what big man averaged the highest career points per game in a playoffs

Hakeem Olajuwon has the most points per game by a big man in a single NBA playoff run, with 37.5 per game in 1987-88.

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 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
37.5
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
2 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
37.4
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
3 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37.0
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
4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
35.2
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
5 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
35.0
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
6 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
34.7
1963-64
SFW SFW
12
46.5
25.2
3.3
14.6
26.8
54.3
5.5
11.6
47.5
54.3
558
416
302
39
27
7 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
34.6
1976-77
LAL LAL
11
42.5
17.7
4.1
1.7
3.5
13.4
22.0
60.7
7.9
10.9
72.5
64.6
4.6
13.1
467
381
195
45
19
38
42
8 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33.2
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
9 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
33.0
2024-25
MIL MIL
5
37.6
15.4
6.6
1.0
1.0
12.0
19.8
60.6
0.2
1.0
20.0
8.8
12.6
69.8
65.1
3.8
11.6
4.6
188
165
77
33
5
5
23
12
-35
10 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
33.0
2023-24
PHI PHI
6
41.3
10.8
5.7
1.2
1.5
9.8
22.2
44.4
2.2
6.5
33.3
11.2
13.0
85.9
59.2
3.2
7.7
4.2
248
198
65
34
7
9
25
20
+46
11 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
33.0
1994-95
HOU HOU
22
42.2
10.3
4.5
1.2
2.8
13.9
26.2
53.1
0.1
0.2
50.0
5.0
7.4
68.1
56.0
2.0
8.3
3.1
929
725
227
98
26
62
69
95
12 Alex Groza
A. Groza
32.3
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
13 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
32.2
1973-74
MIL MIL
16
47.4
15.8
4.9
1.3
2.4
14.0
25.1
55.7
4.2
5.7
73.6
58.3
4.2
11.6
758
515
253
78
20
39
41
14 Antawn Jamison
A. Jamison
32.0
2006-07
WAS WAS
4
43.3
9.8
1.3
0.5
1.0
12.3
25.8
47.6
2.3
6.5
34.6
5.3
7.0
75.0
55.5
3.3
6.5
1.8
173
128
39
5
2
4
7
13
-33
15 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31.9
1979-80
LAL LAL
15
41.2
12.1
3.1
1.1
3.9
13.2
23.1
57.2
0.0
0.0
5.5
7.0
79.0
61.1
3.4
8.7
3.7
618
479
181
46
17
58
55
51
16 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
31.8
1962-63
STL STL
11
42.1
15.1
3.0
10.8
23.5
45.9
10.2
13.1
77.8
54.3
463
350
166
33
34
17 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
31.7
2021-22
MIL MIL
12
37.3
14.2
6.8
0.7
1.3
11.7
23.8
49.1
0.8
3.4
22.0
7.6
11.2
67.9
55.2
2.2
12.0
4.5
448
380
170
81
8
15
54
43
+79
18 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
31.7
1973-74
BUF BUF
6
45.2
13.7
1.5
1.0
2.2
12.7
26.5
47.8
6.3
7.8
80.9
52.9
2.3
11.3
271
190
82
9
6
13
25
19 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
31.5
2014-15
NOP NOP
4
43.0
11.0
2.0
1.3
3.0
11.8
21.8
54.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
8.0
9.0
88.9
61.3
2.3
8.8
3.3
172
126
44
8
5
12
13
12
-20
20 George Mikan
G. Mikan
31.3
1949-50
MIN MIN
12
3.0
10.1
26.3
38.3
11.2
14.2
78.8
48.1
376
36
47
21 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
31.0
2021-22
DEN DEN
5
34.2
13.2
5.8
1.6
1.0
12.2
21.2
57.5
1.0
3.6
27.8
5.6
6.6
84.8
64.3
3.4
9.8
4.8
171
155
66
29
8
5
24
20
-44
22 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
30.7
1999-00
LAL LAL
23
43.5
15.4
3.1
0.6
2.4
12.4
22.0
56.6
0.0
0.0
5.9
12.9
45.6
55.6
5.2
10.3
2.4
1,000
707
355
71
13
55
56
67
+115
23 Karl Malone
K. Malone
30.7
1988-89
UTA UTA
3
45.3
16.3
1.3
1.0
0.3
11.0
22.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
8.7
10.7
81.3
57.4
7.3
9.0
4.3
136
92
49
4
3
1
13
16
24 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
30.6
2020-21
BOS BOS
5
37.0
5.8
4.6
1.2
1.6
9.4
22.2
42.3
2.8
7.2
38.9
9.0
9.8
91.8
57.7
0.6
5.2
2.6
185
153
29
23
6
8
13
15
-58
25 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
30.5
1997-98
LAL LAL
13
38.5
10.2
2.9
0.5
2.6
12.2
19.8
61.2
0.0
0.0
6.2
12.2
50.3
60.4
3.7
6.5
3.3
501
396
132
38
7
34
43
41
+32

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ORTG

115.3

13th

DRTG

110.8

4th

NETRTG

4.6

7th

3P%

35.3

21st

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM 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
Last Game
HOU Rockets

3 - 4

89

Final

103

GSW Warriors

4 - 3

Sun 4 May 2025

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

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

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
145-124
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/5
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Sun
6/8
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM