which nba players have the most 40 point playoff games

Michael Jordan had the most games in the playoffs with 40+ points, with 38 games.

Interpreted as:
Which NBA players have the most 40 or more point playoff games?
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38
1,769
43.7
46.6
6.4
5.3
2.2
1.2
17.2
31.4
54.8
1.1
2.8
38.7
11.1
13.0
85.2
62.7
1.6
4.8
3.3
1,661
243
201
84
47
124
133
+11
2LeBron James
L. James
29
1,263
44.2
43.6
10.0
7.7
1.9
0.9
16.0
28.1
56.9
2.8
6.2
44.2
8.9
12.1
73.0
65.2
2.0
8.0
3.2
1,283
289
223
54
25
94
77
+137
3Jerry West
J. West
20
873
43.7
6.9
15.8
31.0
50.8
12.2
14.2
85.6
58.6
138
61
4Kevin Durant
K. Durant
14
607
44.6
43.4
8.1
4.9
1.3
1.1
13.8
25.9
53.3
3.7
8.9
41.6
12.1
13.4
90.4
68.3
0.5
7.6
2.8
624
113
69
18
16
39
41
+54
5Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
14
620
44.3
16.1
12.0
15.2
78.9
52
6Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
13
565
43.2
43.5
7.1
4.8
1.6
0.6
15.7
29.2
53.7
2.4
4.8
50.0
9.7
11.0
88.1
63.8
1.5
5.5
2.5
561
92
62
21
8
32
34
+86
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
13
598
47.4
46.0
28.5
2.8
19.4
35.2
55.1
7.2
15.4
47.0
54.9
616
370
36
31
8Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
12
510
44.1
42.5
16.4
3.8
0.4
3.0
16.8
27.3
61.3
0.0
0.0
9.0
16.9
53.2
61.1
5.4
11.0
2.5
529
197
45
5
36
30
35
+141
9James Harden
J. Harden
11
469
39.9
42.6
5.7
7.1
1.6
0.4
13.8
24.9
55.5
5.9
11.3
52.4
9.1
9.8
92.6
72.9
1.0
4.7
3.5
439
63
78
18
4
39
34
+31
10Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
11
468
44.1
42.5
13.7
4.1
1.8
3.5
16.7
28.1
59.5
0.2
0.4
50.0
8.9
11.2
79.7
64.4
3.5
10.2
2.5
485
151
45
20
38
27
46
11Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
10
471
45.9
47.1
4.4
5.5
2.7
0.1
16.4
31.5
52.1
3.9
7.2
54.2
10.4
12.1
86.0
64.0
0.9
3.5
3.3
459
44
55
27
1
33
22
+102
12Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
9
380
43.5
42.2
4.1
6.8
0.6
0.2
15.2
28.8
52.9
3.0
8.1
37.0
8.8
10.6
83.2
63.2
0.3
3.8
2.9
392
37
61
5
2
26
22
+68
13Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
9
379
43.4
42.1
17.8
2.9
1.3
3.7
17.2
27.4
62.8
0.0
0.0
7.7
10.2
75.0
65.9
5.0
391
160
26
9
26
5
33
14Devin Booker
D. Booker
8
357
42.8
44.6
6.8
5.9
1.5
0.9
16.8
26.8
62.6
3.5
6.4
54.9
7.6
8.3
92.4
73.4
0.8
6.0
2.4
343
54
47
12
7
19
31
+50
15Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
8
351
42.0
43.9
7.3
5.6
2.3
1.4
14.9
24.3
61.3
2.3
5.4
41.9
11.9
13.5
88.0
72.7
2.0
5.3
2.3
336
58
45
18
11
18
8
+71
16Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
8
344
41.6
43.0
9.5
9.8
1.4
0.6
14.8
27.9
52.9
4.6
10.3
45.1
8.9
11.6
76.3
65.2
0.8
8.8
5.4
333
76
78
11
5
43
19
-29
17Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
8
340
40.3
42.5
13.0
4.6
0.9
2.1
14.8
25.5
57.8
1.4
4.5
30.6
11.6
15.6
74.4
65.6
2.9
10.1
3.8
322
104
37
7
17
30
25
+61
18Stephen Curry
S. Curry
8
344
41.8
43.0
7.0
6.9
1.3
0.1
14.8
29.5
50.0
6.5
14.9
43.7
7.0
8.0
87.5
65.1
1.5
5.5
3.6
334
56
55
10
1
29
16
+103
19Rick Barry
R. Barry
8
354
44.6
44.3
7.5
3.5
1.7
0.3
17.3
37.0
46.6
9.8
12.1
80.4
52.3
1.7
3.0
357
60
28
5
1
34
20Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
7
338
39.0
48.3
5.7
6.0
1.4
0.4
16.4
30.0
54.8
4.9
11.3
43.0
10.6
12.4
85.1
68.1
1.9
3.9
3.9
273
40
42
10
3
27
17
+46
21Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
7
306
40.9
43.7
11.7
7.7
1.3
0.7
16.7
27.1
61.6
2.9
5.6
51.3
7.4
9.1
81.3
70.1
3.3
8.4
3.7
286
82
54
9
5
26
21
-11
22Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
7
312
44.8
44.6
9.0
7.7
2.1
0.6
16.3
35.4
46.0
3.0
9.6
31.3
9.0
10.7
84.0
55.5
2.0
7.0
4.3
313
63
54
15
4
30
26
+58
23Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
7
295
42.8
42.1
7.4
3.7
1.7
0.7
13.9
25.1
55.1
1.3
2.6
50.0
13.1
15.6
84.4
65.9
1.4
6.0
3.6
300
52
26
12
5
25
21
+60
24Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
7
312
44.9
44.6
10.6
2.9
1.7
1.1
13.9
22.4
61.8
2.3
3.0
76.2
14.6
16.0
91.1
75.6
1.4
9.1
2.6
314
74
20
12
8
18
16
+63
25Bernard King
B. King
7
304
39.3
43.4
6.0
3.0
1.1
0.4
16.9
26.3
64.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
9.7
12.3
79.1
68.5
2.3
3.7
2.9
275
42
21
8
3
20
24

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3P%

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TEAMWLPCTGB
9
Hawks Hawks
14
11
.560
5.5
10
Bucks Bucks
10
15
.400
9.5
11
Bulls Bulls
9
14
.391
9.5
12
Hornets Hornets
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17
.292
12.0
13
Nets Nets
6
17
.261
12.5
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Fri
12/12
CHI CHI
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Sun
12/14
NOP NOP
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Wed
12/17
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
12/19
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Sun
12/21
CHI CHI
@
ATL ATL
3:30 PM
Last Game
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123

Final

91

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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
23
1
.958
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
15
7
.682
7.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
8
.652
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
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Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
16
7
.696
2.5
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Raptors Raptors
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Magic Magic
14
10
.583
5.0
6
Heat Heat
14
10
.583
5.0

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Sun
11/9
MIN MIN
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UTA UTA
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Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
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LAC LAC
105-102
Mon
11/10
TOR TOR
@
BKN BKN
119-109
Mon
11/10
MEM MEM
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NYK NYK
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Mon
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OKC OKC
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NOP NOP
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TOR TOR
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