nba rookie most ppg in playoffs since 1985

Since 1984-85, Michael Jordan has averaged the most points per game by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 29.3 per game in 1984-85.

	NAME	PPG	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	29.3	1984-85	CHI	4	42.8	5.8	8.5	2.8	1.0	8.5	19.5	43.6	0.3	2.0	12.5	12.0	14.5	82.8	56.5	1.8	4.0	3.8	171	117	23	34	11	4	15	15
2	Chuck Person C. Person	27.0	1986-87	IND	4	39.8	8.3	5.0	1.3	0.5	9.5	18.5	51.4	0.5	2.0	25.0	7.5	9.8	76.9	59.2	1.5	6.8	3.8	159	108	33	20	5	2	15	14
3	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	24.4	2017-18	UTA	11	37.4	5.9	4.2	1.5	0.4	9.3	22.1	42.0	2.3	7.3	31.3	3.5	3.9	90.7	51.2	0.8	5.1	2.9	411	268	65	46	16	4	32	35	-25
4	David Robinson D. Robinson	24.3	1989-90	SAS	10	37.5	12.0	2.3	1.1	4.0	8.9	16.7	53.3	0.0	0.0		6.5	9.6	67.7	58.1	3.6	8.4	2.4	375	243	120	23	11	40	24	35
5	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	23.8	1992-93	CHA	9	40.8	9.9	1.4	0.7	3.4	7.9	16.4	48.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	8.0	10.3	77.4	56.6	3.1	6.8	4.1	367	214	89	13	6	31	37	37
6	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	23.6	1995-96	POR	5	35.4	10.2	1.8	0.8	0.6	7.0	16.2	43.2	1.0	1.8	55.6	8.6	12.0	71.7	54.9	2.4	7.8	2.0	177	118	51	9	4	3	10	17
7	Karl Malone K. Malone	21.8	1985-86	UTA	4	36.0	7.5	1.0	2.0	0.0	9.5	18.0	52.8	0.0	0.0		2.8	6.5	42.3	52.1	1.5	6.0	1.5	144	87	30	4	8	0	6	18
8	Stephon Marbury S. Marbury	21.3	1996-97	MIN	3	39.0	4.0	7.7	0.7	0.0	8.7	21.7	40.0	2.0	6.7	30.0	2.0	3.3	60.0	46.1	0.7	3.3	3.0	117	64	12	23	2	0	9	9	-41
9	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	21.2	1984-85	HOU	5	37.4	13.0	1.4	1.4	2.6	8.4	17.6	47.7	0.0	0.0		4.4	9.2	47.8	49.0	6.6	6.4	2.2	187	106	65	7	7	13	11	22
10	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	20.7	1997-98	SAS	9	41.6	9.0	1.9	0.6	2.6	8.1	15.6	52.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.4	6.7	66.7	55.9	2.2	6.8	2.8	374	186	81	17	5	23	25	24	+16
11	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	20.1	1988-89	GSW	8	39.3	7.3	4.4	1.8	0.1	7.8	16.9	45.9	0.4	2.0	18.8	4.3	4.8	89.5	53.1	1.3	6.0	3.0	314	161	58	35	14	1	24	25
12	Derrick Rose D. Rose	19.7	2008-09	CHI	7	44.7	6.3	6.4	0.6	0.7	8.4	17.1	49.2	0.0	0.6	0.0	2.9	3.6	80.0	52.7	1.7	4.6	5.0	313	138	44	45	4	5	35	25	-31
13	Billy Owens B. Owens	19.3	1991-92	GSW	4	39.3	8.3	3.3	2.0	0.5	7.5	14.3	52.6	0.0	0.0		4.3	6.8	63.0	55.9	3.3	5.0	1.5	157	77	33	13	8	2	6	14
14	Sam Perkins S. Perkins	18.8	1984-85	DAL	4	42.3	12.8	2.8	0.5	0.3	6.0	12.3	49.0	0.3	1.0	25.0	6.5	8.5	76.5	58.6	4.0	8.8	0.8	169	75	51	11	2	1	3	13
15	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	18.7	2009-10	MIL	7	35.6	3.0	3.6	1.1	0.6	7.0	17.1	40.8	1.7	5.9	29.3	3.0	3.7	80.8	49.8	0.7	2.3	1.1	249	131	21	25	8	4	8	19	-14
16	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	18.7	1993-94	ORL	3	44.3	6.7	7.0	1.7	2.0	7.3	16.7	44.0	1.7	3.7	45.5	2.3	3.3	70.0	51.5	2.7	4.0	6.7	133	56	20	21	5	6	20	10
17	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	18.5	2017-18	BOS	19	35.9	4.4	2.7	1.2	0.5	6.5	13.7	47.1	1.2	3.7	32.4	4.3	5.1	84.5	57.8	0.5	3.8	2.2	683	351	83	52	23	10	41	50	+51
18	Nenad Krstic N. Krstic	18.3	2004-05	NJN	4	38.5	7.5	1.8	0.3	0.5	6.8	12.0	56.3	0.0	0.0		4.8	6.0	79.2	62.3	2.5	5.0	1.5	154	73	30	7	1	2	6	20	-36
19	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	18.0	2003-04	MIA	13	39.2	4.0	5.6	1.3	0.3	6.6	14.5	45.5	0.2	0.6	37.5	4.5	5.8	78.7	52.7	1.2	2.8	4.2	510	234	52	73	17	4	54	45	+6
20	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Z. Ilgauskas	17.3	1997-98	CLE	4	36.8	7.5	0.5	0.5	1.3	7.0	12.3	57.1	0.0	0.0		3.3	6.3	52.0	57.5	3.5	4.0	2.5	147	69	30	2	2	5	10	22	-22
21	Chris Mills C. Mills	17.0	1993-94	CLE	3	37.3	7.7	2.7	2.3	0.3	6.3	12.7	50.0	1.3	1.7	80.0	3.0	3.7	81.8	59.5	3.3	4.3	1.7	112	51	23	8	7	1	5	9
22	Brian Shaw B. Shaw	17.0	1988-89	BOS	3	41.3	5.7	6.3	1.0	0.0	7.3	14.3	51.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	2.3	3.0	77.8	54.3	0.7	5.0	2.0	124	51	17	19	3	0	6	11
23	Jay Humphries J. Humphries	16.3	1984-85	PHX	3	30.0	1.7	5.3	0.7	0.0	6.7	10.3	64.5	0.0	0.0		3.0	4.0	75.0	67.5	0.3	1.3	2.7	90	49	5	16	2	0	8	12
24	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	16.3	2017-18	PHI	10	36.9	9.4	7.7	1.7	0.8	6.1	12.5	48.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.1	5.8	70.7	54.1	1.6	7.8	4.4	369	163	94	77	17	8	44	34	-23
25	Harrison Barnes H. Barnes	16.1	2012-13	GSW	12	38.4	6.4	1.3	0.6	0.4	6.0	13.5	44.4	1.6	4.3	36.5	2.5	2.9	85.7	54.4	1.5	4.9	1.3	461	193	77	15	7	5	16	33	+18

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PPG

17.8

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9.0

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8.4

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ORTG

113.6

24th

DRTG

118.2

25th

NETRTG

-4.6

24th

3P%

36.7

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Hornets	28	31	.475	15.5
11	Bucks	25	31	.446	17.0
12	Bulls	24	35	.407	19.5
13	Wizards	16	41	.281	26.5
14	Nets	15	42	.263	27.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 2/26	POR	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sun 3/1	MIL	@	CHI	3:30 PM
Tue 3/3	OKC	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Thu 3/5	CHI	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Sun 3/8	CHI	@	SAC	9:00 PM

Last Game

Hornets

28 - 31

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Final

Bulls

24 - 35

Tue 24 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.8

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.6

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

69.3

Jokić

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.7

119.3

119.2

118.4

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.1

111.3

112.3

112.6

112.7

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

7.9

7.8

6.6

5.5

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

13-46

15-44

15-42

16-41

17-42

18-40

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,797.9

Maxey

2,685.1

Johnson

2,621.2

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,839.8

Johnson

2,826.5

Maxey

2,792

Jokić

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.7

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.4

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

37-22

35-23-1

33-24

34-25

33-24

32-25-1

Worst Record ATS

23-36

24-33

25-34

24-32-1

25-33-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	42	14	.750
2	Celtics	38	19	.667	4.5
3	Knicks	37	22	.627	6.5
4	Cavaliers	37	22	.627	6.5
5	Raptors	34	24	.586	9.0
6	76ers	32	26	.552	11.0
7	Magic	31	26	.544	11.5
8	Heat	31	28	.525	12.5
9	Hawks	29	31	.483	15.0
10	Hornets	28	31	.475	15.5
11	Bucks	25	31	.446	17.0
12	Bulls	24	35	.407	19.5
13	Wizards	16	41	.281	26.5
14	Nets	15	42	.263	27.5
15	Pacers	15	44	.254	28.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	45	14	.763
2	Spurs	41	16	.719	3.0
3	Rockets	35	21	.625	8.5
4	Nuggets	36	22	.621	8.5
5	Timberwolves	36	23	.610	9.0
6	Lakers	34	23	.596	10.0
7	Suns	33	26	.559	12.0
8	Warriors	30	28	.517	14.5
9	Trail Blazers	28	31	.475	17.0
10	Clippers	27	30	.474	17.0
11	Grizzlies	21	35	.375	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	36	.368	23.0
13	Jazz	18	40	.310	26.5
14	Pelicans	17	42	.288	28.0
15	Kings	13	46	.220	32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 1/22	IND	@	OKC	117-114
Thu 1/22	TOR	@	POR	110-98
Fri 1/23	WAS	@	CHA	115-119
Fri 1/23	NYK	@	PHI	112-109
Fri 1/23	CLE	@	ORL	119-105

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 2/25	OKC	@	DET	7:30 PM
Wed 2/25	GSW	@	MEM	7:30 PM
Wed 2/25	SAS	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Wed 2/25	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Wed 2/25	SAC	@	HOU	8:00 PM

Since 1984-85, Michael Jordan has averaged the most points per game by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 29.3 per game in 1984-85.

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