.0	3.0	43	39	17	0	3	0	3	5	+11
18	Rick Barry R. Barry	39.0	2	1966-67	SFW		11.0	6.0			13.5	31.0	43.5				12.0	16.5	72.7	51.0					78	22	12				5
19	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	39.0	5	1961-62	LAL		19.0				13.4	34.4	39.0				12.2	16.6	73.5	46.8					195	95					23
20	Lee Shaffer L. Shaffer	38.5	2	1962-63	SYR		4.0				15.0	26.5	56.6				8.5	10.5	81.0	61.9					77	8					9
21	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	38.0	1	2024-25	OKC	38.4	5.0	6.0	2.0	1.0	13.0	24.0	54.2	1.0	4.0	25.0	11.0	13.0	84.6	63.9	2.0	3.0	1.0	38	38	5	6	2	1	1	3	+2
22	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	38.0	1	2023-24	ORL	42.0	16.0	2.0	3.0	1.0	10.0	28.0	35.7	3.0	6.0	50.0	15.0	18.0	83.3	52.9	4.0	12.0	5.0	42	38	16	2	3	1	5	3	-7
23	Karl Malone K. Malone	38.0	1	1990-91	UTA	46.0	13.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	13.0	31.0	41.9	0.0	1.0	0.0	12.0	16.0	75.0	49.9	3.0	10.0	3.0	46	38	13	4	0	0	3	4
24	Alex Groza A. Groza	38.0	1	1950-51	IND						15.0	30.0	50.0				8.0	11.0	72.7	54.5					38						5
25	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	37.5	2	2020-21	DAL	42.7	7.5	12.5	2.0	0.0	14.0	27.0	51.9	3.5	10.0	35.0	6.0	8.0	75.0	61.4	0.0	7.5	4.5	85	75	15	25	4	0	9	6	-17