players with most points per game in a single playoff before turning 26

Michael Jordan has scored the most points per game by a player younger than 26 in a single NBA playoff run, with 43.7 per game in 1985-86.

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players with most points per game in a single playoff before turning 26 years old
NAME PPG AGE 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
43.7
22
1985-86
CHI CHI
3
45.0
6.3
5.7
2.3
1.3
16.0
31.7
50.5
0.3
0.3
100.0
11.3
13.0
87.2
58.4
1.7
4.7
4.7
135
131
19
17
7
4
14
13
2 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
37.5
25
1987-88
HOU HOU
4
40.5
16.8
1.8
2.3
2.8
14.0
24.5
57.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
9.5
10.8
88.4
64.1
5.0
11.8
2.3
162
150
67
7
9
11
9
14
3 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
37.4
23
1974-75
BUF BUF
7
46.7
13.4
1.4
0.9
2.7
14.9
30.9
48.1
7.7
10.4
74.0
52.8
3.6
9.9
327
262
94
10
6
19
29
4 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37.0
24
1960-61
PHI PHI
3
48.0
23.0
2.0
15.0
32.0
46.9
7.0
12.7
55.3
49.2
144
111
69
6
10
5 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
36.3
24
1987-88
CHI CHI
10
42.7
7.1
4.7
2.4
1.1
13.8
26.0
53.1
0.1
0.3
33.3
8.6
9.9
86.9
59.8
2.3
4.8
3.9
427
363
71
47
24
11
39
38
6 Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
36.3
23
2019-20
UTA UTA
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
7 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
35.7
21
2020-21
DAL DAL
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
8 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35.7
23
1986-87
CHI CHI
3
42.7
7.0
6.0
2.0
2.3
11.7
28.0
41.7
0.7
1.7
40.0
11.7
13.0
89.7
52.9
2.3
4.7
2.7
128
107
21
18
6
7
8
11
9 LeBron James
L. James
35.3
24
2008-09
CLE CLE
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
10 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
35.2
22
1969-70
MIL MIL
10
43.5
16.8
4.1
13.9
24.5
56.7
7.4
10.1
73.3
60.8
435
352
168
41
25
11 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
35.0
25
1961-62
PHI PHI
12
48.0
26.6
3.1
13.5
28.9
46.7
8.0
12.6
63.6
50.8
576
420
319
37
27
12 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
34.8
25
1988-89
CHI CHI
17
42.2
7.0
7.6
2.5
0.8
11.7
22.9
51.0
0.6
2.1
28.6
10.8
13.5
79.9
60.2
1.5
5.5
4.0
718
591
119
130
42
13
68
65
13 Rick Barry
R. Barry
34.7
22
1966-67
SFW SFW
15
40.9
7.5
3.9
13.1
32.6
40.3
8.5
10.5
80.9
46.7
614
521
113
58
49
14 Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
34.0
24
2005-06
WAS WAS
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
15 Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
33.8
21
2000-01
ORL ORL
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
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16 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
33.4
25
1959-60
MIN MIN
9
45.3
14.1
3.4
12.3
26.0
47.4
8.8
10.4
84.0
54.7
408
301
127
31
38
17 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33.2
23
1959-60
PHI PHI
9
46.1
25.8
2.1
13.9
28.0
49.6
5.4
12.2
44.5
49.8
415
299
232
19
17
18 George Gervin
G. Gervin
33.2
25
1977-78
SAS SAS
6
37.8
5.7
3.2
1.0
2.7
13.0
23.7
54.9
7.2
9.3
76.8
59.7
1.8
3.8
3.2
227
199
34
19
6
16
19
23
19 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
32.9
25
2000-01
PHI PHI
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
20 Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
32.8
25
1984-85
DAL DAL
4
42.3
6.5
4.8
0.5
0.5
11.8
23.0
51.1
0.3
0.5
50.0
9.0
9.5
94.7
60.2
2.8
3.8
3.5
169
131
26
19
2
2
14
8
21 Alex Groza
A. Groza
32.3
24
1950-51
IND
3
14.0
0.7
12.0
24.3
49.3
8.3
11.0
75.8
55.4
97
42
2
14
22 Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
32.3
24
2020-21
UTA UTA
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
23 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
32.1
24
2002-03
LAL LAL
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
24 Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
31.8
24
1962-63
CIN CIN
12
47.5
13.0
9.0
10.3
22.0
47.0
11.1
12.8
86.4
57.4
570
381
156
108
41
25 Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
31.7
23
2002-03
ORL ORL
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
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TEAM W L PCT GB
7
Magic Magic
41
41
.500
23.0
8
Hawks Hawks
40
42
.488
24.0
9
Bulls Bulls
39
43
.476
25.0
10
Heat Heat
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Raptors Raptors
30
52
.366
34.0
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0