NBA career 40 point games: AD = 30; Barkley = 21; Nowitzki = 20; Duncan = 5

[k0kakw0rld]

The most talented big man the league has ever seen? :eek: He can literally do it all on both ends.

NBA career 40 point games:

Anthony Davis: 30 (466 games)

Charles Barkley: 21 (1073 games)
Dirk Nowitzki: 20 (1522 games)
Tim Duncan: 5 (1392 games)
Kevin Garnett: 4 (1462 games)

Different level of dominance Anthony mutha****in Davis :bowdown: :eek:

[AussieSteve]

In the last 2 regular seasons there have been 228 40-point games. 114 per year.

In the 90s there were a total of 502 40 point games. 50.2 per season.

In the 00s there were a total of 675 40 point games. 67.5 per season.

If AD scores 40 point games at a little over twice the rate that Barkley and Malone did then he's on par.



Also....

NBA PLAYOFF career 40 point games:

Dirk Nowitzki: 7 (145 games)
Charles Barkley: 5 (123 games)
Tim Duncan: 4 (225 games)
Karl Malone: 4 (193 games)
Anthony Davis: 1 (13 games)
Kevin Garnett: 0 (143 games)



Also... watch some footage of Dirk and Barkley. See how they elevate the entire offense beyond their own scoring. Chuck could score 10 points and be the most dominant player on the court because his presence allowed Hersey Hawkins to score 30 points on open jump shots. AD doesn't sniff that kind of impact.


Long story short. AD has nothing on Barkley or Dirk as a scorer.

[kurple]

Empty stats

[LoneyROY7]

30? That's a nice number. :applause:

Just 47 behind the current leader in 40-point games for active players, James Harden, who has 77. LeBron coming in at 2nd with 64 and Durant 3rd with 55.

:pimp: :pimp: :pimp:

[ralph_i_el]

Those guys played in a much lower pace era.

[ImKobe]

Empty stats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruv6bLIZL1g

[72-10]

Those guys played in a much lower pace era.

yeah, with a much smaller league, too

[EllEffEll]

30 point games (Regular Season)
Michael Jordan -- 562
Wilt Chamberlain -- 515
Karl Malone -- 435
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 429
Kobe Bryant -- 408
Oscar Robertson -- 387
Jerry West -- 350
Dominque Wilkins -- 346
Allen Iverson -- 345
Elgin Baylor -- 343
Adrian Dantley -- 313
Shaquille O'Neal -- 313
Lebron James -- 304
George Gervin -- 296
Bob Pettit - 284
Alex English - 276
Elvin Hayes -- 253

40 point games (Regular Season)
Wilt Chamberlain -- 271
Michael Jordan -- 173
Kobe Bryant -- 117
Elgin Baylor -- 88
Allen Iverson -- 79
Oscar Robertson -- 77
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 70
Rick Barry -- 70
George Gervin -- 68
Jerry West -- 66
Bob McAdoo -- 58
Dominique Wilkins -- 57
Shaquille O'Neal -- 49
Lebron James -- 49
Larry Bird -- 47

50 point games (Regular Season)
Wilt Chamberlain -- 118
Michael Jordan -- 31
Kobe Bryant -- 24
Elgin Baylor -- 14
Rick Barry -- 13
Allen Iverson -- 11
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 10
Lebron James -- 9
Bernard King -- 8
Dominique Wilkins -- 7
Adrian Dantley -- 6
Pete Maravich -- 6
Bob Pettit -- 6
George Gervin -- 5
Jerry West -- 5
Nate Archibald -- 4
Larry Bird -- 4
Karl Malone -- 4
Moses Malone -- 4
Tracy McGrady -- 4
Bob McAdoo -- 4
George Mikan -- 4

60 point games (Regular Season)
Wilt Chamberlain -- 32
Kobe Bryant -- 5
Elgin Baylor -- 5
Michael Jordan -- 4
David Thompson -- 1
David Robinson -- 1
Pete Maravich -- 1
Rick Barry -- 1
Joe Fulks -- 1
Jerry West -- 1
George Gervin -- 1
Karl Malone -- 1
Tracy McGrady -- 1
George Mikan -- 1
Shaquille O'Neal -- 1
Bernard King -- 1
Larry Bird -- 1
Tom Chambers -- 1
Allen Iverson -- 1
Gilbert Arenas -- 1

70 point games
Wilt Chamberlain -- 6
Kobe Bryant -- 1
David Thompson -- 1
David Robinson -- 1
Elgin Baylor -- 1

80 Point Games
Kobe Bryant -- 1
Wilt Chamberlain -- 1

---------------------------------------

30 point games (Playoffs)
Michael Jordan -- 109
Kobe Bryant -- 88
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 75
Jerry West -- 74
Elgin Baylor -- 60
Shaquille O'Neal -- 55
Karl Malone -- 54
Lebron James -- 53
Hakeem Olajuwon -- 53
Rick Barry -- 48
Dirk Nowitzki -- 45
Larry Bird -- 43
Wilt Chamberlain -- 42
Allen Iverson -- 36
Tim Duncan -- 35
Bob Pettit -- 33
George Gervin -- 32
Dwyane Wade -- 31

40 point games (Playoffs)
Michael Jordan -- 38
Jerry West -- 20
Elgin Baylor -- 14
Kobe Bryant -- 13
Wilt Chamberlain -- 13
Shaquille O'Neal -- 12
Hakeem Olajuwon -- 11
Lebron James -- 11
Allen Iverson -- 10
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 9
Rick Barry -- 8
Bernard King -- 7
Dirk Nowitzki -- 7
Dwyane Wade -- 7
George Gervin -- 6
Charles Barkley -- 5
Larry Bird -- 5
John Havlicek -- 5
Bob McAdoo -- 5
Bob Pettit -- 5
Dominique Wilkins -- 5

50 point games (Playoffs)
Michael Jordan -- 8
Wilt Chamberlain -- 4
Allen Iverson -- 3
Jerry West -- 2
Elgin Baylor -- 1
Charles Barkley -- 1
Rick Barry -- 1
John Havlicek -- 1
Sam Jones -- 1
Eric Floyd -- 1
Ray Allen -- 1
Bob Pettit -- 1
Billy Cunningham -- 1
Bob McAdoo -- 1
Dominique Wilkins -- 1
Karl Malone -- 1
Vince Carter -- 1
Dirk Nowitzki -- 1
Kobe Bryant -- 1
Bob Cousy -- 1

60 point games (Playoffs)
Michael Jordan -- 1
Elgin Baylor -- 1


30 point games (Finals)
Jerry West -- 31
Michael Jordan -- 23
Elgin Baylor -- 19
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 16
Shaquille O'Neal -- 16
Bob Pettit -- 14
Kobe Bryant -- 13
Rick Barry -- 8
Hakeem Olajuwon -- 8
John Havlicek -- 8
Sam Jones -- 8
George Mikan -- 7
Dwyane Wade -- 6
Larry Bird -- 5
Julius Erving -- 5
James Worthy -- 5
Tom Heinsohn -- 5
Cliff Hagan -- 5
Wilt Chamberlain -- 4
Allen Iverson -- 4
Clyde Drexler -- 4

40 point games (Finals)
Jerry West -- 10
Michael Jordan -- 6
Shaquille O'Neal -- 5
Elgin Baylor -- 5
Rick Barry -- 3
George Mikan -- 2
Dwyane Wade -- 2
Bob Pettit -- 2
John Havlicek -- 2
Allen Iverson -- 1
Wilt Chamberlain -- 1
Isiah Thomas -- 1
Magic Johnson -- 1
Charles Barkley -- 1
Russell Westbrook -- 1
Kobe Bryant -- 1
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 1
Cliff Hagan -- 1
James Worthy -- 1

50 point games (Finals)
Elgin Baylor -- 1
Rick Barry -- 1
Michael Jordan -- 1
Jerry West -- 1
Bob Pettit -- 1

60 point games (Finals)
Elgin Baylor -- 1

30 ppg seasons
Michael Jordan -- 8
Wilt Chamberlain -- 7
Oscar Robertson -- 6
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 4
Jerry West -- 4
Allen Iverson -- 4
Kobe Bryant -- 3
Bob McAdoo -- 3
Adrian Dantley -- 3
Rick Barry -- 2
Lebron James -- 2
Elgin Baylor -- 2
George Gervin -- 2

