nba playoffs most second half ppg by a player in a season

Donovan Mitchell has scored the most points per game in the second half in a single NBA playoff run, with 22.6 per game in the 2020 Western Conference First Round.

NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
22.6
2019-20
UTA UTA
7
19.1
3.0
2.9
0.4
0.0
7.1
13.1
54.3
3.0
5.4
55.3
5.3
5.7
92.5
72.1
0.7
2.3
1.7
133
158
21
20
3
0
12
5
+32
2Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
20.2
2016-17
OKC OKC
5
19.3
5.2
3.4
1.2
0.0
6.0
17.4
34.5
2.0
6.6
30.3
6.2
8.8
70.5
47.5
1.2
4.0
3.0
96
101
26
17
6
0
15
12
-12
3Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
20.0
2022-23
LAC LAC
2
21.3
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
7.0
13.0
53.8
2.0
2.5
80.0
4.0
4.0
100.0
67.8
0.5
2.5
1.0
43
40
6
4
2
0
2
2
-5
4Kevin Durant
K. Durant
19.8
2020-21
BKN BKN
12
19.4
4.3
2.4
0.5
0.8
6.7
11.8
56.7
1.7
3.8
44.4
4.8
5.2
91.9
70.4
0.1
4.2
1.3
233
237
51
29
6
10
15
23
+40
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
19.4
2024-25
MIL MIL
5
18.6
7.6
2.6
0.8
1.0
6.6
10.2
64.7
0.0
0.4
0.0
6.2
8.4
73.8
69.8
2.4
5.2
2.2
93
97
38
13
4
5
11
6
+22
6Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
17.6
2024-25
CLE CLE
8
15.5
3.0
1.5
1.0
0.1
5.3
10.8
48.8
2.3
5.3
42.9
4.9
6.9
70.9
64.0
1.0
2.0
0.6
124
141
24
12
8
1
5
10
+2
7Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
17.4
2023-24
NYK NYK
13
19.6
1.6
4.2
0.4
0.2
5.9
13.2
44.8
1.2
3.3
37.2
4.3
5.1
84.8
56.2
0.3
1.3
1.6
254
226
21
54
5
2
21
19
+20
8Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
17.3
2023-24
PHI PHI
6
21.3
3.2
3.2
0.8
0.7
4.7
11.0
42.4
1.5
3.7
40.9
6.5
7.0
92.9
61.6
0.8
2.3
2.2
128
104
19
19
5
4
13
10
+28
9Stephen Curry
S. Curry
17.2
2022-23
GSW GSW
13
19.0
2.2
2.8
0.2
0.2
6.6
13.7
48.3
2.2
6.2
35.8
1.7
2.0
84.6
58.9
0.4
1.8
1.2
246
223
29
36
3
2
16
18
+23
10Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
17.0
2022-23
MIN MIN
5
19.2
2.2
2.6
0.6
0.8
5.8
11.2
51.8
1.4
4.8
29.2
4.0
4.2
95.2
65.1
0.4
1.8
0.6
96
85
11
13
3
4
3
7
+3
11Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
17.0
2020-21
BOS BOS
5
17.4
1.4
2.8
0.8
0.8
4.8
9.8
49.0
1.4
3.2
43.8
6.0
6.8
88.2
66.4
0.4
1.0
1.4
87
85
7
14
4
4
7
10
-33
12Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
16.8
2023-24
PHI PHI
6
23.1
2.7
4.3
0.7
0.2
6.5
12.2
53.4
1.7
4.2
40.0
2.2
2.7
81.3
63.1
0.0
2.7
1.7
139
101
16
26
4
1
10
11
+11
13Devin Booker
D. Booker
16.8
2022-23
PHX PHX
11
21.1
2.5
3.6
0.5
0.7
6.4
10.1
63.1
1.7
3.2
54.3
2.4
3.0
78.8
73.7
0.5
2.1
1.5
233
185
28
40
6
8
16
24
+6
14Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
16.7
2018-19
TOR TOR
24
18.8
4.5
1.8
0.6
0.5
5.4
10.8
49.8
1.5
3.5
43.5
4.4
5.2
84.0
63.7
1.1
3.4
1.2
452
400
107
44
14
11
28
30
+79
15Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
16.7
2017-18
OKC OKC
6
20.1
7.2
4.0
1.0
0.0
5.5
13.8
39.8
2.2
5.0
43.3
3.5
4.3
80.8
52.9
1.5
5.7
2.0
121
100
43
24
6
0
12
12
-9
16Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16.6
2022-23
DEN DEN
20
19.8
6.6
4.4
0.5
0.5
6.0
10.7
56.1
1.0
2.1
48.8
3.6
4.6
78.0
65.1
1.5
5.1
1.9
395
331
132
88
10
9
38
51
+90
17Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
