highest ppg in a single playoffs with 1 game from 1973-74 to 1989-90

Between the 1973-74 and 1989-90 seasons, Michael Jordan had the most points per game with 1+ game played in a single NBA playoff run, with 43.7 per game in 1985-86.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg by a player in a single playoffs with 1 or more game from 1973-74 to 1989-90
NAMEPPGGPSEASONTMMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
43.7
3
1985-86
CHI CHI
45.0
6.3
5.7
2.3
1.3
16.0
31.7
50.5
0.3
0.3
100.0
11.3
13.0
87.2
58.4
1.7
4.7
4.7
135
131
19
17
7
4
14
13
2Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
37.5
4
1987-88
HOU HOU
40.5
16.8
1.8
2.3
2.8
14.0
24.5
57.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
9.5
10.8
88.4
64.1
5.0
11.8
2.3
162
150
67
7
9
11
9
14
3Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
37.4
7
1974-75
BUF BUF
46.7
13.4
1.4
0.9
2.7
14.9
30.9
48.1
7.7
10.4
74.0
52.8
3.6
9.9
327
262
94
10
6
19
29
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
36.7
16
1989-90
CHI CHI
42.1
7.2
6.8
2.8
0.9
13.7
26.6
51.4
1.0
3.1
32.0
8.3
9.9
83.6
59.2
1.5
5.7
3.5
674
587
115
109
45
14
56
54
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
36.3
10
1987-88
CHI CHI
42.7
7.1
4.7
2.4
1.1
13.8
26.0
53.1
0.1
0.3
33.3
8.6
9.9
86.9
59.8
2.3
4.8
3.9
427
363
71
47
24
11
39
38
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35.7
3
1986-87
CHI CHI
42.7
7.0
6.0
2.0
2.3
11.7
28.0
41.7
0.7
1.7
40.0
11.7
13.0
89.7
52.9
2.3
4.7
2.7
128
107
21
18
6
7
8
11
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
34.8
17
1988-89
CHI CHI
42.2
7.0
7.6
2.5
0.8
11.7
22.9
51.0
0.6
2.1
28.6
10.8
13.5
79.9
60.2
1.5
5.5
4.0
718
591
119
130
42
13
68
65
8Bernard King
B. King
34.8
12
1983-84
NYK NYK
39.8
6.2
3.0
1.2
0.5
13.5
23.5
57.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.8
10.3
75.6
62.0
2.3
3.8
2.6
477
417
74
36
14
6
31
48
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
34.6
11
1976-77
LAL LAL
42.5
17.7
4.1
1.7
3.5
13.4
22.0
60.7
7.9
10.9
72.5
64.6
4.6
13.1
467
381
195
45
19
38
42
10George Gervin
G. Gervin
33.3
3
1979-80
SAS SAS
40.7
6.7
4.0
1.7
1.0
12.3
24.7
50.0
0.0
0.7
0.0
8.7
10.0
86.7
57.3
3.0
3.7
3.0
122
100
20
12
5
3
9
8
11George Gervin
G. Gervin
33.2
6
1977-78
SAS SAS
37.8
5.7
3.2
1.0
2.7
13.0
23.7
54.9
7.2
9.3
76.8
59.7
1.8
3.8
3.2
227
199
34
19
6
16
19
23
12Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
32.8
4
1984-85
DAL DAL
42.3
6.5
4.8
0.5
0.5
11.8
23.0
51.1
0.3
0.5
50.0
9.0
9.5
94.7
60.2
2.8
3.8
3.5
169
131
26
19
2
2
14
8
13Gus Williams
G. Williams
32.5
2
1982-83
SEA SEA
40.5
3.5
4.0
2.5
0.0
13.0
23.5
55.3
0.0
1.0
0.0
6.5
7.5
86.7
60.6
2.0
1.5
3.0
81
65
7
8
5
0
6
5
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
32.2
16
1973-74
MIL MIL
47.4
15.8
4.9
1.3
2.4
14.0
25.1
55.7
4.2
5.7
73.6
58.3
4.2
11.6
758
515
253
78
20
39
41
15Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
32.2
11
1983-84
UTA UTA
41.3
7.5
4.2
0.9
0.1
10.6
21.1
50.4
0.0
0.0
10.9
12.6
86.3
60.4
3.4
4.2
3.5
454
354
83
46
10
1
38
30
16Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31.9
15
1979-80
LAL LAL
41.2
12.1
3.1
1.1
3.9
13.2
23.1
57.2
0.0
0.0
5.5
7.0
79.0
61.1
3.4
8.7
3.7
618
479
181
46
17
58
55
51
17Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
31.7
6
1973-74
BUF BUF
45.2
13.7
1.5
1.0
2.2
12.7
26.5
47.8
6.3
7.8
80.9
52.9
2.3
11.3
271
190
82
9
6
13
25
18Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
31.2
12
1987-88
ATL ATL
39.4
6.4
2.8
1.3
0.5
11.4
25.0
45.7
0.3
1.5
22.2
8.0
10.4
76.8
52.7
3.1
3.3
2.5
473
374
77
34
16
6
30
24
19Karl Malone
K. Malone
30.7
3
1988-89
UTA UTA
45.3
16.3
1.3
1.0
0.3
11.0
22.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
8.7
10.7
81.3
57.4
7.3
9.0
4.3
136
92
49
4
3
1
13
16
20Alex English
A. English
30.2
14
1984-85
DEN DEN
38.3
6.6
4.5
1.2
0.4
11.6
21.7
53.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.9
7.8
89.0
60.1
2.6
4.0
2.1
536
423
92
63
17
5
30
40
21Karl Malone
K. Malone
29.7
11
1987-88
UTA UTA
44.9
11.8
1.5
1.2
0.6
11.2
23.2
48.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.4
10.2
72.3
53.7
3.0
8.8
3.5
494
327
130
17
13
7
39
35
22John Williamson
J. Williamson
29.5
2
1978-79
NJN NJN
46.0
3.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
11.5
31.0
37.1
6.5
8.0
81.3
42.7
1.5
1.5
7.0
92
59
6
8
4
0
14
8
23George Gervin
G. Gervin
29.4
9
1981-82
SAS SAS
41.4
7.3
4.6
1.1
0.4
11.4
25.3
45.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
6.6
7.9
83.1
51.1
2.1
5.2
3.4
373
265
66
41
10
4
31
36
24Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
29.4
10
1989-90
NYK NYK
39.5
10.5
3.1
1.3
2.0
11.4
21.9
52.1
0.1
0.2
50.0
6.5
7.9
82.3
57.9
2.1
8.4
2.7
395
294
105
31
13
20
27
41
25Chris Mullin
C. Mullin
29.4
8
1988-89
GSW GSW
42.6
5.9
4.5
1.8
1.4
11.0
20.4
54.0
0.1
1.0
12.5
7.3
8.4
86.6
61.0
1.4
4.5
4.0
341
235
47
36
14
11
32
19

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ORTG

113.6

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118.5

25th

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-5.0

23rd

3P%

36.1

16th

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TEAMWLPCTGB
9
Hawks Hawks
15
12
.556
6.0
10
Bucks Bucks
11
16
.407
10.0
11
Bulls Bulls
10
15
.400
10.0
12
Hornets Hornets
8
18
.308
12.5
13
Nets Nets
7
18
.280
13.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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
Tue
12/23
CHI CHI
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Fri
12/26
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
7:30 PM
Last Game
NOP Pelicans

5 - 22

114

Final

104

CHI Bulls

10 - 15

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Lakers Lakers
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
17
9
.654
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
5.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5
6
Heat Heat
14
11
.560
6.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/13
POR POR
@
HOU HOU
116-140
Thu
11/13
LAL LAL
@
NOP NOP
118-104
Thu
11/13
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
133-127
Thu
11/13
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
109-108
Fri
11/14
MEM MEM
@
CLE CLE
100-108

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Mon
12/15
TOR TOR
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Mon
12/15
DAL DAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Mon
12/15
MEM MEM
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM