what center averaged the highest points per game in career playoffs

Dirk Nowitzki has put up the most career points per game by a center in the playoffs, with 27.7 per game.

	NAME	PPG	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	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	27.7	13	43.8	12.6	1.9	1.8	1.5	9.1	20.3	44.7	1.8	3.3	53.5	7.8	8.9	87.1	57.1	2.3	10.3	2.2	569	360	164	25	23	19	28	43	-5
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	27.4	94	38.3	12.3	7.6	1.2	0.9	10.4	19.8	52.5	1.8	4.5	38.8	4.9	5.9	82.6	61.2	3.0	9.3	3.3	3,600	2,580	1,159	712	116	82	311	314	+138
3	Alex Groza A. Groza	26.0	9		14.0	1.6			8.9	16.3	54.4				8.2	10.2	80.4	62.4					234	42	14				35
4	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	25.9	145	39.6	11.2	3.2	1.7	3.3	10.4	19.6	52.8	0.0	0.1	22.2	5.1	7.1	71.9	56.9	3.2	7.9	2.9	5,749	3,755	1,621	458	245	472	424	562	-29
5	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	25.8	6	46.3	13.8	0.8			10.0	19.0	52.6				5.8	8.8	66.0	56.4				278	155	83	5				21
6	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	24.9	59	35.3	10.9	3.1	0.8	1.7	7.9	17.2	45.9	1.1	3.8	28.9	8.0	9.7	82.8	58.0	2.2	8.7	3.7	2,083	1,469	641	182	49	102	218	197	+324
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	24.3	237	37.3	10.5	3.2	1.0	2.4	9.9	18.7	53.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4	6.0	74.0	57.1	2.6	6.5	2.6	8,851	5,762	2,481	767	189	476	447	797
8	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	24.3	216	37.5	11.6	2.7	0.5	2.1	9.4	16.8	56.3	0.0	0.0		5.4	10.7	50.4	56.5	4.0	7.6	3.0	8,098	5,250	2,508	582	117	459	649	769	+638
9	George Mikan G. Mikan	24.0	70	36.6	13.9	2.2			8.0	19.9	40.4				7.9	10.1	78.6	49.3				1,500	1,680	665	155				305
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	22.5	160	47.2	24.5	4.2			8.9	17.1	52.2				4.7	10.2	46.5	52.4				7,559	3,607	3,913	673				412
11	Moses Malone M. Malone	22.1	94	40.4	13.8	1.4	0.9	1.6	8.0	16.7	47.9	0.0	0.1	14.3	6.1	8.0	76.2	54.7	5.4	8.4	2.6	3,796	2,077	1,295	136	84	151	215	244
12	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	20.9	7	36.6	11.9	5.3	1.9	0.4	8.4	18.7	45.0	0.4	1.1	37.5	3.6	5.7	62.5	49.1	3.0	8.9	2.1	256	146	83	37	13	3	15	26	+33
13	Tom Burleson T. Burleson	20.7	15	38.1	10.2	1.5	0.9	1.7	8.2	15.1	54.2				4.3	5.7	75.6	58.7	3.0	7.2		572	311	153	23	13	26		54
14	Shawn Marion S. Marion	20.4	20	42.5	11.7	1.6	1.9	1.2	8.2	16.7	48.9	1.1	3.5	31.4	3.0	3.4	88.1	56.1	2.9	8.8	1.1	849	407	233	31	37	23	22	65	+46
15	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	20.2	139	37.5	10.3	2.0	0.9	2.2	7.9	16.9	46.9	0.1	0.2	34.8	4.3	6.0	71.8	51.7	2.4	7.9	2.5	5,207	2,813	1,435	275	122	303	345	522	+8
16	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	20.0	7	34.9	9.6	2.7	0.7	1.0	7.9	17.3	45.5	0.4	1.6	27.3	3.9	4.7	81.8	51.7	2.7	6.9	1.0	244	140	67	19	5	7	7	21	-18
17	Yao Ming Y. Ming	19.8	28	35.3	9.3	1.0	0.3	1.5	7.0	13.4	51.9	0.0	0.0		5.9	7.1	83.3	59.9	2.7	6.6	2.9	988	555	261	29	9	42	82	105	-75
18	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	19.8	50	34.7	10.7	2.0	0.7	0.7	6.9	14.5	47.6	1.5	4.3	35.0	4.4	5.3	83.1	58.6	2.1	8.6	2.5	1,733	989	536	100	34	36	124	193	-62
19	Dan Issel D. Issel	19.4	53	30.2	7.4	2.7	0.8	0.5	7.6	15.3	49.6	0.1	0.1	50.0	4.2	5.1	82.9	55.4	2.1	5.3	2.0	1,599	1,029	393	145	42	24	93	157
20	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	19.1	41	39.0	10.2	3.3	0.7	1.0	6.7	12.9	51.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.7	7.5	75.6	58.8	2.2	8.0	2.4	1,600	782	419	137	27	40	98	113
21	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	19.0	15	39.1	10.1	3.8	0.9	0.7	6.9	13.1	52.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.3	6.9	76.7	58.8	3.8	6.3	4.3	586	285	151	57	14	11	65	54
22	Ed Sadowski E. Sadowski	19.0	8			1.8			5.9	17.4	33.8				7.3	10.6	68.2	43.1					152		14				33
23	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	18.9	89	42.3	14.4	3.7	1.2	0.9	8.2	18.3	45.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.4	3.3	74.4	48.0	3.7	10.4	0.9	3,768	1,684	1,285	333	78	56	8	398
24	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	18.7	89	29.7	7.8	1.4	0.8	1.6	7.6	15.6	48.9	0.0	0.1	25.0	3.4	4.8	71.8	52.8	1.9	5.9	2.1	2,641	1,664	697	125	68	146	143	305
25	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	18.6	67	35.2	9.6	3.5	0.9	1.5	7.6	14.3	53.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	4.4	76.8	57.3	2.7	7.0	2.3	2,361	1,244	645	235	62	99	105	233

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Mon 3/16	DAL	@	NOP	8:00 PM
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10.4

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112.8

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4.4

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1	Pistons	47	18	.723
2	Celtics	43	23	.652	4.5
3	Knicks	42	25	.627	6.0
4	Cavaliers	40	26	.606	7.5
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7	Raptors	36	29	.554	11.0
8	Hawks	35	31	.530	12.5
9	76ers	35	31	.530	12.5
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1	Thunder	52	15	.776
2	Spurs	48	18	.727	3.5
3	Lakers	41	25	.621	10.5
4	Rockets	40	25	.615	11.0
5	Nuggets	41	26	.612	11.0
6	Timberwolves	40	26	.606	11.5
7	Suns	39	27	.591	12.5
8	Clippers	33	32	.508	18.0
9	Warriors	32	33	.492	19.0
10	Trail Blazers	31	35	.470	20.5
11	Grizzlies	23	42	.354	28.0
12	Mavericks	22	44	.333	29.5
13	Pelicans	22	45	.328	30.0
14	Jazz	20	46	.303	31.5
15	Kings - e	16	51	.239	36.0