nba most points scoring in a single playoff run before 2003

Before 2002-03, Michael Jordan dropped the most points in the playoffs, with 5,987 points.

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NBA most points scoring by a player in a single playoff run before 2003
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
5,987
179
41.8
33.4
6.4
5.7
2.1
0.9
12.2
25.1
48.7
0.8
2.5
33.2
8.2
9.9
82.8
56.8
1.7
4.7
3.1
7,474
1,152
1,022
376
158
546
541
+294
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
5,762
237
37.3
24.3
10.5
3.2
1.0
2.4
9.9
18.7
53.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.4
6.0
74.0
57.1
2.6
6.5
2.6
8,851
2,481
767
189
476
447
797
3Jerry West
J. West
4,457
153
41.3
29.1
5.6
6.3
0.0
0.0
10.6
22.6
46.9
7.9
9.8
80.5
54.1
0.0
2.0
6,321
855
970
0
0
451
4Karl Malone
K. Malone
4,421
167
41.4
26.5
11.0
3.1
1.4
0.8
9.6
20.8
46.5
0.0
0.2
17.1
7.1
9.6
74.1
52.9
2.7
8.3
2.9
6,918
1,843
518
226
131
483
582
+144
5Larry Bird
L. Bird
3,897
164
42.0
23.8
10.3
6.5
1.8
0.9
8.9
18.8
47.2
0.5
1.5
32.1
5.5
6.2
89.0
55.1
2.2
8.1
3.1
6,886
1,683
1,062
296
145
506
466
6John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
3,776
172
39.9
22.0
6.9
4.8
1.1
0.3
8.4
19.4
43.6
5.1
6.1
83.6
49.8
1.5
3.8
6,860
1,186
825
60
16
527
7Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
3,755
145
39.6
25.9
11.2
3.2
1.7
3.3
10.4
19.6
52.8
0.0
0.1
22.2
5.1
7.1
71.9
56.9
3.2
7.9
2.9
5,749
1,621
458
245
472
424
562
-29
8Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
3,701
190
39.7
19.5
7.7
12.3
1.9
0.3
6.8
13.4
50.6
0.3
1.1
24.1
5.6
6.7
83.8
59.5
1.8
5.9
3.7
7,538
1,465
2,346
358
64
696
524
9Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3,623
134
41.1
27.0
12.9
4.0
10.4
23.6
43.9
6.3
8.2
77.1
49.7
5,510
1,724
541
435
10Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
3,619
204
39.4
17.7
7.7
5.1
1.9
0.9
6.5
14.6
44.4
1.0
3.2
30.3
3.8
5.2
72.3
52.4
2.3
5.4
2.9
8,030
1,572
1,035
395
185
595
678
+264
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,607
160
47.2
22.5
24.5
4.2
8.9
17.1
52.2
4.7
10.2
46.5
52.4
7,559
3,913
673
412
12Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
3,497
124
40.2
28.2
12.7
3.2
0.6
2.3
10.9
19.5
56.0
0.0
0.0
6.3
12.1
52.4
56.8
4.6
8.1
3.1
4,984
1,571
393
78
279
385
428
+485
13Kevin McHale
K. McHale
3,182
169
33.8
18.8
7.4
1.6
0.4
1.7
7.1
12.7
56.1
0.0
0.1
38.1
4.5
5.8
78.8
61.8
2.7
4.7
1.9
5,716
1,253
274
65
281
326
571
14Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
3,116
180
38.9
17.3
4.3
5.6
1.4
0.6
6.5
14.8
43.9
0.2
0.8
23.6
4.2
5.2
80.2
50.7
1.5
2.9
2.7
6,994
781
1,006
247
113
480
575
15Julius Erving
J. Erving
3,088
141
37.5
21.9
7.0
4.2
1.7
1.7
8.4
17.3
48.6
0.1
0.3
19.4
5.0
6.4
77.9
54.4
2.6
4.5
3.2
5,288
994
594
235
239
396
403
16James Worthy
J. Worthy
3,022
143
37.0
21.1
5.2
3.2
1.2
0.7
8.9
16.3
54.4
0.1
0.5
20.9
3.3
4.6
72.7
57.8
1.8
3.4
2.1
5,297
747
463
177
96
298
352
17Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2,963
145
38.4
20.4
6.9
6.1
1.9
0.7
7.4
16.6
44.7
1.0
3.4
28.8
4.6
5.9
78.7
53.2
2.5
4.4
2.7
5,572
1,002
891
278
108
397
486
+52
18Sam Jones
S. Jones
2,909
154
30.2
18.9
4.7
2.3
7.5
16.7
44.7
4.0
4.9
81.1
50.1
4,654
718
358
391
19Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
2,833
123
39.4
23.0
12.9
3.9
1.6
0.9
8.2
16.0
51.3
0.5
2.0
25.5
6.1
8.5
71.7
58.4
4.1
8.7
2.9
4,849
1,582
482
193
108
353
408
+1
20Robert Parish
R. Parish
2,820
184
33.6
15.3
9.6
1.3
0.8
1.7
6.2
12.2
50.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.2
72.2
54.7
3.1
6.5
2.1
6,177
1,765
234
145
309
365
617
-3
21Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
2,813
139
37.5
20.2
10.3
2.0
0.9
2.2
7.9
16.9
46.9
0.1
0.2
34.8
4.3
6.0
71.8
51.7
2.4
7.9
2.5
5,207
1,435
275
122
303
345
522
+8
22Bill Russell
B. Russell
2,673
165
45.4
16.2
24.9
4.7
6.1
14.2
43.0
4.0
6.7
60.3
47.4
7,497
4,104
770
546
23Reggie Miller
R. Miller
2,563
109
39.0
23.5
3.0
2.6
1.1
0.3
7.5
16.4
45.8
2.5
6.1
40.8
6.0
6.8
88.7
60.7
0.6
2.3
1.8
4,247
325
278
117
29
201
215
+177
24Byron Scott
B. Scott
2,451
183
29.3
13.4
2.9
2.1
1.2
0.2
5.1
10.6
48.2
0.7
1.9
39.5
2.5
3.0
81.9
56.3
0.7
2.2
1.5
5,365
536
390
226
30
266
445
+69
25John Stockton
J. Stockton
2,380
177
35.3
13.4
3.3
10.2
1.9
0.3
4.7
10.0
47.3
0.6
1.9
32.6
3.4
4.2
80.5
56.8
0.9
2.5
2.8
6,249
592
1,813
330
49
503
526
+147

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