nba highest ppg in a playoff run by player min 5 games

Jerry West has scored the most points per game with 5+ games played in a single NBA playoff run, with 40.6 per game in 1964-65.

	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	Jerry West J. West	40.6	11	1964-65	LAL	42.7	5.7	5.3			14.1	31.9	44.2				12.5	14.0	89.0	53.4				470	447	63	58				37
2	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	38.6	13	1961-62	LAL	43.9	17.7	3.6			14.3	32.7	43.8				10.0	12.9	77.4	50.3				571	502	230	47				45
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	38.1	12	1960-61	LAL	45.0	15.3	4.6			14.2	30.2	47.0				9.8	11.8	82.4	53.8				540	457	183	55				44
4	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	37.4	7	1974-75	BUF	46.7	13.4	1.4	0.9	2.7	14.9	30.9	48.1				7.7	10.4	74.0	52.8	3.6	9.9		327	262	94	10	6	19		29
5	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	37.4	5	2016-17	OKC	38.8	11.6	10.8	2.4	0.4	11.8	30.4	38.8	2.6	9.8	26.5	11.2	14.0	80.0	51.1	1.8	9.8	6.0	194	187	58	54	12	2	30	16	+15
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	36.7	16	1989-90	CHI	42.1	7.2	6.8	2.8	0.9	13.7	26.6	51.4	1.0	3.1	32.0	8.3	9.9	83.6	59.2	1.5	5.7	3.5	674	587	115	109	45	14	56	54
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	36.3	10	1987-88	CHI	42.7	7.1	4.7	2.4	1.1	13.8	26.0	53.1	0.1	0.3	33.3	8.6	9.9	86.9	59.8	2.3	4.8	3.9	427	363	71	47	24	11	39	38
8	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	36.3	7	2019-20	UTA	37.7	5.0	4.9	1.0	0.3	11.9	22.4	52.9	4.7	9.1	51.6	7.9	8.3	94.8	69.6	0.9	4.1	4.1	264	254	35	34	7	2	29	11	+38
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	35.7	7	2020-21	DAL	40.1	7.9	10.3	1.3	0.4	13.7	28.0	49.0	4.4	10.9	40.8	3.9	7.3	52.9	57.2	0.6	7.3	4.6	281	250	55	72	9	3	32	17	+7
10	LeBron James L. James	35.3	14	2008-09	CLE	41.4	9.1	7.3	1.6	0.9	11.4	22.3	51.0	1.9	5.8	33.3	10.6	14.2	74.9	61.8	1.4	7.8	2.7	580	494	128	102	23	12	38	30	+122
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	35.2	10	1969-70	MIL	43.5	16.8	4.1			13.9	24.5	56.7				7.4	10.1	73.3	60.8				435	352	168	41				25
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35.1	19	1992-93	CHI	41.2	6.7	6.0	2.1	0.9	13.2	27.8	47.5	1.5	3.8	38.9	7.2	8.9	80.5	55.3	1.7	5.1	2.4	783	666	128	114	39	17	45	58
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35.0	12	1961-62	PHI	48.0	26.6	3.1			13.5	28.9	46.7				8.0	12.6	63.6	50.8				576	420	319	37				27
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	34.8	17	1988-89	CHI	42.2	7.0	7.6	2.5	0.8	11.7	22.9	51.0	0.6	2.1	28.6	10.8	13.5	79.9	60.2	1.5	5.5	4.0	718	591	119	130	42	13	68	65
15	Bernard King B. King	34.8	12	1983-84	NYK	39.8	6.2	3.0	1.2	0.5	13.5	23.5	57.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	7.8	10.3	75.6	62.0	2.3	3.8	2.6	477	417	74	36	14	6	31	48
16	Rick Barry R. Barry	34.7	15	1966-67	SFW	40.9	7.5	3.9			13.1	32.6	40.3				8.5	10.5	80.9	46.7				614	521	113	58				49
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	34.7	12	1963-64	SFW	46.5	25.2	3.3			14.6	26.8	54.3				5.5	11.6	47.5	54.3				558	416	302	39				27
18	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	34.6	11	1976-77	LAL	42.5	17.7	4.1	1.7	3.5	13.4	22.0	60.7				7.9	10.9	72.5	64.6	4.6	13.1		467	381	195	45	19	38		42
19	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	34.5	22	1991-92	CHI	41.8	6.2	5.8	2.0	0.7	13.2	26.4	49.9	0.8	2.0	38.6	7.4	8.6	85.7	57.1	1.7	4.5	3.7	920	759	137	127	44	16	81	62
20	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	34.3	6	2020-21	POR	41.3	4.3	10.2	1.0	0.7	10.3	22.3	46.3	5.8	13.0	44.9	7.8	8.3	94.0	66.0	0.2	4.2	2.2	248	206	26	61	6	4	13	9	+27
21	Kevin Durant K. Durant	34.3	12	2020-21	BKN	40.4	9.3	4.4	1.5	1.6	12.1	23.5	51.4	2.8	6.8	40.2	7.3	8.4	87.1	63.0	0.4	8.8	3.5	485	411	111	53	18	19	42	31	+34
22	Jerry West J. West	34.2	14	1965-66	LAL	44.2	6.3	5.6			13.2	25.5	51.8				7.8	8.9	87.2	58.1				619	479	88	79				40
23	LeBron James L. James	34.0	22	2017-18	CLE	41.9	9.1	9.0	1.4	1.0	12.5	23.2	53.9	1.8	5.2	34.2	7.2	9.7	74.6	61.9	1.4	7.7	4.3	922	748	200	198	30	23	94	52	-22
24	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	34.0	6	2005-06	WAS	47.3	5.5	5.3	2.2	0.7	10.8	23.3	46.4	3.3	7.7	43.5	9.0	11.7	77.1	59.7	1.2	4.3	3.3	284	204	33	32	13	4	20	21	-1
25	Devin Booker D. Booker	33.7	11	2022-23	PHX	41.7	4.8	7.2	1.7	0.8	12.8	21.9	58.5	2.8	5.5	50.8	5.3	6.1	86.6	68.6	1.1	3.7	2.9	459	371	53	79	19	9	32	37	-37

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2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
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4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
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6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
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Jerry West has scored the most points per game with 5+ games played in a single NBA playoff run, with 40.6 per game in 1964-65.

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