nba highest ppg scoring in a single playoff run

Michael Jordan has scored the most points per game in a single NBA playoff run, with 43.7 per game in 1985-86.

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NBA highest ppg scoring by a player in a single playoff run

	NAME	PPG	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	43.7	131	1985-86	CHI	3	45.0	6.3	5.7	2.3	1.3	16.0	31.7	50.5	0.3	0.3	100.0	11.3	13.0	87.2	58.4	1.7	4.7	4.7	135	19	17	7	4	14	13
2	Jerry West J. West	40.6	447	1964-65	LAL	11	42.7	5.7	5.3			14.1	31.9	44.2				12.5	14.0	89.0	53.4				470	63	58				37
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	38.6	502	1961-62	LAL	13	43.9	17.7	3.6			14.3	32.7	43.8				10.0	12.9	77.4	50.3				571	230	47				45
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	38.1	457	1960-61	LAL	12	45.0	15.3	4.6			14.2	30.2	47.0				9.8	11.8	82.4	53.8				540	183	55				44
5	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	37.5	150	1987-88	HOU	4	40.5	16.8	1.8	2.3	2.8	14.0	24.5	57.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	9.5	10.8	88.4	64.1	5.0	11.8	2.3	162	67	7	9	11	9	14
6	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	37.4	262	1974-75	BUF	7	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	94	10	6	19		29
7	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	37.4	187	2016-17	OKC	5	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	58	54	12	2	30	16	+15
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37.0	111	1960-61	PHI	3	48.0	23.0	2.0			15.0	32.0	46.9				7.0	12.7	55.3	49.2				144	69	6				10
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	36.7	587	1989-90	CHI	16	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	115	109	45	14	56	54
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	36.3	363	1987-88	CHI	10	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	71	47	24	11	39	38
11	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	36.3	254	2019-20	UTA	7	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	35	34	7	2	29	11	+38
12	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	35.7	250	2020-21	DAL	7	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	55	72	9	3	32	17	+7
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35.7	107	1986-87	CHI	3	42.7	7.0	6.0	2.0	2.3	11.7	28.0	41.7	0.7	1.7	40.0	11.7	13.0	89.7	52.9	2.3	4.7	2.7	128	21	18	6	7	8	11
14	LeBron James L. James	35.3	494	2008-09	CLE	14	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	128	102	23	12	38	30	+122
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	35.2	352	1969-70	MIL	10	43.5	16.8	4.1			13.9	24.5	56.7				7.4	10.1	73.3	60.8				435	168	41				25
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35.1	666	1992-93	CHI	19	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	128	114	39	17	45	58
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35.0	420	1961-62	PHI	12	48.0	26.6	3.1			13.5	28.9	46.7				8.0	12.6	63.6	50.8				576	319	37				27
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	34.8	591	1988-89	CHI	17	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	119	130	42	13	68	65
19	Bernard King B. King	34.8	417	1983-84	NYK	12	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	74	36	14	6	31	48
20	Rick Barry R. Barry	34.7	521	1966-67	SFW	15	40.9	7.5	3.9			13.1	32.6	40.3				8.5	10.5	80.9	46.7				614	113	58				49
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	34.7	416	1963-64	SFW	12	46.5	25.2	3.3			14.6	26.8	54.3				5.5	11.6	47.5	54.3				558	302	39				27
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	34.6	381	1976-77	LAL	11	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	195	45	19	38		42
23	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	34.5	69	2022-23	LAC	2	40.0	6.5	6.0	2.0	0.5	12.0	22.0	54.5	3.0	5.0	60.0	7.5	8.5	88.2	67.0	1.5	5.0	3.0	80	13	12	4	1	6	5	-7
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	34.5	759	1991-92	CHI	22	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	137	127	44	16	81	62
25	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	34.3	206	2020-21	POR	6	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	26	61	6	4	13	9	+27

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2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
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11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
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13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
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