players to score 40 points in a playoff game before 2012

Dirk Nowitzki had 40 points in Game 4 of the 2011 Western Conference Finals versus the Thunder on May 23, 2011.

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players to score 40 or more points in a playoff game before 2012

	NAME	DATE	PTS	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	5/23/2011	40	DAL	@	OKC	45	5	3	0	0	12	20	60.0	2	3	66.7	14	15	93.3	75.2	0	5	4	2	+11
2	Kevin Durant K. Durant	5/17/2011	40	OKC	@	DAL	42	8	5	1	2	10	18	55.6	2	5	40.0	18	19	94.7	75.9	0	8	3	3	-1
3	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	5/17/2011	48	DAL	vs	OKC	41	6	4	0	4	12	15	80.0	0	0		24	24	100.0	93.9	0	6	2	3	+12
4	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	5/9/2011	40	OKC	@	MEM	51	5	5	3	2	15	33	45.5	0	2	0.0	10	11	90.9	52.9	1	4	3	5	+12
5	Derrick Rose D. Rose	5/6/2011	44	CHI	@	ATL	38	5	7	1	1	16	27	59.3	4	7	57.1	8	9	88.9	71.1	1	4	2	1	+17
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	4/27/2011	41	OKC	vs	DEN	42	5	2	1	2	14	27	51.9	2	10	20.0	11	12	91.7	63.5	1	4	0	2	+7
7	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	4/19/2011	42	NYK	@	BOS	44	17	6	0	2	14	30	46.7	4	8	50.0	10	11	90.9	60.3	5	12	1	5	-5
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	4/17/2011	41	OKC	vs	DEN	43	9	2	1	0	13	22	59.1	3	6	50.0	12	15	80.0	71.7	0	9	1	3	+1
9	Dwight Howard D. Howard	4/16/2011	46	ORL	vs	ATL	46	19	1	0	1	16	23	69.6	0	1	0.0	14	22	63.6	70.4	6	13	8	5	-10
10	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	5/23/2010	42	PHX	vs	LAL	42	11	0	1	1	14	22	63.6	0	0		14	18	77.8	70.2	3	8	2	3	+14
11	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	5/17/2010	40	LAL	vs	PHX	35	5	5	1	0	13	23	56.5	3	6	50.0	11	12	91.7	70.7	0	5	2	1	+22
12	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	4/25/2010	46	MIA	vs	BOS	43	5	5	2	0	16	24	66.7	5	7	71.4	9	14	64.3	76.3	0	5	6	4	+7
13	Jason Richardson J. Richardson	4/22/2010	42	PHX	@	POR	37	8	2	3	0	13	19	68.4	8	12	66.7	8	10	80.0	89.7	2	6	0	3	+15
14	LeBron James L. James	4/19/2010	40	CLE	vs	CHI	41	8	8	1	2	16	23	69.6	2	4	50.0	6	6	100.0	78.0	1	7	2	2	+6
15	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	4/17/2010	42	DEN	vs	UTA	38	4	5	0	0	18	25	72.0	2	5	40.0	4	4	100.0	78.5	1	3	0	3	+17
16	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	6/4/2009	40	LAL	vs	ORL	38	8	8	2	2	16	34	47.1	0	1	0.0	8	8	100.0	53.3	1	7	1	1	+25
17	Dwight Howard D. Howard	5/30/2009	40	ORL	vs	CLE	41	14	4	0	1	14	21	66.7	0	1	0.0	12	16	75.0	71.3	6	8	2	5	+13
18	LeBron James L. James	5/26/2009	44	CLE	@	ORL	49	12	7	1	1	13	29	44.8	4	10	40.0	14	18	77.8	59.6	1	11	8	5	+6
19	LeBron James L. James	5/24/2009	41	CLE	@	ORL	42	7	9	2	1	11	28	39.3	1	8	12.5	18	24	75.0	53.2	0	7	2	3	-12
20	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	5/23/2009	41	LAL	@	DEN	41	6	5	2	0	12	24	50.0	2	5	40.0	15	17	88.2	65.1	1	5	1	4	+4
21	LeBron James L. James	5/20/2009	49	CLE	vs	ORL	41	6	8	2	3	20	30	66.7	3	6	50.0	6	10	60.0	71.2	3	3	2	1	+7
22	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	5/19/2009	40	LAL	vs	DEN	43	6	4	0	1	13	28	46.4	2	3	66.7	12	13	92.3	59.3	3	3	1	3	-5
23	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	5/11/2009	41	DEN	@	DAL	43	11	3	5	0	15	29	51.7	2	5	40.0	9	11	81.8	60.6	3	8	2	5	0
24	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	5/11/2009	44	DAL	vs	DEN	44	13	3	2	1	14	25	56.0	0	0		16	17	94.1	67.7	1	12	4	1	+12
25	LeBron James L. James	5/9/2009	47	CLE	@	ATL	43	12	8	1	1	15	25	60.0	5	10	50.0	12	16	75.0	73.3	2	10	1	2	+26

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Team Rankings

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116.3

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Warriors	36	42	.462	26.0
11	Grizzlies	25	53	.321	37.0
12	Mavericks	25	53	.321	37.0
13	Pelicans	25	54	.316	37.5
14	Kings	21	58	.266	41.5

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Tue 4/7	DAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Wed 4/8	DAL	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Fri 4/10	DAL	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Sun 4/12	CHI	@	DAL	8:30 PM

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Final

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Mavericks

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PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.4

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.2

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ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.7

120.0

119.7

119.4

119.1

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.5

111.1

112.6

113.1

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

8.3

8.1

8.0

6.7

5.3

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17-61

18-60

19-59

21-58

25-54

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FanDuel Points Leaders

3,864.1

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,372.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,117

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,572.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.2

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.4

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.53

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46-32

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44-35

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Worst Record ATS

31-47

33-46

33-45

34-44

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1	Pistons - z	57	21	.731
2	Celtics - x	53	25	.679	4.0
3	Knicks - x	50	28	.641	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	49	29	.628	8.0
5	Hawks	45	33	.577	12.0
6	76ers	43	35	.551	14.0
7	Raptors	43	35	.551	14.0
8	Hornets	43	36	.544	14.5
9	Magic	42	36	.538	15.0
10	Heat	41	37	.526	16.0
11	Bucks - e	31	47	.397	26.0
12	Bulls - e	29	49	.372	28.0
13	Nets - e	19	59	.244	38.0
14	Pacers - e	18	60	.231	39.0
15	Wizards - e	17	61	.218	40.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	62	16	.795
2	Spurs - x	59	19	.756	3.0
3	Lakers - x	50	28	.641	12.0
4	Nuggets - x	50	28	.641	12.0
5	Rockets - x	49	29	.628	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	32	.590	16.0
7	Suns	43	35	.551	19.0
8	Clippers	40	38	.513	22.0
9	Trail Blazers	40	38	.513	22.0
10	Warriors	36	42	.462	26.0
11	Grizzlies - e	25	53	.321	37.0
12	Mavericks - e	25	53	.321	37.0
13	Pelicans - e	25	54	.316	37.5
14	Kings - e	21	58	.266	41.5
15	Jazz - e	21	58	.266	41.5