30 ppg playoffs
Michael Jordan -- 12
Jerry West -- 7
Kobe Bryant -- 5
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 4
Wilt Chamberlain -- 4
Elgin Baylor -- 4
Allen Iverson -- 4
Tracy McGrady -- 4
Shaquille O'Neal -- 3
Lebron James -- 3
George Mikan -- 2
Hakeem Olajuwon -- 2
Oscar Robertson -- 2
Bob McAdoo -- 2
Reggie Miller -- 2

30 ppg Finals series
Jerry West -- 6
Michael Jordan -- 5
Shaquille O'Neal -- 3
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 2
Elgin Baylor -- 2
Rick Barry -- 1
Dwyane Wade -- 1
Hakeem Olajuwon -- 1
Kobe Bryant -- 1
George Mikan -- 1
Allen Iverson -- 1
Kevin Durant -- 1
Julius Erving -- 1
Bob Pettit -- 1

40 ppg Finals series
Michael Jordan -- 1
Rick Barry -- 1

Source: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000208-sports-and-racing-nba/65596134

[GimmeThat]

he's pretty good at scoring over his own teammates

[Prometheus]

The difference in eras is vast - and it makes stats a terrible way to compare players between them.

I don't expect OP to grasp even basic nuance like this... which, to others, seems obvious.

Oh well.

Dirk, Barkley, Duncan > AD

[SouBeachTalents]

30 point games (Regular Season)
Michael Jordan -- 562
Wilt Chamberlain -- 515
Karl Malone -- 435
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 429
Kobe Bryant -- 408
Oscar Robertson -- 387
Jerry West -- 350
Dominque Wilkins -- 346
Allen Iverson -- 345
Elgin Baylor -- 343
Adrian Dantley -- 313
Shaquille O'Neal -- 313
Lebron James -- 304
George Gervin -- 296
Bob Pettit - 284
Alex English - 276
Elvin Hayes -- 253

40 point games (Regular Season)
Wilt Chamberlain -- 271
Michael Jordan -- 173
Kobe Bryant -- 117
Elgin Baylor -- 88
Allen Iverson -- 79
Oscar Robertson -- 77
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 70
Rick Barry -- 70
George Gervin -- 68
Jerry West -- 66
Bob McAdoo -- 58
Dominique Wilkins -- 57
Shaquille O'Neal -- 49
Lebron James -- 49
Larry Bird -- 47

50 point games (Regular Season)
Wilt Chamberlain -- 118
Michael Jordan -- 31
Kobe Bryant -- 24
Elgin Baylor -- 14
Rick Barry -- 13
Allen Iverson -- 11
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 10
Lebron James -- 9
Bernard King -- 8
Dominique Wilkins -- 7
Adrian Dantley -- 6
Pete Maravich -- 6
Bob Pettit -- 6
George Gervin -- 5
Jerry West -- 5
Nate Archibald -- 4
Larry Bird -- 4
Karl Malone -- 4
Moses Malone -- 4
Tracy McGrady -- 4
Bob McAdoo -- 4
George Mikan -- 4

60 point games (Regular Season)
Wilt Chamberlain -- 32
Kobe Bryant -- 5
Elgin Baylor -- 5
Michael Jordan -- 4
David Thompson -- 1
David Robinson -- 1
Pete Maravich -- 1
Rick Barry -- 1
Joe Fulks -- 1
Jerry West -- 1
George Gervin -- 1
Karl Malone -- 1
Tracy McGrady -- 1
George Mikan -- 1
Shaquille O'Neal -- 1
Bernard King -- 1
Larry Bird -- 1
Tom Chambers -- 1
Allen Iverson -- 1
Gilbert Arenas -- 1

70 point games
Wilt Chamberlain -- 6
Kobe Bryant -- 1
David Thompson -- 1
David Robinson -- 1
Elgin Baylor -- 1

80 Point Games
Kobe Bryant -- 1
Wilt Chamberlain -- 1

---------------------------------------

30 point games (Playoffs)
Michael Jordan -- 109
Kobe Bryant -- 88
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 75
Jerry West -- 74
Elgin Baylor -- 60
Shaquille O'Neal -- 55
Karl Malone -- 54
Lebron James -- 53
Hakeem Olajuwon -- 53
Rick Barry -- 48
Dirk Nowitzki -- 45
Larry Bird -- 43
Wilt Chamberlain -- 42
Allen Iverson -- 36
Tim Duncan -- 35
Bob Pettit -- 33
George Gervin -- 32
Dwyane Wade -- 31