16.4
2020-21
MIL MIL
21
18.2
5.5
1.9
0.4
0.5
6.1
10.4
58.7
0.4
1.7
22.9
3.9
5.8
66.4
63.5
1.3
4.2
1.5
382
345
116
39
9
11
32
41
+65
18Kevin Durant
K. Durant
16.4
2018-19
GSW GSW
11
18.2
1.9
2.1
0.2
0.6
5.1
10.3
49.6
1.5
3.6
40.0
4.7
5.4
88.1
64.8
0.0
1.9
1.9
201
180
21
23
2
7
21
32
-6
19Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
16.3
2024-25
NYK NYK
18
18.6
1.6
3.2
0.2
0.3
5.5
11.2
49.3
1.4
3.8
38.2
3.9
4.7
83.3
61.8
0.4
1.1
1.3
335
294
28
57
4
5
23
36
+35
20James Harden
J. Harden
16.2
2018-19
HOU HOU
11
19.9
3.6
2.8
1.1
0.5
5.0
11.6
43.0
1.8
6.1
29.9
4.4
5.2
84.2
58.1
0.4
3.3
2.7
218
178
40
31
12
5
30
27
+10
21LeBron James
L. James
16.1
2017-18
CLE CLE
22
19.9
4.2
3.7
0.6
0.8
5.7
11.7
48.6
1.0
3.4
29.3
3.8
4.9
77.6
58.4
0.5
3.7
2.3
438
355
92
81
14
17
51
43
-59
22Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
16.1
2021-22
MIL MIL
12
18.4
6.6
3.2
0.6
0.8
5.8
12.0
47.9
0.5
1.7
30.0
4.1
6.0
68.1
54.9
1.1
5.5
2.3
221
193
79
38
7
9
27
35
+29
23Anthony Davis
A. Davis
16.0
2017-18
NOP NOP
9
19.6
7.1
1.0
1.0
1.2
6.0
11.3
52.9
0.4
1.8
25.0
3.6
4.4
80.0
60.2
1.3
5.8
0.9
176
144
64
9
9
11
8
22
+30
24Anthony Davis
A. Davis
16.0
2014-15
NOP NOP
4
6.5
0.8
0.5
2.3
5.3
9.8
53.8
0.0
0.3
0.0
5.5
6.0
91.7
64.6
1.0
5.5
1.5
64
26
3
2
9
6
6
25Chris Paul
C. Paul
15.9
2016-17
LAC LAC
7
17.2
3.3
3.7
1.0
0.1
5.9
11.7
50.0
1.4
3.7
38.5
2.7
2.9
95.0
61.1
0.3
3.0
1.4
121
111
23
26
7
1
10
16
+13
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26
56
.317
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Grizzlies Grizzlies
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Kings Kings
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Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
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2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
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40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
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1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
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6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
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15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
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19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
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22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
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22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
3/28
DET DET
@
MIN MIN
109-87
Sat
3/28
SAC SAC
@
ATL ATL
113-123
Sat
3/28
CHI CHI
@
MEM MEM
124-125
Sat
3/28
UTA UTA
@
PHX PHX
109-134
Sun
3/29
LAC LAC
@
MIL MIL
127-113

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
5/19
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Wed
5/20
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
5/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Fri
5/22
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Sat
5/23
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM