who has the most 40 point games in a single playoff

LeBron James and Jerry West are tied for the most games with 40+ points in a single NBA playoff run, with 8 games.

Interpreted as:

Who has the most 40 or more point games in a single playoff?

	NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	8	361	2017-18	CLE	42.5	45.1	9.0	8.3	1.8	0.5	16.9	27.9	60.5	2.5	5.5	45.5	8.9	12.0	74.0	68.1	2.0	7.0	4.3	340	72	66	14	4	34	19	+29
2	Jerry West J. West	8	366	1964-65	LAL		45.8	6.5	6.6			15.8	34.4	45.8				14.3	15.9	89.8	55.3					52	53				28
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	7	311	1988-89	CHI	42.4	44.4	8.1	7.1	3.0	1.1	15.0	26.4	56.8	0.6	1.7	33.3	13.9	16.7	82.9	65.8	1.6	6.6	3.6	297	57	50	21	8	25	24
4	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	6	289	2000-01	PHI	46.0	48.2	3.8	6.0	2.5	0.2	17.7	34.2	51.7	4.3	8.2	53.1	8.5	9.3	91.1	62.9	0.8	3.0	3.3	276	23	36	15	1	20	13	+64
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6	279	1992-93	CHI	44.7	46.5	7.0	5.3	1.5	0.8	18.0	34.2	52.7	2.2	5.3	40.6	8.3	10.7	78.1	59.8	1.7	5.3	2.7	268	42	32	9	5	16	23
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6	276	1989-90	CHI	43.2	46.0	7.0	6.8	2.5	1.3	17.2	32.3	53.1	1.5	4.0	37.5	10.2	11.8	85.9	61.3	2.0	5.0	3.8	259	42	41	15	8	23	22
7	Bernard King B. King	6	264	1983-84	NYK	40.0	44.0	6.5	3.0	1.3	0.5	17.0	27.2	62.6	0.0	0.2	0.0	10.0	12.8	77.9	67.0	2.5	4.0	3.3	240	39	18	8	3	20	23
8	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	5	215	2023-24	NYK	44.9	43.0	4.0	8.2	0.6	0.4	15.6	30.8	50.6	2.4	7.4	32.4	9.4	11.4	82.5	60.0	0.2	3.8	2.8	224	20	41	3	2	14	11	+53
9	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	5	211	1999-00	LAL	46.0	42.2	16.6	3.4	0.4	4.0	17.2	27.8	61.9	0.0	0.0		7.8	17.8	43.8	59.2	4.8	11.8	1.2	230	83	17	2	20	6	16	+76
10	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	5	211	1994-95	HOU	42.6	42.2	10.4	5.0	1.2	3.2	18.0	29.0	62.1	0.2	0.2	100.0	6.0	8.4	71.4	64.5	2.0	8.4	2.6	213	52	25	6	16	13	24
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	5	209	1976-77	LAL	41.4	41.8	18.4	2.6	1.6	3.8	16.6	25.4	65.4				8.6	12.0	71.7	68.1	5.2	13.2		207	92	13	8	19		19
12	Rick Barry R. Barry	5	230	1966-67	SFW	45.2	46.0	9.2	4.2			17.2	40.2	42.8				11.6	14.8	78.4	49.2				226	46	21				22
13	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	5	227	1960-61	LAL		45.4					17.2						11.0	14.0	78.6											19
14	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	4	173	2021-22	MIA	42.0	43.3	6.5	6.0	3.0	1.5	14.0	23.3	60.2	2.5	5.8	43.5	12.8	13.5	94.4	74.1	2.0	4.5	1.0	168	26	24	12	6	4	5	+50
15	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	4	173	2020-21	MIL	42.6	43.3	13.0	4.3	0.5	2.3	15.0	23.5	63.8	1.0	4.0	25.0	12.3	17.0	72.1	69.8	3.5	9.5	3.3	170	52	17	2	9	13	11	+39
16	Devin Booker D. Booker	4	169	2020-21	PHX	42.5	42.3	7.3	4.8	0.5	0.8	16.0	28.0	57.1	3.3	6.0	54.2	7.0	7.5	93.3	67.5	0.8	6.5	2.8	170	29	19	2	3	11	15	+28
17	Jamal Murray J. Murray	4	182	2019-20	DEN	43.1	45.5	7.0	6.5	0.5	0.3	16.8	26.8	62.6	7.0	12.0	58.3	5.0	5.5	90.9	78.0	2.0	5.0	2.5	172	28	26	2	1	10	11	+52
18	LeBron James L. James	4	181	2008-09	CLE	44.0	45.3	9.3	8.0	1.5	1.5	14.8	28.0	52.7	3.3	8.5	38.2	12.5	17.0	73.5	63.8	1.5	7.8	3.3	176	37	32	6	6	13	11	+27
19	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	4	161	2008-09	LAL	40.7	40.3	6.5	5.0	1.3	0.8	14.3	28.3	50.4	1.5	3.0	50.0	10.3	11.3	91.1	60.6	1.8	4.8	1.3	163	26	20	5	3	5	9	+43
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	4	190	1991-92	CHI	42.0	47.5	6.8	5.5	2.3	1.8	17.5	29.0	60.3	0.5	1.0	50.0	12.0	13.5	88.9	68.0	1.3	5.5	4.0	168	27	22	9	7	16	15
21	Jerry West J. West	4	176	1968-69	LAL	45.0	44.0	6.3	8.5			15.5	30.5	50.8				13.0	15.3	85.2	59.1				180	25	34				12
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	4	179	1961-62	PHI	48.0	44.8	32.8	3.0			17.8	35.0	50.7				9.3	17.0	54.4	52.7				192	131	12				9
23	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	3	127	2023-24	MIN	42.8	42.3	7.0	4.7	1.3	1.7	15.3	25.7	59.7	5.0	9.3	53.6	6.7	8.0	83.3	72.5	2.0	5.0	2.0	129	21	14	4	5	6	5	+22
24	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	3	137	2022-23	DEN	40.2	45.7	8.7	7.0	0.7	0.3	17.0	28.0	60.7	3.0	5.7	52.9	8.7	11.0	78.8	69.5	2.0	6.7	5.0	120	26	21	2	1	15	8	-23
25	Devin Booker D. Booker	3	139	2022-23	PHX	42.6	46.3	6.7	7.3	2.7	1.0	19.0	27.0	70.4	4.0	7.3	54.5	4.3	5.0	86.7	79.3	1.0	5.7	2.0	128	20	22	8	3	6	11	+21