40 point games (Playoffs)
Michael Jordan -- 38
Jerry West -- 20
Elgin Baylor -- 14
Kobe Bryant -- 13
Wilt Chamberlain -- 13
Shaquille O'Neal -- 12
Hakeem Olajuwon -- 11
Lebron James -- 11
Allen Iverson -- 10
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 9
Rick Barry -- 8
Bernard King -- 7
Dirk Nowitzki -- 7
Dwyane Wade -- 7
George Gervin -- 6
Charles Barkley -- 5
Larry Bird -- 5
John Havlicek -- 5
Bob McAdoo -- 5
Bob Pettit -- 5
Dominique Wilkins -- 5

50 point games (Playoffs)
Michael Jordan -- 8
Wilt Chamberlain -- 4
Allen Iverson -- 3
Jerry West -- 2
Elgin Baylor -- 1
Charles Barkley -- 1
Rick Barry -- 1
John Havlicek -- 1
Sam Jones -- 1
Eric Floyd -- 1
Ray Allen -- 1
Bob Pettit -- 1
Billy Cunningham -- 1
Bob McAdoo -- 1
Dominique Wilkins -- 1
Karl Malone -- 1
Vince Carter -- 1
Dirk Nowitzki -- 1
Kobe Bryant -- 1
Bob Cousy -- 1

60 point games (Playoffs)
Michael Jordan -- 1
Elgin Baylor -- 1


30 point games (Finals)
Jerry West -- 31
Michael Jordan -- 23
Elgin Baylor -- 19
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 16
Shaquille O'Neal -- 16
Bob Pettit -- 14
Kobe Bryant -- 13
Rick Barry -- 8
Hakeem Olajuwon -- 8
John Havlicek -- 8
Sam Jones -- 8
George Mikan -- 7
Dwyane Wade -- 6
Larry Bird -- 5
Julius Erving -- 5
James Worthy -- 5
Tom Heinsohn -- 5
Cliff Hagan -- 5
Wilt Chamberlain -- 4
Allen Iverson -- 4
Clyde Drexler -- 4

40 point games (Finals)
Jerry West -- 10
Michael Jordan -- 6
Shaquille O'Neal -- 5
Elgin Baylor -- 5
Rick Barry -- 3
George Mikan -- 2
Dwyane Wade -- 2
Bob Pettit -- 2
John Havlicek -- 2
Allen Iverson -- 1
Wilt Chamberlain -- 1
Isiah Thomas -- 1
Magic Johnson -- 1
Charles Barkley -- 1
Russell Westbrook -- 1
Kobe Bryant -- 1
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 1
Cliff Hagan -- 1
James Worthy -- 1

50 point games (Finals)
Elgin Baylor -- 1
Rick Barry -- 1
Michael Jordan -- 1
Jerry West -- 1
Bob Pettit -- 1

60 point games (Finals)
Elgin Baylor -- 1

30 ppg seasons
Michael Jordan -- 8
Wilt Chamberlain -- 7
Oscar Robertson -- 6
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 4
Jerry West -- 4
Allen Iverson -- 4
Kobe Bryant -- 3
Bob McAdoo -- 3
Adrian Dantley -- 3
Rick Barry -- 2
Lebron James -- 2
Elgin Baylor -- 2
George Gervin -- 2

30 ppg playoffs
Michael Jordan -- 12
Jerry West -- 7
Kobe Bryant -- 5
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 4
Wilt Chamberlain -- 4
Elgin Baylor -- 4
Allen Iverson -- 4
Tracy McGrady -- 4
Shaquille O'Neal -- 3
Lebron James -- 3
George Mikan -- 2
Hakeem Olajuwon -- 2
Oscar Robertson -- 2
Bob McAdoo -- 2
Reggie Miller -- 2

30 ppg Finals series
Jerry West -- 6
Michael Jordan -- 5
Shaquille O'Neal -- 3
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 2
Elgin Baylor -- 2
Rick Barry -- 1
Dwyane Wade -- 1
Hakeem Olajuwon -- 1
Kobe Bryant -- 1
George Mikan -- 1
Allen Iverson -- 1
Kevin Durant -- 1
Julius Erving -- 1
Bob Pettit -- 1

40 ppg Finals series
Michael Jordan -- 1
Rick Barry -- 1

Source: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000208-sports-and-racing-nba/65596134
How old are those numbers :lol LeBron

[houston]

elleffell great post

[LoneyROY7]

elleffell great post

Great post? He posted numbers 6 years old. :lol :lol

[tanibanana]

Lets see what he

[AussieSteve]

Highest career playoff scores by ATG PFs

Barkley 56
Malone 50
Dirk 50
Dirk 48
Barkley 47
AD 47
Dirk 46
Barkley 44
Malone 44
Dirk 44
Barkley 43
Barkley 42
Malone 42
Dirk 42
Dirk 42

(Duncan's highest is 41, KG's highest is 35)

Also, ADs sole 40pt PO game came in an irrelevent game 4 of a round 1 sweep, in which 255 points were scored.

Inflated stats. No impact.

ADs got nothing on the ATG PF scorers.

[imdaman99]

AD can score and be efficient as hell, but he does not have half the impact of Duncan

[andgar923]

I hate to be 'that' guy (once again) but we state it for a reason.

Chuck in this era would be devastating.

He had 2-3 people around him at all times, was played by big tough mofos that were allowed to be physical.

In this soft free space era he'd demolish teams.

He had a high fg% amongst a forest full of bigs, today there's a single flower in the paint. People talk about 'bullies' well... Chuck was THE bully.

[ArbitraryWater]

30 point games (Regular Season)
Michael Jordan -- 562
Wilt Chamberlain -- 515
Karl Malone -- 435
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 429
Kobe Bryant -- 408
Oscar Robertson -- 387
Jerry West -- 350
Dominque Wilkins -- 346
Allen Iverson -- 345
Elgin Baylor -- 343
Adrian Dantley -- 313
Shaquille O'Neal -- 313
Lebron James -- 304
George Gervin -- 296
Bob Pettit - 284
Alex English - 276
Elvin Hayes -- 253

40 point games (Regular Season)
Wilt Chamberlain -- 271
Michael Jordan -- 173
Kobe Bryant -- 117
Elgin Baylor -- 88
Allen Iverson -- 79
Oscar Robertson -- 77
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 70
Rick Barry -- 70
George Gervin -- 68
Jerry West -- 66
Bob McAdoo -- 58
Dominique Wilkins -- 57
Shaquille O'Neal -- 49
Lebron James -- 49
Larry Bird -- 47

50 point games (Regular Season)
Wilt Chamberlain -- 118
Michael Jordan -- 31
Kobe Bryant -- 24
Elgin Baylor -- 14
Rick Barry -- 13
Allen Iverson -- 11
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 10
Lebron James -- 9
Bernard King -- 8
Dominique Wilkins -- 7
Adrian Dantley -- 6
Pete Maravich -- 6
Bob Pettit -- 6
George Gervin -- 5
Jerry West -- 5
Nate Archibald -- 4
Larry Bird -- 4
Karl Malone -- 4
Moses Malone -- 4
Tracy McGrady -- 4
Bob McAdoo -- 4
George Mikan -- 4

60 point games (Regular Season)
Wilt Chamberlain -- 32
Kobe Bryant -- 5
Elgin Baylor -- 5
Michael Jordan -- 4
David Thompson -- 1
David Robinson -- 1
Pete Maravich -- 1
Rick Barry -- 1
Joe Fulks -- 1
Jerry West -- 1
George Gervin -- 1
Karl Malone -- 1
Tracy McGrady -- 1
George Mikan -- 1
Shaquille O'Neal -- 1
Bernard King -- 1
Larry Bird -- 1
Tom Chambers -- 1
Allen Iverson -- 1
Gilbert Arenas -- 1

70 point games
Wilt Chamberlain -- 6
Kobe Bryant -- 1
David Thompson -- 1
David Robinson -- 1
Elgin Baylor -- 1

80 Point Games
Kobe Bryant -- 1
Wilt Chamberlain -- 1

---------------------------------------

30 point games (Playoffs)
Michael Jordan -- 109
Kobe Bryant -- 88
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 75
Jerry West -- 74
Elgin Baylor -- 60
Shaquille O'Neal -- 55
Karl Malone -- 54
Lebron James -- 53
Hakeem Olajuwon -- 53
Rick Barry -- 48
Dirk Nowitzki -- 45
Larry Bird -- 43
Wilt Chamberlain -- 42
Allen Iverson -- 36
Tim Duncan -- 35
Bob Pettit -- 33
George Gervin -- 32
Dwyane Wade -- 31

