Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Michael Jordan had the most games in the playoffs with 40+ points, with 13 games.

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most playoff 40+ point game by a player 1980s

	NAME	GP	PTS	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	13	614	43.7	47.2	6.8	5.5	2.8	1.5	16.9	30.5	55.6	0.5	1.2	40.0	12.9	15.0	86.2	63.7	1.5	5.3	3.7	568	88	71	36	20	48	47
2	Bernard 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
3	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	5	223	41.4	44.6	5.8	3.2	0.8	0.4	16.6	30.6	54.2	0.4	1.0	40.0	11.0	13.4	82.1	61.1	2.6	3.2	3.2	207	29	16	4	2	16	11
4	Larry Bird L. Bird	5	207	45.2	41.4	9.6	5.8	1.4	1.0	14.2	26.0	54.6	1.0	2.0	50.0	12.0	12.8	93.8	65.4	2.4	7.2	3.2	226	48	29	7	5	16	14
5	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	4	170	46.5	42.5	19.5	2.5	2.3	3.3	16.0	28.0	57.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	10.5	12.5	84.0	63.4	6.5	13.0	2.0	186	78	10	9	13	8	16
6	Alex English A. English	4	164	44.8	41.0	8.3	4.0	0.5	1.3	15.5	27.3	56.9	0.0	0.0		10.0	11.8	85.1	63.2	3.5	4.8	2.3	179	33	16	2	5	9	11
7	George Gervin G. Gervin	3	127	40.0	42.3	7.7	2.3	1.0	0.7	17.3	25.3	68.4	0.0	0.7	0.0	7.7	8.7	88.5	72.6			2.3	120	23	7	3	2	7	7
8	Sleepy Floyd S. Floyd	2	93	44.0	46.5	3.0	9.5	2.5	0.0	17.0	24.0	70.8	1.5	2.0	75.0	11.0	12.0	91.7	79.4	1.0	2.0	2.0	88	6	19	5	0	4	4
9	Rolando Blackman R. Blackman	2	84	48.0	42.0	7.0	4.5	1.0	0.5	17.5	30.0	58.3	0.5	0.5	100.0	6.5	6.5	100.0	63.9	2.5	4.5	3.0	96	14	9	2	1	6	3
10	Moses Malone M. Malone	2	83	48.0	41.5	19.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	16.0	28.5	56.1	0.0	0.0		9.5	14.0	67.9	59.9				96	38	1	0	2		6
11	James Worthy J. Worthy	1	40	46.0	40.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	3.0	17.0	26.0	65.4	2.0	3.0	66.7	4.0	6.0	66.7	69.8	0.0	3.0	1.0	46	3	3	0	3	1	3
12	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	1	41	45.0	41.0	13.0	6.0	0.0	2.0	17.0	28.0	60.7	0.0	2.0	0.0	7.0	8.0	87.5	65.0	3.0	10.0	4.0	45	13	6	0	2	4	4
13	Chris Mullin C. Mullin	1	41	45.0	41.0	3.0	4.0	2.0	1.0	16.0	30.0	53.3	1.0	2.0	50.0	8.0	8.0	100.0	61.2	1.0	2.0	1.0	45	3	4	2	1	1	2
14	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	1	43	44.0	43.0	3.0	8.0	6.0	1.0	18.0	32.0	56.3	2.0	3.0	66.7	5.0	7.0	71.4	61.3	1.0	2.0	5.0	44	3	8	6	1	5	4
15	Xavier McDaniel X. McDaniel	1	42	39.0	42.0	10.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	20.0	29.0	69.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	70.3	7.0	3.0	3.0	39	10	4	0	0	3	5
16	Chuck Person C. Person	1	40	44.0	40.0	7.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	14.0	27.0	51.9	0.0	3.0	0.0	12.0	15.0	80.0	59.5	0.0	7.0	4.0	44	7	6	1	0	4	3
17	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	1	43	38.0	43.0	14.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	18.0	28.0	64.3	2.0	3.0	66.7	5.0	5.0	100.0	71.2	8.0	6.0	1.0	38	14	1	0	1	1	5
18	Calvin Natt C. Natt	1	40	38.0	40.0	10.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	15.0	21.0	71.4	0.0	0.0		10.0	11.0	90.9	77.4	2.0	8.0	2.0	38	10	3	1	0	2	2
19	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	1	41	39.0	41.0	12.0	4.0	3.0	1.0	14.0	25.0	56.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	13.0	16.0	81.3	64.0	5.0	7.0	1.0	39	12	4	3	1	1	4
20	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	1	46	41.0	46.0	6.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	16.0	27.0	59.3	0.0	0.0		14.0	14.0	100.0	69.4	1.0	5.0	6.0	41	6	4	2	0	6	2
21	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	1	40	44.0	40.0	7.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	15.0	25.0	60.0	0.0	0.0		10.0	11.0	90.9	67.0	2.0	5.0	4.0	44	7	2	1	0	4	5
22	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	1	42	42.0	42.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	19.0	28.0	67.9	0.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	4.0	100.0	70.6			5.0	42	1	3	0	0	5	2
23	Mychal Thompson M. Thompson	1	40	49.0	40.0	11.0	2.0	2.0	5.0	15.0	23.0	65.2	0.0	0.0		10.0	12.0	83.3	70.7	4.0	7.0	1.0	49	11	2	2	5	1	4
24	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1	42	47.0	42.0	15.0	7.0	3.0	1.0	14.0	23.0	60.9	0.0	1.0	0.0	14.0	14.0	100.0	72.0	3.0	12.0	5.0	47	15	7	3	1	5	3
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1	40	41.0	40.0	15.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	16.0	24.0	66.7	0.0	0.0		8.0	9.0	88.9	71.5	4.0	11.0	5.0	41	15	1	0	4	5	4

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers	19	63	.232	41.0

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APG Leaders

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9.9

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8.3

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SPG Leaders

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
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