nba players who averaged 40 points per 48 minutes in a playoffs

48 in his rookie season in 1951-52.

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NBA players who averaged 40 or more points per 48 minutes in a playoffs

	NAME	PTS/(MIN/48)	PTS	MIN	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PF
1	Jack Kiley J. Kiley	48	2	2	1951-52	FTW	1	2.0	2.0	0.0	1.0			1.0	3.0	33.3	0.0	0.0		33.3			0	1			0
2	Ken Murray K. Murray	44.8	14	15	1953-54	FTW	3	5.0	4.7	0.0	0.0			2.0	3.3	60.0	0.7	0.7	100.0	64.3			0	0			6
3	Togo Palazzi T. Palazzi	46.4	29	30	1954-55	BOS	5	6.0	5.8	2.8	0.2			2.4	4.8	50.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	51.1			14	1			7
4	Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey	40.4	255	303	1958-59	BOS	11	27.5	23.2	6.2	1.8			8.6	17.5	49.5	5.9	7.4	80.2	56.0			68	20			52
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40.62	457	540	1960-61	LAL	12	45.0	38.1	15.3	4.6			14.2	30.2	47.0	9.8	11.8	82.4	53.8			183	55			44
6	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	42.2	502	571	1961-62	LAL	13	43.9	38.6	17.7	3.6			14.3	32.7	43.8	10.0	12.9	77.4	50.3			230	47			45
7	Ron Bonham R. Bonham	51.69	14	13	1964-65	BOS	4	3.3	3.5	0.3	0.0			1.3	3.0	41.7	1.0	1.3	80.0	49.3			1	0			1
8	Gary Bradds G. Bradds	57.6	6	5	1964-65	BAL	1	5.0	6.0	2.0	0.0			2.0	3.0	66.7	2.0	2.0	100.0	77.3			2	0			0
9	Jerry West J. West	45.65	447	470	1964-65	LAL	11	42.7	40.6	5.7	5.3			14.1	31.9	44.2	12.5	14.0	89.0	53.4			63	58			37
10	Ron Bonham R. Bonham	51	17	16	1965-66	BOS	5	3.2	3.4	0.6	0.0			1.4	2.2	63.6	0.6	1.8	33.3	56.8			3	0			2
11	Rick Barry R. Barry	40.73	521	614	1966-67	SFW	15	40.9	34.7	7.5	3.9			13.1	32.6	40.3	8.5	10.5	80.9	46.7			113	58			49
12	Freddie Lewis F. Lewis	42.67	8	9	1966-67	CIN	3	3.0	2.7	1.3	0.0			1.3	3.0	44.4	0.0	0.0		44.4			4	0			1
13	Bob Weiss B. Weiss	48	4	4	1966-67	PHI	1	4.0	4.0	2.0	2.0			2.0	3.0	66.7	0.0	0.0		66.7			2	2			1
14	Bobby Lewis B. Lewis	48	4	4	1967-68	SFW	1	4.0	4.0	0.0	0.0			2.0	3.0	66.7	0.0	0.0		66.7			0	0			0
15	Paul Long P. Long	72	6	4	1967-68	DET	1	4.0	6.0	0.0	1.0			3.0	3.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		100.0			0	1			1
16	Shaler Halimon S. Halimon	48	2	2	1968-69	PHI	1	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0			1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		50.0			0	0			0
17	Bud Ogden B. Ogden	48	12	12	1969-70	PHI	1	12.0	12.0	1.0	6.0			5.0	9.0	55.6	2.0	4.0	50.0	55.8			1	6			0
18	Earnie Killum E. Killum	48	4	4	1970-71	LAL	2	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0			0.5	0.5	100.0	1.0	1.5	66.7	86.2			0	0			1
19	Jackie Dinkins J. Dinkins	96	2	1	1971-72	CHI	1	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0			1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		100.0			0	0			0
20	Terry Driscoll T. Driscoll	72	3	2	1971-72	BAL	1	2.0	3.0	1.0	0.0			1.0	1.0	100.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	104.2			1	0			0
21	Russ Lee R. Lee	59.08	16	13	1972-73	MIL	5	2.6	3.2	0.8	0.4			1.6	2.8	57.1	0.0	0.0		57.1			4	2			1
22	Flynn Robinson F. Robinson	96	4	2	1972-73	BAL	1	2.0	4.0	1.0	0.0			2.0	3.0	66.7	0.0	0.0		66.7			1	0			0
23	John Tschogl J. Tschogl	43.64	10	11	1972-73	ATL	3	3.7	3.3	1.3	0.3			1.7	2.7	62.5	0.0	0.0		62.5			4	1			0
24	Harthorne Wingo H. Wingo	44	11	12	1972-73	NYK	3	4.0	3.7	2.3	0.0			1.7	4.3	38.5	0.3	0.7	50.0	39.6			7	0			1
25	Mel Davis M. Davis	48	12	12	1973-74	NYK	4	3.0	3.0	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	3.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		50.0	0.5	0.8	5	0	0	0	1

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