nba playoff highest average point margin in a single season since 1997

Since 1996-97, Russell Westbrook has scored the most points per game in a single NBA playoff run, with 37.4 per game in 2016-17.

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NBA playoff highest average point by a player margin in a single season since 1997
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
37.4
2016-17
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
187
58
54
12
2
30
16
+15
2Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
36.3
2019-20
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
254
35
34
7
2
29
11
+38
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
35.7
2020-21
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
250
55
72
9
3
32
17
+7
4LeBron James
L. James
35.3
2008-09
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
494
128
102
23
12
38
30
+122
5Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
34.5
2022-23
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
69
13
12
4
1
6
5
-7
6Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
34.3
2020-21
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
206
26
61
6
4
13
9
+27
7Kevin Durant
K. Durant
34.3
2020-21
12
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
8LeBron James
L. James
34.0
2017-18
22
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
9Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
34.0
2005-06
6
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
10Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
33.8
2000-01
4
44.5
6.5
8.3
1.8
1.3
12.8
30.8
41.5
0.5
2.5
20.0
7.8
9.5
81.6
48.3
1.5
5.0
2.0
178
135
26
33
7
5
8
11
-33
11Devin Booker
D. Booker
33.7
2022-23
11
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
12Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
33.2
2009-10
5
42.0
5.6
6.8
1.6
1.6
12.4
22.0
56.4
3.0
7.4
40.5
5.4
8.0
67.5
65.0
1.2
4.4
5.2
210
166
28
34
8
8
26
16
-36
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
33.0
2024-25
5
37.6
15.4
6.6
1.0
1.0
12.0
19.8
60.6
0.2
1.0
20.0
8.8
12.6
69.8
65.1
3.8
11.6
4.6
188
165
77
33
5
5
23
12
-35
14Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
33.0
2023-24
6
41.3
10.8
5.7
1.2
1.5
9.8
22.2
44.4
2.2
6.5
33.3
11.2
13.0
85.9
59.2
3.2
7.7
4.2
248
198
65
34
7
9
25
20
+46
15Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
32.9
2000-01
22
46.2
4.7
6.1
2.4
0.3
11.7
30.0
38.9
2.2
6.5
33.8
7.3
9.5
77.4
48.0
0.7
4.0
2.9
1,016
723
104
134
52
7
63
55
+1
16LeBron James
L. James
32.8
2016-17
18
41.3
9.1
7.8
1.9
1.3
12.1
21.3
56.5
2.4
5.9
41.1
6.3
9.0
69.8
64.9
1.1
8.1
4.0
744
591
164
141
35
23
72
43
+195
17Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
32.8
2006-07
5
43.0
5.2
4.4
1.0
0.4
12.0
26.0
46.2
2.0
5.6
35.7
6.8
7.4
91.9
56.1
0.2
5.0
4.4
215
164
26
22
5
2
22
10
-45
18Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
32.4
2023-24
13
39.8
3.3
7.5
0.8
0.2
11.6
26.2
44.4
2.0
6.5
31.0
7.2
9.2
77.5
53.6
0.6
2.7
2.7
518
421
43
97
10
2
35
26
+12
19Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32.4
1997-98
21
41.5
5.1
3.5
1.5
0.6
11.6
25.0
46.2
0.6
2.0
30.2
8.6
10.6
81.2
54.5
1.6
3.5
2.1
872
680
107
74
32
12
45
47
+158
20Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
32.3
2020-21
10
34.6
4.2
5.5
1.1
0.2
10.5
23.5
44.7
5.0
11.5
43.5
6.3
7.6
82.9
60.2
0.3
3.9
2.8
346
323
42
55
11
2
28
20
+19
21Kevin Durant
K. Durant
32.3
2018-19
12
36.8
4.9
4.5
1.1
1.0
10.4
20.3
51.4
2.9
6.7
43.8
8.5
9.4
90.3
66.1
0.1
4.8
3.6
442
387
59
54
13
12
43
38
+85
22Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
32.1
2002-03
12
44.3
5.1
5.2
1.2
0.1
11.4
26.4
43.2
2.1
5.2
40.3
7.2
8.7
82.7
53.1
1.3
3.8
3.5
531
385
61
62
14
1
42
35
+20
23Antawn Jamison
A. Jamison
32.0
2006-07
4
43.3
9.8
1.3
0.5
1.0
12.3
25.8
47.6
2.3
6.5
34.6
5.3
7.0
75.0
55.5
3.3
6.5
1.8
173
128
39
5
2
4
7
13
-33
24Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
31.7
2002-03
7
44.0
6.7
4.7
2.0
0.9
10.6
23.6
44.8
2.3
6.7
34.0
8.3
10.7
77.3
56.1
1.4
5.3
3.7
308
222
47
33
14
6
26
16
-49
25Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
31.7
2021-22
12
37.3
14.2
6.8
0.7
1.3
11.7
23.8
49.1
0.8
3.4
22.0
7.6
11.2
67.9
55.2
2.2
12.0
4.5
448
380
170
81
8
15
54
43
+79

More Thunder Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

32.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

10.4

Hartenstein

Isaiah Hartenstein

APG

6.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.5

4th

DRTG

106.8

1st

NETRTG

12.7

1st

3P%

35.8

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
38
10
.792
2
31
15
.674
6.0
3
31
16
.660
6.5
4
28
16
.636
8.0
5
28
17
.622
8.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
1/29
@
9:30 PM
Sun
2/1
@
9:30 PM
Tue
2/3
@
8:00 PM
Wed
2/4
@
9:30 PM
Sat
2/7
@
3:30 PM
Last Game
NOP Pelicans

12 - 37

95

Final

104

OKC Thunder

38 - 10

Tue 27 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
34
11
.756
2
29
17
.630
5.5
3
28
18
.609
6.5
4
29
19
.604
6.5
5
28
20
.583
7.5
6
25
21
.543
9.5
7
25
22
.532
10.0
8
23
22
.511
11.0
9
23
23
.500
11.5
10
23
25
.479
12.5
11
19
28
.404
16.0
12
18
27
.400
16.0
13
12
33
.267
22.0
14
11
34
.244
23.0
15
11
36
.234
24.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
38
10
.792
2
31
15
.674
6.0
3
31
16
.660
6.5
4
28
16
.636
8.0
5
28
17
.622
8.5
6
28
19
.596
9.5
7
28
19
.596
9.5
8
26
22
.542
12.0
9
23
25
.479
15.0
10
22
24
.478
15.0
11
19
27
.413
18.0
12
18
26
.409
18.0
13
15
32
.319
22.5
14
12
36
.250
26.0
15
12
37
.245
26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
12/31
@
118-112
Wed
12/31
@
123-108
Wed
12/31
@
120-106
Wed
12/31
@
101-118
Thu
1/1
@
123-113

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/28
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/28
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/28
@
7:30 PM
Wed
1/28
@
7:30 PM
Wed
1/28
@
7:30 PM