nba playoffs conference finals most points per game in a seaso 1978

David Thompson had the most points per game in the 1978 Conference Finals, with 23.8 per game.

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NBA playoffs conference finals most points per game by a player in a seaso 1978
NAMEPPGSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1David Thompson
D. Thompson
23.8
1977-78
Conference Finals
6
38.0
4.0
2.8
0.7
1.3
9.5
22.0
43.2
4.8
5.5
87.9
48.8
1.0
3.0
2.3
228
143
24
17
4
8
14
17
2Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
23.0
1977-78
Conference Finals
6
41.7
15.7
2.7
1.7
3.2
8.7
19.2
45.2
5.7
9.8
57.6
49.0
3.2
250
138
94
16
10
19
19
23
3Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
22.8
1977-78
Conference Finals
6
39.5
6.3
4.2
2.0
0.7
10.2
20.0
50.8
2.5
3.3
75.0
53.2
3.0
237
137
38
25
12
4
18
25
4Dan Issel
D. Issel
22.7
1977-78
Conference Finals
6
35.0
9.5
3.3
0.5
0.3
9.2
16.3
56.1
4.3
5.0
86.7
61.2
2.8
6.7
3.0
210
136
57
20
3
2
18
26
5Julius Erving
J. Erving
21.5
1977-78
Conference Finals
6
36.7
9.3
3.3
1.3
1.2
8.8
18.7
47.3
3.8
5.2
74.2
51.3
3.7
220
129
56
20
8
7
22
19
6Gus Williams
G. Williams
20.7
1977-78
Conference Finals
6
28.7
3.3
4.2
1.0
0.5
8.8
16.5
53.5
3.0
3.8
78.3
56.8
1.7
1.7
0.7
172
124
20
25
6
3
4
21
7Doug Collins
D. Collins
20.0
1977-78
Conference Finals
6
36.8
2.5
1.8
0.3
0.0
8.5
17.8
47.7
3.0
3.8
78.3
51.2
1.8
221
120
15
11
2
0
11
15
8Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
18.3
1977-78
Conference Finals
6
42.8
4.3
4.2
1.8
0.0
5.7
14.5
39.1
7.0
10.3
67.7
48.1
1.5
2.8
2.5
257
110
26
25
11
0
15
17
9Marvin Webster
M. Webster
16.7
1977-78
Conference Finals
6
40.8
12.8
3.2
0.5
4.5
6.7
13.0
51.3
3.3
5.3
62.5
54.3
4.0
8.8
3.0
245
100
77
19
3
27
18
21
10John Johnson
J. Johnson
16.3
1977-78
Conference Finals
6
26.7
5.0
3.5
0.0
0.3
6.5
13.2
49.4
3.3
4.3
76.9
54.2
2.3
2.7
2.7
160
98
30
21
0
2
16
14
11Kevin Grevey
K. Grevey
16.3
1977-78
Conference Finals
6
29.8
3.2
3.0
0.7
0.0
6.5
13.2
49.4
3.3
3.8
87.0
55.0
2.5
179
98
19
18
4
0
15
17
12Fred Brown
F. Brown
16.2
1977-78
Conference Finals
6
23.2
2.0
2.3
1.7
0.2
5.5
13.7
40.2
5.2
6.0
86.1
49.6
0.8
1.2
0.7
139
97
12
14
10
1
4
15
13Anthony Roberts
A. Roberts
16.2
1977-78
Conference Finals
6
32.5
9.7
1.8
0.5
0.2
6.5
15.7
41.5
3.2
3.8
82.6
46.6
4.3
5.3
1.7
195
97
58
11
3
1
10
25
14World B. Free
W. B. Free
14.0
1977-78
Conference Finals
6
26.8
3.0
3.5
0.3
0.7
4.3
12.3
35.1
5.3
7.7
69.6
44.6
2.3
161
84
18
21
2
4
14
17
15George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
13.8
1977-78
Conference Finals
6
26.3
8.0
2.7
1.7
0.0
4.8
12.5
38.7
4.2
4.8
86.2
47.3
4.8
158
83
48
16
10
0
29
26
16Larry Wright
L. Wright
13.7
1977-78
Conference Finals
6
26.2
2.0
4.7
1.7
0.2
5.8
10.7
54.7
2.0
2.3
85.7
58.4
2.0
157
82
12
28
10
1
12
27
17Steve Mix
S. Mix
13.0
1977-78
Conference Finals
6
23.3
4.2
4.0
1.5
0.2
5.0
8.7
57.7
3.0
3.8
78.3
62.8
1.0
140
78
25
24
9
1
6
15
18Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
11.2
1977-78
Conference Finals
6
30.2
7.3
1.7
1.3
0.5
3.8
9.7
39.7
3.5
5.0
70.0
47.1
1.5
5.8
1.3
181
67
44
10
8
3
8
28
19Bobby Jones
B. Jones
10.5
1977-78
Conference Finals
6
30.0
8.0
2.8
0.7
0.2
4.3
9.2
47.3
1.8
2.7
68.8
50.8
2.7
5.3
2.3
180
63
48
17
4
1
14
20
20Bob Wilkerson
B. Wilkerson
10.5
1977-78
Conference Finals
6
33.7
5.7
7.3
0.8
0.2
4.2
10.0
41.7
2.2
3.3
65.0
45.8
2.0
3.7
1.3
202
63
34
44
5
1
8
30
21Mitch Kupchak
M. Kupchak
10.3
1977-78
Conference Finals
6
29.3
7.5
1.3
0.2
0.2
3.8
12.0
31.9
2.7
3.7
72.7
38.0
2.2
176
62
45
8
1
1
13
19
22Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
8.0
1977-78
Conference Finals
3
36.7
13.7
4.7
0.7
0.0
3.3
8.7
38.5
1.3
1.7
80.0
42.6
1.7
110
24
41
14
2
0
5
11
23Charles Johnson
C. Johnson
7.5
1977-78
Conference Finals
6
20.0
2.8
2.8
1.3
0.0
3.2
9.5
33.3
1.2
1.5
77.8
36.9
1.3
120
45
17
17
8
0
8
13
24Henry Bibby
H. Bibby
7.0
1977-78
Conference Finals
6
29.5
3.5
6.3
1.2
0.0
2.3
6.5
35.9
2.3
2.5
93.3
46.1
1.7
177
42
21
38
7
0
10
16
25Caldwell Jones
C. Jones
7.0
1977-78
Conference Finals
6
31.2
9.7
1.3
0.5
3.3
2.8
5.7
50.0
1.3
1.7
80.0
54.7
1.7
187
42
58
8
3
20
10
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