what nba player has the most ppg in a season without scoring a single three pointer

Moses Malone has the most points per game with exactly 0 three-pointers in a season, with 31.1 per game in 1981-82.

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	NAME	PPG	3PM	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Moses Malone M. Malone	31.1	0	1981-82	HOU	81	42.0	14.7	1.8	0.9	1.5	11.7	22.5	51.9	0.1	0.0	7.8	10.2	76.2	57.6	6.9	7.8	3.6	3,398	2,520	1,188	142	76	125	294	208
2	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	30.7	0	1982-83	UTA	22	40.3	6.4	4.8	0.9	0.0	10.6	18.3	58.0	0.0		9.5	11.3	84.7	66.1	2.6	3.7	3.7	887	676	140	105	20	0	81	62
3	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29.7	0	1999-00	LAL	79	40.0	13.6	3.8	0.5	3.0	12.1	21.1	57.4	0.0	0.0	5.5	10.4	52.4	57.8	4.3	9.4	2.8	3,163	2,344	1,078	299	36	239	223	255	+706
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29.3	0	1993-94	ORL	81	39.8	13.2	2.4	0.9	2.9	11.8	19.6	59.9	0.0	0.0	5.8	10.5	55.4	60.5	4.7	8.5	2.7	3,224	2,377	1,072	195	76	231	222	281
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29.3	0	1994-95	ORL	79	37.0	11.4	2.7	0.9	2.4	11.8	20.2	58.3	0.1	0.0	5.8	10.8	53.3	58.8	4.2	7.3	2.6	2,923	2,315	901	214	73	192	204	258
6	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	28.7	0	2000-01	LAL	74	39.5	12.7	3.7	0.6	2.8	11.0	19.2	57.2	0.0	0.0	6.7	13.1	51.3	57.4	3.9	8.8	2.9	2,924	2,125	940	277	47	204	218	256	+463
7	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	28.3	0	1997-98	LAL	60	36.3	11.4	2.4	0.7	2.4	11.2	19.1	58.4	0.0		6.0	11.4	52.7	58.7	3.5	7.9	2.9	2,175	1,699	681	142	39	144	175	193	+649
8	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	28.0	0	1979-80	UTA	68	39.3	7.6	2.8	1.4	0.2	10.7	18.6	57.6	0.0	0.0	6.5	7.7	84.2	63.5	2.7	4.9	3.4	2,674	1,903	516	191	96	14	233	211
9	Karl Malone K. Malone	27.7	0	1987-88	UTA	82	39.0	12.0	2.4	1.4	0.6	10.5	20.1	52.0	0.1	0.0	6.7	9.6	70.0	56.8	3.4	8.6	4.0	3,198	2,268	986	199	117	50	325	296
10	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	27.5	0	2002-03	LAL	67	37.8	11.1	3.1	0.6	2.4	10.4	18.1	57.4	0.0		6.7	10.8	62.2	60.2	3.9	7.2	2.9	2,535	1,841	742	206	38	159	196	229	+363
11	Karl Malone K. Malone	27.4	0	1996-97	UTA	82	36.6	9.9	4.5	1.4	0.6	10.5	19.2	55.0	0.2	0.0	6.4	8.4	75.5	60.0	2.4	7.5	2.8	2,998	2,249	809	368	113	48	233	217	+768
12	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	27.2	0	2001-02	LAL	67	36.1	10.7	3.0	0.6	2.0	10.6	18.3	57.9	0.0	0.0	5.9	10.7	55.5	59.0	3.5	7.2	2.6	2,422	1,822	715	200	41	137	171	199	+566
13	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	26.6	0	1990-91	NYK	81	38.3	11.2	3.0	1.0	3.2	10.4	20.3	51.4	0.1	0.0	5.7	7.7	74.5	56.1	2.4	8.8	3.6	3,104	2,154	905	244	80	258	291	287
14	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	26.6	0	1984-85	UTA	55	35.8	5.9	3.4	1.0	0.1	9.3	17.5	53.1	0.0		8.0	9.9	80.4	60.7	2.7	3.2	3.1	1,971	1,462	323	186	57	8	171	133
15	Bernard King B. King	26.3	0	1983-84	NYK	77	34.6	5.1	2.1	1.0	0.2	10.3	18.1	57.2	0.1	0.0	5.7	7.3	77.9	61.9	1.6	3.5	2.6	2,667	2,027	394	164	75	17	197	273
16	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	26.3	0	1998-99	LAL	49	34.8	10.7	2.3	0.7	1.7	10.4	18.1	57.6	0.0	0.0	5.5	10.2	54.0	58.4	3.8	6.9	2.5	1,705	1,289	525	114	36	82	122	155	+225
17	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	26.2	0	1996-97	LAL	51	38.1	12.5	3.1	0.9	2.9	10.8	19.4	55.7	0.1	0.0	4.5	9.4	48.4	55.6	3.8	8.7	2.9	1,941	1,336	640	159	46	147	146	180	+268
18	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	26.2	0	1980-81	LAL	80	37.2	10.3	3.4	0.7	2.9	10.5	18.2	57.4	0.0	0.0	5.3	6.9	76.6	61.6	2.5	7.8	3.1	2,976	2,095	821	272	59	228	249	244
19	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	26.1	0	1992-93	HOU	82	39.5	13.0	3.5	1.8	4.2	10.3	19.5	52.9	0.1	0.0	5.4	7.0	77.9	57.7	3.5	9.6	3.2	3,242	2,140	1,068	291	150	342	262	305
20	Kevin McHale K. McHale	26.1	0	1986-87	BOS	77	39.7	9.9	2.6	0.5	2.2	10.3	17.0	60.4	0.1	0.0	5.6	6.6	83.6	65.5	3.2	6.7	2.6	3,060	2,008	763	198	38	172	197	240
21	Moses Malone M. Malone	25.8	0	1979-80	HOU	82	38.3	14.5	1.8	1.0	1.3	9.5	18.9	50.2	0.1	0.0	6.9	9.5	71.9	56.0	7.0	7.5	3.7	3,140	2,119	1,190	147	80	107	300	210
22	Alex English A. English	25.4	0	1981-82	DEN	82	36.8	6.8	5.3	1.1	1.5	10.4	18.9	55.1	0.1	0.0	4.5	5.4	84.0	59.6	2.6	4.2	3.2	3,015	2,082	558	433	87	120	261	261
23	Orlando Woolridge O. Woolridge	25.1	0	1990-91	DEN	53	34.4	6.8	2.2	1.3	0.4	9.2	18.5	49.8	0.1	0.0	6.6	8.3	79.7	56.5	2.7	4.2	2.9	1,823	1,330	361	119	69	23	152	145
24	Yao Ming Y. Ming	25.0	0	2006-07	HOU	48	33.8	9.4	2.0	0.4	2.0	8.8	17.1	51.6	0.0	0.0	7.4	8.6	86.2	60.1	2.1	7.3	3.5	1,624	1,202	452	94	17	94	167	159	+298
25	Alex English A. English	25.0	0	1987-88	DEN	80	35.2	4.7	4.7	0.9	0.3	10.5	21.3	49.5	0.1	0.0	3.9	4.7	82.8	53.5	2.1	2.6	2.3	2,818	2,000	373	377	70	23	181	193

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