40 point games (Playoffs)
Michael Jordan -- 38
Jerry West -- 20
Elgin Baylor -- 14
Kobe Bryant -- 13
Wilt Chamberlain -- 13
Shaquille O'Neal -- 12
Hakeem Olajuwon -- 11
Lebron James -- 11
Allen Iverson -- 10
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 9
Rick Barry -- 8
Bernard King -- 7
Dirk Nowitzki -- 7
Dwyane Wade -- 7
George Gervin -- 6
Charles Barkley -- 5
Larry Bird -- 5
John Havlicek -- 5
Bob McAdoo -- 5
Bob Pettit -- 5
Dominique Wilkins -- 5

50 point games (Playoffs)
Michael Jordan -- 8
Wilt Chamberlain -- 4
Allen Iverson -- 3
Jerry West -- 2
Elgin Baylor -- 1
Charles Barkley -- 1
Rick Barry -- 1
John Havlicek -- 1
Sam Jones -- 1
Eric Floyd -- 1
Ray Allen -- 1
Bob Pettit -- 1
Billy Cunningham -- 1
Bob McAdoo -- 1
Dominique Wilkins -- 1
Karl Malone -- 1
Vince Carter -- 1
Dirk Nowitzki -- 1
Kobe Bryant -- 1
Bob Cousy -- 1

60 point games (Playoffs)
Michael Jordan -- 1
Elgin Baylor -- 1


30 point games (Finals)
Jerry West -- 31
Michael Jordan -- 23
Elgin Baylor -- 19
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 16
Shaquille O'Neal -- 16
Bob Pettit -- 14
Kobe Bryant -- 13
Rick Barry -- 8
Hakeem Olajuwon -- 8
John Havlicek -- 8
Sam Jones -- 8
George Mikan -- 7
Dwyane Wade -- 6
Larry Bird -- 5
Julius Erving -- 5
James Worthy -- 5
Tom Heinsohn -- 5
Cliff Hagan -- 5
Wilt Chamberlain -- 4
Allen Iverson -- 4
Clyde Drexler -- 4

40 point games (Finals)
Jerry West -- 10
Michael Jordan -- 6
Shaquille O'Neal -- 5
Elgin Baylor -- 5
Rick Barry -- 3
George Mikan -- 2
Dwyane Wade -- 2
Bob Pettit -- 2
John Havlicek -- 2
Allen Iverson -- 1
Wilt Chamberlain -- 1
Isiah Thomas -- 1
Magic Johnson -- 1
Charles Barkley -- 1
Russell Westbrook -- 1
Kobe Bryant -- 1
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 1
Cliff Hagan -- 1
James Worthy -- 1

50 point games (Finals)
Elgin Baylor -- 1
Rick Barry -- 1
Michael Jordan -- 1
Jerry West -- 1
Bob Pettit -- 1

60 point games (Finals)
Elgin Baylor -- 1

30 ppg seasons
Michael Jordan -- 8
Wilt Chamberlain -- 7
Oscar Robertson -- 6
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 4
Jerry West -- 4
Allen Iverson -- 4
Kobe Bryant -- 3
Bob McAdoo -- 3
Adrian Dantley -- 3
Rick Barry -- 2
Lebron James -- 2
Elgin Baylor -- 2
George Gervin -- 2

30 ppg playoffs
Michael Jordan -- 12
Jerry West -- 7
Kobe Bryant -- 5
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 4
Wilt Chamberlain -- 4
Elgin Baylor -- 4
Allen Iverson -- 4
Tracy McGrady -- 4
Shaquille O'Neal -- 3
Lebron James -- 3
George Mikan -- 2
Hakeem Olajuwon -- 2
Oscar Robertson -- 2
Bob McAdoo -- 2
Reggie Miller -- 2

30 ppg Finals series
Jerry West -- 6
Michael Jordan -- 5
Shaquille O'Neal -- 3
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 2
Elgin Baylor -- 2
Rick Barry -- 1
Dwyane Wade -- 1
Hakeem Olajuwon -- 1
Kobe Bryant -- 1
George Mikan -- 1
Allen Iverson -- 1
Kevin Durant -- 1
Julius Erving -- 1
Bob Pettit -- 1

40 ppg Finals series
Michael Jordan -- 1
Rick Barry -- 1

Source: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000208-sports-and-racing-nba/65596134

these numbers couldnt be more outdated

nice fail

[Bosnian Sajo]

Duncan's 5 is shocking to me. It doesn't make me think anything less of him as a player, still the greatest PF to ever play the game, but you'd think he'd have at least a couple of more explosion games...even with Pop taking him out once they up by a certain amount.


