most points per game in elimination games in nba history

Alex Groza has the most career points per game in elimination games, with 33.5 per game.

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most points per game by a player in elimination games in NBA history
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alex Groza
A. Groza
33.5
4
11.8
10.0
12.3
81.6
134
16
2LeBron James
L. James
33.1
29
44.5
10.3
7.5
1.8
0.9
11.9
24.0
49.5
2.1
5.9
35.7
7.2
10.0
72.0
58.2
1.9
8.4
3.9
1,289
959
299
217
52
27
112
66
+54
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
32.8
9
38.3
9.3
7.7
1.9
0.2
11.8
25.1
46.9
3.0
9.8
30.7
6.2
9.1
68.3
56.3
0.3
9.0
3.4
345
295
84
69
17
2
31
29
+41
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.3
13
41.6
7.9
7.0
2.0
1.3
11.0
24.0
45.8
0.5
1.4
33.3
8.8
11.7
75.7
53.7
2.6
5.3
4.2
541
407
103
91
26
17
54
50
+8
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31.1
23
47.2
25.7
3.5
12.5
22.9
54.6
6.1
13.4
45.8
54.0
1,085
715
590
80
64
6Scotty Pippen Jr.
S. Pippen Jr.
30.0
1
36.9
11.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
9.0
21.0
42.9
2.0
7.0
28.6
10.0
10.0
100.0
59.1
4.0
7.0
5.0
37
30
11
4
0
0
5
6
-9
7Kevin Durant
K. Durant
29.9
16
42.0
7.9
3.7
0.6
1.6
9.9
21.5
46.2
2.5
6.2
40.4
7.6
9.0
84.0
58.8
1.1
6.8
3.3
672
479
126
59
10
25
53
44
+27
8Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
29.8
14
45.4
3.4
5.6
1.8
0.1
10.7
26.8
40.0
1.9
4.9
37.7
6.5
7.8
83.5
49.3
0.9
2.5
2.7
635
417
47
78
25
2
38
32
-12
9Jerry West
J. West
29.3
24
6.4
11.2
22.3
50.2
7.0
8.8
79.6
56.2
704
154
68
10Stephen Curry
S. Curry
28.9
15
41.2
6.1
7.0
1.5
0.7
10.1
22.8
44.4
4.3
11.9
36.5
4.3
4.7
90.1
58.0
0.7
5.4
3.0
619
433
92
105
22
11
45
32
+95
11Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
28.1
9
40.3
7.6
4.9
1.2
0.6
9.3
23.2
40.2
3.0
9.6
31.4
6.4
8.0
80.6
52.6
1.2
6.3
3.8
362
253
68
44
11
5
34
24
-5
12Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
28.0
3
37.9
11.0
4.0
1.3
0.3
8.3
21.0
39.7
2.3
5.0
46.7
9.0
11.7
77.1
53.6
2.3
8.7
3.7
114
84
33
12
4
1
11
8
-19
13George Gervin
G. Gervin
27.9
14
39.9
5.6
3.4
1.1
1.1
10.9
22.2
49.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
6.0
7.3
82.4
54.8
3.3
559
390
79
48
15
16
43
49
14Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
27.8
24
13.3
10.5
24.6
42.5
6.9
8.2
83.8
49.3
667
319
78
15Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
27.4
26
41.8
10.7
2.5
0.9
1.0
9.3
19.5
47.8
1.2
3.4
36.0
7.5
8.3
90.3
59.2
1.7
9.0
1.8
1,088
712
279
65
24
27
46
82
+5
16Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
26.9
18
9.1
21.2
42.8
8.8
11.8
74.2
51.0
484
68
17Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
26.5
17
41.1
8.8
5.9
1.1
1.0
9.0
20.5
43.8
3.0
7.9
37.8
5.5
6.6
83.2
56.6
0.9
7.9
3.2
699
451
149
100
18
17
54
42
+85
18Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
26.5
8
40.7
7.0
5.6
1.3
1.1
9.6
22.5
42.8
2.8
8.1
33.8
4.5
6.0
75.0
52.7
0.6
6.4
2.1
326
212
56
45
10
9
17
20
+14
19Billy Ray Bates
B. Ray Bates
26.5
4
38.0
3.0
3.8
2.0
0.5
11.8
22.3
52.8
0.3
1.0
25.0
2.8
3.8
73.3
55.4
1.0
2.0
4.8
152
106
12
15
8
2
19
16
20Jamal Murray
J. Murray
26.5
13
40.4
4.9
5.1
0.7
0.2
9.9
20.5
48.5
2.5
6.7
37.9
4.1
4.5
89.8
58.9
0.9
4.0
2.8
525
344
64
66
9
3
36
28
+73
21Dario Šarić
D. Šarić
26.0
2
39.4
9.0
4.0
1.0
1.0
8.5
15.5
54.8
2.0
3.0
66.7
7.0
8.5
82.4
67.6
4.0
5.0
1.5
79
52
18
8
2
2
3
7
-5
22Bradley Beal
B. Beal
26.0
9
41.3
4.4
3.4
0.8
0.7
9.4
21.0
45.0
2.7
7.1
37.5
4.4
4.8
93.0
56.3
1.3
3.1
3.4
372
234
40
31
7
6
31
27
-33
23Sam Jones
S. Jones
25.8
18
4.7
10.8
21.3
50.9
4.2
5.4
76.5
54.6
465
84
59
24Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
25.8
16
38.0
12.4
6.7
1.1
1.3
9.7
18.6
52.0
1.9
4.9
38.0
4.6
5.5
83.0
61.3
2.3
10.2
3.3
608
413
199
107
17
20
52
59
+42
25Bernard King
B. King
25.6
9
36.1
4.3
2.4
0.9
0.1
9.7
17.4
55.4
0.1
0.4
33.3
6.1
8.1
75.3
60.8
1.4
2.9
2.3
325
230
39
22
8
1
21
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

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
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
16
9
.640
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
76ers 76ers
14
10
.583
5.5
5
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
5.5
6
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/13
BKN BKN
@
ORL ORL
98-105
Thu
11/13
MIA MIA
@
NYK NYK
132-140
Thu
11/13
PHI PHI
@
DET DET
105-114
Thu
11/13
SAC SAC
@
MIN MIN
110-124
Thu
11/13
CHA CHA
@
MIL MIL
134-147

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
GSW GSW
@
POR POR
9:00 PM
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