nba highest points per 48 minutes in a season since 2000

48 in a season, with 47.18 in 2018-19.

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NBA highest points per 48 minutes with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player in a season since 2000

	NAME	PTS/(MIN/48)	PTS	MIN	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	James Harden J. Harden	47.18	2,818	2,867	2018-19	HOU	78	36.8	36.1	6.6	7.5	2.0	0.7	10.8	24.5	44.2	4.8	13.2	36.8	9.7	11.0	87.9	61.6	0.8	5.8	5.0	518	586	158	58	387	244	+357
2	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	46.5	1,857	1,917	2019-20	MIL	63	30.4	29.5	13.6	5.6	1.0	1.0	10.9	19.7	55.3	1.4	4.7	30.4	6.3	10.0	63.3	61.3	2.2	11.4	3.7	856	354	61	66	230	195	+682
3	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	46.48	1,959	2,023	2022-23	MIL	63	32.1	31.1	11.8	5.7	0.8	0.8	11.2	20.3	55.3	0.7	2.7	27.5	7.9	12.3	64.5	60.5	2.2	9.6	3.9	742	359	52	51	246	197	+341
4	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	45.89	2,484	2,598	2024-25	OKC	76	34.2	32.7	5.0	6.4	1.7	1.0	11.3	21.8	51.9	2.1	5.7	37.5	7.9	8.8	89.8	63.7	0.9	4.1	2.4	379	486	131	77	183	164	+918
5	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	45.88	2,183	2,284	2022-23	PHI	66	34.6	33.1	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	11.0	20.1	54.8	1.0	3.0	33.0	10.0	11.7	85.7	65.5	1.7	8.4	3.4	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424
6	James Harden J. Harden	45.14	2,335	2,483	2019-20	HOU	68	36.5	34.3	6.6	7.5	1.8	0.9	9.9	22.3	44.4	4.4	12.4	35.5	10.2	11.8	86.5	62.6	1.0	5.5	4.5	446	512	125	60	308	227	+287
7	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	44.98	2,117	2,259	2025-26	OKC	68	33.2	31.1	4.3	6.6	1.4	0.8	10.8	19.4	55.3	1.7	4.4	38.6	7.9	9.0	87.9	66.5	0.6	3.7	2.2	292	448	95	52	151	139	+788
8	Stephen Curry S. Curry	44.97	2,015	2,151	2020-21	GSW	63	34.1	32.0	5.5	5.8	1.2	0.1	10.4	21.7	48.2	5.3	12.7	42.1	5.7	6.3	91.6	65.5	0.5	5.0	3.4	345	363	77	8	213	119	+242
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	44.94	2,143	2,289	2025-26	LAL	64	35.8	33.5	7.7	8.3	1.6	0.5	10.8	22.8	47.6	4.0	10.8	36.6	7.9	10.1	78.0	61.6	0.6	7.1	4.0	495	530	105	34	255	153	+187
10	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	43.82	2,558	2,802	2016-17	OKC	81	34.6	31.6	10.7	10.4	1.6	0.4	10.2	24.0	42.5	2.5	7.2	34.3	8.8	10.4	84.5	55.4	1.7	9.0	5.4	864	840	132	31	438	190	+251
11	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	43.6	2,002	2,204	2021-22	MIL	67	32.9	29.9	11.6	5.8	1.1	1.4	10.3	18.6	55.3	1.1	3.6	29.3	8.3	11.4	72.2	63.3	2.0	9.6	3.3	778	388	72	91	219	212	+397
12	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	43.46	2,079	2,296	2021-22	PHI	68	33.8	30.6	11.7	4.2	1.1	1.5	9.8	19.6	49.9	1.4	3.7	37.1	9.6	11.8	81.4	61.6	2.1	9.6	3.1	796	284	77	99	214	181	+367
13	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	43.35	2,370	2,624	2023-24	DAL	70	37.5	33.9	9.2	9.8	1.4	0.5	11.5	23.6	48.7	4.1	10.6	38.2	6.8	8.7	78.6	61.7	0.8	8.4	4.0	647	686	99	38	282	149	+319
14	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	42.94	2,138	2,390	2022-23	DAL	66	36.2	32.4	8.6	8.0	1.4	0.5	10.9	22.0	49.6	2.8	8.2	34.2	7.8	10.5	74.2	60.9	0.8	7.8	3.6	569	529	90	33	236	166	+128
15	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	42.69	2,036	2,289	2024-25	MIL	67	34.2	30.4	11.9	6.5	0.9	1.2	11.8	19.7	60.1	0.2	0.9	22.2	6.5	10.6	61.7	62.5	2.2	9.7	3.1	798	433	58	78	206	155	+334
16	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	42.53	1,866	2,106	2022-23	POR	58	36.3	32.2	4.8	7.3	0.9	0.3	9.6	20.7	46.3	4.2	11.3	37.1	8.8	9.6	91.4	64.5	0.8	4.0	3.3	277	425	50	18	191	109	+105
17	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	42.42	2,135	2,416	2022-23	OKC	68	35.5	31.4	4.8	5.5	1.6	1.0	10.4	20.3	51.0	0.9	2.5	34.5	9.8	10.9	90.5	62.6	0.9	4.0	2.8	329	371	112	65	192	192	+149
18	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	42.38	2,254	2,553	2023-24	OKC	75	34.0	30.1	5.5	6.2	2.0	0.9	10.6	19.8	53.5	1.3	3.6	35.3	7.6	8.7	87.4	63.6	0.9	4.7	2.2	415	465	150	67	162	184	+613
19	Stephen Curry S. Curry	42.22	2,375	2,700	2015-16	GSW	79	34.2	30.1	5.4	6.7	2.1	0.2	10.2	20.2	50.4	5.1	11.2	45.4	4.6	5.1	90.8	66.9	0.9	4.6	3.3	430	527	169	15	262	161	+1022
20	Bradley Beal B. Beal	41.99	1,878	2,147	2020-21	WAS	60	35.8	31.3	4.7	4.4	1.2	0.4	11.2	23.0	48.5	2.2	6.2	34.9	6.8	7.7	88.9	59.3	1.2	3.5	3.1	283	265	69	22	187	140	-3
21	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	41.74	1,813	2,085	2025-26	LAC	65	32.1	27.9	6.4	3.6	1.9	0.4	9.8	19.4	50.5	2.6	6.8	38.7	5.7	6.4	89.2	62.9	1.1	5.3	2.0	413	234	122	27	133	78	+340
22	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	41.55	2,222	2,567	2023-24	MIL	73	35.2	30.4	11.5	6.5	1.2	1.1	11.5	18.8	61.1	0.5	1.7	27.4	7.0	10.7	65.7	64.9	2.7	8.8	3.4	841	476	87	79	250	210	+339
23	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	41.48	2,832	3,277	2005-06	LAL	80	41.0	35.4	5.3	4.5	1.8	0.4	12.2	27.2	45.0	2.3	6.5	34.7	8.7	10.2	85.0	55.9	0.9	4.4	3.1	425	360	147	30	250	233	+320
24	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	41.25	1,759	2,047	2019-20	DAL	61	33.6	28.8	9.4	8.8	1.0	0.2	9.5	20.6	46.3	2.8	8.9	31.6	7.0	9.2	75.8	58.5	1.3	8.1	4.3	573	538	62	14	260	153	+253
25	James Harden J. Harden	41.23	2,191	2,551	2017-18	HOU	72	35.4	30.4	5.4	8.8	1.8	0.7	9.0	20.1	44.9	3.7	10.0	36.7	8.7	10.1	85.8	61.9	0.6	4.8	4.4	389	630	126	50	315	169	+527

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0

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Playoffs PPG Leaders

30.0

Cunningham

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.2

Wembanyama

10.7

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Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.7

Cunningham

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

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Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.0

Allen

1.8

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Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

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Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

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Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.8

126.0

116.5

114.6

113.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

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108.1

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Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

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571.2

Cunningham

475.7

Harden

464.8

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Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

616.5

Cunningham

493.8

Harden

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Playoffs USG% Leaders

44.2

Lanier

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Smith

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44.0

Thompson

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1.72

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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

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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

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Fri 3/27	WAS	@	GSW	126-131
Fri 3/27	BKN	@	LAL	99-116
Sat 3/28	SAS	@	MIL	127-95
Sat 3/28	DET	@	MIN	109-87
Sat 3/28	PHI	@	CHA	118-114

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Fri 5/15	DET	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Fri 5/15	SAS	@	MIN	9:30 PM
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