nba most 40 point playoff games from 1998-99 to 2012-13

Between the 1998-99 and 2012-13 seasons, Kobe Bryant had the most games in the playoffs with 40+ points, with 13 games.

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NBA most 40 or more point playoff games by a player from 1998-99 to 2012-13
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kobe 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
2LeBron James
L. James
11
485
45.1
44.1
9.5
6.9
1.5
0.9
15.5
27.4
56.5
2.3
5.6
40.3
10.9
14.5
75.5
65.4
2.3
7.2
3.3
496
104
76
17
10
36
32
+58
3Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
10
423
45.8
42.3
17.3
3.7
0.4
3.3
16.6
27.3
60.8
0.0
0.0
9.1
17.4
52.3
60.5
5.3
12.0
2.7
458
173
37
4
33
27
30
+118
4Allen 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
5Dwyane 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
6Dirk 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
7Kevin Durant
K. Durant
4
163
43.6
40.8
9.0
3.3
1.3
1.3
12.5
24.3
51.5
2.8
7.5
36.7
13.0
14.8
88.1
66.3
0.5
8.5
2.0
174
36
13
5
5
8
11
+10
8Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
4
166
41.7
41.5
9.5
4.5
1.5
0.5
15.5
28.3
54.9
2.3
5.5
40.9
8.3
10.0
82.5
63.6
2.8
6.8
1.0
167
38
18
6
2
4
16
+25
9Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
4
165
40.5
41.3
13.0
0.8
0.8
2.0
14.0
24.0
58.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
13.3
16.0
82.8
66.4
5.5
7.5
2.3
162
52
3
3
8
9
13
+20
10Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
4
161
48.3
40.3
15.0
5.3
0.8
2.8
14.3
23.5
60.6
0.5
0.8
66.7
11.3
15.8
71.4
66.1
5.3
9.8
3.8
193
60
21
3
11
15
15
-6
11Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
4
171
44.0
42.8
7.5
4.8
1.3
1.0
14.5
28.0
51.8
2.3
6.0
37.5
11.5
14.8
78.0
62.0
0.5
7.0
3.5
176
30
19
5
4
14
9
-14
12Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
3
127
44.2
42.3
6.3
5.7
2.3
0.7
12.3
24.0
51.4
5.0
7.0
71.4
12.7
13.3
95.0
70.9
1.3
5.0
2.0
133
19
17
7
2
6
10
+41
13Ray Allen
R. Allen
3
137
48.9
45.7
3.7
4.3
3.3
0.7
15.7
28.3
55.3
8.0
15.0
53.3
6.3
6.7
95.0
73.0
1.0
2.7
2.7
147
11
13
10
2
8
5
+32
14Reggie Miller
R. Miller
3
122
41.0
40.7
3.7
0.7
1.3
0.3
13.3
21.7
61.5
4.3
7.3
59.1
9.7
11.3
85.3
76.3
1.3
2.3
3.0
123
11
2
4
1
9
4
+20
15Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
2
83
48.5
41.5
6.0
5.0
2.0
1.0
17.5
32.5
53.8
0.0
2.5
0.0
6.5
7.0
92.9
58.3
1.0
5.0
3.0
97
12
10
4
2
6
8
+12
16Dwight Howard
D. Howard
2
86
43.6
43.0
16.5
2.5
0.0
1.0
15.0
22.0
68.2
0.0
1.0
0.0
13.0
19.0
68.4
70.8
6.0
10.5
5.0
87
33
5
0
2
10
10
+3
17Tony Parker
T. Parker
2
84
40.9
42.0
5.0
7.5
3.0
0.5
17.5
27.5
63.6
1.5
4.0
37.5
5.5
7.5
73.3
68.2
0.0
5.0
3.0
82
10
15
6
1
6
5
+31
18Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
2
80
42.0
40.0
3.0
4.0
0.5
0.0
15.5
24.5
63.3
6.0
8.5
70.6
3.0
3.0
100.0
77.5
1.5
1.5
4.0
84
6
8
1
0
8
4
+16
19Vince Carter
V. Carter
2
93
43.1
46.5
6.0
5.0
0.5
2.0
18.0
31.5
57.1
6.0
9.5
63.2
4.5
6.0
75.0
68.1
2.5
3.5
2.0
86
12
10
1
4
4
7
+1
20Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1
44
57.9
44.0
4.0
11.0
2.0
0.0
18.0
35.0
51.4
6.0
14.0
42.9
2.0
2.0
100.0
61.3
0.0
4.0
6.0
58
4
11
2
0
6
3
0
21Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
1
44
53.0
44.0
8.0
10.0
3.0
0.0
16.0
24.0
66.7
2.0
2.0
100.0
10.0
12.0
83.3
75.1
0.0
8.0
3.0
53
8
10
3
0
3
3
-4
22Derrick Rose
D. Rose
1
44
37.9
44.0
5.0
7.0
1.0
1.0
16.0
27.0
59.3
4.0
7.0
57.1
8.0
9.0
88.9
71.1
1.0
4.0
2.0
38
5
7
1
1
2
1
+17
23Jason Richardson
J. Richardson
1
42
37.1
42.0
8.0
2.0
3.0
0.0
13.0
19.0
68.4
8.0
12.0
66.7
8.0
10.0
80.0
89.7
2.0
6.0
0.0
37
8
2
3
0
0
3
+15
24Brandon Roy
B. Roy
1
42
41.8
42.0
7.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
15.0
27.0
55.6
2.0
3.0
66.7
10.0
12.0
83.3
65.1
0.0
7.0
0.0
42
7
1
0
1
0
1
+5
25Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
1
42
43.5
42.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
14.0
24.0
58.3
6.0
11.0
54.5
8.0
9.0
88.9
75.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
44
1
0
1
0
0
2
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