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2	Celtics	50	25	.667	4.0
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4	Cavaliers	47	28	.627	7.0
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Tue 3/31	CLE	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 4/2	CLE	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sun 4/5	IND	@	CLE	6:00 PM
Mon 4/6	CLE	@	MEM	8:00 PM
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DraftKings Points Leaders

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1	Pistons - x	54	21	.720
2	Celtics - x	50	25	.667	4.0
3	Knicks - x	48	27	.640	6.0
4	Cavaliers	47	28	.627	7.0
5	Raptors	42	32	.568	11.5
6	Hawks	43	33	.566	11.5
7	76ers	41	34	.547	13.0
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9	Heat	40	36	.526	14.5
10	Hornets	39	36	.520	15.0
11	Bucks - e	29	45	.392	24.5
12	Bulls - e	29	46	.387	25.0
13	Nets - e	18	57	.240	36.0
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1	Thunder - y	60	16	.789
2	Spurs - y	57	18	.760	2.5
3	Lakers	49	26	.653	10.5
4	Nuggets	48	28	.632	12.0
5	Timberwolves	46	29	.613	13.5
6	Rockets	45	29	.608	14.0
7	Suns	42	33	.560	17.5
8	Clippers	39	36	.520	20.5
9	Trail Blazers	38	38	.500	22.0
10	Warriors	36	39	.480	23.5
11	Grizzlies - e	25	50	.333	34.5
12	Pelicans - e	25	51	.329	35.0
13	Mavericks - e	24	51	.320	35.5
14	Jazz - e	21	55	.276	39.0
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