nba most ppg in a single playoff series against one team in a year

Jerry West has put up the most points per game by a player against a team in a single NBA playoff run, with 46.3 per game versus the Baltimore Bullets in the 1965 Division Finals.

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NBA most ppg by a player in a single playoff series against one team in a year

	NAME	PPG	OPP	SEASON	TM	GP	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	46.3	Bullets	1964-65	LAL	6		5.8	6.8			16.0	35.3	45.3				14.3	15.8	90.5	54.8					278	35	41				24
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45.2	Cavaliers	1987-88	CHI	5	43.4	5.4	4.8	2.8	1.6	17.0	30.4	55.9	0.0	0.0		11.2	12.2	91.8	63.2	1.8	3.6	4.2	217	226	27	24	14	8	21	22
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45.0	Heat	1991-92	CHI	3	39.7	9.7	6.7	3.0	1.0	17.7	29.0	60.9	0.0	0.0		9.7	10.7	90.6	66.8	2.0	7.7	3.7	119	135	29	20	9	3	11	10
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	43.7	Celtics	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	131	19	17	7	4	14	13
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	43.0	76ers	1989-90	CHI	5	42.4	6.6	7.4	4.0	1.2	17.2	31.4	54.8	1.8	4.6	39.1	6.8	8.0	85.0	61.6	2.0	4.6	3.6	212	215	33	37	20	6	18	15
6	Bernard King B. King	42.6	Pistons	1983-84	NYK	5	39.2	8.0	2.6	1.2	1.0	16.8	27.8	60.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	9.0	12.0	75.0	64.4	3.0	5.0	2.8	196	213	40	13	6	5	14	19
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	41.0	Suns	1992-93	CHI	6	45.7	8.5	6.3	1.7	0.7	16.8	33.2	50.8	1.7	4.2	40.0	5.7	8.2	69.4	55.8	2.5	6.0	2.7	274	246	51	38	10	4	16	20
8	Rick Barry R. Barry	40.8	76ers	1966-67	SFW	6	43.3	8.8	3.3			15.7	39.2	40.0				9.5	12.0	79.2	45.9				260	245	53	20				25
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40.6	Celtics	1961-62	LAL	7	45.9	17.9	3.7			14.4	33.6	43.0				11.7	14.1	82.8	51.0				321	284	125	26				22
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	39.8	Cavaliers	1988-89	CHI	5	42.0	5.8	8.2	3.0	0.4	14.2	27.4	51.8	0.4	1.0	40.0	11.0	13.4	82.1	59.8	1.6	4.2	4.2	210	199	29	41	15	2	21	20
11	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	39.4	Pistons	1960-61	LAL	5						14.6						10.2	12.4	82.3						197						21
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38.7	Nationals	1959-60	PHI	3	47.7	22.3	2.3			17.0	34.7	49.0				4.7	11.7	40.0	48.6				143	116	67	7				4
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38.6	Hawks	1963-64	SFW	7	46.9	23.4	3.9			16.1	28.9	55.9				6.3	12.3	51.2	56.3				328	270	164	27				15
14	LeBron James L. James	38.5	Magic	2008-09	CLE	6	44.3	8.3	8.0	1.2	1.2	12.5	25.7	48.7	1.8	6.2	29.7	11.7	15.7	74.5	59.1	1.7	6.7	4.2	266	231	50	48	7	7	25	19	-7
15	Ja Morant J. Morant	38.3	Warriors	2021-22	MEM	3	38.4	6.7	8.3	3.0	0.0	14.0	27.7	50.6	4.3	10.0	43.3	6.0	7.0	85.7	62.3	1.0	5.7	2.3	115	115	20	25	9	0	7	6	+6
16	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	38.0	Pacers	1999-00	LAL	6	45.5	16.7	2.3	1.0	2.7	16.0	26.2	61.1	0.0	0.0		6.0	15.5	38.7	57.6	5.7	11.0	2.2	273	228	100	14	6	16	13	20	+8
17	Jerry West J. West	37.9	Celtics	1968-69	LAL	7	43.9	4.7	7.4			13.7	28.0	49.0				10.4	12.4	83.9	56.6				307	265	33	52				20
18	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	37.6	Bucks	2022-23	MIA	5	37.2	6.0	4.8	1.8	0.4	14.2	23.8	59.7	2.4	5.4	44.4	6.8	9.6	70.8	67.1	1.8	4.2	2.4	186	188	30	24	9	2	12	8	-5
19	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	37.5	Mavericks	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	150	67	7	9	11	9	14
20	George Mikan G. Mikan	37.5	Stags	1948-49	MIN	2						14.0						9.5	12.5	76.0						75						8
21	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	37.4	Bullets	1974-75	BUF	7	46.7	13.4	1.4			14.9	30.9	48.1				7.7	10.4	74.0	52.8				327	262	94	10				29
22	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	37.4	Rockets	2016-17	OKC	5	38.9	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
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37.3	Bullets	1996-97	CHI	3	43.0	5.7	5.3	1.3	0.3	16.0	28.0	57.1	0.3	2.7	12.5	5.0	5.0	100.0	61.8	1.3	4.3	2.3	129	112	17	16	4	1	7	10	+35
24	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	37.3	Warriors	1993-94	PHX	3	41.7	13.3	6.3	3.0	0.7	15.3	25.3	60.5	1.3	2.7	50.0	5.3	7.7	69.6	65.0	4.7	8.7	2.7	125	112	40	19	9	2	8	7
25	Devin Booker D. Booker	37.2	Clippers	2022-23	PHX	5	43.1	5.0	6.4	2.6	1.0	14.2	23.6	60.2	2.8	6.0	46.7	6.0	7.0	85.7	69.7	1.4	3.6	3.0	216	186	25	32	13	5	15	14	+28