most points per game in 4th quarter, career, before 2018

Before 2017-18, Russell Westbrook averaged the most points per game in the fourth quarter, with 7.6 per game.

Interpreted as:

most points per game by a player in 4th quarter, career, before 2018

	NAME	PPG	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	7.6	187	2.8	2.2	1.8	0.5	0.1	2.5	5.8	42.4	0.5	1.7	31.4	2.1	2.6	81.9	54.6	0.4	1.8	1.0	530	1,416	415	339	89	16	189	179	+142
2	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	7.3	207	2.9	0.8	1.2	0.2	0.0	2.1	4.6	45.5	0.7	1.9	38.7	2.4	2.7	88.6	63.2	0.2	0.6	0.6	596	1,510	159	239	50	6	123	188	+50
3	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	6.9	182	3.0	2.9	0.8	0.3	0.4	2.2	4.9	45.0	0.3	0.9	31.5	2.2	2.9	75.4	55.7	0.8	2.1	1.1	542	1,247	527	147	57	65	193	231	+55
4	LeBron James L. James	6.8	188	3.2	2.1	1.8	0.3	0.2	2.4	4.8	50.4	0.4	1.2	29.9	1.7	2.3	73.1	59.3	0.3	1.8	1.0	608	1,287	396	333	62	34	192	124	0
5	Jordan Crawford J. Crawford	6.7	19	10.1	0.9	1.2	0.3	0.1	2.6	4.8	53.3	0.9	2.4	37.8	0.7	0.8	86.7	64.9	0.1	0.9	0.6	193	128	18	23	6	1	11	12	-1
6	Anthony Davis A. Davis	6.6	177	3.0	3.0	0.4	0.3	0.6	2.3	4.4	53.3	0.2	0.5	36.7	1.8	2.3	78.1	61.6	0.7	2.3	0.4	529	1,176	523	66	47	105	64	118	+4
7	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	6.6	209	2.5	1.1	1.1	0.2	0.1	2.0	5.0	40.3	0.7	2.3	32.2	1.9	2.2	86.9	55.9	0.2	0.9	0.6	530	1,381	237	223	39	17	117	139	+52
8	Kyle Lowry K. Lowry	6.5	191	3.2	1.4	1.4	0.4	0.1	2.0	4.6	42.7	0.8	2.0	39.1	1.8	2.2	81.2	58.3	0.2	1.2	0.6	610	1,241	274	263	75	17	122	197	+132
9	James Harden J. Harden	6.4	225	2.2	1.6	1.5	0.3	0.2	1.8	4.2	41.6	0.6	2.0	32.8	2.2	2.7	81.4	58.8	0.2	1.4	1.0	503	1,432	356	347	72	38	215	176	-10
10	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	6.0	168	2.5	1.1	1.2	0.3	0.1	2.1	4.9	43.4	0.1	0.5	26.4	1.6	2.1	76.5	51.7	0.3	0.8	0.8	427	1,014	186	194	48	20	135	117	-62
11	Kevin Durant K. Durant	6.0	138	2.7	1.6	0.8	0.2	0.3	1.9	4.1	47.9	0.5	1.5	32.7	1.6	1.8	87.0	61.2	0.1	1.4	0.5	370	822	216	107	30	46	67	72	+53
12	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	5.9	31	6.3	1.7	0.4	0.4	0.5	1.6	3.5	47.7	0.4	0.9	40.7	2.3	2.8	81.6	63.3	0.3	1.4	1.0	197	184	52	12	12	15	31	28	-13
13	Lou Williams L. Williams	5.8	213	3.4	0.8	0.8	0.4	0.1	1.7	4.2	40.9	0.7	2.0	33.5	1.7	1.9	86.9	57.4	0.1	0.7	0.5	717	1,229	170	179	85	13	96	121	-2
14	Kemba Walker K. Walker	5.7	189	3.0	1.2	1.0	0.2	0.1	1.9	4.4	42.5	0.5	1.6	32.7	1.5	1.7	86.3	55.8	0.2	1.0	0.5	574	1,078	235	193	39	28	102	112	-17
15	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	5.6	172	2.8	1.7	0.6	0.4	0.2	1.8	3.9	47.3	0.4	1.1	36.2	1.6	1.8	84.5	60.1	0.3	1.4	0.4	484	966	298	111	71	36	68	89	+96
16	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	5.5	193	2.5	1.3	0.8	0.4	0.2	1.6	3.7	44.5	0.3	0.8	35.0	1.9	2.2	86.0	59.0	0.3	1.0	0.4	485	1,054	252	160	71	31	83	101	-8
17	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	5.4	179	2.3	0.7	0.9	0.3	0.1	1.8	4.3	42.7	0.5	1.4	31.7	1.3	1.5	88.5	55.2	0.2	0.5	0.5	405	973	123	165	55	10	91	98	-21
18	Dwight Buycks D. Buycks	5.3	6		1.2	0.8	0.3	0.0	1.8	3.5	52.4	1.0	1.2	85.7	0.7	0.7	100.0	70.3	0.3	0.8	0.8		32	7	5	2	0	5	2
19	Stephen Curry S. Curry	5.3	192	1.6	1.0	1.1	0.4	0.0	1.7	3.5	48.1	0.7	1.8	42.1	1.2	1.4	91.5	65.3	0.2	0.8	0.6	316	1,024	200	202	76	5	111	70	+69
20	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	5.3	71		0.8	0.7	0.2	0.0	1.6	4.9	33.6	0.6	2.0	30.0	1.5	1.8	81.7	47.1	0.1	0.7	0.6		377	55	51	16	3	41	38
21	Paul George P. George	5.3	154	3.6	1.5	0.6	0.3	0.1	1.7	3.9	42.8	0.6	1.5	36.4	1.4	1.6	86.7	57.5	0.2	1.4	0.6	554	816	233	99	46	14	96	109	+65
22	Eric Bledsoe E. Bledsoe	5.2	162	2.9	1.1	1.2	0.3	0.1	1.6	3.6	43.7	0.3	1.0	32.9	1.8	2.2	82.1	57.6	0.2	0.9	0.8	470	850	176	198	56	18	122	106	-105
23	Gordon Hayward G. Hayward	5.2	209	2.5	1.2	0.9	0.3	0.1	1.6	3.4	46.3	0.4	1.0	35.5	1.7	2.2	78.5	59.8	0.2	1.0	0.6	517	1,093	255	180	55	14	116	118	+106
24	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	5.2	95		1.8	0.4	0.2	0.2	1.8	4.0	44.9	0.5	1.3	38.3	1.1	1.5	74.5	55.6	0.2	1.6	0.4		493	174	40	18	19	36	53
25	John Wall J. Wall	5.2	214	2.6	1.0	1.8	0.4	0.2	1.7	3.9	42.9	0.3	0.9	32.8	1.5	1.9	80.8	54.4	0.1	0.8	0.9	546	1,108	208	388	76	41	183	151	+96