I know it was never about stats for Timmy, but wow.

[AussieSteve]

Duncan's 5 is shocking to me. It doesn't make me think anything less of him as a player, still the greatest PF to ever play the game, but you'd think he'd have at least a couple of more explosion games...even with Pop taking him out once they up by a certain amount.


I know it was never about stats for Timmy, but wow.

He has 4 in the playoffs also.

I think it's interesting that Karl Malone as 44 40-point games in the RS, but only 4 in the PO.

While Dirk and Barkley have 20 and 21 respectively in the RS, and 5 and 7 respectively in the PO.

Dirk and Chuck were half as likely to hit 40 in the RS, but twice as likely in the PO. It shows that they are a tier above Malone when it counts.

TD also... he hardly ever scored 40 in the RS, but did just as often as Malone in the PO.

KG never scored more the 35 in the PO and is not close to the other 4 offensively.


Plsyoff performance is one of the many reasons that when ranking PFs it goes

TD

Chuck
Dirk

KG
Malone

[Round Mound]

He has 4 in the playoffs also.

I think it's interesting that Karl Malone as 44 40-point games in the RS, but only 4 in the PO.

While Dirk and Barkley have 20 and 21 respectively in the RS, and 5 and 7 respectively in the PO.

Dirk and Chuck were half as likely to hit 40 in the RS, but twice as likely in the PO. It shows that they are a tier above Malone when it counts.

TD also... he hardly ever scored 40 in the RS, but did just as often as Malone in the PO.

KG never scored more the 35 in the PO and is not close to the other 4 offensively.


Plsyoff performance is one of the many reasons that when ranking PFs it goes

TD

Chuck
Dirk

KG
Malone

What about Kevin McHale? He was one of the most dominant offensive PFs but he gets overlooked because he had great passers all around him like Bird, DJ, Ainge and Walton etc.

[plowking]

Those guys played in a much lower pace era.

Umm, not Barkley. If anything, it was quicker.

[plowking]

AD can score and be efficient as hell, but he does not have half the impact of Duncan

If he wins 3 titles and a few as the man, this notion completely changes.

Just like it did with Dirk, who apparently was never good enough to lead a team to a title.

[72-10]

If he wins 3 titles and a few as the man, this notion completely changes.

Just like it did with Dirk, who apparently was never good enough to lead a team to a title.

2011 called.

[AussieSteve]

What about Kevin McHale? He was one of the most dominant offensive PFs but he gets overlooked because he had great passers all around him like Bird, DJ, Ainge and Walton etc.

Yeah McHale was great. Could have been a superstar in his own right, but chose to play within a system where he was a part but not the focus.

He only had two 40 point games in his career (in back to back games). None in the playoffs, which surprises me.

[72-10]

Thank you for pointing this out. This thread reminded me that Duncan might not be the best or "greatest" (this latter being a word which does not exist) power forward of all time.

[AussieSteve]

Umm, not Barkley. If anything, it was quicker.

Late 80s had similar pace to today. But by to 90s it was slower.

Also Barkley's 76ers routinely had one of the slowest paces in the league.

[AussieSteve]

Thank you for pointing this out. This thread reminded me that Duncan might not be the best or "greatest" (this latter being a word which does not exist) power forward of all time.

Who do you think is if not Duncan?

[Round Mound]

Yeah McHale was great. Could have been a superstar in his own right, but chose to play within a system where he was a part but not the focus.

He only had two 40 point games in his career (in back to back games). None in the playoffs, which surprises me.

McHales numbers would be higher had he played in a lesser team. Before he broke his foot he was a total beast.

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Who do you think is if not Duncan?

What I mean is that there might not be a greatest. The rest of the top five is Kevin Garnett, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Dirk Nowitzki.

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these numbers couldnt be more outdated

nice fail

The vast majority of players on that list were out of the league when that list was compiled. Current players haven't impacted it that much. I just posted it for historical context. If you have something newer, I'd certainly like to see it.